Predrag Drobnjak
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Predrag "Peja" Drobnjak (Serbian: Предраг Дробњак) (born October 27, 1975) is a 6-11 Montenegrin professional basketball player currently with Beşiktaş Cola Turka of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL) and the ULEB Cup and who has formerly played in the NBA. Drobnjak was born in Bijelo Polje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Montenegro). He plays the center position.
He was a second-round draft choice of the Washington Bullets in the 1997 NBA Draft. During his time in the NBA, Drobnjak played two seasons for the Seattle SuperSonics, one season for Los Angeles Clippers, and one season for Atlanta Hawks. In 2004, the Clippers made him available for selection by the Charlotte Bobcats in the expansion draft. After his selection by the Bobcats, he was subsequently traded to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for a 2005 second-round draft pick before playing a game for Charlotte.
He moved to Spain for the 2005-06 season and signed by Taugres Saski Baskonia Vitoria. He moved again to Serbia for the 2006-07 season. He was signed by BC Partizan Belgrade. Drobnjak went back to Spain for the 2007-2008 season and was signed by Girona CB. He once again moved to Turkey during the season and was signed by Besiktas JK Istanbul.
His jersey number is 18.
