Slavko Vraneš

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Slavko Vraneš

| image = Milko Bjelica Lietuvos Rytas.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Vraneš (right) being defended by Milko Bjelica during a EuroLeague game in January 2010

| position =

| height_m = 2.29

| weight_kg = 137

| league =

| team =

| nationality = Montenegrin

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|01|30}}

| birth_place = Pljevlja, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia

| draft_year = 2003

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 39

| draft_team = New York Knicks

| career_start = 1997

| career_end = 2018

| career_number= 11, 12, 29, 33

| career_position = Center

| years1 = 1997–2000

| team1 = FMP Železnik

| years2 = 2000–2001

| team2 = Efes Pilsen

| years3 = 2001–2003

| team3 = Budućnost Podgorica

| years5 = {{nbay|2003|end}}

| team5 = Portland Trail Blazers

| years6 = 2004

| team6 = Crvena zvezda

| years7 = 2004–2007

| team7 = Budućnost Podgorica

| years8 = 2007–2010

| team8 = Partizan

| years9 = 2010–2011

| team9 = UNICS Kazan

| years10 = 2011–2012

| team10 = Petrochimi Bandar Imam

| years11 = 2013

| team11 = Metalac Valjevo

| years12 = 2013–2014

| team12 = Zob Ahan Isfahan

| years13 = 2015

| team13 = Metalac Valjevo

| years14 = 2015

| team14 = Petrochimi Bandar Imam

| years15 = 2015–2016

| team15 = Ayandez Sazan Tehran

| years16 = 2017–2018

| team16 = Metalac Valjevo

| highlights =

Eurocup champion (2011)
3× ABA League champion (2008–2010)
3× Serbian League champion (2008–2010)
3× Serbian Cup winner (2008–2010)
Montenegrin League champion (2007)
Montenegrin Cup winner (2007)

}}

Slavko Vraneš ({{lang-sr-cyrl|Славко Вранеш}}, {{IPA|sh|slǎːvkɔ̝ vrâne̞ːʃ|pron}}; born 30 January 1983) is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. He also represented the Montenegrin national basketball team in the international competitions. Standing at {{height|m=2.29}},[http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Slavko-Vranes/Summary/472 Realgm.com profile][http://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=184 ABA League profile][http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BGJ Euroleague.net profile] he was one of the tallest players in the world.

Professional career

Vraneš started playing basketball in the Serbian club FMP Železnik. Still a junior, he was snapped up by the Turkish club Efes Pilsen for the 2000–01 season. Then he returned to his native country in January 2001,[http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2001/01/25/srpski/S01012403.shtml Vraneš naš do 24. godine] where he played for Budućnost Podgorica until the summer of 2003.

Vraneš was selected by the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft.{{cite news |author1=Greg Logan |title=Knicks' Big Catch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98157345/knicks-big-catch/ |access-date=22 March 2022 |work=Newsday |date=28 June 2003 |page=30|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |author1=Marc Berman |title=Don sees promise in Vranes |url=https://nypost.com/2003/07/20/don-sees-promise-in-vranes/ |access-date=22 March 2022 |work=New York Post |date=20 July 2003}}{{cite news |author1=Steve Popper |title=Knicks Being Patient With Vranes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/20/sports/basketball/knicks-being-patient-with-vranes.html |access-date=22 March 2022 |work=New York Times |date=20 July 2003}} He was waived by the Knicks in December 2003 before ever playing a game for them.{{cite news |title=Thomas, Knicks waive center Slavko Vranes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98157569/thomas-knicks-waive-center-slavko/ |access-date=22 March 2022 |work=Ventura County Star |date=25 December 2003 |page=C2}} In early January 2004, he signed a ten-day contract with Portland Trail Blazers. Before his contract expired, he played one game in the 2003–04 NBA season.

That game for Portland ended up being Vraneš's only game in the NBA. It took place on January 8, 2004, in a 75–96 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves where Vraneš played for 3 minutes and recorded 1 foul and no other stats.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/vranesl01.html|title=Slavko Vraneš NBA stats|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=6 June 2024}}

After that, he played briefly for Crvena zvezda. From 2004 to 2007, he played with Budućnost Podgorica for the second time in his career. In October 2007, he signed a three-year contract with Partizan.[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/15925/180/item Partizan inks giant Slavko Vranes]

In October 2011, he signed with Sanaye Petroshimi BC in the Iranian Super League.[http://www.sportando.net/eng/world/asia/31468/slavko_vranes_moves_to_sanaye_petroshimi_bc_in_iran.html Slavko Vranes moves to Sanaye Petroshimi BC in Iran] During 2013, he played with Metalac Valjevo. In October 2013 he signed with Zob Ahan Isfahan.{{cite web|title=BC Zob Ahan signs giant Slavko Vranes|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/world/asia/65836/bc-zob-ahan-signs-giant-slavko-vranes.html|publisher=Sportando.net|access-date=25 October 2013}}

On February 10, 2015, he re-signed with Metalac Valjevo.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/serbia/151852/slavko-vranes-moves-to-metalac.html Slavko Vranes moves to Metalac] On May 8, he left Metalac Valjevo.[http://www.eurobasket.com/Montenegro/news/403767/Slavko-Vranes-leaves-Metalac Slavko Vranes leaves Metalac] Later that month, he returned to his former team Petrochimi Bandar Imam of Iran.[http://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/vesti.php?yyyy=2015&mm=05&dd=14&nav_id=991994 Metalac bez Vraneša, otišao u Iran] (Serbian)

In November 2017, he signed with Metalac Valjevo.[http://sport014.rs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1321:vranes-treci-put-u-metalcu&catid=22&Itemid=197 Vraneš treći put u Metalcu] {{in lang|sr}}

Career statistics

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2003}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Portland

| 1 || 0 || 3.0 || .000 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0

=EuroLeague=

class="wikitable"

style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|*

| Led the league

| style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03

| style="text-align:left;"| Budućnost

| 14 || 0 || 9.9 || .294 || {{sort|-|—}} || .111 || 1.8 || .0 || .2 ||1.2 || .8 || -.4

| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Partizan

| 23 || 9 || 12.7 || .459 || {{sort|-|—}} || .375 || 2.3 || .1 || .0 || 1.0 || 1.9 || 1.9

| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09

| 19 || 12 || 14.5 || .509 || {{sort|-|—}} || .476 || 4.8 || .3 || .2 || .8 || 3.5 || 4.7

| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10

| style="background:#CFECEC;"|22* || 12 || 18.1 || .472 || {{sort|-|—}} || .613 || 4.6 || .2 || .0 || 1.5 || 4.0 || 5.5

|- class="sortbottom"

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

| 78 || 33 || 14.2 || .464 || {{sort|-|—}} || .459 || 3.5 || .2 || .1 || 1.2 || 2.7 || 3.2

References

External links

{{Basketballstats |nba= 2582 |bbr= v/vranesl01 }}
[http://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=184 Slavko Vraneš] at aba-liga.com
[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Slavko_Vranes/27607 Slavko Vraneš] at eurobasket.com
[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BGJ Slavko Vraneš] at euroleague.net
[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/Slavko%20VRANES/pid/34290/_//players.html Slavko Vraneš] at fiba.com

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