Radoslav "Rasho" Nesterovic is a Slovenian former professional basketball player.
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14 Facts About Rasho Nesterovic
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Rasho Nesterovic was born in Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia to father Cedo, a Bosnian Serb employee of the Slovenian Railways, and a mother Branka, a midwife in the Ljubljana University Medical Centre.
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Rasho Nesterovic started playing basketball with the KD Slovan youth team.
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Rasho Nesterovic helped Virtus win the EuroLeague title, playing alongside legendary players such as Sasha Danilovic, Zoran Savic, and Antoine Rigaudeau.
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Rasho Nesterovic was a first-round draft pick of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1998 NBA Draft.
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Rasho Nesterovic stayed in Minnesota for four full seasons because he played only the last two regular-season games, plus all of his team's games in the playoffs, in his first season.
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On June 21,2006, Rasho Nesterovic was traded to the Toronto Raptors along with cash in exchange for Matt Bonner, Eric Williams and a second round pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.
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On July 9,2008, Nesterovic was traded along with the Raptors' T J Ford, Maceo Baston and the 17th pick in the draft to the Indiana Pacers, in exchange for Jermaine O'Neal and the 41st pick in the draft.
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On July 30,2009, Rasho Nesterovic officially was signed by the Raptors, reportedly with the biannual exception of $1.
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Rasho Nesterovic was the captain of the senior men's Slovenian national basketball team until his retirement from the national team in 2008.
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Rasho Nesterovic helped his national team finish in 6th place at the EuroBasket 2005 in Belgrade, and to thus secure a place at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
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Since 2014, Rasho Nesterovic holds a position as a Secretary-General of the Basketball Federation of Slovenia.
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Rasho Nesterovic is the godfather to Luka Doncic, the third pick of the 2018 NBA draft.
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