Darko Miličić

Darko Miličić ( born June 20, 1985 in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia ) is a Serbian professional basketball player in the NBA. He is 2.13 m tall and plays at the position of the center. He is currently without a club.

NBA career

Detroit Pistons (2003 - 2006)

In contrast to the other teams that have high draft picks, the Detroit Pistons in 2002 were a successful team. They reached in the previous year the Eastern Conference Finals. The reason why they had the second draft pick, was because they had (now Memphis Grizzlies ) 1996 made ​​an exchange with the Vancouver Grizzlies. Drafted second only to LeBron James, Miličić was quickly labeled as Draft flop because players like Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, who were drafted after him mature superstars in the league and Miličić due to very strong front courts of the Detroit Pistons, with Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace, saw very little playing time. He got in his rookie season of 2003-2004 with the Pistons, the NBA championship, but stood in the playoffs only 1.8 minutes per game on the field (4.7 minutes per game in the regular season ).

Orlando Magic (2006 - 2007)

On 15 February 2006 Miličić was traded along with Carlos Arroyo for Kelvin Cato and a first-round pick in 2007 to the Orlando Magic. There he got significantly more playing time and was in his first season with the Magic 7.6 points in his second season 8.0 points per game recorded. When in 2007 Miličić ' contract with the Magic ran out he got no contract extension.

Memphis Grizzlies (2007 - 2009)

On 12 July 2007, signed Miličić a three -year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. He began as a starter, had, however, soon satisfied as bench player because he did not have sufficient power. End of 2008, his performance had improved and he got back a place in the starting -Five. On 26 December 2008, he broke a finger but on the right hand. From this time he was only second choice behind Marc Gasol.

New York Knicks (2009 - 2010)

On 25 June 2009 Miličić for Quentin Richardson and money was traded to the New York Knicks. For the Knicks Miličić has only played 8 games. On 17 December he made ​​it known that he wants to leave the NBA the following season and again wants to play in Europe.

Minnesota Timberwolves (2010 - 2012)

On February 17, 2010, he was traded for Brian Cardinal to the Minnesota Timberwolves. There he is the next 4 seasons under contract.

Boston Celtics (2012 )

On September 20, 2012 Miličić signed as a free agent contract with the Boston Celtics before he left the club on 21 November, just two months later, after he called personal issues as the reason for the resolution.

Personal

Miličić announced that he wants to fulfill his military service in his native Serbia after his basketball career. His parents called Milorad and Zora. His sister Tijana is Volleyball. On 23 May 2009, he married his girlfriend, Zorana Markus. Together they have a son.