Vlatko Čančar
Vlatko Čančar (born 10 April 1997) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he plays as small forward.
 Čančar with Slovenia in 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| No. 31 – Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 April 1997 Koper, Slovenia | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Slovenian | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 236 lb (107 kg) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49th overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Koš Koper | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Union Olimpija | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | →LTH Castings | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Mega Leks | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | →Burgos | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Burgos | |||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | →Erie BayHawks | |||||||||||||
Stats  at NBA.com | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
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Professional career
Europe
On 16 April 2015, Čančar signed a five-year contract with Union Olimpija.[1]
On 30 June 2016, he left Olimpija and signed with Serbian team Mega Leks.[2]
On 22 June 2017, Čančar was selected with the 49th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets.
On 13 June 2018, Čančar signed a two-year deal with Spanish club San Pablo Burgos.[3]
NBA
On 1 August 2019, Čančar signed his rookie contract with the Denver Nuggets.[4]
On 15 January 2020, against the Charlotte Hornets, Čančar scored his first field goal in the NBA.
On 13 May 2021, Čančar scored a career-high 14 points off the bench in a 114–103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[5][6]
National team career
Čančar has been a member of the Slovenia national basketball team. He played with the team at EuroBasket 2017, where he won the gold medal with his country.
Career statistics
| 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 |
References
- Olimpija Ljubljana signs Vlatko Cancar to a 5-year contract.
- Mega Leks signs Slovenian prospect Vlatko Cancar.
- "ACB.COM - Vlatko Čančar renueva con el San Pablo Burgos por dos años". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Denver Nuggets sign Vlatko Čančar". NBA.com. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Jokic scores 31 points; Nuggets beat Timberwolves 114-103". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
JaVale McGee had 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Vlatko Cancar scored a career-high 14 points off the bench for Denver.
- "Nikola Jokic leads super-sized Nuggets past Timberwolves". The Denver Post. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
Both Markus Howard (15 points) and Vlatko Cancar (14) enjoyed career-highs and helped offset Karl-Anthony Towns’ 20-point, 11-rebound effort for Minnesota.