Slavko Vraneš ( cg, Славко Вранеш, ; born 30 January 1983) is a Montenegrin former professional

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player. He also represented the Montenegrin national basketball team in the international competitions. Standing at ,Realgm.com profile
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Professional career

Vraneš started playing basketball in the Serbian club FMP Železnik. Still a junior, he was snapped up by the Turkish club Efes Pilsen for the 2000–01 season. Then he returned to his native country in January 2001, where he played for Budućnost Podgorica until the summer of 2003. Vraneš was selected by the

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's New York Knicks in the second round of the

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. He was waived by the Knicks in December 2003 before ever playing a game for them. In early January 2004, he signed a ten-day contract with

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. Before his contract expired, he played one game in the

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. That one game for Portland ended up being Vraneš first and only game in the NBA. The game took place on January 8, 2004, in a 75–96 loss to the

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where Vraneš played for 3 minutes and recorded 1 foul and no other stats. After that, he played briefly for

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...

. From 2004 to 2007, he played with Budućnost Podgorica for the second time in his career. In October 2007, he signed a three-year contract with

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

. In October 2011, he signed with Sanaye Petroshimi BC in the Iranian Super League. During 2013, he played with Metalac Valjevo. In October 2013 he signed with Zob Ahan Isfahan. On February 10, 2015, he re-signed with Metalac Valjevo. On May 8, he left Metalac Valjevo. Later that month, he returned to his former team Petrochimi Bandar Imam of Iran. In November 2017, he signed with Metalac Valjevo.Vraneš treći put u Metalcu

Professional career

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