Nikola Radičević

Nikola Radičević

Radičevič with the Lietkabelis Panevėžys during the 2022 LKL Finals
No. 31 – Dziki Warsaw
Position	Point guard
League	PLK ENBL
Personal information
Born	(1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30) Čačak, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2015: 2nd round, 57th overall pick
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2017	Sevilla
2017–2018	Crvena zvezda
2018	Gran Canaria
2018	Aquila Trento
2018–2020	Gran Canaria
2020	Murcia
2020	Promitheas Patras
2021	Trefl Sopot
2021–2022	Lietkabelis
2022–2023	Bilbao
2023–2024	Cedevita Olimpija
2024–2025	MoraBanc Andorra
2025–present	Dziki Warsaw
Career highlights and awards
Slovenian Cup winner (2024) Albert Schweitzer Tournament MVP (2012)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing Serbia FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 2012 Lithuania & Latvia U-18 Team 2011 Poland U-18 Team FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship 2009 Lithuania U-16 Team

Nikola Radičević (Serbian: Никола Радичевић; born 25 April 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Dziki Warsaw of the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and the European North Basketball League (ENBL). Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), he plays at the point guard position.

Early career

Born in Čačak, Radičević began his playing career with Belgrade-based Partizan's youth system.

Professional career

In 2012, Radičević moved to Baloncesto Sevilla of the Spanish Liga ACB, signing with the club for five seasons. He trained with the club's first team, while also playing with the club's youth team in the Liga EBA (Spanish 4th Division), as well as with the club's first team. For the 2014–15 season, he finally secured a permanent spot in Sevilla's first team.

On 1 August 2017, Radičević signed a three-year deal with Serbian team Crvena zvezda.[1] On 22 January 2018, he left Crvena zvezda and signed with Gran Canaria.[2]

On 8 August 2018, Radičević signed a three-year deal with the Italian club Aquila Basket Trento.[3]

On 14 November 2018, he signed with Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB. [4]

On 9 February 2020, he signed with UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB.[5] On 10 October 2020, he signed with Greek club Promitheas Patras.[6]

On 26 February 2021, Radičević signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League.[7]

On 29 June 2021 he signed with Lietkabelis of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[8]

On 28 June 2022 he signed with Bilbao of the Spanish Liga ACB.[9]

On 27 August 2023, Radičević signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the Adriatic League and the Slovenian Basketball League.[10]

On 5 November 2024, Radičević signed with MoraBanc Andorra of the Spanish Liga ACB.[11] However, he left the team on 6 January 2025.[12]

On 11 January 2025, Radičević signed with Dziki Warsaw of the Polish Basketball League.[13]

NBA draft rights

On 25 June 2015, Radičević was drafted with the 57th overall pick of the 2015 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets.[14] He played for the Nuggets during 2017 NBA Summer League. On 22 November 2020, his draft rights were traded to the Detroit Pistons.[15] On 11 July 2022, his draft rights were traded to the New York Knicks.[16][17]

National team career

After averaging 12.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, Radičević was named to the All-Tournament Team of the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.

References

1. "Crvena Zvezda inks point guard Radicevic". www.euroleague.net. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
2. "Crvena zvezda i Radičević sporazumno raskinuli ugovor". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
3. "Aquila Basket Trento signs Nikola Radicevic to a three-year deal". Sportando.basketball. 8 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
4. "Nikola Radicevic signs with Gran Canaria". Sportando. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
5. Skerletic, Dario (9 February 2020). "UCAM Murcia ink Delroy James, Nikola Radicevic, Rinalds Malmanis". Sportando. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
6. Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (10 October 2020). "Nikola Radicevic (ex UCAM Murcia) agreed terms with Promitheas". Eurobasket. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
7. "Nikola Radicevic signs with Trefl Sopot". Sportando. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
8. Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (29 June 2021). "Lietkabelis, Nikola Radicevic agree to 1-year deal". Sportando. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
9. "Nikola Radičević, primer fichaje de los MIB 22/23". Bilbao Basket (in European Spanish). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
10. "NIKOLA RADIČEVIĆ OKREPIL CEDEVITO OLIMPIJO". Cedevita.Olimpija.com (in Slovenian). 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
11. "Nikola Radičević, reforç temporal per la direcció de joc". BCA.ad (in Catalan). 5 November 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
12. "Nikola Radicevic i Babatunde Olumuyiwa marxen". BCA.ad (in Catalan). 6 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
13. "NIKOLA RADICEVIĆ WZMACNIA DZIKI". Dziki.basketball (in Polish). 11 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
14. "Denver Nuggets Select Emmanuel Mudiay with the Seventh Overall Selection of the 2015 NBA Draft". NBA.com. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
15. "Detroit Pistons Acquire Jerami Grant and Draft Rights to Nikola Radicevic". NBA.com. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
16. "DETROIT PISTONS ACQUIRE ALEC BURKS, NERLENS NOEL, DRAFT PICKS AND CASH CONSIDERATIONS". NBA.com. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
17. "KNICKS TRADE ALEC BURKS AND NERLENS NOEL TO DETROIT". NBA.com. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

External links

• Nikola Radičević at acb.com (in Spanish)
• Nikola Radičević at draftexpress.com
• Nikola Radičević at eurobasket.com
• Nikola Radičević at euroleague.net
• Nikola Radičević at fiba.com (archive)
• Nikola Radičević at fibaeurope.com