He is a 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall small forward and he is often considered as a premier player at his position within European basketball.

On 31 July 2015, Crvena zvezda announced that Kalinić moved to Fenerbahçe, for a buyout amount of €1 million euros.

[4] On 12 August 2015, Fenerbahçe officially announced that Kalinić had signed a two-year contract, with the option of an additional year.

[5] In his first season with the team, Kalinić won the Turkish Cup title, in a 67–65 win over Darüşşafaka.

On 18 July 2020, Kalinić officially moved to Spanish EuroLeague club Valencia on a one-year contract.

Kalinić represented the senior Serbia men's national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2013.

He was also a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, under new head coach Aleksandar Đorđević.

[15] Kalinić also represented Serbia at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where they won the silver medal, after losing to the United States in the final game, by a score of 96–66.