Damjan Rudež

Damjan Rudež
No. 10 – Minnesota Timberwolves
Position Forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1986-06-17) June 17, 1986
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Playing career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2004 Zrinjevac (Croatia)
2004–2006 Oostende (Belgium)
2006–2008 Split (Croatia)
2008–2009 Union Olimpija (Slovenia)
2009–2011 Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia)
2011–2012 Cibona Zagreb (Croatia)
2012–2014 CAI Zaragoza (Spain)
2014–2015 Indiana Pacers
2015–present Minnesota Timberwolves
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Competitor for Croatia Croatia
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara Team

Damjan Rudež (Croatian pronunciation: [damjan ru:deʒ] (DAHM-yahn ROO-dezh); born June 17, 1986) is a Croatian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Croatian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) he plays the forward position.

Professional career

From 2002 to 2004, Rudež played for the junior team of Zrinjevac and occasionally for the senior team. From 2004 to 2006, he played for the Belgian club Oostende, where he won his first championship in 2006. From 2006 to 2008, he played for Split.

In June 2008, he signed a two-year deal with Union Olimpija. In 2009, he left Olimpija and signed with Cedevita Zagreb.

On July 7, 2011, he signed a one-year deal with Cibona Zagreb.[1]

In August 2012, he signed a one-year deal with CAI Zaragoza of Spain.[2] On June 26, 2013, he re-signed with Zaragoza on a two-year deal.[3][4] In June 2014, he requested a buy-out from his contract with Zaragoza.[5]

On July 11, 2014, Rudež signed with the Indiana Pacers[6] to a reported three-year contract.[7][8] During 2014–15 NBA season, Rudež led all rookies in three-point field goal percentage.[9]

On July 12, 2015, Rudež was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Chase Budinger.[10]

NBA 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  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Indiana 68 2 15.4 .452 .406 .696 .7 .8 .2 .1 4.8
Career 68 2 15.4 .452 .406 .696 .7 .8 .2 .1 4.8

International career

On August 3, 2008, he was called into the Croatian national basketball team to compete in the 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournament after Damir Markota withdrew due to injury.[11]

In 2009, he won the gold medal at the XVI Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy. He also represented Croatia at the 2015 EuroBasket,[12] where they were eliminated in the eighth finals by Czech Republic.[13]

References

  1. ↑ KK Cibona lands Rudez and Kovacevic
  2. ↑ CAI Zaragoza puts Damjan Rudez at forward
  3. ↑ CAI ZARAGOZA re-signs Rudez
  4. ↑ CAI Zaragoza keep Damjan Rudez
  5. ↑ Damjan Rudez to workout with Cleveland Cavaliers
  6. ↑ Pacer Sign Free Agents C.J. Miles and Damjan Rudez; Re-sign Lavoy Allen
  7. ↑ Pacers to sign Damjan Rudez to a three-year deal
  8. ↑ Sources: Pacers reach agreement with European shooter Damjan Rudez
  9. ↑ NBA Player 3-Point Shooting Statistics - 2014-15
  10. ↑ "Timberwolves Acquire Damjan Rudez from Indiana". NBA.com. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  11. ↑ CRO – Rudez called by Croatia after meniscus injury knocks out Markota
  12. ↑ "CROATIA UNVEIL AMBITIOUS EUROBASKET SQUAD". eurobasket2015.org. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "CZECHS MAKE FIRST QUARTER-FINAL TRIP". .eurobasket2015.org. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, February 02, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.