Boštjan Nachbar

Boštjan Nachbar

Nachbar in Slovenian national team jersey
Detroit Pistons
Position	Scout
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1980-07-03) July 3, 1980 (age 44) Slovenj Gradec, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Slovenian
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2002: 1st round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career	1997–2017
Position	Small forward / power forward
Number	9, 7, 10, 34
Career history
1997–1998	Union Olimpija
1998–1999	Maribor Ovni
1999–2000	Pivovarna Laško
2000–2002	Benetton Treviso
2002–2004	Houston Rockets
2004–2006	New Orleans Hornets[a]
2006–2008	New Jersey Nets
2008–2009	Dynamo Moscow
2009–2011	Efes Pilsen
2012	UNICS Kazan
2012–2013	Brose Baskets
2013–2015	FC Barcelona
2015–2017	Sevilla
Career highlights and awards
Liga ACB champion (2014) Spanish Supercup champion (2015) German BBL champion (2013) German Supercup winner (2012) German BBL All-Star (2013) All-Russian League First Team (2009) TBSL All-Star (2011) 2× Turkish Super Cup winner (2009, 2010) All-EuroCup First Team (2009) Italian Supercup winner (2001) 2× Slovenian League All-Star (1999, 2000) 2× Nike Hoop Summit (1999, 2000) Slovenian League champion (1998) Slovenian Cup champion (1998)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Representing  Slovenia FIBA Europe U-20 Championship 2000 Macedonia National Team

Boštjan "Boki" Nachbar (born July 3, 1980) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. A 2.06 m forward, he spent most of his career between the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the EuroLeague. Nachbar helped lead the Slovenian national basketball team to a fourth place at EuroBasket 2009.

Professional career

Europe

Nachbar started his professional career by joining the Olimpija Ljubljana basketball club in the 1997–98 season. He played with Olimpija in Europe's top-level competition the EuroLeague, where he averaged 7 points and 2 rebounds per game. In the 2000–01 season he signed with Benetton Treviso basketball club, as the youngest Italian League player. With Benetton, he averaged 4 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in the EuroLeague. In the next season, he helped Benetton get to the Final Four of the EuroLeague, as he improved his statistics to 13 points and 4 rebounds per game. In his best game of the season, against Idea Slask Wroclaw, he scored 28 points, hitting 6 three-pointers. He won the Italian League championship and the Italian Supercup in 2002.

NBA

Nachbar was selected by the Houston Rockets as the 15th overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. He played for the Rockets for three seasons, but only averaged about 10 minutes per game. In 2004, he went to the New Orleans Hornets, where he averaged about 8 points in 21 minutes per game. During the 2004–05 NBA season, he scored 21 points against his former team, the Rockets, which was a career high. In the 2005–06 season, however, he had a difficult time getting off the bench once again was traded to the New Jersey Nets just before the trading deadline in exchange for Marc Jackson, Linton Johnson, and cash considerations. He had a great season with New Jersey as the team's 6th man, making many contributions to the club before they lost in the Eastern Conference semis to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Nachbar's final NBA game was played on April 16, 2008, in a 94–105 loss to the Boston Celtics where he recorded 11 points, 1 assist and 1 block.

Return to Europe

On July 20, 2008, Nachbar returned to Europe when he signed a 3-year €9.6 million euros net income contract with the Russian Superleague club Dynamo Moscow,^[1][2] giving him one of the most expensive contracts in European pro basketball history. The contract also included opt out clauses after each season. He averaged 16.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.4 steals in Europe's second-level competition, the EuroCup, during the 2008–09 season.^[3]

Nachbar opted out of his contract with Dynamo Moscow on May 17, 2009. In July 2009, he signed a 2-year contract with a team option for the second year with the Turkish League club Efes Pilsen.^[4][5] He averaged 6.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in the EuroLeague in the 2009-10 season.^[6] In his second year with Efes, Nachbar improved his stats in the EuroLeague to 8.3 points and 2.8 rebounds. On June 24, 2011, Nachbar announced via Twitter that he won't stay for a third season with the team.^[7]

Nachbar started the 2011–12 season out due to an ankle injury. After recovering from the injury, he was mentioned as a potential reinforcement for several NBA teams.^[8][9] After not getting a contract in the NBA, Nachbar signed with Russian League team UNICS Kazan in January 2012, until the end of the season.^[10] He wasn't able to perform well in UNICS, averaging only 3.1 PPG in the Russian league.

He joined Brose Baskets Bamberg in July 2012.^[11] He had a successful season, leading the team to the EuroLeague Top 16, finishing as EuroLeague's second best scorer with 16.1 points per game. He also helped the team regain their Basketball Bundesliga title, as they won 3–0 in the finals series against EWE Baskets Oldenburg.

On July 23, 2013, Nachbar signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona.^[12]

On August 18, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Baloncesto Sevilla.^[13]

On May 14, 2018, Nachbar announced his retirement.^[14]

National team career

Nachbar was a member of the senior Slovenian national basketball team. He participated at EuroBasket 2003, EuroBasket 2005, EuroBasket 2009 and EuroBasket 2013. During the 2005 FIBA EuroBasket, he averaged 11 points and 5 rebounds per game. He was also a member of Slovenia's national team that played at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan.

He was also a member of Slovenia's national team that played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. EuroBasket 2013, which took place in his homeland of Slovenia, was his last one before his retirement from the national team.

Post-playing career

Nachbar was hired as an international scout by the Detroit Pistons.^[15] Together with Anže Tomić and Boštjan Gorenc he runs the podcast Podrobnosti (eng. Details).^[16]

Personal life

He is married ^[17] and has two daughters, Tara and Ajda.^[18] His younger brother Grega is assistant coach of Premier A Slovenian Basketball League club Helios Suns.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	Houston	14	1	5.5	.355	.200	.500	.8	.2	.1	.1	2.1
2003–04	Houston	45	3	11.5	.356	.365	.724	1.6	.7	.3	.3	3.1
2004–05	Houston	16	2	12.8	.349	.476	.750	1.9	.6	.1	.0	3.1
2004–05	New Orleans	55	4	20.7	.397	.371	.838	2.8	1.2	.5	.3	8.1
2005–06	NO/Oklahoma City	25	13	16.2	.339	.298	.694	2.0	.9	.5	.2	5.0
2005–06	New Jersey	11	0	8.8	.375	.143	.625	1.0	.5	.3	.0	2.8
2006–07	New Jersey	76	1	20.2	.457	.423	.805	3.3	.8	.4	.3	9.2
2007–08	New Jersey	75	1	22.1	.402	.359	.786	3.5	1.2	.6	.3	9.8
Career		317	25	17.8	.406	.375	.784	2.6	.9	.4	.3	7.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004	Houston	5	0	8.2	.444	.333	1.000	1.2	.4	.2	.0	2.8
2006	New Jersey	1	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2007	New Jersey	12	0	23.4	.421	.375	.955	2.9	1.5	.6	.1	9.9
Career		18	0	17.9	.423	.373	.963	2.3	1.1	.4	.1	7.4

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2000–01	Benetton	12	1	9.0	.429	.429	.640	1.8	.8	.5	.2	4.3	4.7
2001–02	Benetton	21	16	25.4	.475	.333	.778	3.7	1.4	1.0	.2	12.4	11.3
2009–10	Efes Pilsen	15	2	16.4	.477	.355	.844	1.9	.7	.3	.5	6.7	6.7
2010–11	Efes Pilsen	15	0	19.3	.418	.379	.822	2.8	.3	.4	.3	8.3	6.6
2011–12	UNICS Kazan	7	0	14.1	.370	.500	.833	2.4	.6	.3	.1	4.0	3.9
2012–13	Brose Baskets	23	13	26.7	.431	.370	.800	3.4	1.1	.5	.4	16.1	13.8
2013–14	Barcelona	28	6	18.3	.437	.360	.733	3.0	1.0	.4	.1	7.9	6.4
2014–15	Barcelona	24	2	12.2	.529	.462	.923	2.0	.6	.3	.1	5.3	5.0
Career		146	40	18.6	.449	.378	.788	2.7	.9	.5	.2	8.8	7.8

See also

• List of European basketball players in the United States

Notes

1. During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their temporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina.

References

1. Sanjski prestop Nachbarja v Moskvo Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)
2. Ex-Nets F Nachbar, Dynamo Moscow agree to 3-year, $14.3M deal
3. Eurocup 2008-09 season.
4. Sportando.net Nachbar inks for Efes Pilsen - The Slovenian to stay in Europe.
5. Efes Pilsen lands forward Bostjan Nachbar
6. Euroleague.net - 2009-10 season.
7. "Bostjan Nachbar leaves Efes Istanbul". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
8. "Knicks Seeking 3/4 Swingman For Bench". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
9. "Charlotte Bobcats plan to audition Bostjan Nachbar and Jamario Moon". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
10. Unics brings in Bostjan Nachbar
11. Brose Baskets lands Nachbar
12. "FC Barcelona announced Bostjan Nachbar". Sportando.net. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
13. Baloncesto Sevilla lands Bostjan Nachbar
14. "Bostjan Nachbar retires at 37". Sportando. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
15. "Bostjan Nachbar to work with the Pistons as an international scout". sportando.com.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
16. "Podrobnosti". apparatus.si. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
17. Nachbar talks about wife and season with the NETS
18. Boštjan Nachbar postal očka (in Slovene)

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com  and Basketball Reference
• Boštjan Nachbar at ACB.com (archived)
• Boštjan Nachbar at Eurobasket.com
• Boštjan Nachbar at Euroleague.net
• Boštjan Nachbar at FIBA (archive)
• Boštjan Nachbar at FIBA.com
• Boštjan Nachbar^{[dead link‍]} at Legabasket.it
• Boštjan Nachbar at tblstat.net