Nenad Krstić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Крстић) (born July 25, 1983 in Kraljevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. Krstić is officially listed at 7'0" (2.13 m) tall and weighing 260 lbs (118 kg).
His first professional team was Partizan Belgrade in the Serbian League, the Adriatic League and the Euroleague.
He was drafted 24th overall in the 2002 NBA Draft by the New Jer...
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Nenad Krstić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Крстић) (born July 25, 1983 in Kraljevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. Krstić is officially listed at 7'0" (2.13 m) tall and weighing 260 lbs (118 kg).
His first professional team was Partizan Belgrade in the Serbian League, the Adriatic League and the Euroleague.
He was drafted 24th overall in the 2002 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. But he went on to play the next two seasons with Partizan Belgrade.
During the 2004-05 NBA season, Krstić logged an impressive rookie campaign for the New Jersey Nets, averaging 10.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.84 blocked shots per game. He was honored as part of the All-Rookie NBA second team.
In his debut in the playoffs against the Miami Heat, Krstić averaged 18.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game; an exceptional performance for a rookie in the playoffs. This followed a greater trend where Krstić had consistently...
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