Predrag Drobnjak

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Predrag Drobnjak
Position	Power forward/Center
Height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Weight	270 lb (122 kg)
Team	Beşiktaş Cola Turka
Born	October 27, 1975 (1975-10-27) (age 32) Bijelo Polje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Montenegrin
Draft	2^nd round, 49^th overall, 1997 Washington Bullets
Pro career	1992–present
Former teams	Partizan Belgrade (1992–1998) Efes Pilsen (1998–2001) Seattle SuperSonics (2001–03) Los Angeles Clippers (2003–04) Atlanta Hawks (2004–05) TAU Cerámica (2005–06) Partizan Belgrade (2006–07) Akasvayu Girona (2007)

Medal record
Competitor for Yugoslavia
World Championships
Gold	1998 Athens	FR Yugoslavia
Gold	2002 Indianapolis	FR Yugoslavia
European Championships
Gold	2001 Turkey	FR Yugoslavia

Predrag "Peja" Drobnjak (Serbian: Предраг Дробњак) (born October 27, 1975) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player currently with Beşiktaş Cola Turka^[1] of the TBL and the ULEB Cup and who has formerly played in the American National Basketball Association.

Drobnjak was born in Bijelo Polje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Montenegro). He was a second-round draft choice of the Washington Bullets^[2] in the 1997 NBA Draft. During his time in the NBA, Drobnjak played two seasons for the Seattle SuperSonics, one season for Los Angeles Clippers, and one season for Atlanta Hawks. In 2004, the Clippers made him available for selection by the Charlotte Bobcats in the expansion draft. After his selection by the Bobcats, he was subsequently traded to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for a 2005 second-round draft pick before playing a game for Charlotte.

In July 2005, he signed a three-year contract with Spanish team TAU Cerámica^[3], but was released only a year after, which followed by his signing a one-year contract with his old club, KK Partizan.

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v • d • e FR Yugoslavia squad - 1998 FIBA World Championship Champions - Gold medal

4 Bodiroga \| 5 Šćepanović \| 6 Obradović \| 7 Lončar \| 8 Lukovski \| 9 Berić \| 10 Đorđević \| 11 Rebrača \| 12 Drobnjak \| 13 Bulatović \| 14 Tomašević \| 15 Topić \| Coach: Obradović

v • d • e FR Yugoslavia squad - 2002 FIBA World Championship Champions - Gold medal

4 Bodiroga \| 5 Koturović \| 6 Čabarkapa \| 7 Rakočević \| 8 Stojaković \| 9 Radmanović \| 10 Jarić \| 11 Drobnjak \| 12 Divac \| 13 Vujanić \| 14 Tomašević \| 15 Gurović \| Coach: Pešić

v • d • e 1997 NBA Draft

First Round Tim Duncan • Keith Van Horn • Chauncey Billups • Antonio Daniels • Tony Battie • Ron Mercer • Tim Thomas • Adonal Foyle • Tracy McGrady • Danny Fortson • Olivier Saint-Jean • Austin Croshere • Derek Anderson • Maurice Taylor • Kelvin Cato • Brevin Knight • Johnny Taylor • Chris Anstey • Scot Pollard • Paul Grant • Anthony Parker • Ed Gray • Bobby Jackson • Rodrick Rhodes • John Thomas • Charles Smith • Jacque Vaughn • Keith Booth

Second Round Serge Zwikker • Mark Sanford • Charles O'Bannon • James Cotton • Marko Milič • Bubba Wells • Kebu Stewart • James Collins • Marc Jackson • Jerald Honeycutt • Anthony Johnson • Ed Elisma • Jason Lawson • Stephen Jackson • Gordon Malone • Cedric Henderson • God Shammgod • Eric Washington • Alvin Williams • Predrag Drobnjak • Alain Digbeu • Chris Crawford • DeJuan Wheat • C.J. Bruton • Paul Rogers • Mark Blount • Ben Pepper • Nate Erdmann • Roberto Dueñas

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