[1] In January 2013 he returned to Adriatic league by signing a contract with Crvena zvezda until the end of 2012–13 season.

[8] On November 10, 2015, he left Mega and signed with the Turkish club Tüyap Büyükçekmece for the rest of the season.

On the 21 July, Samardžiski was named the new captain of the Macedonian national team, after the withdrawal of Pero Antić.

Before the EuroBasket 2011, Samardžiski's greatest flaw was considered to be his inability to dunk, despite him being 2.14 metres (7 ft 0 in) tall.

Samardžiski had a memorable game, scoring 12 points, his highest total in the tournament, and adding five rebounds.