# List of NBA drafted players from Serbia

The following is a list of men's basketball players that have played in a Serbia-based club before the NBA draft. The list has not included Serbian players selected in the draft while playing for a club based outside Serbia.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) holds an annual draft where teams select eligible players to join the league.

## Draft selections

| G | Guard | PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | F | Forward | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
| $^+$ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| $^#$ | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | Club team |
| 1989 | 1 | 26 | Vlade Divac$^{^+}$ | C | Yugoslavia | Los Angeles Lakers | Partizan |
| 1992 | 2 | 43 | Predrag Danilović | SG | Yugoslavia | Golden State Warriors | Partizan |
| 1994 | 2 | 54 | Željko Rebrača | C | Yugoslavia | Seattle SuperSonics | Partizan |
| 1997 | 2 | 48 | Predrag Drobnjak | C | Yugoslavia | Washington Bullets (from Charlotte) | Partizan |
| 2000 | 2 | 51 | Igor Rakočević | G | Yugoslavia | Minnesota Timberwolves | Crvena zvezda |
| 2001 | 1 | 12 | Vladimir Radmanović | PF | Yugoslavia | Seattle SuperSonics | FMP Železnik |
| 2002 | 1 | 24 | Nenad Krstić | C/PF | Yugoslavia | New Jersey Nets | Partizan |
| 2002 | 2 | 36 | Miloš Vujanić$^#$ | PG | Yugoslavia | New York Knicks | Partizan |
| 2002 | 2 | 55 | Mladen Šekularac$^#$ | SG | Yugoslavia | Dallas Mavericks | FMP Železnik |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | Darko Miličić | C | Serbia and Montenegro | Detroit Pistons (from Memphis) | Vršac (Hemofarm) |
| 2005 | 2 | 43 | Mile Ilić | C | Serbia and Montenegro | New Jersey Nets | FMP Železnik (Reflex) |
| 2006 | 2 | 38 | Kosta Perović | C | Serbia | Golden State Warriors | Partizan |
| 2007 | 2 | 60 | Milovan Raković$^#$ | C | Serbia | Dallas Mavericks (traded to Orlando) | Mega Basket (Mega Ishrana) |
| 2008 | 2 | 31 | Nikola Peković | C | Montenegro | Minnesota Timberwolves (from Miami via Boston) | Partizan |
| 2008 | 2 | 53 | Tadija Dragićević$^#$ | PF | Serbia | Utah Jazz | Crvena zvezda |
| 2010 | 2 | 35 | Nemanja Bjelica | PF | Serbia | Washington Wizards (traded to Minnesota) | Crvena zvezda |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 | Jan Veselý | PF | Czech Republic | Washington Wizards | Partizan |
| 2013 | 2 | 55 | Joffrey Lauvergne | C | France | Memphis Grizzlies (traded to Denver) | Partizan |
| 2014 | 1 | 27 | Bogdan Bogdanović | SG | Serbia | Phoenix Suns (from Indiana) | Partizan |
| 2014 | 2 | 41 | Nikola Jokić$^{*+}$ | C | Serbia | Denver Nuggets | Mega Basket (Mega Vizura) |
| 2014 | 2 | 52 | Vasilije Micić | PG | Serbia | Philadelphia 76ers (from Memphis via Cleveland) | Mega Basket (Mega Vizura) |
| 2014 | 2 | 54 | Nemanja Dangubić$^#$ | SG | Serbia | Philadelphia 76ers (from Houston via Milwaukee, traded to San Antonio) | Mega Basket (Mega Vizura) |
| 2015 | 1 | 26 | Nikola Milutinov$^#$ | C | Serbia | San Antonio Spurs | Partizan |
| 2015 | 2 | 60 | Luka Mitrović$^#$ | PF | Serbia | Philadelphia 76ers (from Golden State via Indiana) | Crvena zvezda |
| 2016 | 1 | 24 | Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot | SG/SF | France | Philadelphia 76ers (from Miami via Cleveland) | Mega Basket (Mega Leks) |
| 2016 | 2 | 32 | Ivica Zubac | C | Croatia | Los Angeles Lakers | Mega Basket (Mega Leks) |
| 2016 | 2 | 35 | Rade Zagorac$^#$ | SG/SF | Serbia | Boston Celtics (from Minnesota via New Orleans and Phoenix, traded to Memphis Grizzlies) | Mega Basket (Mega Leks) |
| 2017 | 2 | 36 | Jonah Bolden | PF | Australia | Philadelphia 76ers (from New York via Utah and Toronto) | FMP |
| 2017 | 2 | 49 | Vlatko Čančar | SF | Slovenia | Denver Nuggets (from Memphis via Oklahoma City) | Mega Basket (Mega Leks) |
| 2017 | 2 | 58 | Ognjen Jaramaz$^#$ | PG | Serbia | New York Knicks (from Houston) | Mega Basket (Mega Leks) |
| 2017 | 2 | 60 | Alpha Kaba$^#$ | PF/C | France | Atlanta Hawks (from Golden State via Philadelphia and Utah) traded to Milwaukee Bucks) | Mega Basket (Mega Leks) |
| 2019 | 1 | 18 | Goga Bitadze | C | Georgia | Indiana Pacers | Mega Basket (Mega Bemax) |
| 2019 | 2 | 60 | Vanja Marinković$^#$ | SG | Serbia | Sacramento Kings (from Milwaukee) | Partizan |
| 2020 | 2 | 44 | Marko Simonović | C | Montenegro | Chicago Bulls (from Memphis) | Mega Basket (Mega Soccerbet) |
| 2021 | 2 | 50 | Filip Petrušev | C | Serbia | Philadelphia 76ers (from New York) | Mega Basket (Mega Soccerbet) |
| 2022 | 1 | 27 | Nikola Jović | G/F | Serbia | Miami Heat | Mega Basket (Mega Mozzart) |
| 2022 | 2 | 52 | Karlo Matković | C | Croatia | New Orleans Pelicans (from Utah) | Mega Basket (Mega Mozzart) |
| 2023 | 2 | 42 | Tristan Vukčević | PF/C | Serbia | Washington Wizards (from Chicago via LA Lakers and Washington) | Partizan |
| 2024 | 1 | 12 | Nikola Topić$^#$ | PG | Serbia | Oklahoma City Thunder (from Houston) | Crvena zvezda |
| 2024 | 2 | 43 | Nikola Đurišić$^#$ | SG/SF | Serbia | Miami Heat (traded to Atlanta) | Mega Basket |

## Statistics

As of 2024 NBA draft.
Note: Italics indicates countries and clubs that no longer exist.
Draft selections by club
| Number | Clubs | Based in | First | Last | Highest |
| 16 | Mega Basket | Belgrade | 2007 | 2024 | 18 |
| 14 | Partizan | Belgrade | 1989 | 2023 | 6 |
| 5 | Crvena zvezda | Belgrade | 2000 | 2024 | 12 |
| 3 | FMP Železnik | Belgrade | 2001 | 2005 | 12 |
| 1 | FMP | Belgrade | 2017 | 2017 | 36 |
| 1 | Vršac | Vršac | 2003 | 2003 | 2 |
Draft selections by country
| 18 | Serbia |
| 10 | FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro |
| 3 | France |
| 2 | Montenegro, Croatia |
| 1 | Australia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Slovenia, Yugoslavia |