Nenad Dimitrijević (; born 23 February 1998) is a Macedonian professional

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player for

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of the Italian

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(LBA) and the

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. He is also a regular member of the

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. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m), Dimitrijević plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Joventut Badalona (2016–2021)

Dimitrijević began his professional career by signing with the Spanish club

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for the 2016–17 season. He went undrafted in the

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, as he became automatically eligible at the age of 22. He stayed with the club for five seasons until the summer of 2021. He appeared in 137

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games over that period with the club, with 2020–21 season being his best season with the club. He averaged 10.4 points and 3.6 assists over 32 league games.

Valencia (2021–2023)

On 19 June 2021, Dimitrijević signed with the Spanish club

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. In his debut season, Dimitrijević averaged 9.5 points and 4.2 assists over 19 games, while shooting 45.1% from the field.

Loan to UNICS Kazan (2022–2023)

He was loaned to Russian club

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for the 2022–2023 season. UNICS went on to win the

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after defeating

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with 4–1 in the finals series. Dimitrijević was named the VTB United League Playoffs MVP for his performances. Over 50 VTB League games, he averaged 12.9 points, 5.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game. With the loan period expired, Valencia decided to release ties with him and Dimitrijević became free agent on 4 June 2023.

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Nenad Dimitrijević
at acb.com
Nenad Dimitrijević
at vtb-league.com 1998 births Living people BC UNICS players Joventut Badalona players Liga ACB players Macedonian expatriate basketball people in Spain Macedonian expatriate basketball people in Russia Macedonian men's basketball players Macedonian people of Serbian descent Olimpia Milano players Point guards Basketball players from Skopje Valencia Basket players {{NorthMacedonia-basketball-bio-stub