Edin Bavčić (born May 6, 1984) is a retired Bosnian professional

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player.

Professional career

Europe

Edin played for KK Bosna, which was the champion of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Basketball League in 2006. At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Bavčić joined

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team Antalya Kepez Belediyesi but later in the season, he joined the Basketball Bundesliga team

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. On June 10, 2009, he signed with Union Olimpija where he averaged 11.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in the Slovenian league, 5.7 points in the Adriatic League and 5.2 points and 4 rebounds at the Euroleague. In 2011, he joined Aris BC, after having played for New Basket Brindisi, in Italy, and

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, in Ukraine. In August 2011, he signed a one-year contract with

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, however, they released him on December 6. The next day, he signed with Greek team KAOD. On August 16, 2012, he signed with

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where he averaged 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds in 7 games. On November 22, he was released by Limoges. On December 4, he re-signed with KAOD. On September 2, 2014, he signed with

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. On September 15, 2015, he signed with

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of the

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after averaging 17 points and 10 rebounds per game at Kosovo. On August 17, 2016, he signed with Apollon Patras of the

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. On August 16, 2017, he signed with

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of the Austrian Bundesliga. Bavčić announced his retirement from professional basketball in June 2022.

NBA

In June 2006, he was selected by the

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with the 56th pick of the 2006 NBA draft. On July 11, 2012, the

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agreed to a three-team trade acquiring the rights for Bavčić, while sending Jarrett Jack to the Golden State Warriors and Darryl Watkins to the Philadelphia 76ers. On January 21, 2014, the New Orleans Pelicans traded Bavčić's rights to the

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for Tyshawn Taylor. On July 10, 2014, the Nets traded his rights to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

References

External links

Eurobasket.com Profile

1984 births Living people Apollon Patras B.C. players Aris B.C. players BC Khimik players Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players K.A.O.D. B.C. players KB Prishtina players Kepez Belediyesi S.K. players KK Olimpija players Köln 99ers players Limoges CSP players New Basket Brindisi players People from Foča Power forwards (basketball) Soproni KC players Toronto Raptors draft picks Vanoli Cremona players Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg players {{BosniaHerzegovina-basketball-bio-stub