Boban Marjanovic

Boban Marjanović is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He plays in the National Basketball Association. He currently plays for the Houston Rockets. He also used to play in the EuroLeague and the Serbian League. He was thrice named the Serbian League MVP.

He represented his home country at the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship and 2008 FIBA Under-20 World Championship. Marjanović is also known for the gigantism condition.

Early Life and Career

Boban Marjanović was born on August 15, 1988, in Boljevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. He began playing basketball at a local basketball club for youth.

At the age of 14, he was already competing professionally for Hemofarm. In 2010, he signed to play with CSKA Moscow due to Duško Vujoševic’s insistence to let him join the team. However, when Vujoševic got fired, Marjanovic was loaned to Zalgiris.

NBA Career

In 2015, Marjanovic signed a two-way, one-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs. As he debuted with the Spurs, he posted 6 points with 5 rebounds against the Brooklyn Nets. He was then assigned to play with the Spur’s NBA G League affiliate, the Austin Spurs.

After a year, he signed with Detroit Pistons for a 3-year contract after the Spurs weren’t able to top the Piston’s offer. In early 2017, the Pistons played against the Charlotte Hornets and he contributed 15 points with 19 rebounds. Because of his height, he was able to defend his team well and his defensive skills have highly improved.

Other teams that he was affiliated with are Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers. He signed with the Dallas Mavericks in July 2019. His best performance with the Mavericks was when he scored 31 points with 17 rebounds against the Denver Nuggets.

In June 2022, he was traded to the Houston Rockets along with several players in exchange for Christian Wood.

As of the 2024 season, he still plays for the Rockets.

Career Highlights

• 2015 - All-EuroLeague First Team
• 2015 - EuroLeague rebounding leader
• 2015 - Serbian League champion
• 2013–2015 - Serbian League MVP
• 2015 - Serbian League Domestic Player of the Year
• 2013–2015 - All-Serbian League First Team
• 2013 - Serbian League rebounding leader
• 2015 - ABA League champion
• 2015 - ABA League playoffs MVP
• 2014, 2015 - All-ABA League Team
• 2014, 2015 - Serbian Cup winner
• 2011 - LKL All-Star
• 2011 - LKL champion
• 2011 - Baltic League champion
• 2011 - Lithuanian Cup winner

Medal record, Men's basketball, Representing Serbia

• Silver - 2017 EuroBasket Turkey
• Gold - 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Cup Serbia
• Gold - 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Latvia