Boštjan Nachbar

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Boštjan Nachbar

| image = Boštjan Nachbar.jpg

| caption = Nachbar in Slovenian national team jersey

| image_size = 140px

| position = Scout

| league = NBA

| team = Detroit Pistons

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lbs = 221

| nationality = Slovenian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|7|3}}

| birth_place = Slovenj Gradec, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 15

| draft_year = 2002

| draft_team = Houston Rockets

| career_start = 1997

| career_end = 2017

| career_position = Small forward / power forward

| career_number = 9, 7, 10, 34

| years1 = 1997–1998

| team1 = Union Olimpija

| years2 = 1998–1999

| team2 = Maribor Ovni

| years3 = 1999–2000

| team3 = Pivovarna Laško

| years4 = 2000–2002

| team4 = Benetton Treviso

| years5 = {{nbay|2002|start}}–{{nbay|2004|start}}

| team5 = Houston Rockets

| years6 = {{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2005|end}}

| team6 = New Orleans Hornets{{efn|During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their temporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina.}}

| years7 = {{nbay|2005|end}}–{{nbay|2007|end}}

| team7 = New Jersey Nets

| years8 = 2008–2009

| team8 = Dynamo Moscow

| years9 = 2009–2011

| team9 = Efes Pilsen

| years10 = 2012

| team10 = UNICS Kazan

| years11 = 2012–2013

| team11 = Brose Baskets

| years12 = 2013–2015

| team12 = FC Barcelona

| years13 = 2015–2017

| team13 = Sevilla

| highlights =

Liga ACB champion (2014)
Spanish Supercup champion (2015)
German BBL champion (2013)
German Supercup winner (2012)
German BBL All-Star (2013)
All-Russian League First Team (2009)
TBSL All-Star (2011)
2× Turkish Super Cup winner (2009, 2010)
All-EuroCup First Team (2009)
Italian Supercup winner (2001)
2× Slovenian League All-Star (1999, 2000)
2× Nike Hoop Summit (1999, 2000)
Slovenian League champion (1998)
Slovenian Cup champion (1998)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{SVN}}}}

}}

Boštjan "Boki" Nachbar (born July 3, 1980) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. A 2.06 m forward, he spent most of his career between the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the EuroLeague. Nachbar helped lead the Slovenian national basketball team to a fourth place at EuroBasket 2009.

Professional career

=Europe=

Nachbar started his professional career by joining the Olimpija Ljubljana basketball club in the 1997–98 season. He played with Olimpija in Europe's top-level competition the EuroLeague, where he averaged 7 points and 2 rebounds per game. In the 2000–01 season he signed with Benetton Treviso basketball club, as the youngest Italian League player. With Benetton, he averaged 4 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in the EuroLeague. In the next season, he helped Benetton get to the Final Four of the EuroLeague, as he improved his statistics to 13 points and 4 rebounds per game. In his best game of the season, against Idea Slask Wroclaw, he scored 28 points, hitting 6 three-pointers. He won the Italian League championship and the Italian Supercup in 2002.

=NBA=

Nachbar was selected by the Houston Rockets as the 15th overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. He played for the Rockets for three seasons, but only averaged about 10 minutes per game. In 2004, he went to the New Orleans Hornets, where he averaged about 8 points in 21 minutes per game. During the 2004–05 NBA season, he scored 21 points against his former team, the Rockets, which was a career high. In the 2005–06 season, however, he had a difficult time getting off the bench once again was traded to the New Jersey Nets just before the trading deadline in exchange for Marc Jackson, Linton Johnson, and cash considerations. He had a great season with New Jersey as the team's 6th man, making many contributions to the club before they lost in the Eastern Conference semis to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Nachbar's final NBA game was played on April 16, 2008, in a 94–105 loss to the Boston Celtics where he recorded 11 points, 1 assist and 1 block.

=Return to Europe=

On July 20, 2008, Nachbar returned to Europe when he signed a 3-year €9.6 million euros net income contract with the Russian Superleague club Dynamo Moscow,[http://www.siol.net/sportal/kosarka/2008/07/sanjski_prestop_nachbarja_v_moskvo.aspx Sanjski prestop Nachbarja v Moskvo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019093457/http://www.siol.net/sportal/kosarka/2008/07/sanjski_prestop_nachbarja_v_moskvo.aspx |date=2013-10-19 }} {{in lang|sl}}[https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3497994 Ex-Nets F Nachbar, Dynamo Moscow agree to 3-year, $14.3M deal] giving him one of the most expensive contracts in European pro basketball history. The contract also included opt out clauses after each season. He averaged 16.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.4 steals in Europe's second-level competition, the EuroCup, during the 2008–09 season.[https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/?seasoncode=U2008&pcode=AHX&clubcode=dyn Eurocup 2008-09 season.]

Nachbar opted out of his contract with Dynamo Moscow on May 17, 2009. In July 2009, he signed a 2-year contract with a team option for the second year with the Turkish League club Efes Pilsen.[http://www.sportando.net/eng/europa/euroleague/3465/nachbar_inks_for_efes_pilsen.html Sportando.net Nachbar inks for Efes Pilsen - The Slovenian to stay in Europe.][http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/55170/efes-pilsen-lands-forward-bostjan-nachbar Efes Pilsen lands forward Bostjan Nachbar] He averaged 6.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in the EuroLeague in the 2009-10 season.[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=AHX&seasoncode=E2009 Euroleague.net - 2009-10 season.] In his second year with Efes, Nachbar improved his stats in the EuroLeague to 8.3 points and 2.8 rebounds. On June 24, 2011, Nachbar announced via Twitter that he won't stay for a third season with the team.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/turkey/28741/bostjan-nachbar-leaves-efes-istanbul.html |title=Bostjan Nachbar leaves Efes Istanbul |access-date=2013-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003626/http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/turkey/28741/bostjan-nachbar-leaves-efes-istanbul.html |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }}

Nachbar started the 2011–12 season out due to an ankle injury. After recovering from the injury, he was mentioned as a potential reinforcement for several NBA teams.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/usa/nba/33473/knicks-seeking-34-swingman-for-bench.html |title=Knicks Seeking 3/4 Swingman For Bench |access-date=2013-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001813/http://www.sportando.net/eng/usa/nba/33473/knicks-seeking-34-swingman-for-bench.html |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/usa/nba/33719/charlotte-bobcats-plan-to-audition-bostjan-nachbar-and-jamario-moon.html |title=Charlotte Bobcats plan to audition Bostjan Nachbar and Jamario Moon |access-date=2013-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002522/http://www.sportando.net/eng/usa/nba/33719/charlotte-bobcats-plan-to-audition-bostjan-nachbar-and-jamario-moon.html |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }} After not getting a contract in the NBA, Nachbar signed with Russian League team UNICS Kazan in January 2012, until the end of the season.[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/92512/unics-brings-in-bostjan-nachbar Unics brings in Bostjan Nachbar] He wasn't able to perform well in UNICS, averaging only 3.1 PPG in the Russian league.

He joined Brose Baskets Bamberg in July 2012.[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/99024/180/brose-baskets-lands-nachbar Brose Baskets lands Nachbar] He had a successful season, leading the team to the EuroLeague Top 16, finishing as EuroLeague's second best scorer with 16.1 points per game. He also helped the team regain their Basketball Bundesliga title, as they won 3–0 in the finals series against EWE Baskets Oldenburg.

On July 23, 2013, Nachbar signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona.{{cite web|title=FC Barcelona announced Bostjan Nachbar|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/104052/fc-barcelona-announced-bostjan-nachbar.html|publisher=Sportando.net|access-date=23 July 2013}}

On August 18, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Baloncesto Sevilla.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/173123/baloncesto-sevilla-lands-bostjan-nachbar.html Baloncesto Sevilla lands Bostjan Nachbar]

On May 14, 2018, Nachbar announced his retirement.{{cite web|title=Bostjan Nachbar retires at 37|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/spain/acb/274016/bostjan-nachbar-retires-at-37.html|website=Sportando|access-date=May 14, 2018|date=May 14, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

National team career

Nachbar was a member of the senior Slovenian national basketball team. He participated at EuroBasket 2003, EuroBasket 2005, EuroBasket 2009 and EuroBasket 2013. During the 2005 FIBA EuroBasket, he averaged 11 points and 5 rebounds per game. He was also a member of Slovenia's national team that played at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan.

He was also a member of Slovenia's national team that played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. EuroBasket 2013, which took place in his homeland of Slovenia, was his last one before his retirement from the national team.

Post-playing career

Nachbar was hired as an international scout by the Detroit Pistons.{{cite web|title=Bostjan Nachbar to work with the Pistons as an international scout|url=https://www.sportando.com/en/usa/nba/249023/bostjan-nachbar-to-work-with-the-pistons-as-an-international-scout.html|website=sportando.com}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Together with Anže Tomić and Boštjan Gorenc he runs the podcast Podrobnosti (eng. Details).{{Cite web|url=https://apparatus.si/oddaja/podrobnosti/|title=Podrobnosti|website=apparatus.si|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-10}}

Personal life

He is married [http://www.nba.com/nets/news/All_Access_Online_Bostjan_Nachbar_Q_A.html Nachbar talks about wife and season with the NETS] and has two daughters, Tara and Ajda.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130926083748/http://kosarka.si/cestitke-bostjan-nachbar-postal-ocka/ Boštjan Nachbar postal očka] {{in lang|sl}} His younger brother Grega is assistant coach of Premier A Slovenian Basketball League club Helios Suns.

Career statistics

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| align="left" | 2002–03

| align="left" | Houston

| 14 || 1 || 5.5 || .355 || .200 || .500 || .8 || .2 || .1 || .1 || 2.1

| align="left" | 2003–04

| align="left" | Houston

| 45 || 3 || 11.5 || .356 || .365 || .724 || 1.6 || .7 || .3 || .3 || 3.1

| align="left" | 2004–05

| align="left" | Houston

| 16 || 2 || 12.8 || .349 || .476 || .750 || 1.9 || .6 || .1 || .0 || 3.1

| align="left" | 2004–05

| align="left" | New Orleans

| 55 || 4 || 20.7 || .397 || .371 || .838 || 2.8 || 1.2 || .5 || .3 || 8.1

| align="left" | 2005–06

| align="left" | NO/Oklahoma City

| 25 || 13 || 16.2 || .339 || .298 || .694 || 2.0 || .9 || .5 || .2 || 5.0

| align="left" | 2005–06

| align="left" | New Jersey

| 11 || 0 || 8.8 || .375 || .143 || .625 || 1.0 || .5 || .3 || .0 || 2.8

| align="left" | 2006–07

| align="left" | New Jersey

| 76 || 1 || 20.2 || .457 || .423 || .805 || 3.3 || .8 || .4 || .3 || 9.2

| align="left" | 2007–08

| align="left" | New Jersey

| 75 || 1 || 22.1 || .402 || .359 || .786 || 3.5 || 1.2 || .6 || .3 || 9.8

|- class="sortbottom"

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

! 317 || 25 || 17.8 || .406 || .375 || .784 || 2.6 || .9 || .4 || .3 || 7.1

==Playoffs==

| align="left" | 2004

| align="left" | Houston

| 5 || 0 || 8.2 || .444 || .333 || 1.000 || 1.2 || .4 || .2 || .0 || 2.8

| align="left" | 2006

| align="left" | New Jersey

| 1 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0

| align="left" | 2007

| align="left" | New Jersey

| 12 || 0 || 23.4 || .421 || .375 || .955 || 2.9 || 1.5 || .6 || .1 || 9.9

|- class="sortbottom"

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

! 18 || 0 || 17.9 || .423 || .373 || .963 || 2.3 || 1.1 || .4 || .1 || 7.4

=EuroLeague=

| align="left" | 2000–01

| align="left" | Benetton

| 12 || 1 || 9.0 || .429 || .429 || .640 || 1.8 || .8 || .5 || .2 || 4.3 || 4.7

| align="left" | 2001–02

| align="left" | Benetton

| 21 || 16 || 25.4 || .475 || .333 || .778 || 3.7 || 1.4 || 1.0 || .2 || 12.4 || 11.3

| align="left" | 2009–10

| align="left" | Efes Pilsen

| 15 || 2 || 16.4 || .477 || .355 || .844 || 1.9 || .7 || .3 || .5 || 6.7 || 6.7

| align="left" | 2010–11

| align="left" | Efes Pilsen

| 15 || 0 || 19.3 || .418 || .379 || .822 || 2.8 || .3 || .4 || .3 || 8.3 || 6.6

| align="left" | 2011–12

| align="left" | UNICS Kazan

| 7 || 0 || 14.1 || .370 || .500 || .833 || 2.4 || .6 || .3 || .1 || 4.0 || 3.9

| align="left" | 2012–13

| align="left" | Brose Baskets

| 23 || 13 || 26.7 || .431 || .370 || .800 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .5 || .4 || 16.1 || 13.8

| align="left" | 2013–14

| align="left" | Barcelona

| 28 || 6 || 18.3 || .437 || .360 || .733 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .4 || .1 || 7.9 || 6.4

| align="left" | 2014–15

| align="left" | Barcelona

| 24 || 2 || 12.2 || .529 || .462 || .923 || 2.0 || .6 || .3 || .1 || 5.3 || 5.0

|- class="sortbottom"

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

! 146 || 40 || 18.6 || .449 || .378 || .788 || 2.7 || .9 || .5 || .2 || 8.8 || 7.8

Notes

References

External links

{{basketball stats|bbr=n/nachbbo01}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150209213849/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=H12 Boštjan Nachbar] at ACB.com (archived)
{{Eurobasket.com player|4312}}
[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=AHX Boštjan Nachbar] at Euroleague.net
{{FIBA|new_id=120583|old_id=21215}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924192036/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6006313/playerview.html Boštjan Nachbar] at FIBA.com
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150210182344/http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=NAC-BOS-80 Boštjan Nachbar] at Legabasket.it
[https://www.tblstat.net/player/1552 Boštjan Nachbar] at tblstat.net