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 8 in (2.03 m), he plays as small forward.

Vlatko Čančar
Čančar with Slovenia in 2016
No. 31 – Denver Nuggets
PositionSmall forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-04-10) 10 April 1997
Koper, Slovenia
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2017: 2nd round, 49th overall pick
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016Union Olimpija
2014–2016→LTH Castings
2016–2018Mega Leks
2018→Burgos
2018–2019Burgos
2019–presentDenver Nuggets
2019→Erie BayHawks
2021→Grand Rapids Gold
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Slovenia
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place2017 Turkey

Professional career

Union Olimpija (2015–2016)

On 16 April 2015, Čančar signed a five-year contract with Union Olimpija.[1]

Mega Leks (2016–2018)

On 30 June 2016, Čančar left Olimpija and signed with Serbian team Mega Leks.[2]

Burgos (2018–2019)

On 13 March 2018, Čančar was loaned to the Spanish club San Pablo Burgos.[3]

On 13 June 2018, he renewed his contract with the club for an additional two seasons.[4]

Denver Nuggets (2019–present)

On 22 June 2017, Čančar was selected with the 49th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets.[5]

On 2 August 2019, Čančar signed his rookie contract with the Denver Nuggets.[6]

On 13 May 2021, Čančar scored a career-high 14 points off the bench in a 114–103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.On 13 May 2021, Čančar scored a career-high 14 points off the bench in a 114–103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[7][8]

On 3 January 2022, during a 89–103 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, Čančar suffered a right foot injury. Two days later, he was diagnosed with a fracture of his right fifth metatarsal.[9] On 7 January, Čančar underwent surgery for the fracture and was ruled out for at least three months.[10]

On April 10, in the regular season finale Čančar returned to the Nuggets and played a season high 24 minutes in an overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Čančar recorded 2 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists in his last regular season game.[11]

On July 7, 2022, Čančar re-signed with the Nuggets on a three-year deal.[12]

On November 23rd, 2022, Čančar scored a career high 20 points, along with 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks in an overtime win against the Oklahoma City Thunder.[13][14]

In June 2023, Čančar won his first NBA championship when the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals. In the last season, he played in 60 games, almost 15 minutes per game, and gave approximately five points per match.[15] In the final series of five matches, he played for 29 seconds.[16]

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.

Čančar represented the Slovenian national basketball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

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
 †  Won an NBA championship

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Denver 1403.2.400.1671.000.7.2.1.11.2
2020–21 Denver 4116.9.458.273.7691.2.3.3.02.1
2021–22 Denver 15111.7.561.583.6432.11.1.1.24.1
2022–23† Denver 60914.8.476.374.9272.11.3.4.25.0
Career 1301110.7.479.361.8471.7.9.3.23.5

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Denver 504.21.0001.000.800.6.2.2.22.2
2022 Denver 204.5.667.500—1.0.5.0.02.5
2023† Denver 502.0.000.000—.6.2.0.0.0
Career 1203.3.455.286.800.7.3.1.11.3

See also

References
  1. "Olimpija Ljubljana signs Vlatko Cancar to a 5-year contract". 16 April 2017. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. "Čančar from Union Olimpija to Mega Leks". 30 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. "Vlatko Čančar se seli v Burgos". KZS (in Slovenian). 13 March 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. "ACB.COM - Vlatko Čančar renueva con el San Pablo Burgos por dos años". ACB.com (in European Spanish). 13 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. "2017 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  6. "Denver Nuggets sign Vlatko Čančar". NBA.com. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  7. "Jokic scores 31 points; Nuggets beat Timberwolves 114-103". CBSSports.com. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023. JaVale McGee had 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Vlatko Cancar scored a career-high 14 points off the bench for Denver.
  8. "Nikola Jokic leads super-sized Nuggets past Timberwolves". The Denver Post. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023. 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.
  9. "Vlatko Cancar out indefinitely due to fractured right foot". BasketNews. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  10. "Vlatko Čančar Injury Update". NBA.com. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  11. "Vlatko Cancar, Denver Nuggets, SF - 2021-22 Game Log - NBA". CBSSports. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  12. "Vlatko Cancar signs three-year contract extension with Nuggets". The Denver Post. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  13. "Nikola Jokic, Bruce Brown and Vlatko Cancar save Nuggets with gripping OT win vs. Thunder". The Denver Post. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023. Cancar scored a career-high 20 points, with numerous instances of spectacular defense to stymie the Thunder.
  14. "Vlatko Čančar 2022-23 Game Log". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  15. "For Čančar, NBA ring a dream come true". sloveniatimes.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  16. "Vlatko Čančar z Denverjem do naslova lige NBA! (VIDEO)" [Vlatko Cancar and Denver to the NBA title (VIDEO)]. Sportklub N1info (in Slovenian). 13 June 2023.
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