Tristan Tsalikis Vukčević ( sr-cyr, Тристан Цаликис Вукчевић, gr, Τριστάν Τσαλίκης-Βούκτσεβιτς, Tristan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits; born 11 March 2003) is a Serbian-Swedish professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA), on a two-way contract with the Capital City Go-Go of the

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Early life and youth career

Vukčević is the son of Jade and

Dušan Vukčević Dušan Vukčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Вукчевић; born November 14, 1975) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Cha ...

. He was born in

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, Italy as his father was playing for

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. His father is a retired Bosnia-born Serbian professional basketball player who played for Crvena zvezda,

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

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, Montepaschi, Olimpia Milano, Virtus Bologna, and others during his playing career as well as represented Serbia and Montenegro national team internationally. His mother Jade (née Cicak) is a Greek-based Swedish businesswoman and former

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model. His mother’s parents emigrated to Sweden from the former Yugoslavia. Vukčević holds

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and

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through his father, and a

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through his mother. Vukčević grew up in Italy, where his father played professionally. Following Dušan's retirement, the family moved back to

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, Greece. He started to play basketball for youth system of his father's former club Olympiacos. In 2018, Vukčević joined the U16 team of Spanish club Real Madrid, another father's former club. Vukčević won the Munich Tournament for the 2019–20 Euroleague NGT season with U18 Real Madrid. Over four tournament games, he averaged 16 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Afterward, the Final Tournament was canceled due to the

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Professional career

Real Madrid (2019–2022)

On 2 September 2020, Vukčević made his pre-season debut for

in a 68–66 win over Coosur Real Betis recording 8 points. On 11 October, he made his professional debut in a 90–65 win over

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recording 2 points and 2 rebounds in 4 minutes.

Partizan Belgrade (2022–2024)

On 27 January 2022, Vukčević signed a multi-year contract with

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of the ABA League. In 2022–23 season, he won the ABA League championship title with Partizan. Over 22 ABA League games, he averaged 8.1 points and 3.2 rebounds on 58% shooting from the field. In EuroLeague, he had a more limited role within the team. During the 2023–24 season, Vukčević averaged 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds over 12 EuroLeague games. In ABA League, he appeared in 14 games, averaging 10.9 points and 3.6 rebounds on 54.4% shooting from the field. On 13 March 2024, Vukčević parted ways with Partizan Belgrade to pursue his NBA career.

Washington Wizards / Capital City Go-Go (2024–present)

Vukčević had a strong showing at the 2023 NBA Draft Combine, scoring 2 points in 17 minutes in the lone game he played. He was subsequently selected with the 42nd overall pick by the

in the 2023 NBA draft. On 14 March 2024, Vukčević signed with the Wizards. He managed to play in 10 NBA regular season games until the end of the season, averaging 8.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. On 3 July, he signed a two-way contract with Washington.

National team career

Due to his father's background, Vukčević is eligible to represent

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, or

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internationally, while due to his mother's background he is eligible to represent

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. Also, he is eligible to represent

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. According to his father, Vukčević decided to represent Serbia internationally.

Career statistics

NBA

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EuroLeague

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References

External links

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at aba-liga.com
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at acb.com
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