While he won an NBA championship with the Pistons in 2004, Miličić never received significant playing time with the team and was traded to the Orlando Magic in 2006.

Following stints with the Magic, the Memphis Grizzlies, and the New York Knicks, Miličić was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2010 and signed a four-year contract with the team that summer.

[3] Miličić played his first youth basketball in BFC Beočin until the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia that lasted from 24 March 1999 to 10 June 1999, when he was forced to take a break.

[23] On July 12, 2007, the first day of free agency, Miličić was signed by the Memphis Grizzlies to a three-year, $21 million contract.

[24] Miličić hurt his Achilles tendon practicing with the Serbian national team in the 2008 offseason but was available to start at the beginning of the season.

Miličić began the 2008–09 season starting at power forward but, due to poor play, was moved to the bench.

Miličić's progress was set back by an injury on December 26, 2008, against the Indiana Pacers when he broke a knuckle on his right hand during the game.

[42] Miličić' final game ever was on November 2, 2012, in a 88 - 99 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks where he recorded 1 rebound, 2 turnovers and 1 foul.

[45] In September 2014, it was revealed that Miličić had retired from professional basketball in order to pursue a kickboxing career.

[19] The Detroit Pistons passed over future NBA stars Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade to select Miličić.

In June 2011, Mark David Smith of Bleacher Report wrote, "The Pistons missed a huge opportunity when they picked Darko.

[9] Miličić played for the FR Yugoslavia U16 national team that won a gold medal at the European Cadet Championships in 2001.

Serbia and Montenegro had decided to replace their aging superstars—who had led the team to a gold medal finish in the previous 2002 FIBA World Championship—with young blood.

In Serbia and Montenegro's sixth and final game against Spain, Miličić matched up against NBA All-Star Pau Gasol and finished with 18 points, 15 rebounds, and three blocks.

[53] During an interview following a 68–67 overtime loss to Greece at EuroBasket 2007, Miličić made vulgar remarks to the media in his native language.

[54][55][56][57] He received a $13,770 fine from FIBA and his outburst was heavily criticized by Memphis Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace and head coach Marc Iavaroni.

[59] He lost that fight by 2nd round TKO from Serbian kickboxer Radovan Radojčin from Senta, Serbia.

[63] As of August 2017[update], he owned and operated an apple orchard of about 125 acres (51 ha), with plans to purchase more land and also grow cherries.

[64][65] He debuted with the team on 6 October in a 78–50 victory against KK Futog, scoring two points and handing out several assists before leaving the game with a minor shoulder injury.

[70] Miličić is a supporter of the Ravna Gora movement (Ravnogorski pokret),[71] and has tattoos of World War II Chetnik leaders Nikola Kalabić[72] and Momčilo Đujić on his stomach,[73] and Draža Mihailović and Brane Bogunović on his back.