Marko Simonović (basketball, born 1999)

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This article is about the Montenegrin NBA player. For the Serbian basketball coach and former player, see Marko Simonović (basketball, born 1986).
Marko Simonović
No. 19 – Chicago Bulls
Position Power forward / center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1999-10-15) October 15, 1999 (age 24)
Kolašin, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality Montenegrin
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career 2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Mens Sana Siena
2018–2019 Petrol Olimpija
2018 →Roseto Sharks
2019–2021 Mega Basket
2021–present Chicago Bulls
2021–2023 →Windy City Bulls

Marko Simonović ([Марко Симоновић] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: unrecognized language code: cnr (help); born October 15, 1999) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Professional career

Mens Sana (2017–2018)

Simonović started playing professional basketball for Italian lower-league club PMS Moncalieri in 2015. In July 2017, Simonović signed a contract for Mens Sana Siena.[1]

Olimpija (2018–2019)

On June 19, 2018, Simonović signed a multi-year contract for Petrol Olimpija.[2]

Mega Basket (2019–2021)

On July 19, 2019, Simonović was loaned out to Mega Bemax for two years.[3]

Simonovic averaged 16.8 points per game on 51% shooting from the field on 11.5 attempts per game, 31% from three on 2.5 attempts per game, 80% from the free throw line on 5.2 attempts per game, eight rebounds, 3.5 offensive rebounds, 1.2 assists, one steal, 1.2 blocks, 2.2 turnovers and 3.8 personal fouls per game in a starting role where he played 29.7 minutes a game in a total of 24 games in all competitions.[4]

Chicago Bulls (2021–present)

On November 18, 2020, Simonović was selected with the 44th overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.[5] In August 2021, Simonović joined the Chicago Bulls for the NBA Summer League.[6][7] On August 9, he made his debut in the Summer League in a 94–77 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans in which he posted 13 points and 5 rebounds in 15 minutes.[8][9] On August 18, 2021, Simonović officially signed a three-year contract with the Bulls.[10][11] On November 22, Simonović made his NBA debut in a 109–77 loss to the Indiana Pacers in which he posted one point and one rebound in 7 minutes.[12]

In July 2022, Simonović joined the Bulls for the 2022 NBA Summer League.[13] He was later named to the All-NBA Summer League Second Team.[14]

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  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 Chicago 9 0 3.9 .267 .200 .727 1.1 .0 .1 .1 1.9
2022–23 Chicago 7 0 2.9 .286 .250 .500 .3 .0 .0 .0 .9
Career 16 0 3.4 .273 .222 .692 .8 .0 .1 .1 1.4

See also

References

  1. ↑ Montenegrin prospect Marko Simonovic signs with Mens Sana Siena.
  2. ↑ Marko Simonovic joins Union Olimpija Ljubljana.
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External links

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