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Dejan Milojević: 5 Things to Know About the Warriors Coach Who Died Suddenly at 46

The Serbian athlete used to also be a player for various teams. Find out more about his death and the legacy he left behind here.

“In addition to winning the 2022 NBA championship in his first season with the Warriors and mentoring some of the best players in the world, Dejan had a decorated international playing career and was a distinguished head coach in his native Serbia.” He started playing as a power forward from 1994 until 2009, and appeared for the FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro league teams Beovuk, FMP, Budućnost, and Partizan, as well as for Pamesa Valencia in Spain, and Galatasaray in Turkey. He then quickly dominated over his age group and scored 141 points in a 202–52 cadet (under-16) win versus OKK Beograd under-16 team in 1991, which is still a standing record.

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