In 1990, Pavlović moved to the United States to play college basketball for the Southern Illinois Salukis.

[2] After going undrafted in the 1994 NBA draft, Pavlović moved back to Belgrade and signed with Crvena zvezda for three more seasons.

[6] In February 2002, Pavlović was named as the coordinator of the youth teams for Crvena zvezda.

In October 2015, Davor Ristović succeeded him on that position, while he was named as a sports director.

[7] In November 2018, Pavlović was named as an assistant of general manager and senior advisor of basketball operations for Slovenian team Petrol Olimpija.