Vladimir Radmanovic life and biography

Vladimir Radmanović is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played with the Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Charlotte Bobcats.

NBA CAREER :
Drafted in the first round (12th pick overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Seattle Supersonics ... Acquired by the L.A. Clippers from Seattle in exchange for Chris Wilcox on February 14, 2006 ... Signed by the Lakers as a free agent on July 12, 2006 ... Acquired by the Bobcats on February 7, 2009, from the L.A. Lakers in exchange for Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown ... Acquired by Golden State from Charlotte, along with Raja Bell, in exchange for Stephen Jackson and Acie Law IV on November 16, 2009 ... Participated in the 2005 Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout at NBA All-Star Weekend in Denver ... Named to 2001-02 NBA All-Rookie Second Team ... Has posted 23 career double-doubles and 38 career 20-plus point games ... Enters 2010-11 owning career averages of 8.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 23.9 minutes (589 regular-season games in nine seasons with Seattle, L.A. Clippers, L.A. Lakers, Charlotte and Golden State).

2009-10 :
Appeared in 41 games (33 with Golden State, 8 with Charlotte), averaging 6.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 21.7 minutes ... Acquired from Charlotte on 11/16 - along with Raja Bell - in exchange for Stephen Jackson and Acie Law ... Averaged 6.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 21.1 minutes in 33 outings with Golden State ... Scored in double figures on eight occasions ... Scored a season-high 20 points vs. Houston (12/3) ... Started 20 games with Golden State, averaging 8.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 28.3 minutes ... Logged 20-plus minutes on 20 occasions, averaging 9.2 points and 6.0 rebounds ... Registered one double-double (14 points/12 rebounds on 11/24 at Dallas) ... Collected 10-plus rebounds on three occasions, including a season-high 12 boards at Dallas (11/24) ... Handed out a career-high-tying six assists vs. Houston (12/3) ... Missed final 35 games of the season due to a sore right Achilles (last appearance was 2/2 at Houston) ... Missed 39 games overall due to injury.

2008-09 :
Averaged 6.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 18.5 minutes in 78 total games ... In 32 games with the Bobcats, averaged 8.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 21.1 minutes ... Ranked 36th in the NBA in three-point percentage (.401).

2007-08 :
In 65 games (41 starts), averaged 8.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 22.8 minutes ... Ranked 21st in the NBA in three-point percentage (.406) ... Scored in double-figures 27 times including three 20-point games ... Posted two double-doubles ... In 21 playoff games (21 starts), averaged 8.0 points and 3.8 rebounds.

PERSONAL:

The son of Stevan and Andjelka Radmanovic … Has an older sister, Tatjana … Enjoys hanging out with friends and family, the beach and traveling … Favorite travel destinations are tropical locales including Hawaii, Mexico and the Dominican Republic ... Participated in the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program in South Africa during the summer of 2009 and 2010 … In the spring of 2010, The Vladi Radmanovic Children’s Foundation held their annual “Crossing Oceans For Children” dinner and auction at San Francisco’s St. John The Baptist Sebian Church to benefit displaced children in Serbia-Montenegro … Avid cook, best dish is seafood pasta ... Plays and watches Soccer … All-time favorite NBA player is Michael Jordan ... Enjoys American movies and lists “Braveheart” as his all-time favorite … Was a beneficiary of UNICEF’s efforts as a child growing up in Yugoslavia and now works with the organization to educate children about the impact UNICEF has throughout the world and about his experience growing up in Yugoslavia during the war ... Has supported the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF for seven years and participated in the Crystal Snowflake lighting in Beverly Hills in November 2006 ... Visited two Belgrade orphanages during the summer of 2007 and started the Vladimir Radmanovic Foundation to support orphanages in both the United States and Serbia.

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