{"id":181144,"date":"2025-06-27T11:07:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T09:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=181144"},"modified":"2025-06-27T11:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T09:07:46","slug":"new-serb-in-the-nba-one-of-the-greatest-serbian-talents-arrives-in-milwaukee-with-giannis-hes-already-being-called-a-hidden-gem-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/new-serb-in-the-nba-one-of-the-greatest-serbian-talents-arrives-in-milwaukee-with-giannis-hes-already-being-called-a-hidden-gem-video\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW SERB IN THE NBA! One of the greatest Serbian talents arrives in Milwaukee with Giannis! He&#8217;s already being called a &#8220;hidden gem&#8221; (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportal.blic.rs\/autor\/dragomir-pantovic-2022041811361104442\"><\/a><strong><em>The NBA league is richer for another Serbian basketball player! Bogoljub Markovi\u0107 was chosen as the 47th pick in the second round of the NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, so the former Mega player is now a new member of the famous Wisconsin club and one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before the draft, there was talk that Markovi\u0107 might be chosen by Sacramento or Toronto, from a slightly higher position, but in the end, the Bucks chose the great Serbian talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asim \u0110ulovi\u0107 and Lazar Ga\u010di\u0107 from OKK Belgrade also applied for the NBA draft this year, but only the basketball player from U\u017eice was drafted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bogoljub Markovi\u0107 had an excellent season with Mega, where he averaged 13.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, one steal and one block per game, with excellent shooting percentages (54 percent from the field, 41% for three, 76% free throws) and was declared the Rising Star of the ABA League for the past season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was particularly interesting to Americans that he comes from Mega, from which Nikola Joki\u0107, Nikola Jovi\u0107, and Nikola Topi\u0107, who played for Mega before Crvena Zvezda, have already arrived in the NBA. Markovi\u0107 first showed his talent at the &#8220;Nike Hoops&#8221; event when he played for the World Team and recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bogi is your newest Buck! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9o0ojBx3sb\">pic.twitter.com\/9o0ojBx3sb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bucks\/status\/1938411989337817273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Golden &#8220;Eaglet,&#8221; Debuted with Pe\u0161i\u0107<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He began playing basketball in his hometown of U\u017eice for the &#8220;Play-Off&#8221; team, from where he moved to Sloboda, and then established himself in Mega&#8217;s junior categories, where he gradually paved his way to the very top, which he eventually reached. He was born on July 12, 2005, in the city on the \u0110etinja river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the junior national team of Serbia, Bogoljub Markovi\u0107 won a gold medal at the European Championship for players under 18, which was held in Ni\u0161. He has already made his debut in the senior team, as Svetislav Pe\u0161i\u0107 included him for the EuroBasket qualification windows last November and February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American experts compare Bogoljub Markovi\u0107 to Nemanja Bjelica, while in today&#8217;s basketball he has a similar playing style to Franz Wagner, Lauri Markkanen, Chet Holmgren, or Santi Aldama. It remains to be seen what role he will have in the new team and whether, like Nikola \u0110uri\u0161i\u0107, he will take the path of the developmental G-League or immediately find his place with the Bucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He will certainly have the opportunity to show himself in the Summer League, where second-round picks often manage to secure a place on the team first, and then playing time as the season progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It should be noted that the selection of Bogoljub Markovi\u0107 is very important for Milwaukee&#8217;s future. Shams Charania, the most famous NBA insider, reported that Giannis Antetokounmpo closely followed the NBA draft and waited to see who the Bucks would choose. In addition, he is waiting for the transfer market to open on July 1, so that free agents can be signed, which will all together greatly affect his stay or potential departure from the Bucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the first round of the NBA draft, held on the night between Wednesday and Thursday, Cooper Flag was chosen as the first pick by Dallas, Vasa Mici\u0107 was traded again, and the draft itself was also marked by a scandal involving a young basketball player chosen by Rajakovi\u0107&#8217;s Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/great-pride-of-serbia-high-school-students-won-4-medals-at-the-cyber-security-olympiad-in-singapore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GREAT PRIDE OF SERBIA: High school students won 4 medals at the Cyber Security Olympiad in Singapore!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/old-fashioned-gentleman-a-girls-purse-fell-into-an-underground-container-and-heres-what-this-gentleman-did-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">OLD-FASHIONED GENTLEMAN: A girl\u2019s purse fell into an underground container, and here\u2019s what this gentleman did! 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(VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Source<\/strong>:<\/strong> Sportal <strong>Photo: <\/strong>ABA liga \/ Dragana Stjepanovi\u0107<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/zaustavili-smo-i-srbiju-spremala-se-donald-tramp-govorio-o-beogradu-i-pristini-na-nato-samitu-video\/\" title=\"\"><br><\/a><\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sportal.blic.rs\/autor\/dragomir-pantovic-2022041811361104442\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA league is richer for another Serbian basketball player! Bogoljub Markovi\u0107 was chosen as the 47th pick in the second round of the NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, so the former Mega player is now a new member of the famous Wisconsin club and one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. 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