Branko Lazić
 Lazić with Crvena zvezda in October 2017. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 – Crvena zvezda mts | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Basketball League of Serbia Adriatic League EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 January 1989 Loznica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | FMP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–present | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Branko Lazić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Лазић, pronounced [ˌbrǎːŋko ˈlǎːzit͜ɕ]; born 12 January 1989) is a Serbian professional basketball player and captain for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He has also represented the senior Serbian national basketball team internationally.
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 Crvena zvezda. On August 10, 2012, he signed a three-year extension with Crvena zvezda.[1] On June 25, 2015, he signed a new two-year extension with Crvena zvezda.[2]
On February 7, 2017, Lazić became third player with most appearances of all time for Crvena zvezda passing Vuk Radivojević and Dragiša Vučinić.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] On March 3, 2019, in a 70–68 win over Partizan, Lazić played in his 500th game for the Zvezda.[6] On June 24, 2019, Lazić signed a three-year extension with Crvena zvezda.[7]
On January 18, 2021, Lazić made his 600th appearance for Crvena zvezda in a 79–77 win over Real Madrid.[8]
National team career
In August 2017, head coach of the Serbia men's national basketball team Aleksandar Đorđević named Lazić as one of 12 players who represented Serbia at the EuroBasket 2017.[9] They won the silver medal, after losing in the final game to Slovenia.[10]
Career achievements
- Serbian League champion: 5 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19)
- Radivoj Korać Cup winner: 4 (with Crvena zvezda: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17)
- Adriatic League champion: 4 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19)
- Adriatic Supercup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 2018)
Career statistics
| 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
Euroleague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2013–14 | Crvena zvezda | 10 | 8 | 14.3 | .474 | .429 | .833 | 1.3 | .7 | .1 | .0 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| 2014–15 | 19 | 13 | 17.8 | .394 | .345 | .750 | 1.5 | .7 | .6 | .1 | 3.9 | 2.7 | |
| 2015–16 | 26 | 11 | 19.3 | .430 | .410 | .875 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .9 | .0 | 4.3 | 2.9 | |
| 2016–17 | 30 | 6 | 23.6 | .467 | .368 | .571 | 2.2 | .3 | 1.4 | .1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | |
| 2017–18 | 30 | 21 | 20.4 | .324 | .259 | .944 | 2.0 | .9 | .8 | .1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | |
| Career | 115 | 59 | 20.1 | .407 | .342 | .788 | 1.7 | .7 | .9 | .1 | 3.8 | 2.9 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Red Star extends with five players". sportando.com. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Branko Lazić veran Zvezdi". b92.net (in Serbian). 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Zvezda: Lazić treći u istoriji, Simonović na 250". B92.net (in Serbian). 8 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Branku Laziću novi ugovor i kapitenska traka". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Kapiten – Lazić upisao rekordni 430. nastup za Zvezdu". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "ZVEZDI TRILER U "PIONIRU" Crveno-beli se u LUDOJ utakmici revanširali Partizanu za poraz u Kupu". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Laziću novi trogodišnji ugovor sa Crvenom zvezdom". b92.net. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Realov skalp kao poklon za Lazićev 600. meč". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Šolak, Mladen. "Nedović i Kalinić ne idu na Eurobasket". Mondo Portal (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Slovenia overcome injuries to claim historic title in Dragic's swansong". FIBA.basketball. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
External links
- Branko Lazić at aba-liga.com
- Branko Lazić at eurobasket.com
- Branko Lazić at euroleague.net
- Branko Lazić on Instagram
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