Boštjan Nachbar
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| Position | Small forward |
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| Nickname | Boki |
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Weight | 221 lb (100 kg) |
| Team | New Jersey Nets |
| Nationality |  Slovenia |
| Born | July 3, 1980 (age 26) Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Draft | 15th overall, 2002 Houston Rockets |
| Pro career | 2002–present |
| Former teams | Houston Rockets (2002-04) New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (2004-06) |
Boštjan Nachbar (pronounced BOHST-yahn NAHK-bahr) (born July 3, 1980 in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian basketball player, currently playing in the NBA for the New Jersey Nets.
[edit] Career
Nachbar started his professional career joining KK Union Olimpija basketball club in season 1997/98. He played with Olimpija in the Euroleague, where he scored 7 points and grabbed 2 rebounds per game. In the 2000/01 season he played for Benetton Basket Treviso basketball club, as the youngest Italian league player. With Benetton, he scored 4 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in the Euroleague. In the next season, he even helped Benetton get into the final 4 of the Euroleague, because he improved his statistics to 13 points and 4 rebounds per game. In his best game against Idea Slask Wroclaw he scored 28 points, where he hit 6 three pointers.
In 2002 he was the 15th NBA draft pick. He was chosen by the Houston Rockets, where he played for three seasons, but he played only about 10 minutes per game. In 2004, he went to the New Orleans Hornets, where he played (about 21 minutes per game). He scored about 8 points per game. During the 2004-05 NBA season, he scored 21 points against his former team, the Rockets, setting a personal best. In 2005-2006, however, he had a difficult time getting off the bench once again, just before the trade deadline, he was traded to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Marc Jackson, Linton Johnson and cash considerations.
Nachbar is a Slovenian national basketball team player. He represented his country on 17 matches. He played on two Eurobaskets, and in Eurobasket 2005 in Belgrade helped his team get to the World Basketball Cup in Japan for the first time. In 2005 Eurobasket he scored 11 points and grabbed 5 rebounds per game.
[edit] Trivia
- Nachbar is the German word for neighbor.
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| 2002 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round Yao Ming | Jay Williams | Mike Dunleavy, Jr. | Drew Gooden | Nikoloz Tskitishvili | Dajuan Wagner | Maybyner "Nene" Hilario | Chris Wilcox | Amare Stoudemire | Caron Butler | Jared Jeffries | Melvin Ely | Marcus Haislip | Fred Jones | Bostjan Nachbar | Jiri Welsch | Juan Dixon | Curtis Borchardt | Ryan Humphrey | Kareem Rush | Qyntel Woods | Casey Jacobsen | Tayshaun Prince | Nenad Krstić | Frank Williams | John Salmons | Chris Jefferies | Dan Dickau |
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| Second Round Steve Logan | Roger Mason, Jr. | Robert Archibald | Vincent Yarbrough | Dan Gadzuric | Carlos Boozer | Milos Vujanić | David Andersen | Tito Maddox | Rod Grizzard | Juan Carlos Navarro | Mario Kasun | Ronald Murray | Jason Jennings | Lonny Baxter | Sam Clancy | Matt Barnes | Jamal Sampson | Chris Owens | Peter Fehse | Darius Songaila | Federico Kammerichs | Marcus Taylor | Rasual Butler | Tamar Slay | Mladen Sekularac | Luis Scola | Randy Holcomb | Corsley Edwards |
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