Luka Mitrović ( sr-cyrl, Лука Митровић; born 21 March 1993) is a Serbian professional

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player for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the

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and the

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. Standing at , he plays at the

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and center positions. Mitrović was the final selection of the 2015 NBA draft.

Club career

Early years

Mitrović started playing basketball in Novi Sad-based club Kadet. In 2009, he moved to Hemofarm where he first played for the youth team. In the 2010–11 season, he signed his first professional contract.

Crvena zvezda (2012–2017)

In 2012, he signed a contract with Crvena zvezda. In the 2013–14 season, his role in the team increased, becoming off-the-bench player. He also played the

for the first time in his career. Over 7 EuroLeague games, he averaged 3.6 points and 4 rebounds per game. Before the start of 2014–15 season, he was promoted in the team

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. On 21 November 2014 he posted a career-high 30 points in a double overtime 103–110 loss against Galatasaray. Over 24

games, he averaged 8.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, all career-high. In 2014–15 season, Crvena zvezda won the

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championship, the Serbian League championship and the

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. On 26 August he extended his contract with Crvena zvezda until 2017. On 18 October 2015, in a game against Union Olimpija, he suffered a left knee injury which should keep him off-the-court for a few months. On 8 September 2016, he re-signed with the team until the end of 2017–18 season. In November 2016, he had minor muscle strain which kept him off the court for 10 days.

Stints in Europe (2017–2021)

On 29 June 2017, Mitrović signed a three-year contract with German club Brose Bamberg. In July 2018, he parted ways with the club. On 10 January 2019, Mitrović joined UCAM Murcia. He averaged 4.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. On October 17, 2019, he signed with

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. On 23 August 2020, Mitrović signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League. He played his only game for Hapoel Jerusalem in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Basketball Champions League Final Eight. On 21 October 2020, Mitrović signed with Budućnost of the Prva A Liga and the

Back to Crvena zvezda (2021–present)

On June 18, 2021, he has signed with Crvena zvezda of the

. The club won

, Serbian League, and

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in the 2021–22 season.

NBA draft rights

On 25 June 2015, Mitrović was the final pick of the 2015 NBA draft, after being selected by the

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. On 10 July 2015, the

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acquired Mitrović and Artūras Gudaitis from the

in exchange for Carl Landry, Jason Thompson, and

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. On November 3, 2023, the

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acquired the rights to Mitrović from Sacramento in exchange for Filip Petrušev, a former teammate of his during the 2022–23 season.

Career achievements

* Serbian League champion: 3 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17) * Montenegrin League champion: 1 (with Budućnost: 2020–21) *

winner: 5 (with Crvena zvezda: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2021–22) *

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winner: 1 (with Budućnost: 2020–21) *

champion: 4 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22)

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left" rowspan="4" , Crvena zvezda , 7 , , 5 , , 13.9 , , .409 , , .125 , , .750 , , 4.0 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .3 , , 3.6 , , 6.7 , - , style="text-align:left", 2014–15 , 24 , , 20 , , 24.7 , , .429 , , .175 , , .780 , , 5.2 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 8.6 , , 9.7 , - , style="text-align:left", 2015–16 , 4 , , 1 , , 10.5 , , .500 , , 1.000 , , .500 , , 2.5 , , .3 , , , , .5 , , 4.5 , , 4.0 , - , style="text-align:left", 2016–17 , 28 , , 27 , , 15.7 , , .450 , , .167 , , .536 , , 2.3 , , 1.4 , , .5 , , .1 , , 4.1 , , 4.3 , - , style="text-align:left", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left",

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, 16 , , 5 , , 13.7 , , .509 , , .375 , , .533 , , 3.1 , , .7 , , .2 , , .2 , , 4.2 , , 4.6 , - , style="text-align:left", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left" rowspan="3" , Crvena zvezda , 31 , , 11 , , 19.9 , , .594 , , .000 , , .680 , , 4.3 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , .2 , , 8.3 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left", 2022–23 , 31 , , 9 , , 18.9 , , .639 , , 1.000 , , .687 , , 4.4 , , 1.9 , , .3 , , .2 , , 7.6 , , 10.2 , - , style="text-align:left", 2023–24 , 31 , , 19 , , 19.6 , , .593 , , .333 , , .685 , , 4.9 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , .3 , , 9.4 , , 12.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center" colspan="2", Career , 172 , , 97 , , 18.6 , , .537 , , .212 , , .676 , , 4.1 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , .2 , , 7.1 , , 8.8

EuroCup

, - , style="text-align:left", 2010–11 , style="text-align:left", Hemofarm , 1 , , 0 , , 2.0 , , .000 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 0.0 , , -1.0 , - , style="text-align:left", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left" rowspan="2" , Crvena zvezda , 5 , , 0 , , 4.0 , , .667 , , , , .667 , , .2 , , .2 , , , , .2 , , 1.6 , , 1.4 , - , style="text-align:left", 2013–14 , 1 , , 0 , , 11.0 , , .500 , , , , , , 4.0 , , , , 1.0 , , , , 2.0 , , 7.0 , - , style="text-align:left", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left", Budućnost , 14 , , 1 , , 11.4 , , .355 , , , , .552 , , 2.9 , , .5 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 2.7 , , 3.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center" colspan="2", Career , 21 , , 1 , , 9.1 , , .378 , , , , .571 , , 2.1 , , .4 , , .7 , , .2 , , 2.3 , , 3.2

Basketball Champions League

, - , style="text-align:left", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left", UCAM Murcia , 3 , , 2 , , 21.6 , , .467 , , .000 , , .750 , , 6.7 , , 2.0 , , 1.3 , , 1.0 , , 5.7 , - , style="text-align:left" rowspan="2", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left",

, 7 , , 2 , , 18.4 , , .543 , , .000 , , .773 , , 3.9 , , 2.9 , , .4 , , .3 , , 7.9 , - , style="text-align:left", Hapoel Jerusalem , 1 , , 0 , , 15.0 , , .714 , , , , .600 , , 4.0 , , , , , , , , 13.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center" colspan="2", Career , 11 , , 4 , , 1.4 , , .544 , , .000 , , .742 , , 4.6 , , 2.4 , , .6 , , .5 , , 7.7

Domestic leagues

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, , style="text-align:center", KLS , , 13 , , 2.8 , , .500 , , 1.000 , , .500 , , .2 , , , , .1 , , , , 0.4 , - , style="text-align:left", 2013–14 , , style="text-align:left", Crvena zvezda , , style="text-align:center", KLS , , 16 , , 18.4 , , .540 , , .500 , , .667 , , 5.2 , , 1.9 , , .4 , , .4 , , 5.5 , - , style="text-align:left", 2013–14 , , style="text-align:left", Crvena zvezda , , style="text-align:center", ABA , , 12 , , 12.7 , , .405 , , .333 , , .650 , , 3.2 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , , , 3.7 , - , style="text-align:left", 2014–15 , , style="text-align:left",

, , style="text-align:center", KLS , , 3 , , 2.0 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 0.0 , - , style="text-align:left", 2014–15 , , style="text-align:left", Crvena zvezda , , style="text-align:center", KLS , , 18 , , 25.2 , , .504 , , .344 , , .825 , , 6.0 , , 2.5 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 10.7 , - , style="text-align:left", 2014–15 , , style="text-align:left", Crvena zvezda , , style="text-align:center", ABA , , 33 , , 23.9 , , .492 , , .341 , , .787 , , 5.9 , , 2.1 , , .9 , , .6 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left", 2015–16 , , style="text-align:left", OKK Beograd , , style="text-align:center", KLS , , 17 , , 10.3 , , .356 , , .500 , , .364 , , 1.1 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , , , 2.2 , - , style="text-align:left", 2015–16 , , style="text-align:left", Crvena zvezda , , style="text-align:center", KLS , , 12 , , 19.9 , , .541 , , .357 , , .722 , , 4.1 , , 1.7 , , .8 , , .4 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left", 2015–16 , , style="text-align:left", Crvena zvezda , , style="text-align:center", ABA , , 9 , , 22.8 , , .551 , , .350 , , .724 , , 5.3 , , 2.1 , , .8 , , .7 , , 9.1 , - , style="text-align:left", 2016–17 , , style="text-align:left", Crvena zvezda , , style="text-align:center", KLS , , 19 , , 19.4 , , .598 , , .500 , , .636 , , 4.8 , , 2.4 , , .8 , , .5 , , 6.8 , - , style="text-align:left", 2016–17 , , style="text-align:left", Crvena zvezda , , style="text-align:center", ABA , , 30 , , 19.6 , , .485 , , .349 , , .686 , , 5.4 , , 2.4 , , .5 , , .4 , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left", 2017–18 , , style="text-align:left",

, , style="text-align:center", BBL , , 19 , , 19.5 , , .526 , , .063 , , .767 , , 4.6 , , 2.2 , , .5 , , .2 , , 7.7 , - , style="text-align:left", 2018–19 , , style="text-align:left", UCAM Murcia , , style="text-align:center", ACB , , 17 , , 16.1 , , .492 , , .444 , , .765 , , 3.8 , , 1.4 , , .3 , , .1 , , 4.8 , - , style="text-align:left", 2019–20 , , style="text-align:left",

, , style="text-align:center", ACB , , 17 , , 16.3 , , .580 , , .000 , , .565 , , 3.9 , , 1.9 , , .3 , , .2 , , 8.3 , - , style="text-align:left", 2020–21 , , style="text-align:left", Budućnost , , style="text-align:center", Prva A , , 2 , , 21.8 , , .833 , , , , .500 , , 9.0 , , 4.5 , , 1.5 , , , , 11.0 , - , style="text-align:left", 2020–21 , , style="text-align:left", Budućnost , , style="text-align:center", ABA , , 24 , , 11.8 , , .614 , , , , .773 , , 3.2 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .1 , , 4.3 , - , style="text-align:left", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left", Crvena zvezda , , style="text-align:center", KLS , , 5 , , 14.4 , , .586 , , .000 , , .583 , , 4.8 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , , , 8.2 , - , style="text-align:left", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left", Crvena zvezda , , style="text-align:center", ABA , , 34 , , 17.7 , , .602 , , .500 , , .761 , , 4.6 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .2 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left", 2022–23 , , style="text-align:left", Crvena zvezda , , style="text-align:center", KLS , , 2 , , 20.6 , , .706 , , , , .867 , , 6.0 , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , , , 18.5 , - , style="text-align:left", 2022–23 , , style="text-align:left", Crvena zvezda , , style="text-align:center", ABA , , 33 , , 17.7 , , .665 , , , , .702 , , 3.9 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , .3 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left", Crvena zvezda , , style="text-align:center", KLS , , 3 , , 17.9 , , .850 , , , , .615 , , 5.7 , , 2.7 , , .7 , , , , 14.0 , - , style="text-align:left", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left", Crvena zvezda , , style="text-align:center", ABA , , 31 , , 17.0 , , .680 , , .000 , , .656 , , 4.1 , , 2.2 , , .7 , , .2 , , 9.8

Personal life

Mitrović has been dating Nina Micić, a Serbian Olympic snowboarder and sister of basketball player Vasilije Micić.