Vlatko Čančar
Vlatko Čančar (born April 10, 1997) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he plays as small forward.
 Čančar with Slovenia in 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| No. 31 – Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born | April 10, 1997 Koper, Slovenia | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Slovenian | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 236 lb (107 kg) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49th overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Koš Koper | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Union Olimpija | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | →LTH Castings | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Mega Leks | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | →Burgos | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Burgos | |||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | →Erie BayHawks | |||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
Medals
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Professional career
On April 16, 2015, Čančar signed a five-year contract with Union Olimpija.[1]
On June 30, 2016, he left Olimpija and signed with Serbian team Mega Leks.[2]
On June 22, 2017, Čančar was selected with the 49th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets. On June 13, 2018, Čančar signed a two-year deal with Spanish club San Pablo Burgos.[3]
On August 1, 2019, Čančar signed his rookie contract with the Denver Nuggets.[4]
On Jan 15, 2020, against Charlotte Hornets Čančar scored his first FG in regular NBA season.
International career
Čančar has been a member of the Slovenia national basketball team. He played with the team at EuroBasket 2017, where he won the gold medal with his country.
References
- Olimpija Ljubljana signs Vlatko Cancar to a 5-year contract.
- Mega Leks signs Slovenian prospect Vlatko Cancar.
- "ACB.COM - Vlatko Čančar renueva con el San Pablo Burgos por dos años". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Denver Nuggets sign Vlatko Čančar". NBA.com. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.