Branko Lazić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Лазић, pronounced [ˌbrǎːŋko ˈlǎːzit͜ɕ]; born 12 January 1989) is a Serbian professional basketball player and the team captain for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the ABA League and the EuroLeague. He has also represented the senior Serbian national basketball team internationally. He has won a record seven ABA League titles.
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93031.jpg) Lazić with Crvena zvezda in November 2022. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 – Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | KLS ABA League EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1989 Loznica, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | FMP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–present | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
editFMP
editLazić started his professional career in 2007 with a Belgrade-based team FMP. He played four seasons there, until 2011.
Crvena zvezda
editIn 2011, Lazić signed a one-year contract with Crvena zvezda. On August 10, 2012, he signed a three-year extension with Crvena zvezda.[1] On June 25, 2015, he signed a new two-year extension with Crvena zvezda.[2]
On February 7, 2017, Lazić became third player with most appearances of all time for Crvena zvezda passing Vuk Radivojević and Dragiša Vučinić.[3] On July 13, Lazić signed a new two-year contract with the club and became the team captain after departure of former team captain Luka Mitrović.[4] On February 12, 2018, Lazić played in his 430th game, passed Slobodan Nikolić, and became the player with most appearances in the Crvena zvezda history.[5] On March 3, 2019, in a 70–68 win over Partizan, Lazić played in his 500th game for the Zvezda.[6] On June 24, 2019, Lazić signed a three-year extension with Crvena zvezda.[7]
On January 18, 2021, Lazić made his 600th appearance for Crvena zvezda in a 79–77 win over Real Madrid.[8] On December 19, 2021, Lazić passed Tadija Dragićević to become the Zvezda's ABA League all-time scoring leader.[9][10]
Lazić was elected on 5-year term as a member of the Assembly of Crvena zvezda on 27 December 2021.[11][12] In June 2022, he won his 20th major title with the Zvezda.[13] On 13 July 2022, Lazić signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[14]
National team career
editIn August 2017, head coach of the Serbia men's national basketball team Aleksandar Đorđević named Lazić as one of 12 players who represented Serbia at the EuroBasket 2017.[15] They won the silver medal, after losing in the final game to Slovenia.[16]
Career achievements
edit- Serbian League champion: 9 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24)
- Radivoj Korać Cup winner: 8 (with Crvena zvezda: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24)
- Adriatic League champion: 7 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24)
- Adriatic Supercup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 2018)
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
EuroLeague
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Crvena zvezda | 10 | 8 | 14.3 | .474 | .429 | .833 | 1.3 | .7 | .1 | — | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| 2014–15 | 19 | 13 | 17.7 | .394 | .345 | .750 | 1.5 | .7 | .6 | .1 | 3.9 | 2.7 | |
| 2015–16 | 26 | 11 | 19.5 | .430 | .410 | .875 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .9 | — | 4.3 | 2.9 | |
| 2016–17 | 30 | 6 | 23.6 | .467 | .368 | .571 | 2.2 | .3 | 1.4 | .1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | |
| 2017–18 | 30 | 21 | 20.4 | .324 | .259 | .944 | 2.0 | .9 | .8 | .1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | |
| 2019–20 | 25 | 25 | 16.2 | .406 | .292 | .667 | 1.3 | .6 | .6 | .0 | 3.9 | 1.8 | |
| 2020–21 | 33 | 23 | 16.3 | .369 | .354 | .909 | 1.3 | .7 | .6 | — | 2.7 | 1.6 | |
| 2021–22 | 25 | 2 | 16.2 | .373 | .340 | .864 | 1.0 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 3.7 | 2.2 | |
| 2022–23 | 25 | 16 | 18.4 | .471 | .500 | .600 | 1.2 | .6 | .6 | .0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | |
| 2023–24 | 22 | 16 | 13.8 | .322 | .289 | .917 | 1.5 | .4 | .4 | .0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | |
| Career | 245 | 141 | 18.0 | .397 | .345 | .806 | 1.5 | .6 | .7 | .1 | 3.5 | 2.3 | |
EuroCup
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | FMP | 7 | 1 | 12.6 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.4 | .4 | .6 | — | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| 2008–09 | 3 | 1 | 8.3 | .000 | — | — | .3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | -2.3 | |
| 2012–13 | Crvena zvezda | 12 | 1 | 13.4 | .538 | .400 | .778 | 1.1 | .3 | .3 | — | 3.8 | 2.6 |
| 2013–14 | 11 | 8 | 17.0 | .452 | .421 | .800 | 1.5 | .6 | .7 | .2 | 4.0 | 2.3 | |
| 2018–19 | 12 | 12 | 16.7 | .429 | .350 | .500 | 1.8 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 3.2 | 1.8 | |
| Career | 45 | 23 | 14.7 | .462 | .400 | .722 | 1.4 | .5 | .5 | .1 | 3.2 | 1.7 | |
Domestic leagues
edit| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 |  FMP |
KLS | 14 | 18.4 | .514 | .467 | .769 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .1 | 3.9 |
| 2007–08 | FMP |
ABA | 23 | 12.3 | .543 | .462 | .692 | 1.0 | .4 | .9 | — | 2.3 |
| 2008–09 | FMP |
KLS | 6 | 27.2 | .400 | .200 | .692 | 2.5 | .7 | 1.0 | — | 5.3 |
| 2008–09 | FMP |
ABA | 24 | 18.8 | .464 | .444 | .692 | 1.6 | .5 | .8 | .2 | 3.5 |
| 2009–10 | FMP |
KLS | 14 | 20.6 | .455 | .286 | .750 | 2.6 | .6 | .9 | .1 | 4.4 |
| 2009–10 | FMP |
ABA | 24 | 18.5 | .482 | .341 | .781 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .4 | .1 | 5.0 |
| 2010–11 | FMP |
KLS-FL | 16 | 18.0 | .506 | .333 | .850 | 3.6 | .5 | 1.1 | .1 | 6.5 |
| 2010–11 | FMP |
KLS | 7 | 20.7 | .500 | .300 | .750 | 2.7 | .9 | .6 | — | 8.6 |
| 2011–12 | Crvena zvezda |
KLS | 21 | 13.5 | .310 | .326 | .875 | 1.7 | .3 | .6 | — | 3.6 |
| 2011–12 | Crvena zvezda |
ABA | 24 | 15.7 | .400 | .333 | .688 | 1.1 | .5 | .7 | .1 | 3.6 |
| 2012–13 | Crvena zvezda |
KLS | 21 | 17.5 | .391 | .333 | .762 | 1.9 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 3.9 |
| 2012–13 | Crvena zvezda |
ABA | 25 | 12.6 | .469 | .441 | .800 | 1.5 | .4 | .8 | — | 3.6 |
| 2013–14 | Crvena zvezda |
KLS | 16 | 19.1 | .457 | .408 | .833 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 6.5 |
| 2013–14 | Crvena zvezda |
ABA | 26 | 16.3 | .379 | .300 | .680 | 1.7 | .6 | .5 | .0 | 3.6 |
| 2014–15 | Crvena zvezda |
KLS | 18 | 20.1 | .426 | .347 | .759 | 2.3 | .8 | 1.3 | .1 | 6.9 |
| 2014–15 | Crvena zvezda |
ABA | 28 | 16.8 | .451 | .408 | .750 | 1.8 | .6 | .5 | .0 | 4.2 |
| 2015–16 | Crvena zvezda |
KLS | 12 | 19.9 | .396 | .357 | .714 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | — | 4.7 |
| 2015–16 | Crvena zvezda |
ABA | 30 | 22.6 | .450 | .410 | .806 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .0 | 6.4 |
| 2016–17 | Crvena zvezda |
KLS | 13 | 22.5 | .464 | .415 | .833 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .1 | 8.1 |
| 2016–17 | Crvena zvezda |
ABA | 32 | 21.9 | .410 | .363 | .863 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .2 | 5.7 |
| 2017–18 | Crvena zvezda |
KLS | 17 | 19.9 | .430 | .345 | .778 | 3.3 | 1.5 | .7 | — | 5.9 |
| 2017–18 | Crvena zvezda |
ABA | 26 | 19.1 | .395 | .354 | .778 | 2.1 | .9 | .8 | .1 | 3.8 |
| 2018–19 | Crvena zvezda |
KLS | 15 | 18.0 | .464 | .370 | .867 | .9 | .9 | .9 | .1 | 6.3 |
| 2018–19 | Crvena zvezda |
ABA | 25 | 14.7 | .414 | .378 | .786 | 1.4 | .4 | .6 | .0 | 3.9 |
| 2019–20 | Crvena zvezda |
ABA | 17 | 19.5 | .550 | .439 | .905 | 1.5 | .6 | 1.1 | — | 6.1 |
| 2020–21 | Crvena zvezda |
KLS | 7 | 19.2 | .556 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .6 | — | 5.9 |
| 2020–21 | Crvena zvezda |
ABA | 27 | 19.2 | .489 | .507 | .833 | 2.0 | .5 | 1.0 | .0 | 5.1 |
| 2021–22 | Crvena zvezda |
KLS | 5 | 20.8 | .464 | .316 | .750 | 1.4 | .6 | — | — | 7.0 |
| 2021–22 | Crvena zvezda |
ABA | 23 | 17.7 | .410 | .380 | .769 | 1.9 | .6 | .7 | — | 5.8 |
| 2022–23 | Crvena zvezda |
KLS | 2 | 12.8 | .250 | .250 | — | 1.0 | .5 | 1.0 | — | 1.5 |
| 2022–23 | Crvena zvezda |
ABA | 29 | 16.1 | .376 | .382 | .818 | 1.3 | .8 | .8 | .1 | 3.9 |
| 2023–24 | Crvena zvezda |
KLS | 3 | 15.4 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 1.3 |
| 2023–24 | Crvena zvezda |
ABA | 24 | 15.6 | .387 | .371 | .857 | 1.4 | .5 | .7 | — | 5.5 |
See also
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References
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- ^ "Branko Lazić veran Zvezdi". b92.net (in Serbian). 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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- ^ "Čović još pet godina na čelu Zvezde, najveći saziv Skupštine u istoriji kluba". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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- ^ Šolak, Mladen. "Nedović i Kalinić ne idu na Eurobasket". Mondo Portal (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Slovenia overcome injuries to claim historic title in Dragic's swansong". FIBA.basketball. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
External links
edit- Branko Lazić at aba-liga.com
- Branko Lazić at eurobasket.com
- Branko Lazić at euroleague.net
- Branko Lazić on Instagram