Milovan Raković (

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: Милован Раковић; born 19 February 1985) is a Serbian former professional

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player. He is a 2.08 m tall

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Professional career

Raković played in youth categories of

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. He made his senior debut with Polet Keramika in the 2003–04 season. From 2004 to 2006 he played with

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and for the 2006–07 season he moved to Mega Ishrana. In 2007, he joined the

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club

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and stayed with them for three seasons. On 6 July 2010, he signed a three-year deal with the Italian club

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. In July 2011, he was loaned to Žalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania for the 2011–12 season. In the summer of 2012, he parted ways with Siena. On 10 July 2012, Raković signed two-year contract with the Spanish team

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. After being released from Bilbao Basket, he signed a one-year deal with Triumph Lyubertsy on 25 July 2013. On 18 July 2014, he signed a two-year deal with

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. After one season, he left the Turkish club. On 20 January 2016, he signed with the Spanish club

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for the rest of the

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. On 7 December 2017, he signed with

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of the

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NBA draft rights

Raković was the last player picked in the 2007 NBA Draft; he was selected by the

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and then traded along with cash to the

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. On 14 July 2014, Raković's rights were traded from the Orlando Magic to the

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. On 8 February 2018, Raković's draft rights were traded from the Chicago Bulls to the

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in exchange for

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and cash considerations.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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National team career

As a member of the FR Yugoslavia under-16 national team, he won a gold medal at the

2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 2001 European Championship for Cadets) was the 16th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Riga, in Latvia, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy f ...

References

External links

NBA.com profile

Euroleague.net profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rakovic, Milovan 1985 births Living people Basketball League of Serbia players BC Spartak Saint Petersburg players BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players BC Žalgiris players Bilbao Basket players Centers (basketball) Dallas Mavericks draft picks Joventut Badalona players KK Beopetrol/Atlas Beograd players KK Mega Basket players Lega Basket Serie A players Liga ACB players Mens Sana Basket players Sportspeople from Užice Serbian men's basketball players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Italy Serbian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania Serbian expatriate basketball people in Russia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Spain Serbian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Serbian expatriate basketball people in Switzerland Türk Telekom B.K. players Union Neuchâtel Basket players