CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
Selected in the First Round (22nd overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets.
2004-05:
Averaged 5.0 ppg, 1.0 apg and 1.6 rpg in 43 games… Averaged 9.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.3 apg in 24.7 mpg in eight starts… Tallied eight games in which he scored 10+ points… The Nets were 4-4 in those games… Led the team in steals four times and assists three times this season… Missed a total of 31 games due to injury… Was on Injured List (broken left hand) from 12/4-1/29 (29 games)… Activated from the injured list on 2/1 but missed two games, 2/1 vs. Chicago and 2/2 at Boston due to the broken left hand… Underwent hand surgery on 12/2/04… Recorded a DNP- coach’s decision in eight games… Registered 12 points on 4-7 shooting from the floor and four assists in 21 minutes on 4/19 vs. Washington… Recorded seven points and three steals in 19 minutes off the bench on 4/9 vs. Boston… Tallied 11 points on 5-6 shooting in 12 minutes on 4/7 vs. New York… Tallied 10 points and two steals on 3/18 vs. Utah… Recorded nine points and four rebounds in 18 minutes on 3/9 at New Orleans… Started and tallied 14 points, four rebounds and three assists on 11/20 vs. Washington… Started and registered career-highs in points (16), offensive rebounds (4), defensive rebounds (5), total rebounds (9), FGM (7), FGA (15) and steals (3) vs. Dallas on 11/13… Started and recorded 12 points and eight rebounds in 25 minutes on 11/9 vs. Portland.
2003-04:
Averaged 3.1 ppg, 1.4 apg and 1.1 rpg in 49 games… Missed a total of 13 games due to injury… Was on the injured list from 12/12- 1/6 with a strained neck… Recorded a DNP- coach’s decision in 20 games… Registered 12 points, three assists and three rebounds in a season-high 26 minutes at Miami on 4/14… Recorded a season-high 14 points, two rebounds and six assists in 22 minutes off the bench at Atlanta on 4/12… Recorded 10 points, two rebounds and five assists in 21 minutes off the bench vs. Philadelphia on 4/11… Recorded 11 points and three assists in 24 minutes of action vs. New York on 4/2… Recorded six points, six assists and a season-high four rebounds vs. LA Lakers on 2/29…Registered eight points and a season-high seven assists vs. Orlando on 2/6… Made first career NBA start and finished with four points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals in 22 minutes vs. Toronto on 11/22… Tallied nine points in 15 minutes off the bench vs. New Orleans on 11/18… Scored six points on 2-3 shooting from the field in 15 minutes off the bench at Atlanta on 11/15… Came off the bench to score nine points on 4-6 shooting from the field in 15 minutes vs. New York on 11/14.
CAREER PLAYOFFS:
Has appeared in a total of nine playoff games… 2005 Playoffs: Played in a total of three minutes in three First Round playoff games vs. the Miami Heat… 2004 Playoffs: Averaged 0.2 ppg, 0.2 rpg, and 2.5 mpg in six games… Scored one point on 1-2 shooting from the foul line and grabbed one rebound in three minutes of action in Game 1 at Detroit on 5/3/04… Played in the first postseason game of his career and logged three minutes off the bench in Game 1 vs. New York on 4/17.
EUROPEAN CAREER:
Helped Cibona to the Croatian National Championship in 2001 and 2002. Was named MVP of the 2001 Euroleague Opening Tournament. Was named the 2001-02 Best Croatian Young Player… Has been a member of the Croatian Under-22 National Team and helped his team to the silver medal at the 2001 World Under-22 Championship… Has been a member of the Croatian Junior National Team… Helped his team to the bronze medal at the 1999 World Junior Championship.
