Darko Miličić (Serbian: Дарко Миличић; born June 20, 1985, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a member of the New York Knicks, the fourth NBA team for which he has played in his career. He was selected by the Detroit Pistons as the 2nd overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. In the first 2½ seasons of his career playing for the Detroit Pistons, Miličić averaged 5.8 minutes and 1.6 points per game. In t...
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Darko Miličić (Serbian: Дарко Миличић; born June 20, 1985, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a member of the New York Knicks, the fourth NBA team for which he has played in his career. He was selected by the Detroit Pistons as the 2nd overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. In the first 2½ seasons of his career playing for the Detroit Pistons, Miličić averaged 5.8 minutes and 1.6 points per game. In the 30 games he played during the 2005-06 season with the Orlando Magic, he averaged 20.9 minutes, 7.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.07 blocks per game.
Unlike most teams with high draft picks, the Pistons were a good team that made the Eastern Conference Finals the season before. They held the pick because of a trade that had been made with the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1996. During his time with the Pistons, Miličić won an NBA championship in 2004 but saw limited playing time.
Under coach Larry Brown (2003-2005), Miličić only played when the...
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