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Vlatko Čančar
Čančar with Slovenia in 2016
No. 31 – Denver Nuggets
PositionSmall forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-04-10) April 10, 1997 (age 27)
Koper, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2017: 2nd round, 49th overall pick
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2012–2013Koš Koper
2013–2016Union Olimpija
2014–2016→LTH Castings
2016–2018Mega Leks
2018→Burgos
2018–2019Burgos
2019–presentDenver Nuggets
2019→Erie BayHawks
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Slovenia
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2017 Turkey

Vlatko Čančar (born April 10, 1997) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he plays as small forward.

Professional career

On April 16, 2015, Čančar signed a five-year contract with Union Olimpija.[1]

On June 30, 2016, he left Olimpija and signed with Serbian team Mega Leks.[2]

On June 22, 2017, Čančar was selected with the 49th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets. On June 13, 2018, Čančar signed a two-year deal with Spanish club San Pablo Burgos.[3]

On August 1, 2019, Čančar signed his rookie contract with the Denver Nuggets.[4]

On Jan 15, 2020, against Charlotte Hornets Čančar scored his first FG in regular NBA season.

International career

Čančar has been a member of the Slovenia national basketball team. He played with the team at EuroBasket 2017, where he won the gold medal with his country.

References

  1. ^ Olimpija Ljubljana signs Vlatko Cancar to a 5-year contract.
  2. ^ Mega Leks signs Slovenian prospect Vlatko Cancar.
  3. ^ "ACB.COM - Vlatko Čančar renueva con el San Pablo Burgos por dos años". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Denver Nuggets sign Vlatko Čančar". NBA.com. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
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