Nemanja Bjelica ( sr-cyr, Немања Бјелица, ; born 9 May 1988) is a Serbian professional

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player for Fenerbahçe of the

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and EuroLeague. He also represents the senior

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internationally. Bjelica was an

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selection as well as the

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. Bjelica started his NBA career as a 27-year-old rookie when he signed in 2015 and played for the

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for three seasons before signing with the

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in the 2018 offseason. In 2021, he was traded to the

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before signing with the Warriors during the offseason. With the Warriors, he won an

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in 2022.

Professional career

Arkadia Traiskirchen

Bjelica began playing basketball at Aca Janjić basketball school, before joining the

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. He began his professional career in the 2007–08 season with the

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of the Austrian League, averaging 8.5 points in 26 games.

Crvena zvezda

After one season abroad, he returned to the Serbian team

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, and spent two successful seasons there, under

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. During the 2008–09 season, he made breakthroughs, and earned a place in the first lineup. He was particularly noted for his performance during the EuroCup, for his outside shooting. Later in his career, Bjelica cited coach Pešić as one of the main reasons for his improvement as a player. Coach Pešić trusted Bjelica with the ball, and gave the 6"10 Bjelica a primary ball handler role on several occasions, which helped to develop Bjelica as a play-maker. Bjelica was drafted by the

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with the 35th pick of the

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. His draft rights were then traded to the

Saski Baskonia

In August 2010, Bjelica signed a five-year contract with Spanish club

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. In his first season with the club, he didn't get much playing time, averaging only 9 minutes played per game. In his second season with Baskonia, he averaged 4.8 points per game, on 56% shooting from the field, and 47% shooting from 3 point range, three in 13 minutes played per game. His third and last season with the club was the most successful, as he played in 26 games, with the averages of 9.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1 steal per game, on 46% shooting from the field.

Fenerbahçe Ülker

On 22 July 2013, Bjelica signed a three-year deal with the Turkish team Fenerbahçe Ülker, which was led by one of Europe's great coaches,

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. He cited Obradović as the main reason why he didn't go to the

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instead. In the 2013–14 season, he immediately became one of the key Fenerbahçe Ülker players, averaging career highs of 10.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.6 steals per game over 24 EuroLeague games. The following season, Bjelica's game saw its most improvement and consistency. On 30 March 2015, he was named the

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for March, his first such monthly award in his career. Over 4 games played in March, he averaged 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 block per game. In May 2015, he was chosen to the

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, for his performances over the season. Eventually, Bjelica was named the

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of the season. Fenerbahçe also advanced to the

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for the first time in the team's history. On 15 May 2015, however, they lost in the semifinal game to

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, by a score of 87–96. Eventually, Fenerbahçe finished in 4th place, after losing in the third-place game to

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, by a score of 80–86. Bjelica had his best season since coming to the club, averaging a career-high 12.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. Fenerbahçe, however, finished the season without winning any trophy, after also losing in the semi-final series of the

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championship, to the eventual league champions

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. On 1 July 2015, Bjelica opted out of his contract with Fenerbahçe in order to play in the

Minnesota Timberwolves

On 14 July 2015, Bjelica signed with the

. He made his debut for the Timberwolves in their season opener on 28 October 2015, recording eight points and five rebounds in a 112–111 win over the

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. On 7 November 2015, he had a season-best game with 17 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block against the

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. On 7 April 2016, he scored a season-high 18 points against the

. Four days later, he recorded 11 points and a season-high 14 rebounds against the

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. On 13 November 2016, Bjelica made his first career start and scored a career-high 24 points in a 125–99 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. On 16 March 2017, he was ruled out for the rest of the 2016–17 season with a left foot injury. He underwent surgery five days later to repair a fractured navicular bone in his left foot. Bjelica missed 15 games spanning November and December of the 2017–18 season with a sprained left foot. On 8 March 2018, he scored a career-high 30 points on 11-for-16 shooting, including 6 for 9 from 3-point range, in a 117–109 loss to the

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. He also had 12 rebounds to record his first 20–10 game in the NBA.

Sacramento Kings

On 21 July 2018, just days after backing out of a deal with the

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with the intention of returning to Europe, Bjelica signed a three-year, $20.5 million contract with the

. In his first season with the club, Bjelica averaged 9.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. The

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was the best season Bjelica had since coming to the NBA, as he averaged 11.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists over 72 games. The season was suspended in March as a result of

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and Sacramento Kings were invited for 22-team

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. Eventually, they did not manage to qualify for the

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and finished the season with 31–41 record.

Miami Heat

On 25 March 2021, Bjelica was traded to the

in exchange for

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and

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Golden State Warriors

On August 6, 2021, Bjelica signed with the

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. He made his debut for the Warriors in their season opener on 19 October 2021, recording a

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off the bench with 15 points and 11 rebounds in a 121–114 win over the

. He became the first player to post a double-double off the bench in his Warriors debut since Sam Williams (16 points, 12 rebounds) on October 30, 1981 at

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. During the

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, Bjelica held

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star

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to 0-6 shooting and 4 turnovers en route to his first NBA championship. He became the fourth NBA player from Serbia who won the championship, joining

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, and

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Fenerbahçe Beko (second stint)

On August 9, 2022, Bjelica signed a two-year deal and went back to Fenerbahçe Beko, where he was named the

of the 2014-15 season.

National team career

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Bjelica played with the senior

that won the silver medal at the

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. He was also a member of the Serbian national team at the

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, where Serbia was defeated 99-88 by

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in the game for the bronze medal, after they had earlier lost to hosts,

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, in a highly controversial semifinals finish. He was also

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for the national team of Serbia at the

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, in Lithuania, where Serbia finished eighth. During

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in Slovenia, Bjelica became one of the veterans of a very young and incomplete Serbia squad, leading the team alongside

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and

Nemanja Nedović Nemanja Nedović ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Недовић; ; born 16 June 1991) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He also represented the senior Serbian national basketball tea ...

. Serbia was eventually swept by

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in the quarterfinals, but the team showed some good performances, particularly against

and

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. During the tournament, he averaged 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game, on 54% shooting from the field. He was also a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the

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under

Aleksandar Đorđević Aleksandar "Saša" Đorđević or Sale Đorđević (Anglicized: Sasha Djordjevic; sr-Cyrl, Александар Саша Ђорђевић, ; born 26 August 1967) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves ...

. Although his three-point shooting form wasn't impressive during the tournament, he was still one of the most important players of the team, filling all sorts of roles with his handling, passing, rebounding, and scoring. He ended the tournament with averages of 11.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. He was also a member of the team that represented Serbia at the

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. In Serbia's opening game, an 80–70 win against

, he was Serbia's key player, posting 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists. The following day, he made a game-winning shot against

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. In the last match of the group phase, he scored 19 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, and had 4 assists against

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. Serbia dominated in the tournament's toughest group,

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, with a 5–0 record, and then eliminated

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and the

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in the round of 16 and quarterfinal games, respectively. However, they were stopped in the semifinal game by

, by a score of 67–64, and eventually lost to the host team,

, in the bronze-medal game, by a score of 81–68. Being one of the team's leaders, along with

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and

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, Bjelica averaged 13.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game, on 56.1% shooting from the field and 37.5% shooting from behind the three-point line. At the

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, the national team of Serbia was dubbed as favorite to win the trophy, but was eventually upset in the

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. With wins over the

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and

, it finished in fifth place. Bjelica's statistics suggest he was the third-best player on the team behind

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and Jokić, averaging 10.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists over 7 games, while shooting 42.9% from the field.

Awards and accomplishments

;Club *

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Final Four with Fenerbahçe * Zadar Basketball Tournament: 2014, 2015 *

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: 2013–14 * Turkish President's Cup:

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;Individual *

* 2015 Serbian Player of the Year *

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Forward of the Year * 2015 March

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with Fenerbahçe * 2010 All-

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First Team * 2009 Best Athlete of

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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Personal life

Bjelica was brought up in the

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Blocks. He married in June 2012 and has a daughter.

References

External links

Nemanja Bjelica
at acb.com
Nemanja Bjelica
at euroleague.net

at fiba.com
Nemanja Bjelica
at tblstat.net * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bjelica, Nemanja 1988 births Living people 2010 FIBA World Championship players 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players ABA League players Basketball League of Serbia players Basketball players from Belgrade Fenerbahçe men's basketball players Golden State Warriors players KK Crvena zvezda players Liga ACB players Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade Miami Heat players Minnesota Timberwolves players National Basketball Association players from Serbia Power forwards (basketball) Sacramento Kings players Saski Baskonia players Serbia men's national basketball team players Serbian men's basketball players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Austria Serbian expatriate basketball people in Spain Serbian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Serbian expatriate basketball people in the United States Small forwards Traiskirchen Lions players Universiade gold medalists for Serbia Universiade medalists in basketball Washington Wizards draft picks