Mladen Šekularac ( sr-cyrl, Младен Шекуларац; born January 29, 1981) is a Montenegrin

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coach and former professional player.

Playing career

At one point Šekularac was considered to be one of the biggest European talents and was projected as NBA draft lottery pick candidate. His reputation was such that his club at the time, KK FMP, put a €1.3 million price tag on his transfer. However, inconsistent form and unsteady overall progress made many uncertain about his potential. He was an early entry candidate for the

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NBA drafts before withdrawing each time. He stayed, however, in the 2002 NBA draft and ended up being taken in the second round with the 55th pick by the

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. They traded his rights to the

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in 2004. Šekularac never played a game in the NBA and is 1 of 9 players from the 2002 NBA Draft to never play a game in the league.

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at eurobasket.com 1981 births Living people Antwerp Giants players Apollon Patras B.C. players Dallas Mavericks draft picks Greek Basket League players KK Budućnost players KK FMP (1991–2011) players KK Mornar Bar players KK Sloboda Užice coaches KK Zlatibor coaches KK Zlatibor players Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Belgium Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in France Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Greece Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Italy Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Serbia Montenegrin men's basketball players 21st-century Montenegrin sportsmen Sportspeople from Bar, Montenegro Small forwards Spirou Charleroi players Summer World University Games medalists in basketball FISU World University Games silver medalists for Serbia and Montenegro Virtus Bologna players Serbia and Montenegro men's basketball players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Montenegrin basketball coaches {{Montenegro-basketball-bio-stub

Playing career

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