Žan Tabak
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Žan Tabak (born June 15, 1970 in Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian professional basketball player.
[edit] Basketball career
Tabak was selected by the Houston Rockets in the second round (51st pick overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. He played in Croatia in 1991-92 (for KK Split) and in Italy in 1992-93 (for Recoaro Milano) and 1993-94 (for Baker Livorno). He was signed by the Rockets on 20 July 1994. Selected by the Toronto Raptors in the NBA expansion draft on 24 June 1995 and traded by the Raptors along with Kenny Anderson and Popeye Jones to the Boston Celtics for Chauncey Billups, Dee Brown, Roy Rogers and John Thomas on 18 February 1998.
[edit] Career highlights
- As a member of the Indiana Pacers, appeared in three games of the 2000 NBA Finals against the L.A. Lakers
- Scored a 1996-97 season-high 16 points, in 17 minutes, against the Milwaukee Bucks on 19 December 1996
- Played his first NBA game for the Toronto Raptors in their 1995-96 season opener
- Scored first free throw in Toronto Raptors history
- Posted 20 points (8-16 FG, 4-5 FT) and career-highs of 15 rebounds and 37 minutes against his former team, the Houston Rockets, on 15 November 1995
- A member of the 1995 Houston Rockets NBA championship team.
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