Born in Mostar, he came up through Real Madrid's system and starred for Cibona Zagreb and Fenerbahce before crossing over — a 2011 second-round pick who arrived in Brooklyn in 2014 and once scored 44 in a game for the Nets. The Jazz signed him in July 2019 for four years and 73 million dollars, the richest deal ever for a Croatian athlete, and he answered with two buzzer-beating game-winners in his first Utah season.
He chose to play internationally for Croatia, a decision he traced partly to his bond with Cibona. Detroit and New York rounded out his NBA years before retirement.
HOW HE CAME & WENTHe signed a four-year, $73 million contract on July 7, 2019. When the rebuild started, Utah traded him to Detroit on September 26, 2022 for Kelly Olynyk, Saben Lee and cash.
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| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | UTA | 63 | 33.1 | 20.2 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .447 | .414 | .903 |
| 2020–21 | UTA | 72 | 30.8 | 17.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .439 | .390 | .879 |
| 2021–22 | UTA | 69 | 30.9 | 18.1 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .455 | .387 | .858 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 3 SEASONS | 204 | 31.5 | 18.4 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .447 | .397 | .880 |
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