At the time, he was considered a big international talent, even declaring for the 2005 NBA draft,[1] but then withdrew his name due to ACL injury.

After missing the entire 2008–09 season due to injury, he signed with the Slovenian team Union Olimpija in the summer of 2009.

After just one season in Slovenia, he left Union Olimpija because of unpaid salary,[2] and signed a one-year contract with option to extend with the Italian team Scavolini Pesaro.

[citation needed] At the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, he averaged 16.5 points and 9 rebounds over 13 tournament games, with Serbia and Montenegro national under-18 basketball team finishing the competition in fifth place.

He played with the senior Serbian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2007, where in limited role he appeared in three group games in which Serbia was elimintated from the competition.