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May 25, 2013

EUROLEAGUE ALL-DECADE CANDIDATE: Nikola Pekovic

One of the most powerful young big men in basketball, center Nikola Pekovic is practically unstoppable when he gets the ball inside. Pekovic went from role player to Euroleague superstar in the 2007-08 season, leading Partizan to the Quarterfinal Playoffs and knocking off Panathinaikos in the Top 16, making it to the All-Euroleague second team. It came as no surprise than coach Zeljko Obradovic brought him into the Green family the following season. Pekovic finishing his first season with Panathinaikos as the team’s leading scorer, not to mention the Euroleague's top-rated player and best scorer on a per-minute basis. Not surprisingly, Pekovic was voted to the All-Euroleague First Team and won his first Euroleague title. Strong a powerful, the future looks nothing but bright for Pekovic.

· Euroleague champion, 2009, Panathinaikos

· All-Euroleague first team, 2008-09

· All-Euroleague second team, 2007-08

· Decade ranking, 7: points per minute

· Decade ranking, 19: field goal percentage

EUROLEAGUE STATISTICS

Season	Team	G	Pts	Avg	2FG M-A	%	3FG M-A	%	FT M-A	%	Reb	St	As	Bl
2005-06	Partizan	14	99	7.1	39 / 68	57.4	0 / 0	0	21 / 31	67.7	51	7	4	6
2006-07	Partizan	20	95	4.8	35 / 59	59.3	0 / 1	0	25 / 35	71.4	51	11	4	6
2007-08	Partizan Igokea	23	378	16.4	143 / 245	58.4	0 / 0	0	92 / 119	77.3	158	16	19	13
2008-09	Panathinaikos	21	273	13	90 / 142	63.4	0 / 0	0	93 / 120	77.5	79	7	7	14