Vladimir Radmanović
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| Position | Small forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Weight | 234 lb (106 kg) |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Jersey | #10 |
| Born | November 19, 1980 Trebinje, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality |  Serbia |
| Draft | 12th overall, 2001 Seattle SuperSonics |
| Pro career | 1997–present |
| Former teams | Red Star Belgrade (1997–2001) KK FMP Železnik (2001) Seattle SuperSonics (2001–2006) Los Angeles Clippers (2006) |
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| Gold | 2002 Indianapolis | Yugoslavia |
Vladimir Radmanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Радмановић) (born November 19, 1980 in Trebinje, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He previously played with the Los Angeles Clippers and Seattle SuperSonics.
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[edit] Pre-NBA
Born into the family of a JNA officer hailing from Zadar in Dalmatia, Radmanović was born in Trebinje, where his father Stevan was stationed at the time. He grew up in various locales dictated by the requirements of his father's profession.
Radmanović played basketball for Red Star Belgrade and KK FMP Železnik before entering the into the NBA in 2001.
[edit] NBA career
[edit] Seattle SuperSonics
Radmanović was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics as the 12th pick of 2001 NBA Draft. Although consistent throughout his first two seasons, Radmanović became a candidate for the NBA Most Improved Player Award in the 2003-04 season, when he averaged 12 points and 5.3 rebounds per game mostly as a sixth man. He established himself as a deadly three-point shooter, making around 40% of his attempts.
He was integral to the Sonics' success in the 2004-05 season as a sixth man. He averaged 11.8 points per game and 4.6 rebounds, helping the Sonics win their first-round playoff matchup against the Sacramento Kings. On January 26, 2005, he made a career-high 8 three-point field goals against the Los Angeles Lakers
After the 2004-05 season, Radmanović turned down a six year, $42 million dollar contract offer to re-sign with the Sonics, and instead decided to sign a one-year deal, making him an unrestricted free agent after next season.
Was nicknamed "THE MACHINE" by Supersonics announcer Kevin Calabro, after his resemblance to NFL quarterback Joe Namath.
[edit] Los Angeles Clippers
After voicing his frustration for not being a starter, on February 14 2006, Radmanović was traded from the SuperSonics to the Los Angeles Clippers for power forward Chris Wilcox.
The change of venue greatly improved his performance. Radmanović averaged 10.7 ppg, a career-best averages of 5.7 rpg and 2.1 apg, while shooting 41.8% of his three-pointers.
[edit] Los Angeles Lakers
On July 1 2006, he agreed to terms with Los Angeles Lakers for the full mid-level exception over 5 years (at an estimated $31M).[1] Although he was believed to be a lock to re-sign with the Los Angeles Clippers (he at first accepted their offer at an estimated $31M over five years), he changed his mind after being promised a starting job with the Los Angeles Lakers. Although the Lakers were offering the same amount of money as Clippers, Radmanović was persuaded to join the team by Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson, Magic Johnson and his good friend, Vlade Divac, who were all convinced his shooting and playing opportunities would greatly increase in the Lakers' triangle offense. Jackson has also called Vladimir a "space cadet" and "my favorite Martian" in reference to his being out of position and taking wild three point shots.[2]
[edit] Snowboarding injury
On February 18 2007, Radmanović told the Lakers that he had separated his shoulder, when he fell on a patch of ice in Park City, Utah the day before, during the weekend of the 2007 NBA All-Star Game and would be out approximately eight weeks.[3]
However, on February 23 2007, Radmanović revealed that he had actually hurt himself in a fall while snowboarding.[4][5] Radmanović's Lakers contract banned him from taking part in activities that involve significant risk of injury, including skiing and snowboarding.[5] An NBA league source said that voiding the contract would be extremely unlikely, with a suspension or fine more likely.[5] This proved to be true, as he was fined $500,000.
[edit] International play
[edit] World Championships 2002
In the offseason of 2002, Radmanović for the first time got the honour of representing his country on big stage at the World Championships in Indianapolis. He had a so-so tournament coming off the bench, but he'll be more remembered for getting kicked off the squad by coach Svetislav Pešić during halftime of the semifinal game against New Zealand. After his heavily favoured FR Yugoslavia team struggled throughout the first half, coach Pesic was very animated at the break. When he spotted Radmanović eating a banana off by himself in the corner, barely paying attention to what was being said, Pesic immediately sent him packing. Radmanović did not come out for the second half of the game that Yugoslavia ended up winning in a tense finish, nor did he feature in the memorable final win against Argentina. In the end Radmanović wasn't even present on the podium to receive his gold medal. Aleksandar Smiljanic, an alternate who was earlier cut from the roster ended up receiving it in Radmanović's name. Still, Radmanović made the trip back to Belgrade with the rest of the squad and did make an appearance at the homecoming rally with a medal around his neck.[citation needed]
[edit] Eurobasket 2005
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Radmanović was on national team duty for Serbia-Montenegro in Eurobasket 2005 on home soil following a month long training camp. After an atrocious team display against Tony Parker-led France and a failure to get into the quarterfinals, coach Željko Obradović publicly launched into his team, singling Radmanović out for lack of commitment and specifically for not caring to remember how to execute a five-on-none play in training.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Yahoo! Sports - Sports News, Scores, Rumors, Fantasy Games, and more
- ^ More Kind Words from Phil | NBA Blog - The FanHouse
- ^ LAKERS FORWARD VLADIMIR RADMANOVIC SUFFERS SEPARATED SHOULDER. Lakers.com (2007-02-18). Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
- ^ "Lakers' Radmanovic reveals he lied about shoulder injury", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2007-02-23. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
- ^ a b c Bresnahan, Mike. "Radmanovic lied to Lakers about injury", Los Angeles Times, 2007-02-23. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
[edit] External links
- Vladimir Radmanović at NBA.com
- Vladimir Radmanović at ESPN.com
- Vladimir Radmanovic Lakerfreak.com
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