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]
| Denver Nuggets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Director Player Development Assistant Coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 29, 1981 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Coaching career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2004–2011 | FMP (youth) |
| 2013–2016 | Denver Nuggets (video coordinator) |
| 2016–2018 | Denver Nuggets (assistant) |
| 2018–2022 | Denver Nuggets (player development) |
| 2022–present | Denver Nuggets (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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As assistant coach: | |
Coaching career
editStojaković 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)
editStojaković 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Denver Nuggets Basketball Staff". nba.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ "Meet the 2016-17 Nuggets Coaches". nba.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Ognjen Stojakovic". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Jokić NIJE JEDINI SRBIN na Ol-star utakmici, to retko ko zna - čak i u Srbiji!". sportal.blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 February 2023.