Aleksandar Pavlović
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| Position | Small Forward / Shooting Guard |
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| Nickname | Sasha |
| Height | ft in ( m) |
| Weight | lb ( kg) |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Nationality | Serbia |
| Born | November 15 1983  |
| Draft | 19th overall, 2003 Utah Jazz |
| Pro career | 2000–present |
| Former teams | KK Budućnost (2000–2003) Utah Jazz (2003–2004) |
Aleksandar "Sasha" Pavlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар "Саша" Павловић; born November 15 1983 in Bar, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian basketball player in the NBA for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
NBA career
Pavlović, who was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 19th pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, played for the Jazz for one season prior to joining the Cavaliers. He was originally selected by the Charlotte Bobcats in the expansion draft on June 22, 2004,[1] but was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for a future first-round draft pick the following day[2] (before the Bobcats' inaugural season).
Mike Brown refused to start Sasha or give him significant minutes after Sasha made the following statement, "My offense is my defense". However, Sasha changed his attitude and after a rare appearance in the starting lineup on January 30, 2007, Pavlović scored a career-high 24 points against the Golden State Warriors.[3] Since then, he has seen increased playing time and is now the Cavaliers' starting shooting guard.
In his four NBA seasons, Pavlović has held a very consistent scoring average of 4.8 points per game. Pavlović scored 4.8 points per game in 2003-04 with Utah, 4.8 points per game in 2004-05 with Cleveland, 4.5 points per game in 2005-06 with Cleveland, and was on pace again to score 4.8 points per game in 2006-07 until his breakout game against the Warriors. His current scoring average is up to 9.0 points per game,[4] due in part to averaging 11.2 points per game in February 2007.[5]
During the current 2007 offseason Sasha is a restricted free agent.
International career
Pavlović has chosen to play for the Serbian national team after Montenegro's secession.[6][7] He confirmed this on July 7 2007 and ended the media speculation by announcing that Serbia has always been his only choice.[8]
References
- ^ realgm.com: NBA transactions - June 2004
- ^ NBA.com Bio
- ^ No LeBron, no problem: Pavlovic, Cavs rout Warriors by ESPN
- ^ Statistics via ESPN.com
- ^ Game log via ESPN.com
- ^ Pavlović: "Igrao bih za Srbiju" by B92 (Serbian)
- ^ Cavaliers' Pavlovic plans to play for Serbia by PA SportsTicker
- ^ http://www.rts.co.yu/kategorija_vesti.asp?redosled=prioritet&IDCategory=57
External links
- Hoopsworld GLOBAL - Aleksandar Pavlovic Story - 03/13/2007
- NBA.com Profile - Aleksandar Pavlovic
- ESPN.com Profile - Aleksandar Pavlovic
- Euroleague.com Profile - Aleksandar Pavlovic
- b92.net Article - Aleksandar Pavlovic
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Pavlović, Sasha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pavlović, Aleksander; Pavlovic, Sasha; Pavlovic, Aleksander |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | NBA Cleveland Cavalier Basketball Player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bar, Montenegro, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
| 2003 NBA Draft |
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| First Round LeBron James • Darko Miličić • Carmelo Anthony • Chris Bosh • Dwyane Wade • Chris Kaman • Kirk Hinrich • T. J. Ford • Michael Sweetney • Jarvis Hayes • Mickaël Piétrus • Nick Collison • Marcus Banks • Luke Ridnour • Reece Gaines • Troy Bell • Žarko Čabarkapa • David West • Aleksandar Pavlović • Dahntay Jones • Boris Diaw • Zoran Planinić • Travis Outlaw • Brian Cook • Carlos Delfino • Ndudi Ebi • Kendrick Perkins • Leandro Barbosa • Josh Howard |
| Second Round Maciej Lampe • Jason Kapono • Luke Walton • Jerome Beasley • Sofoklis Schortsanitis • Szymon Szewczyk • Mario Austin • Travis Hansen • Steve Blake • Slavko Vraneš • Derrick Zimmerman • Willie Green • Zaza Pachulia • Keith Bogans • Malick Badiane • Matt Bonner • Sani Bečirovič • Maurice Williams • James Lang • James Jones • Paccelis Morlende • Kyle Korver • Remon van de Hare • Tommy Smith • Nedžad Sinanović • Rick Rickert • Brandon Hunter • Xue Yuyang • Andreas Glyniadakis |
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