Mladen Šekularac ( sr-cyrl, Младен Шекуларац; born January 29, 1981) is a Montenegrin
basketball
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coach and former professional player.
Playing career
At one point Šekularac was considered to be one of the biggest European talents and was projected as
NBA draft lottery pick candidate. His reputation was such that his club at the time,
KK FMP
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, put a €1.3 million price tag on his transfer. However, inconsistent form and unsteady overall progress made many uncertain about his potential.
He was an early entry candidate for the
2000
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and
2001 NBA drafts before withdrawing each time. He stayed, however, in the
2002 NBA draft and ended up being taken in the second round with the 55th pick by the
Dallas Mavericks. They traded his rights to the
Golden State Warriors in 2004.
Šekularac never played a game in the NBA and is 1 of 9 players from the 2002 NBA Draft to never play a game in the league.
See also
*
List of NBA drafted players from Serbia
External links
Mladen Šekularacat legabasket.it
Mladen Šekularacat euroleague.net
Coach Profileat eurobasket.com
1981 births
Living people
Antwerp Giants players
Apollon Patras B.C. players
Dallas Mavericks draft picks
Greek Basket League players
KK Budućnost players
KK FMP (1991–2011) players
KK Mornar Bar players
KK Sloboda Užice coaches
KK Zlatibor coaches
KK Zlatibor players
Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Belgium
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in France
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Greece
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Italy
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Serbia
Montenegrin men's basketball players
People from Bar, Montenegro
Small forwards
Spirou Charleroi players
Universiade medalists in basketball
Universiade silver medalists for Serbia and Montenegro
Virtus Bologna players
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