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Boban Marjanović
Boban Marjanović (2023)
Marjanović with the Houston Rockets in 2023.
No. 51 – Houston Rockets
Position: Center
League: NBA
Personal information
Born: August 15, 1988 (1988-08-15) (age 36)
Boljevac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Nationality: Flag of SerbiaSerbian
Physical stats
Listed height: 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
Listed weight: 290 lbs (132 kg)
National Basketball Association career
Debut: 2016 for the San Antonio Spurs
Career information
NBA Draft: 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career: 2006–present (18 years)
Career history
2006–2010 Hemofarm
2007 →Swisslion Takovo
2010–2011 CSKA Moscow
2011 →Žalgiris Kaunas
2011–2012 Nizhny Novgorod
2012 →Radnički Kragujevac
2012–2013 Mega Vizura
2013–2015 Crvena zvezda
2016 San Antonio Spurs
2015–2016 →Austin Spurs
20162018 Detroit Pistons
20182019 Los Angeles Clippers
2019 Philadelphia 76ers
20192022 Dallas Mavericks
2022–present Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
  • All-EuroLeague First Team (2015)
  • EuroLeague rebounding leader (2015)
  • Serbian League champion (2015)
  • 3× Serbian League MVP (2013–2015)
  • Serbian League Domestic Player of the Year (2015)
  • 3× All-Serbian League First Team (2013–2015)
  • Serbian League rebounding leader (2013)
  • ABA League champion (2015)
  • ABA League playoffs MVP (2015)
  • 3× All-ABA League Team (2014, 2015)
  • 2× Serbian Cup winner (2014, 2015)
  • LKL All-Star (2011)
  • LKL champion (2011)
  • Baltic League champion (2011)
  • Lithuanian Cup winner (2011)

Boban Marjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бобан Марјановић; born August 15, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also plays for the Serbian national team in international competitions. A 2007 junior world champion, Marjanović played abroad in Russia and Lithuania between 2010 and 2012 before making his breakthrough in his home country. As the 2013 MVP of the Serbian league, he moved to KK Crvena zvezda, with whom he won the national championship and the cross-border Adriatic Basketball League (ABA League) in 2015. In addition to further MVP awards in Serbia, Marjanović was also voted one of the five best players in the ABA League and the top European club competition EuroLeague in 2015.

Marjanović signed his first ever NBA contract as a 27-year-old rookie in 2015 with the San Antonio Spurs. He also played for the Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Dallas Mavericks. At 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) tall, Marjanović is tied with Victor Wembanyama as the tallest active NBA player.

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