Boštjan "Boki" Nachbar (born July 3, 1980) is a Slovenian former professional

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player. A 2.06 m forward, he spent most of his career between the

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(NBA) and the

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. Nachbar helped lead the

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to a fourth place at

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Professional career

Europe

Nachbar started his professional career by joining the Olimpija Ljubljana basketball club in the 1997–98 season. He played with Olimpija in Europe's top-level competition the

, where he averaged 7 points and 2 rebounds per game. In the 2000–01 season he signed with Benetton Treviso basketball club, as the youngest Italian League player. With Benetton, he averaged 4 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in the EuroLeague. In the next season, he helped Benetton get to the Final Four of the EuroLeague, as he improved his statistics to 13 points and 4 rebounds per game. In his best game of the season, against Idea Slask Wroclaw, he scored 28 points, hitting 6 three-pointers. He won the Italian League championship and the Italian Supercup in 2002.

NBA

Nachbar was selected by the Houston Rockets as the 15th overall pick in the

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. He played for the Rockets for three seasons, but only averaged about 10 minutes per game. In 2004, he went to the

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, where he averaged about 8 points in 21 minutes per game. During the

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, he scored 21 points against his former team, the Rockets, which was a career high. In the 2005–06 season, however, he had a difficult time getting off the bench once again was traded to the

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just before the trading deadline in exchange for Marc Jackson, Linton Johnson, and cash considerations. He had a great season with New Jersey as the team's 6th man, making many contributions to the club before they lost in the Eastern Conference semis to the

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. Nachbar's final NBA game was played on April 16, 2008, in a 94–105 loss to the

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where he recorded 11 points, 1 assist and 1 block.

Return to Europe

On July 20, 2008, Nachbar returned to Europe when he signed a 3-year

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9.6 million euros

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contract with the

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club

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, giving him one of the most expensive contracts in European pro basketball history. The contract also included opt out clauses after each season. He averaged 16.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.4 steals in Europe's second-level competition, the EuroCup, during the 2008–09 season. Nachbar opted out of his contract with Dynamo Moscow on May 17, 2009. In July 2009, he signed a 2-year contract with a team option for the second year with the

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club Efes Pilsen. He averaged 6.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in the EuroLeague in the 2009-10 season. In his second year with Efes, Nachbar improved his stats in the EuroLeague to 8.3 points and 2.8 rebounds. On June 24, 2011, Nachbar announced via Twitter that he won't stay for a third season with the team. Nachbar started the 2011–12 season out due to an ankle injury. After recovering from the injury, he was mentioned as a potential reinforcement for several NBA teams. After not getting a contract in the NBA, Nachbar signed with Russian League team UNICS Kazan in January 2012, until the end of the season. He wasn't able to perform well in UNICS, averaging only 3.1 PPG in the Russian league. He joined Brose Baskets Bamberg in July 2012. He had a successful season, leading the team to the EuroLeague Top 16, finishing as EuroLeague's second best scorer with 16.1 points per game. He also helped the team regain their

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title, as they won 3–0 in the finals series against EWE Baskets Oldenburg. On July 23, 2013, Nachbar signed a two-year deal with

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. On August 18, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Baloncesto Sevilla. On May 14, 2018, Nachbar announced his retirement.

National team career

Nachbar was a member of the senior

. He participated at EuroBasket 2003, EuroBasket 2005,

and

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. During the 2005 FIBA EuroBasket, he averaged 11 points and 5 rebounds per game. He was also a member of Slovenia's national team that played at the

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. He was also a member of Slovenia's national team that played at the

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, which took place in his homeland of Slovenia, was his last one before his retirement from the national team.

Post-playing career

Nachbar was hired as an international scout by the

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. Together with Anže Tomić and Boštjan Gorenc he runs the podcast Podrobnosti (eng. Details).

Personal life

He is married and has two daughters, Tara and Ajda.Boštjan Nachbar postal očka
His younger brother Grega is assistant coach of

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club Helios Suns.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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Professional career

Europe

NBA

Return to Europe

National team career

Post-playing career

Personal life

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

EuroLeague

See also

Notes

References

External links