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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (November 2007) Marko Jaric Position Point guard/shooting guard Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Weight 217 lb (98.4 kg) League NBA Team Memphis Grizzlies Jersey Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia Nationality Serbian/Greek Draft 2nd round, 30th overall, 2000 Los Angeles Clippers Pro career 1996present Former teams Peristeri (19961998) Teamsystem Bologna (19982000) Kinder Bologna (20002002) Los Angeles Clippers (20022005) Minnesota Timberwolves (20052008) Official profile Info Page Medal record Competitor for Yugoslavia World Championship Gold 2002 Indianapolis National team European Championship Gold 2001 Turkey National team Marko Jaric (Serbian Cyrillic: ????? ?????, Greek: ?????? ??ts??) (born October 12, 1978 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional basketball player currently playing for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. Contents [hide] 1 Career 2 Personal info 3 NBA career statistics 3.1 Regular season 4 References 5 External links // Career He was selected as the 30th overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2000 NBA Draft. He was traded to the Timberwolves on August 12, 2005 along with Lionel Chalmers by the Clippers in exchange for Sam Cassell and a future first-round draft pick.[1] He was traded to the Grizzlies on June 26, 2008 in an eight-player deal involving rookie guard O. J. Mayo and rookie forward Jaric played for Serbian national team when they won the 2002 World Basketball Championships, and he was also a member of the 1998 gold medal-winning Under-22 European Championship team. Jaric is the only player ever to win back-to-back Italian League Championships on two different teams. He won it in 2000 with Paf Bologna and in 2001 with Kinder Bologna. Personal info Marko Jaric is the son of Srecko Jaric, retired Serbian basketball player who is considered one of the greatest international basketball players ever.[3] He also holds Greek citizenship [4] under the surname Latsis.[5] On June 12, 2008, Jaric became engaged to Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima after proposing to her on her 27th birthday. [6] The couple wed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Valentines Day 2009.[7] 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 200203 LA Clippers 66 12 20.9 .401 .319 .752 2.4 2.9 1.5 .2 7.4 200304 LA Clippers 58 50 30.3 .388 .340 .733 3.0 4.8 1.6 .3 8.5 200405 LA Clippers 50 41 33.1 .414 .371 .720 3.2 6.1 1.7 .3 9.9 200506 Minnesota 75 49 28.0 | ||||
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