Predrag "Peđa" Drobnjak (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг "Пеђа" Дробњак; born 27 October 1975) is a Montenegrin professional basketball scout and former player. At 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he played at the power forward and center positions. Throughout his nineteen-year career, Drobnjak has spent three full seasons playing in the NBA.
| Sacramento Kings | |
|---|---|
| Position | International Scout |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 27, 1975 Bijelo Polje, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Montenegrin |
| Listed height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Listed weight | 132 kg (291 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1997: 2nd round, 48th overall pick |
| Selected by the Washington Bullets | |
| Playing career | 1992–2011 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 14 |
| Career history | |
| 1992–1998 | Partizan |
| 1998–2001 | Efes Pilsen |
| 2001–2003 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2003–2004 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2004–2005 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2005–2006 | Tau Cerámica |
| 2006–2007 | Partizan |
| 2007 | Akasvayu Girona |
| 2007–2008 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka |
| 2008–2009 | Efes Pilsen |
| 2009–2010 | PAOK |
| 2011 | Iraklis |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Professional career
editEurope
editDrobnjak started his professional career with Partizan in the 1992–93 season. He played six seasons for Partizan, winning three national titles in a row (1995, 1996 and 1997). In his last year with the club, Drobnjak played in the EuroLeague Final Four, where they finished fourth, after losing in the semifinals to Kinder Bologna, and in the third-place game against Benetton Treviso.[1]
Before the 1998–99 season, Drobnjak signed with Efes Pilsen, in Turkey. Drobnjak stayed for the next three seasons with Efes.[2]
NBA
editDrobnjak was a second-round draft choice of the Washington Bullets in the 1997 NBA draft.[3] During his time in the NBA, Drobnjak played two seasons for the Seattle SuperSonics, one season for the Los Angeles Clippers, and one season for the Atlanta Hawks. In 2004, the Clippers made him available for selection by the Charlotte Bobcats in the expansion draft.[4] After his selection by the Bobcats, Drobnjak was subsequently traded to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for a 2005 second-round draft pick before playing a game for Charlotte.[5]
Return to Europe
editIn July 2005, Drobnjak signed a three-year contract with Tau Cerámica in Spain.[6] However, he was released after only a year, which followed by his signing a one-year contract with his former team Partizan.[7]
In July 2007, he signed with Akasvayu Girona.[8] In December 2007, he left Girona and signed with Beşiktaş Cola Turka for the rest of the season.[9] In November 2008, Drobnjak returned to Efes Pilsen for the 2008–09 season.[10] In the 2009–10 season, Drobnjak played in the Greek Basket League with PAOK.[11] In February 2011, he signed with Iraklis until the end of the season.[12] However, he decided to retire later that month.[13]
National team career
editDrobnjak won gold medals at both the 1998 and 2002 FIBA World Championships, and he also won a gold medal at the EuroBasket 2001, while playing with the senior Yugoslav national team.[14]
Post-playing career
editIn 2015, Drobnjak was named a scout for the Sacramento Kings.[15][16]
NBA career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Seattle | 64 | 12 | 18.3 | .461 | .000 | .753 | 3.4 | .8 | .3 | .5 | 6.8 |
| 2002–03 | Seattle | 82 | 69 | 24.2 | .412 | .353 | .791 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .6 | .5 | 9.4 |
| 2003–04 | L.A. Clippers | 61 | 14 | 15.6 | .393 | .306 | .849 | 3.2 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 6.3 |
| 2004–05 | Atlanta | 71 | 1 | 20.2 | .438 | .352 | .800 | 3.4 | .7 | .6 | .3 | 8.4 |
| Career | 278 | 96 | 19.9 | .425 | .340 | .799 | 3.5 | .8 | .5 | .4 | 7.9 | |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Seattle | 3 | 1 | 12.7 | .333 | .000 | .500 | 2.7 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 3.3 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Euroleague Final Four 1998". Euroleague.net. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Predrag Drobnjak – Turkish Basketball League". TBLStat.net. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "NBA Draft history: 1997 Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ Crowe, Jerry (June 15, 2004). "Clippers Expose Drobnjak, Dooling to Expansion Draft". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "Drobnjak Traded to Hawks". fibaeurope.com. August 17, 2004. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "Drobnjak signs contract with Tau Ceramica". ESPN.com. July 27, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Drobnjak goes back to Partizan". Eurosport.com. September 19, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Akasvayu upgrades frontline with Drobnjak". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 29, 2007. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ Ture, Gokhan (December 22, 2007). "Besiktas adds Drobnjak from Akasvayu". Euroleague.net. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ Ture, Gokhan (November 28, 2008). "Efes brings back Drobnjak". Euroleague.net. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Drobnjak opet u crno-belom dresu". Sportskacentrala.com (in Serbian). August 28, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (February 3, 2011). "Iraklis agreed to terms with Predrag Drobnjak". Sportando.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ Freeman, Eric (February 21, 2011). "Say goodbye to Predrag Drobnjak and his Manjaks". Yahoo.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Predrag Drobnjak – FIBA.com Profile". fiba.com. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "Divac Offers Scouting Position to Predrag Drobnjak". sactownroyalty.com. August 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ "Kings BASKETBALL OPERATIONS". nba.com/kings. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
External links
edit- Drobnjak's Manjaks
- Predrag Drobnjak at NBA.com
- Predrag Drobnjak at ACB.com (in Spanish)
- Predrag Drobnjak at Eurobasket.com
- Predrag Drobnjak at Euroleague.net
- Predrag Drobnjak at TBLStat.net
- Predrag Drobnjak at Basketball-Reference.com