Nenad Krstic biography
Date of birth : 1983-07-25
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Kraljevo, Serbia
Nationality : Serbian
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-04-14
Credited as : Basketball player NBA, center for the Boston Celtics, NBA Draft
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Nenad Krstić is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. Krstić is officially listed at 7'0" (2.13 m) tall and weighing 260 lbs (118 kg).
Career history:
Partizan (2001–2004)
New Jersey Nets (2004–2008)
Triumph Lyubertsy (2008)
Oklahoma City Thunder (2008–2011)
Boston Celtics (2011–present)
CAREER:
2009-10:
Appeared in 76 games (all starts) and averaged 8.4 points and 5.0 rebounds in 22.9 minutes per contest...Scored in double-figures 29 times including season-high 20 points vs. Sacramento (10/28)...Grabbed 10-plus rebounds four times...Tallied three double-doubles...Missed six contests due to injury.
2008-09:
Appeared in 46 games (29 starts) and averaged 9.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.07 blocks in 24.8 minutes…One double-double…10 or more points 19 times including two efforts of 20-plus points…10 or more rebounds four times…Posted season-high 26 points vs. Dallas (3/2)…Matched career-high with three steals 2/4 at DEN…Matched season-high with three blocks (3x) 4/8 at DEN…Tied career-high 15 rebounds at Sacramento (3/10)…Four games on inactive list.
PERSONAL:
Grew up in the same hometown in his native Serbia as his boyhood hero and former NBA center, Vlade Diva
Even played for four years in Belgrade for a team that was owned by Divac
Lists "Gladiator" as his favorite American movie and Rap/R&B as his favorite kinds of American music, but overall, prefers Serbian music and movies because they remind him of hom
If he were not a basketball player, says that he likely would have followed in his father’s footsteps into building construction
Growing up played soccer and was also involved in karate.