Ognjen Stojaković

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Ognjen Stojaković
Denver Nuggets
PositionDirector Player Development
Assistant Coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1981-09-29) September 29, 1981 (age 42)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Coaching career2004–present
Career history
As coach:
2004–2011FMP (youth)
20132016Denver Nuggets (video coordinator)
20162018Denver Nuggets (assistant)
20182022Denver Nuggets (player development)
2022–presentDenver Nuggets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

As assistant coach:

Ognjen Stojaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Огњен Стојаковић; born September 29, 1981) is a Serbian professional basketball coach, currently working as the director of player development and an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1]

Coaching career[edit]

Stojaković began his coaching career with FMP in Belgrade, Serbia. In August 2004, Stojaković became the youth system coach. After nearly 7 years, he left FMP at the end of the 2010–11 season.

Denver Nuggets (2013–present)[edit]

Stojaković began working with the Denver Nuggets prior to the 2013–14 NBA season, serving as the assistant video coordinator for three seasons.[2] At the start of the 2016–17 NBA season he was promoted to assistant coach for player development. Prior to the 2019–20 NBA season, he was promoted to director of player development.[3] At the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, he was an assistant coach for Team LeBron under Nuggets' head coach Michael Malone.[4] Stojaković won an NBA championship when the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Denver Nuggets Basketball Staff". nba.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Meet the 2016-17 Nuggets Coaches". nba.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Ognjen Stojakovic". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Jokić NIJE JEDINI SRBIN na Ol-star utakmici, to retko ko zna - čak i u Srbiji!". sportal.blic.rs. Retrieved 25 February 2023.