Milovan Raković


Milovan Raković is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He is a 2.08 m tall center.

Professional career

Raković played in youth categories of KK Partizan. He made his senior debut with Polet Keramika in the 2003–04 season. From 2004 to 2006 he played with Atlas and for the 2006–07 season he moved to Mega Ishrana.
In 2007, he joined the Russian Super League club Spartak Saint Petersburg and stayed with them for three seasons. On 6 July 2010, he signed a three-year deal with the Italian club Montepaschi Siena. In July 2011, he was loaned to Žalgiris Kaunas in Lithuania for the 2011–12 season. In the summer of 2012, he parted ways with Siena.
On 10 July 2012, Raković signed two-year contract with the Spanish team Bilbao Basket. After being released from Bilbao Basket, he signed a one-year deal with Triumph Lyubertsy on 25 July 2013. On 18 July 2014, he signed a two-year deal with Türk Telekom. After one season, he left the Turkish club. On 20 January 2016, he signed with the Spanish club Joventut Badalona for the rest of the 2015–16 ACB season.
On 7 December 2017, he signed with Union Neuchâtel Basket of the Swiss Basketball League.

NBA draft rights

Raković was the last player picked in the 2007 NBA draft; he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks and then traded along with cash to the Orlando Magic. On 14 July 2014, Raković's rights were traded from the Orlando Magic to the Chicago Bulls. On 8 February 2018, Raković's draft rights were traded from the Chicago Bulls to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Noah Vonleh and cash considerations.

National team career

As a member of the FR Yugoslavia under-16 national team, he won a gold medal at the 2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.