Boštjan Nachbar

Boštjan Nachbar
	Sevilla
Career highlights and awards
	Liga ACB champion (2014); Spanish Supercup champion (2015); German BBL champion (2013); German Supercup winner (2012); German BBL All-Star (2013); All-Russian League First Team (2009); TBSL All-Star (2011); 2× Turkish Super Cup winner (2009, 2010); All-EuroCup First Team (2009); Italian Supercup winner (2001); 2× Slovenian League All-Star (1999, 2000); 2× Nike Hoop Summit (1999, 2000); Slovenian League champion (1998); Slovenian Cup champion (1998);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Representing Slovenia
FIBA Europe U-20 Championship

Boštjan "Boki" Nachbar (born July 3, 1980) is a Slovenian former professional

Slovenian national basketball team to a fourth place at EuroBasket 2009

.

Professional career

Europe

Nachbar started his professional career by joining the

Italian Supercup

in 2002.

NBA

Nachbar was selected by the Houston Rockets as the 15th overall pick in the

New Jersey Nets just before the trading deadline in exchange for Marc Jackson, Linton Johnson, and cash considerations. He had a great season with New Jersey as the team's 6th man, making many contributions to the club before they lost in the Eastern Conference semis to the Cleveland Cavaliers

.

Nachbar's final NBA game was played on April 16, 2008, in a 94–105 loss to the Boston Celtics where he recorded 11 points, 1 assist and 1 block.

Return to Europe

On July 20, 2008, Nachbar returned to Europe when he signed a 3-year

EuroCup, during the 2008-09 season.^[3]

Nachbar opted out of his contract with Dynamo Moscow on May 17, 2009. In July 2009, he signed a 2-year contract with a team option for the second year with the

2009-10 season.^[6] In his second year with Efes, Nachbar improved his stats in the EuroLeague to 8.3 points and 2.8 rebounds. On June 24, 2011, Nachbar announced via Twitter that he won't stay for a third season with the team.^[7]

Nachbar started the 2011-12 season out due to an ankle injury. After recovering from the injury, he was mentioned as a potential reinforcement for several NBA teams.

UNICS Kazan in January 2012, until the end of the season.^[10] He wasn't able to perform well in UNICS, averaging only 3.1 PPG

in the Russian league.

He joined

EWE Baskets Oldenburg

.

On July 23, 2013, Nachbar signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona.^[12]

On August 18, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with

Baloncesto Sevilla.^[13]

On May 14, 2018, Nachbar announced his retirement.[14]

National team career

Nachbar was a member of the senior

Slovenian national basketball team. He participated at EuroBasket 2003, EuroBasket 2005, EuroBasket 2009 and EuroBasket 2013. During the 2005 FIBA EuroBasket, he averaged 11 points and 5 rebounds per game. He was also a member of Slovenia's national team that played at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan

.

He was also a member of Slovenia's national team that played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. EuroBasket 2013, which took place in his homeland of Slovenia, was his last one before his retirement from the national team.

Post-playing career

Nachbar is hired as an international scout by the Detroit Pistons.^[15] Together with Anže Tomić and Boštjan Gorenc he runs the podcast Podrobnosti (eng. Details).^[16]

Personal life

He is married

Helios Suns

.

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	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	Houston	14	1	5.5	.355	.200	.500	.8	.2	.1	.1	2.1
2003–04	Houston	45	3	11.5	.356	.365	.724	1.6	.7	.3	.3	3.1
2004–05	Houston	16	2	12.8	.349	.476	.750	1.9	.6	.1	.0	3.1
2004–05	New Orleans	55	4	20.7	.397	.371	.838	2.8	1.2	.5	.3	8.1
2005–06	NO/Oklahoma City	25	13	16.2	.339	.298	.694	2.0	.9	.5	.2	5.0
2005–06	New Jersey	11	0	8.8	.375	.143	.625	1.0	.5	.3	.0	2.8
2006–07	New Jersey	76	1	20.2	.457	.423	.805	3.3	.8	.4	.3	9.2
2007–08	New Jersey	75	1	22.1	.402	.359	.786	3.5	1.2	.6	.3	9.8
Career		317	25	17.8	.406	.375	.784	2.6	.9	.4	.3	7.1

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004	Houston	5	8.2	.444	.333	1.000	1.2	.4	.2	.0	2.8
2006	New Jersey	1	1.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2007	New Jersey	12	23.4	.421	.375	.955	2.9	1.5	.6	.1	9.9
Career		18	17.9	.423	.373	.963	2.3	1.1	.4	.1	7.4

EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2000–01	Benetton	12	1	9.0	.429	.429	.640	1.8	.8	.5	.2	4.3	4.7
2001–02	Benetton	21	16	25.4	.475	.333	.778	3.7	1.4	1.0	.2	12.4	11.3
2009–10	Efes Pilsen	15	2	16.4	.477	.355	.844	1.9	.7	.3	.5	6.7	6.7
2010–11	Efes Pilsen	15	0	19.3	.418	.379	.822	2.8	.3	.4	.3	8.3	6.6
2011–12	UNICS Kazan	7	0	14.1	.370	.500	.833	2.4	.6	.3	.1	4.0	3.9
2012–13	Brose Baskets	23	13	26.7	.431	.370	.800	3.4	1.1	.5	.4	16.1	13.8
2013–14	Barcelona	28	6	18.3	.437	.360	.733	3.0	1.0	.4	.1	7.9	6.4
2014–15	Barcelona	24	2	12.2	.529	.462	.923	2.0	.6	.3	.1	5.3	5.0
Career		146	40	18.6	.449	.378	.788	2.7	.9	.5	.2	8.8	7.8

Notes

^ During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their temporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina.

References

^ Sanjski prestop Nachbarja v Moskvo Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)
^ Ex-Nets F Nachbar, Dynamo Moscow agree to 3-year, $14.3M deal
^ Eurocup 2008-09 season.
^ Sportando.net Nachbar inks for Efes Pilsen - The Slovenian to stay in Europe.
^ Efes Pilsen lands forward Bostjan Nachbar
^ Euroleague.net - 2009-10 season.
^ "Bostjan Nachbar leaves Efes Istanbul". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
^ "Knicks Seeking 3/4 Swingman For Bench". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
^ "Charlotte Bobcats plan to audition Bostjan Nachbar and Jamario Moon". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
^ Unics brings in Bostjan Nachbar
^ Brose Baskets lands Nachbar
^ "FC Barcelona announced Bostjan Nachbar". Sportando.net. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
^ Baloncesto Sevilla lands Bostjan Nachbar
^ "Bostjan Nachbar retires at 37". Sportando. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Bostjan Nachbar to work with the Pistons as an international scout". sportando.com.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Podrobnosti". apparatus.si. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
^ Nachbar talks about wife and season with the NETS
^ Boštjan Nachbar postal očka (in Slovene)

External links

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Boštjan Nachbar at acb.com
Boštjan Nachbar at eurobasket.com
Boštjan Nachbar at euroleague.net
Boštjan Nachbar at fiba.com
Boštjan Nachbar at legabasket.it
Boštjan Nachbar at nba.com
Boštjan Nachbar at tblstat.net
Boštjan Nachbar on
Twitter

[1] During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their temporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina.

[2] Sanjski prestop Nachbarja v Moskvo Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)

[3] Ex-Nets F Nachbar, Dynamo Moscow agree to 3-year, $14.3M deal

[4] Eurocup 2008-09 season.

[5] Sportando.net Nachbar inks for Efes Pilsen - The Slovenian to stay in Europe.

[6] Efes Pilsen lands forward Bostjan Nachbar

[7] Euroleague.net - 2009-10 season.

[8] "Bostjan Nachbar leaves Efes Istanbul". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.

[9] "Knicks Seeking 3/4 Swingman For Bench". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.

[10] "Charlotte Bobcats plan to audition Bostjan Nachbar and Jamario Moon". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-30.

[11] Unics brings in Bostjan Nachbar

[12] Brose Baskets lands Nachbar

[13] "FC Barcelona announced Bostjan Nachbar". Sportando.net. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

[14] Baloncesto Sevilla lands Bostjan Nachbar

[15] "Bostjan Nachbar retires at 37". Sportando. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

[16] "Bostjan Nachbar to work with the Pistons as an international scout". sportando.com.^{[permanent dead link]}

[17] "Podrobnosti". apparatus.si. Retrieved 2018-03-10.

[18] Nachbar talks about wife and season with the NETS

[19] Boštjan Nachbar postal očka (in Slovene)

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