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In his nine-year NBA career has appeared in 699 regular season games, averaging 7.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 23.4 minutes per contest
Has seen action in 65 playoff games, averaging 3.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 17 minutes
Was a member of the Spurs 2005 NBA Championship team
Played two seasons for Virtus Kinder Bologna in Italy (1997-99) prior to signing with Minnesota
Has played for the Slovenian National Team since 1998
Named the MVP of the 1996 European Under-22 Championship
Averaged 6.0 points and 6.2 rebounds in 21.7 minutes in six games in the 2005 European Championship as Slovenia qualified for the 2006 World Championships (it is the first time in the history of the country that Slovenia has earned a berth in the World Championships)
Ranked eighth in the tournament in rebounds
2007-08
Averaged 7.2 points and 4.8 rebounds in 71 games
Averaged 10.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 26.2 minutes in 39 starts compared to 4.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 14.4 minutes in 32 games off the bench
Averaged 16.2 points and 7.1 rebounds from Mar. 14 Apr. 14
Scored in double figures in 17 of the final 18 games, averaging 15.4 points per game
Scored in double figures in 21 of the final 25 games after posting double digits in points three times in the seasons first 57 games
Registered fifth double-double of the season with team highs of 22 points (10-12 FG) and 14 rebounds Apr. 5 at New Jersey ... Scored a season-high 23 points and added 10 rebounds Apr. 4 vs. Charlotte
Connected on first regular season three-point field goal (12 attempts) and finished with 21 points Apr. 2 at Atlanta
13.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and shot .561 (109-for-194) from the field during 17 games in March
Averaged 13.2 points and 7.3 rebounds during 10 starts as a replacement for the injured Chris Bosh (Mar. 2-17)
Set a career-high in minutes (48) Mar. 16 at Sacramento
Tied his career high with six assists Mar. 9 vs. Seattle
Tied for the team lead in rebounds Nov. 30 vs. Cleveland with nine ... Missed six games Nov. 16-25 with a sprained right ankle
Made his first start Nov. 9 at Philadelphia, grabbing eight rebounds in 12 minutes, including three offensive boards
Playoffs: Averaged 4.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 15.4 minutes in five games (two starts) ... Tied playoff career highs with 16 points and eight field goals made in Game One at Orlando ... Also had a team-high eight rebounds in 35:32 minutes in Game One.
2006-07
Averaged 6.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.05 blocked shots in 80 games, with 73 starts
It is the fifth time in his career he has played in 80 or more regular season games
Led the team with a career-best .546 (230-for-421) field goal percentage
Finished second on the team with 84 blocked shots
Topped the team on the boards on eight occasions and scored in double figures in 19 games
Shot 32-for-51 (.627) from the floor in 10 April games
Connected on six-of-eight from the field and finished with 12 points and seven rebounds Apr. 9 at Minnesota
Dished a career high-tying six assists Mar. 11 vs. Seattle
Recorded a season-high 16 points on eight-of-16 shooting from the field and a team high-tying nine rebounds Feb. 26 at San Antonio
Had a season-high four assists Jan. 22 vs. Charlotte
13 points and a team-leading nine rebounds Dec. 30 at Memphis
Recorded 12 points and a team high-tying seven rebounds Dec. 23 at Seattle
Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds and had a season-high five blocks Dec. 13 at Orlando
Returned to the starting lineup Dec. 2 at New York, recording eight points and three rebounds in 16:51 minutes
Tallied 10 points, six rebounds and a game-high three blocked shots Nov. 3 vs. Milwaukee
Playoffs: Averaged 3.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 14.2 minutes in five games vs. New Jersey
Drew a DNP-CD in Game 6
Pulled down 10 rebounds in Game 1 and eight in Game 2.
2005-06 SEASON:
Saw action in 80 games, including 51 starts, averaging 4.5 points and 3.9 rebounds in 18.9 minutes ... Shot .515 (172-334) from the field ... Led the team in rebounding three times, in blocks 23 times and in steals six times
Finished in double figure scoring seven times, with a season-high 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting in 33 minutes at Toronto on Feb. 8
Scored 12 points, while grabbing a season-high 10 rebounds, at Golden State on Feb. 2 for his lone double-double of the season
Totaled 12 points (all in the first half) on 6-of-7 shooting vs. Portland on Jan. 4
Recorded a season-high six blocks, while chipping in four points and six rebounds Dec. 9 vs. Boston, marking his most blocks since posting seven Mar. 31, 2004 vs. Sacramento
Had 12 points and eight rebounds vs. Philadelphia on Dec. 3
Recorded two DNP-CDs
Averaged 2.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 13.0 minutes in nine playoff appearances.
2004-05 SEASON:
Averaged 5.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.67 blocks in 25.5 minutes in 70 games
shot .460 (198-430) from the field and .467 (14-30) from the line
started all 70 games he played
ranked 18th in the NBA in both blocks and offensive rebounds (with 2.6 per game)
scored in double-figures 12 times
grabbed 10-or-more boards 12 times and led the team in rebounds 13 times
posted two double-doubles
had 10 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks at Atlanta on 11/13
finished with a season-best 16 points along with 11 rebounds and 4 assists in a season-high 37 minutes at Philadelphia on 11/18
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15 points (7-9 FG, 1-1 FT) in 22 minutes at Charlotte on 2/8
had a season-high 12 rebounds four times (vs. Sacramento on 11/3, at Sacramento on 1/2, vs. Dallas on 1/14 and vs. Washington on 1/17)
had 3-or-more blocks 18 times
had two six-game stints on the injured list due to a sprained left ankle (from 1/23 to 2/8 and from 4/10 to 4/20)
had 8 points, a season-high tying 12 rebounds and a season-best 5 blocks vs. Washington on 1/17
in 15 playoff games averaged 0.7 points and 1.7 rebounds in 7.6 minutes
logged eight DNP-CDs in the postseason.
2003-04 SEASON:
In his first season with the Spurs averaged 8.7 points, 7.7 rebounds,1.4 assists and 2.01 blocks in 28.7 minutes per contest
shot .469 (328-700) fromthe field and .474 (54-114) from the line
one of two Spurs (along with Bruce Bowen)to appear in all 82 games
ranked 12th in the NBA in blocks
ranked seventh inthe NBA in offensive rebounds per game (with 3.1)
recorded single-season careerhighsin minutes (with 2,353), total rebounds (633), offensive rebounds (257), defensive rebounds (376),steals (51) and blocks (165)
grabbed 10-or-more rebounds 21 times and posted 15 double-doubles
scored in double-figures 33 times with 20-or-more three times
had a season-high 23 points (11-19 FG,1-2 FT) and grabbed 13 rebounds at Boston on 1/18
finished with 21 points (9-14 FG, 3-3 FT) and 13boards at Miami on 12/6
had 20 points and 12 rebounds vs. Denver on 2/28
twice tied his careerbestof 15 rebounds: had 10 points, 15 boards and 4 blocks vs. Memphis on 12/15 and finished with 13points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and a season-high-tying 7 blocks vs. Dallas on 3/5
in the 2004 playoffsaveraged 5.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.10 blocksin 26.1 minutes.
2002-03 SEASON:
Averaged 11.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.51 blocks in 30.4 minutes per contest
shot .525 (400-762) from the field and .642 (61-95) from the line
started all 77 games he played
set new career-highs in points, blocks, assists, FG percentage, FT percentage and minutes
ranked fifth in the NBA in FG percentage and 19th in blocks
scored in double-figures 53 times and posted 14 double-doubles
scored 20-or-more three times with a season-high 23 points at Chicago on 12/27
grabbed a career-best 15 rebounds in a career-high 46 minutes at Sacramento on 3/5
tied a Wolves franchise record with a career-high 9 blocks at Dallas on 3/10
missed five games (3/16-3/27) due to a sprained right ankle snapping a string of 150 straight starts
averaged 7.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in 28.2 minutes in the Timberwolves six playoff games.
2001-02 SEASON:
Concluded his fourth NBA season by posting career bests in scoring (8.4 ppg), rebounding (6.5 rpg) and minutes (27.0 mpg)...Also shot a career-high 49.3%, ranking 19th in the NBA in that category...Started all 82 games, becoming only the fifth player in Wolves history to do so (others: Wally Szczerbiak, 2000-01, 2001-02; Kevin Garnett, 1997-98; Tyrone Corbin, 1990-91; Pooh Richardson, 1990-91, 1991-92)...Had 12 point/rebound double-doubles, and was Minnesota's top rebounder 10 times...Scored 10+ points on 26 occasions (eight of the final 16)...Recorded a season-high seven blocks on 2/23/02 at San Antonio; the blocks were also a team season best...Grabbed his 1,000th career rebound Feb. 17 vs. Miami...Tallied 12 points and 12 boards in a career-high 42 minutes on 1/30/02 at Philadelphia; his 10 offensive boards were a career best, and just one shy of Felton Spencer's club single-game record...Led the Wolves with a career-high 24 points and 12 rebounds on 11/24/01 vs. San Antonio, the only time of the season he was Minnesota's leading scorer...His 23 FGAs that game were also a career best...Scored his 1,000th career point on 12/14/01 vs. Sacramento...Had his string of 15 games with a block stopped on 12/6/01 at Memphis... Averaged 11.3 ppg (.484 FG%), 6.7 rpg, 1.0 apg and 30.7 mpg in three starts against Dallas in the opening round of the 2002 NBA Western Conference Playoffs.
2000-01 SEASON:
Completed his third year with Minnesota, averaging 4.5 ppg (.461 FG%, .523 FT%), 3.9 rpg and 16.9 mpg in 73 games played, including 39 starts...Drew a total of nine DNP-CDs; the 3/4/01 DNP vs. Seattle was the first of his NBA career, snapping his consecutive-games played streak at 143...Reached double figures in scoring on nine occasions; eight of those nine contests came on the road... Averaged 3.7 ppg (44.2%) and 3.1 rpg in 14.2 mpg after Dec. 1; he'd tallied 7.5 ppg (50.0%) and 6.9 rpg in 27.5 mpg in November...Set club records for blocks in a quarter (six, 1st) and half (seven, 1st) on 2/7/01 vs. Sacramento...Had eight blocks on 11/8/00 at Denver, one shy of Randy Breuer's single-game franchise record...Tallied 16 points and a career-high-tying 13 rebounds on Opening Night (Oct. 31) at Houston...Grabbed his 500th career rebound on 12/9/00 vs. the L.A. Clippers...The 12/1/00 game at Boston was the 100th of his NBA career.
1999-2000 SEASON:
Was one of three Wolves to appear in all 82 games ... Started 55 contests, the 2nd-highest total ever for a Minnesota center (Sean Rooks drew 70 starting assignments in 1994-95)... Averaged 5.7 ppg (.476 FG%, .573 FT%), 4.6 rpg, 1.1 apg and 1.04 bpg...Posted four double-digit board efforts, including a career-high-tying 13 rebounds on 4/ 6/00 at the L.A. Clippers...Led the Wolves with 23 points and 13 rebounds on 12/11/99 vs. Golden State, his first career point/rebound double-double...Made his first nine FGAs vs. Golden State, including a club-record-tying 7-for-7 performance in the 1st quarter ... Tallied a game-high 23 points on 11/13/99 vs. Phoenix, tying the Wolves' single-game record for field-goal accuracy (11-for-12, 91.7%) in the process
1998-99 SEASON:
Concluded an abbreviated rookie season by appearing in the Wolves' final two contests...Finished second season with Virtus Kinder Bologna in the Italian Lega A, where he averaged 13.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg and a league-best 1.42 bpg...Also shot 65.2% from the field as Virtus went 20-6 in the regular season...Led his club to the 1999 Euroleague Final, where he totaled 12 points, 13 boards and two blocks in an 82-74 loss to Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
PRE-NBA:
Radoslav Nesterovic spent most of the 1998-99 season with Virtus Kinder Bologna in the Italian League before signing with the Timberwolves on 5/4/98 and playing in the final two games of the NBA season... A 7-foot center from Slovenia, Nesterovic started playing basketball at the age of 10 and was voted the MVP of the European Under-22 Championship in 1996...Playing for Virtus Kinder Bologna in the top Italian pro league, he averaged 7.0 points and 5.3 rebounds in the 1997-98 season, then led his team to the Euroleague Championship in Barcelona by averaging 11.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks and shooting .762 from the field (48-for-63) in nine playoff outings.
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