Nikola Radičević ( sr, Никола Радичевић, born 25 April 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Bilbao of the Spanish

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. Standing at , he plays at the

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position.

Early career

Born in Čačak, Radičević began his playing career with Belgrade-based

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's youth system.

Professional career

In 2012, Radičević moved to

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of the Spanish

, signing with the club for five seasons. He trained with the club's first team, while also playing with the club's youth team in the

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( Spanish 4th Division), as well as with the club's first team. For the 2014–15 season, he finally secured a permanent spot in Sevilla's first team. On 1 August 2017, Radičević signed a three-year deal with Serbian team Crvena zvezda. On 22 January 2018, he left Crvena zvezda and signed with Gran Canaria. On 8 August 2018, Radičević signed a three-year deal with the Italian club

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. On 14 November 2018, he signed with Gran Canaria of the

. On 9 February 2020, he signed with

UCAM Murcia UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Spain. It plays their home games at Palacio de Deportes. History Founded in 1985 u ...

of the

. On 10 October 2020, he signed with Greek club Promitheas Patras. On 26 February 2021, Radičević signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League. On June 29, 2021, he signed with

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of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). On June 28, 2022, he signed with Bilbao of the Spanish

NBA draft rights

On 25 June 2015, Radičević was drafted with the 57th overall pick of the 2015 NBA draft by the

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. He played for the Nuggets during

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. On 22 November 2020, his draft rights were traded to the Detroit Pistons. On 11 July 2022, his draft rights were traded to the

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National team

After averaging 12.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, Radičević was named to the All-Tournament Team of the

2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 29th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams featured the competition, held in Lithuania and Latvia from 9 to 19 August 2012. Spain were the defending champions. The top 5 teams ...

Early career

Professional career

NBA draft rights

National team

References

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