Nemanja Nedović

Player

Birthday June 16, 1991

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Nova Varoš, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

Age 32 years old

Nationality Serbia

Height 1.92m

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1991

Nemanja Nedović (Немања Недовић; ; born 16 June 1991) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague.

He also represented the senior Serbian national basketball team internationally.

Standing at 1.92m, he can play both the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Nedović began to train in Italy with Ascoli basketball when he was 11 years of age.

He lived there because his father was playing professional handball locally with the Ascoli Piceno Handball.

After that, he trained for two years in Nova Varoš.

2005

In 2005, he moved to Crvena zvezda at the age of 15.

2008

He had success in the junior competition, as in 2008 when he became champion with the junior team of Crvena zvezda.

After that, he moved to the first team where he finally made a breakthrough professionally.

In his first season with the team, he was scoring in double digits, forcing the team management to extend a contract with him for one more season.

2009

Nedović was a member of U20 Serbia national basketball team in 2009, 2010, and 2011 at FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

2012

He stayed in the club until June 2012.

In the summer of 2012, he signed a contract with the Lithuanian team Lietuvos rytas Vilnius.

In his first EuroLeague season with Rytas he averaged 9.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

In 2012, he played with Serbia men's national basketball team at FIBA EuroBasket 2013 qualification.

2013

On 27 June 2013, Nedović was selected with the 30th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns.

He was later traded to the Golden State Warriors on draft night.

He is also the last draft pick called by David Stern in his career as a commissioner of the NBA.

On 9 July 2013 he signed with the Warriors.

During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League.

During Eurobasket 2013, Nedović's game saw many ups and downs as he led a very young and inexperienced, but nonetheless talented Serbia team, showing great performances against Lithuania and particularly France in a 77-65 blowout, in which he outplayed one of his role models, Tony Parker, scoring 17 points on 5/8 shooting for three.

Serbia ended up being swept easily by Spain in the quarterfinals as Nedović and the entire Serbia team struggled offensively.

2014

In July 2014, Nedović joined the Warriors for the 2014 NBA Summer League where he averaged 9.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists in five games.

On 11 November 2014, he was waived by the Warriors.

On 14 November 2014, Nedović signed a two-year deal with the Spanish team Valencia.

Over five EuroLeague games he played for Valencia, he averaged 8 points and 3.6 assists per game.

2015

In July 2015, he parted ways with the team.

On 2 July 2015, the day he parted ways with Valencia, he signed a one-year contract with Unicaja.

2016

On 30 May 2016 he signed a new two-year contract with the team.

2017

In April 2017, he won the EuroCup with Unicaja after beating Valencia BC in the Finals.

On 7 June 2017 Nedović re-signed with Unicaja for the 2017–18 season.

2018

On 27 June 2018 Nedović officially left Unicaja after 3 years.

On 27 June 2018 Nedović signed a multi-year deal with the Italian club Olimpia Milano.

2020

On 13 July 2020 Nedović signed with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.

In 10 league games during the 2020-2021 campaign, he averaged 14.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists, playing around 21 minutes per contest.

Additionally, in 25 EuroLeague games, he averaged 16 points (shooting with 51% from the field, 37% from the 3-point line, and 84% from the free-throw line), 1.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists, playing around 26 minutes per contest.

On 5 July 2021 Nedović officially renewed his contract with the Greek club for another two years.

In 26 league games during the 2021-2022 campaign, he averaged 14.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists, playing around 23 minutes per contest.

Additionally, in 26 EuroLeague games, he averaged 14.3 points (shooting with 53% from the field, 39% from the 3-point line, and 85% from the free-throw line), 2.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists, playing around 24 minutes per contest.

On 7 July 2022, Nedović officially returned to Crvena zvezda after ten years abroad, signing a three-year contract.