Kosta Perović (Serbian: Коста Перовић; born February 19, 1985) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the FC Barcelona Bàsquet of the Spanish ACB League. In the 2006 NBA Draft he was a second-round selection of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, with whom he signed on August 3, 2007. A 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) center, Perović was the tallest player taken in the 2006 NBA Draft. His game has been compared to that of Slovenian center Rasho Nesterov...
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Kosta Perović (Serbian: Коста Перовић; born February 19, 1985) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the FC Barcelona Bàsquet of the Spanish ACB League. In the 2006 NBA Draft he was a second-round selection of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, with whom he signed on August 3, 2007. A 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) center, Perović was the tallest player taken in the 2006 NBA Draft. His game has been compared to that of Slovenian center Rasho Nesterović.
Perović was born in Osijek, SR Croatia, in the former Yugoslavia. He played basketball professionally for Partizan Belgrade at the time of his being drafted by the Golden State Warriors.
After being drafted in 2006, Perović did not immediately come to the NBA. Rather, he played the 2006–07 season in the Serbian League.
On August 3, 2007, Perović was signed to a two-year contract worth about US $3.5 million with a team option for a third season by Golden State. On November 18, 2007, he was assigned to the NBA D-League after going without an...
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