Branko Lazić ( sr-cyr, Бранко Лазић, ; born 12 January 1989) is a Serbian professional

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player and the

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for

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

of the Serbian KLS, the

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and the

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. He has also represented the senior Serbian national basketball team internationally. He has won a record seven

titles.

Professional career

FMP

Lazić started his professional career in 2007 with a Belgrade-based team FMP. He played four seasons there, until 2011.

Crvena zvezda

In 2011, Lazić signed a one-year contract with

. On August 10, 2012, he signed a three-year extension with Crvena zvezda. On June 25, 2015, he signed a new two-year extension with Crvena zvezda. On February 7, 2017, Lazić became third player with most appearances of all time for Crvena zvezda passing Vuk Radivojević and

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. On July 13, Lazić signed a new two-year contract with the club and became the team captain after departure of former team captain Luka Mitrović. On February 12, 2018, Lazić played in his 430th game, passed Slobodan Nikolić, and became the player with most appearances in the Crvena zvezda history. On March 3, 2019, in a 70–68 win over Partizan, Lazić played in his 500th game for the Zvezda. On June 24, 2019, Lazić signed a three-year extension with Crvena zvezda. On January 18, 2021, Lazić made his 600th appearance for Crvena zvezda in a 79–77 win over

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. On December 19, 2021, Lazić passed

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to become the Zvezda's ABA League all-time scoring leader. Lazić was elected on 5-year term as a member of the Assembly of Crvena zvezda on 27 December 2021. In June 2022, he won his 20th major title with the Zvezda. On 13 July 2022, Lazić signed a two-year contract extension with the club.

National team career

In August 2017, head coach of the

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Aleksandar Đorđević named Lazić as one of 12 players who represented Serbia at the

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. They won the silver medal, after losing in the final game to

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Career achievements

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champion: 9 (with

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24) *

Radivoj Korać Cup The Radivoj Korać Cup ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Куп Радивоја Кораћа, Kup Radivoja Koraća) is the men's national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and is named after Serbian basketball legend and ...

winner: 8 (with

: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24) *

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champion: 7 (with

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24) * Adriatic Supercup winner: 1 (with

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)

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="10",

, 10 , , 8 , , 14.3 , , .474 , , .429 , , .833 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .1 , , , , 2.6 , , 1.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , 19 , , 13 , , 17.7 , , .394 , , .345 , , .750 , , 1.5 , , .7 , , .6 , , .1 , , 3.9 , , 2.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , 26 , , 11 , , 19.5 , , .430 , , .410 , , .875 , , 1.3 , , 1.0 , , .9 , , , , 4.3 , , 2.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , 30 , , 6 , , 23.6 , , .467 , , .368 , , .571 , , 2.2 , , .3 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 4.4 , , 4.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , 30 , , 21 , , 20.4 , , .324 , , .259 , , .944 , , 2.0 , , .9 , , .8 , , .1 , , 3.3 , , 2.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , 25 , , 25 , , 16.2 , , .406 , , .292 , , .667 , , 1.3 , , .6 , , .6 , , .0 , , 3.9 , , 1.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , 33 , , 23 , , 16.3 , , .369 , , .354 , , .909 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .6 , , , , 2.7 , , 1.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , 25 , , 2 , , 16.2 , , .373 , , .340 , , .864 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .3 , , .1 , , 3.7 , , 2.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , 25 , , 16 , , 18.4 , , .471 , , .500 , , .600 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .6 , , .0 , , 2.7 , , 1.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 22 , , 16 , , 13.8 , , .322 , , .289 , , .917 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , .4 , , .0 , , 2.7 , , 1.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 245 , , 141 , , 18.0 , , .397 , , .345 , , .806 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , .7 , , .1 , , 3.5 , , 2.3

EuroCup

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", FMP , 7 , , 1 , , 12.6 , , .500 , , .500 , , .500 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , .6 , , , , 2.6 , , 0.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , 3 , , 1 , , 8.3 , , .000 , , , , , , .3 , , , , , , , , 0.0 , , -2.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3",

, 12 , , 1 , , 13.4 , , .538 , , .400 , , .778 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , .3 , , , , 3.8 , , 2.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , 11 , , 8 , , 17.0 , , .452 , , .421 , , .800 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , .7 , , .2 , , 4.0 , , 2.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , 12 , , 12 , , 16.7 , , .429 , , .350 , , .500 , , 1.8 , , .8 , , .4 , , .1 , , 3.2 , , 1.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 45 , , 23, , 14.7 , , .462 , , .400 , , .722 , , 1.4 , , .5 , , .5 , , .1 , , 3.2 , , 1.7

Domestic leagues

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! League ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , , style="text-align:left;", FMP , , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 14 , , 18.4 , , .514 , , .467 , , .769 , , 1.8 , , 1.0 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 3.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , , style="text-align:left;", FMP , , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 23 , , 12.3 , , .543 , , .462 , , .692 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .9 , , , , 2.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , , style="text-align:left;", FMP , , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 6 , , 27.2 , , .400 , , .200 , , .692 , , 2.5 , , .7 , , 1.0 , , , , 5.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , , style="text-align:left;", FMP , , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 24 , , 18.8 , , .464 , , .444 , , .692 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , .8 , , .2 , , 3.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , , style="text-align:left;", FMP , , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 14 , , 20.6 , , .455 , , .286 , , .750 , , 2.6 , , .6 , , .9 , , .1 , , 4.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , , style="text-align:left;", FMP , , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 24 , , 18.5 , , .482 , , .341 , , .781 , , 1.8 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .1 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, , style="text-align:left;", FMP , , style="text-align:center;", KLS-FL , , 16 , , 18.0 , , .506 , , .333 , , .850 , , 3.6 , , .5 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 6.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;", FMP , , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 7 , , 20.7 , , .500 , , .300 , , .750 , , 2.7 , , .9 , , .6 , , , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 21 , , 13.5 , , .310 , , .326 , , .875 , , 1.7 , , .3 , , .6 , , , , 3.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 24 , , 15.7 , , .400 , , .333 , , .688 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , .7 , , .1 , , 3.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 21 , , 17.5 , , .391 , , .333 , , .762 , , 1.9 , , .8 , , .4 , , .1 , , 3.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 25 , , 12.6 , , .469 , , .441 , , .800 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , .8 , , , , 3.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 16 , , 19.1 , , .457 , , .408 , , .833 , , 2.0 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .1 , , 6.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 26 , , 16.3 , , .379 , , .300 , , .680 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , .5 , , .0 , , 3.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 18 , , 20.1 , , .426 , , .347 , , .759 , , 2.3 , , .8 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 6.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 28 , , 16.8 , , .451 , , .408 , , .750 , , 1.8 , , .6 , , .5 , , .0 , , 4.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 12 , , 19.9 , , .396 , , .357 , , .714 , , 2.2 , , 1.1 , , 1.6 , , , , 4.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 30 , , 22.6 , , .450 , , .410 , , .806 , , 1.7 , , 1.3 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 6.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 13 , , 22.5 , , .464 , , .415 , , .833 , , 2.4 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 32 , , 21.9 , , .410 , , .363 , , .863 , , 2.3 , , 1.2 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , 5.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 17 , , 19.9 , , .430 , , .345 , , .778 , , 3.3 , , 1.5 , , .7 , , , , 5.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 26 , , 19.1 , , .395 , , .354 , , .778 , , 2.1 , , .9 , , .8 , , .1 , , 3.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 15 , , 18.0 , , .464 , , .370 , , .867 , , .9 , , .9 , , .9 , , .1 , , 6.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 25 , , 14.7 , , .414 , , .378 , , .786 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , .6 , , .0 , , 3.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 17 , , 19.5 , , .550 , , .439 , , .905 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , 1.1 , , , , 6.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 7 , , 19.2 , , .556 , , .500 , , 1.000 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , , , 5.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 27 , , 19.2 , , .489 , , .507 , , .833 , , 2.0 , , .5 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 5.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 5 , , 20.8 , , .464 , , .316 , , .750 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , , , , , 7.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 23 , , 17.7 , , .410 , , .380 , , .769 , , 1.9 , , .6 , , .7 , , , , 5.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 2 , , 12.8 , , .250 , , .250 , , , , 1.0 , , .5 , , 1.0 , , , , 1.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 29 , , 16.1 , , .376 , , .382 , , .818 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , .8 , , .1 , , 3.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 3 , , 15.4 , , .000 , , .000 , , .500 , , 2.0 , , , , , , , , 1.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ABA , , 24 , , 15.6 , , .387 , , .371 , , .857 , , 1.4 , , .5 , , .7 , , , , 5.5

References

External links

Branko Lazić
at aba-liga.com *
Branko Lazić
at euroleague.net * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazic, Branko 1989 births Living people ABA League players Basketball League of Serbia players KK Crvena zvezda players KK FMP (1991–2011) players Members of the Assembly of KK Crvena zvezda Sportspeople from Loznica Serbia men's national basketball team players Serbian men's basketball players Shooting guards Small forwards