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Vlatko Cancar
Vlatko  Cancar
Denver Nuggets
Position: SF
Height: 203 cm
Weight: 107 kg
Age: 27 yo (1997 March 10)
Birth place: Koper, Slovenia
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MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
NBA 13:49 57.5%
65/113
36.1%
43/119
90.7%
39/43
2
1.6/0.4
1.2 0.3 0.6 0.2 - 1.3 - 4.6 4.6 65 »

Last 10 games
Date Opponent MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS EFF
0 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0%
0/1
0%
0/2
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
2 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 33.3%
1/3
100%
1/1
85.7%
6/7
3
2/1
2 2 1 0 1 11 13
12 50%
1/2
0%
0/3
-
0/0
1
1/0
1 0 1 0 1 2 -2
20 100%
1/1
0%
0/2
-
0/0
3
3/0
0 2 0 2 2 2 5
5 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
2 0 1 0 0 0 0
3 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2023-12-22
Denver Nuggets and Slovenia national team forward Vlatko Cancar is already thinking about the upcoming summer. The 26-year-old continues his recovery after an ACL injury but remains optimistic about his availability for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Of course, Slovenia will need to qualify first.
2023-08-07
During Friday's friendly game against Greece in Athens, Denver Nuggets forward Vlatko Cancar sustained an injury that dashed his FIBA World Cup 2023 hopes. After a powerful dunk, he landed awkwardly on his left leg, prompting assistance from the medical team due to knee pain. Subsequent MRI results on Saturday revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee.
2023-08-05
Denver Nuggets forward Vlatko Cancar suffered a torn ACL in his left knee playing for Slovenia on Friday, according to Mike Singer of The Denver Post. There's no timetable for surgery as of yet, per the same report. Cancar suffered a severe injury in a FIBA World Cup 2023 preparation game vs. Greece.
About

2013-2014: Union Olimpija (Slovenia)
2014-2015: LTH Castings (Slovenia)
2015-2016: LTH Castings (Slovenia), Union Olimpija (Slovenia)
2016-2017: Mega (Serbia)
2017-2018: Mega (Serbia), Burgos (Spain)
2018-2019: Burgos (Spain)
2019-2020: Denver Nuggets (NBA)
2020-2021: Denver Nuggets (NBA)
2021-2022: Denver Nuggets (NBA)
2022-2023: Denver Nuggets (NBA)
2023-2024: Denver Nuggets (NBA)

Career

Personal records
NBA
Efficiency 19 2023-02-03
Points 20 2022-11-24
Assists 6 2023-02-14
Steals 2 2021-03-03
Rebounds 12 2023-01-06
Blocks 3 2022-11-24

2023-12-22
Denver Nuggets and Slovenia national team forward Vlatko Cancar is already thinking about the upcoming summer. The 26-year-old continues his recovery after an ACL injury but remains optimistic about his availability for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Of course, Slovenia will need to qualify first.
2023-08-07
During Friday's friendly game against Greece in Athens, Denver Nuggets forward Vlatko Cancar sustained an injury that dashed his FIBA World Cup 2023 hopes. After a powerful dunk, he landed awkwardly on his left leg, prompting assistance from the medical team due to knee pain. Subsequent MRI results on Saturday revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee.
2023-08-05
Denver Nuggets forward Vlatko Cancar suffered a torn ACL in his left knee playing for Slovenia on Friday, according to Mike Singer of The Denver Post. There's no timetable for surgery as of yet, per the same report. Cancar suffered a severe injury in a FIBA World Cup 2023 preparation game vs. Greece.
2023-08-04
Vlatko Cancar was forced to an early exit in a friendly game against Greece, but his teammate Jordan Morgan provided a positive update. With 3:37 left in the fourth quarter, Cancar made an incredible dunk but awkwardly landed on the court and immediately grabbed his knee. He left the court with the help of his teammates and went into a locker room straight away.
2023-08-04
Vlatko Cancar made a spectacular dunk in a friendly game against Greece, but it instantly was greeted with concern about a potentially serious injury. With 3:37 left in the fourth quarter, Cancar made an incredible dunk but awkwardly landed on the court and immediately grabbed his knee. He left the court with the help of his teammates and went into a locker room straight away.
2023-02-03
Denver Nuggets forward Vlatko Cancar played his first game in the starting lineup this season and did not disappoint his team, providing a great performance. In a 134-117 win against the Golden State Warriors, the Slovenian forward finished the game with 17 points (4/6 2PT, 3/4 3PT), 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.
2022-11-21
Last night's game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets featured a wild series of events at the end of the second quarter that could not be repeated even if the players wanted. The Mavericks inbounded the ball with 7.7 seconds to go on the clock.  Luka Doncic had the ball as usual. As usual, he hit a stepback three-pointer to beat the buzzer. However, the story doesn't end here.
2022-08-12
The Slovenian Basketball Federation announced that Goran Dragic, Luka Doncic, Mike Tobey, and Vlatko Cancar will play in the EuroBasket preparation cycle game against Turkey tonight in Istanbul. Denver Nuggets forward Cancar is set to make his debut with the national team this summer, as he missed the FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers window in June and July.
2022-07-07

Slovenian forward Vlatko Cancar has re-signed with the Denver Nuggets, according to his agent Misko Raznatovic. It's a three-year contract with a team option for the last season, but the details have not been made available.

2022-01-05
After exiting Monday's match against Dallas Mavericks early, Denver Nuggets forward Vlatko Cancar received the verdict on his injury. The Slovenian player has been diagnosed with a fractured right foot and will be out indefinitely. According to reports, imaging after the loss in Dallas where Cancar got hurt and left the game confirmed the injury. Cancar's next steps (surgery, etc.) are still being ...

NBA

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
22/23 Denver Nuggets 13:21 57.5%
65/113
36.1%
43/119
90.7%
39/43
2
1.6/0.4
1.2 0.3 0.6 0.2 - 1.3 - 4.6 4.6 65 »
21/22 Denver Nuggets 10:17 56.7%
17/30
57.1%
8/14
64.3%
9/14
1.9
1.5/0.5
1.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 - 1.1 - 3.9 4.1 17 »
20/21 Denver Nuggets 6:03 61.9%
26/42
29.4%
10/34
77.8%
14/18
1.2
0.9/0.3
0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 - 0.4 - 2.1 2.2 46 »
19/20 Denver Nuggets 2:47 55.6%
5/9
16.7%
1/6
100%
4/4
0.7
0.4/0.4
0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.5 - 1.2 0.9 14 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
21/22 Slovenia 19:00 33.3%
1/3
71.4%
5/7
-
0/0
3.5
2.5/1
0.5 1 0.5 0.5 - 0.5 - 8.5 11 2 »

FIBA EuroBasket

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2022 Slovenia 29:25 59.4%
19/32
32%
8/25
100%
19/19
5
3.6/1.4
1.9 0.6 0.6 0.9 - 1.1 - 11.6 13.9 7 »
2017 Slovenia 14:06 62.5%
5/8
18.8%
3/16
75%
3/4
1.6
1.3/0.2
1.1 1 0.6 0 - 1.8 - 2.4 1.9 9 »

Olympic Games

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2021 Slovenia 27:30 70%
14/20
48%
12/25
92.9%
13/14
4.3
3.7/0.7
0.8 1.2 1.5 0.2 - 1.3 - 12.8 13.2 6 »

FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2021 Slovenia 22:15 66.7%
8/12
56.3%
9/16
100%
4/4
3.3
3.3/0
1.5 0.8 0.8 0.3 0 1.3 - 11.8 12.8 4 »

Basketball Champions League

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
16/17 KK Mega Basket Belgrade 22:38 59.3%
32/54
26.3%
10/38
57.9%
11/19
4.1
2.6/1.4
2.4 0.4 1.7 0.7 - 3.4 - 7.5 5.9 14 »

EuroCup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
15/16 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 6:22 30%
3/10
20%
1/5
50%
1/2
0.5
0.4/0.1
0.1 0.4 0.1 0 0 1.6 0.3 1.3 -0.8 8 »
Seasons:   22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 16/17 | 15/16

Type: Average | Totals

NBA

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Denver Nuggets 13:21 57.5%
65/113
36.1%
43/119
90.7%
39/43
2
1.6/0.4
1.2 0.3 0.6 0.2 - 1.3 - 4.6 4.6 65 »
Regular season 14:19 58%
65/112
37.4%
43/115
90.7%
39/43
2.1
1.7/0.4
1.3 0.4 0.6 0.2 - 1.4 - 5 5 60 »
Playoffs 1:48 0%
0/1
0%
0/4
-
0/0
0.6
0.6/0
0.2 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 -0.2 5 »
Home game 12:35 58%
29/50
40%
20/50
89.5%
17/19
2.1
1.6/0.4
1.2 0.4 0.6 0.1 - 1.3 - 4.2 4.3 32 »
Away game 14:05 57.1%
36/63
33.3%
23/69
91.7%
22/24
2
1.7/0.3
1.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 - 1.2 - 4.9 4.8 33 »
Wins 14:20 58.3%
49/84
42%
34/81
88.9%
32/36
2.3
1.8/0.4
1.4 0.4 0.6 0.2 - 1.4 - 5.4 5.7 43 »
Losses 11:24 55.2%
16/29
23.7%
9/38
100%
7/7
1.5
1.3/0.2
0.9 0.2 0.5 0.3 - 1.1 - 3 2.3 22 »
Last 5 games 1:48 0%
0/1
0%
0/4
-
0/0
0.6
0.6/0
0.2 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 -0.2 5 »
October 1:40 0%
0/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0.3 0 - 0 - 0 -0.7 3 »
November 14:13 50%
11/22
39.1%
9/23
77.8%
7/9
1.7
1.6/0.1
1.3 0.7 0.7 0.4 - 1.8 - 6.2 4.9 9 »
December 12:25 66.7%
8/12
65.2%
15/23
100%
2/2
2.1
1.5/0.6
1.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 - 1.3 - 5.3 5.7 12 »
January 17:25 51.9%
14/27
30%
6/20
100%
8/8
3
2.3/0.7
1.4 0.4 0.7 0.3 - 2.3 - 4.5 4.3 12 »
February 22:54 65%
26/40
32.3%
10/31
92.9%
13/14
3.1
2.5/0.5
2.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 - 1.4 - 8.6 9.5 11 »
March 5:34 100%
1/1
25%
2/8
100%
1/1
1
1/0
0.4 0.1 0.1 0 - 0.3 - 1.3 1.6 7 »
April 10:15 50%
5/10
7.7%
1/13
88.9%
8/9
1.6
1.4/0.3
0.9 0.5 0.5 0.3 - 0.9 - 2.6 2.3 8 »
May 2:00 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
0.5
0.5/0
0.5 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0.5 2 »
June 0:00 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 1 »
Versus Chicago Bulls 2:00 -
0/0
100%
1/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 1 - 3 2 1 »
Versus Los Angeles Lakers 9:40 33.3%
1/3
50%
1/2
-
0/0
1.3
1/0.3
0.7 0.3 0.7 0 - 0.7 - 1.7 1.7 3 »
Versus Brooklyn Nets 5:00 -
0/0
0%
0/3
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 - 2 - 0 -4 1 »
Versus Milwaukee Bucks 11:00 66.7%
2/3
50%
1/2
100%
2/2
2.5
2/0.5
1.5 0 1.5 0.5 - 0.5 - 4.5 6 2 »
Versus Minnesota Timberwolves 16:48 63.6%
7/11
20%
2/10
100%
4/4
3
3/0
1.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 - 1.6 - 4.8 5.6 5 »
Versus Memphis Grizzlies 18:30 50%
1/2
25%
1/4
-
0/0
4.5
3.5/1
1.5 0 2 0.5 - 2 - 2.5 3 2 »
Versus Portland Trail Blazers 11:00 0%
0/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
2 0 0.5 0 - 1 - 0 1 2 »
Versus Houston Rockets 17:45 60%
3/5
45.5%
5/11
100%
1/1
2.8
2.5/0.3
2 0.8 0.8 0 - 1.3 - 5.5 7 4 »
Versus Dallas Mavericks 16:15 64.3%
9/14
25%
2/8
100%
3/3
2.8
2.3/0.5
1.3 0.8 1.3 0 - 2.3 - 6.8 5.3 4 »
Versus Boston Celtics 9:00 100%
1/1
50%
2/4
-
0/0
0.5
0.5/0
0 0 0 0 - 2 - 4 1.5 2 »
Versus Utah Jazz 5:00 33.3%
1/3
0%
0/3
-
0/0
0.3
0.3/0
0.3 0 0.3 0 - 0.3 - 0.7 -1 3 »
Versus Detroit Pistons 1:00 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 1 1 »
Versus Orlando Magic 11:00 0%
0/1
50%
1/2
-
0/0
1
1/0
1 0 1 1 - 0 - 3 3 1 »
Versus Phoenix Suns 10:20 66.7%
4/6
0%
0/9
100%
2/2
2
1.7/0.3
0.7 0.3 0.2 0.5 - 0.8 - 1.7 2.3 6 »
Versus Miami Heat 15:00 100%
6/6
60%
3/5
100%
4/4
1.7
1.3/0.3
3 0.7 1 0.3 - 1 - 8.3 11.3 3 »
Versus Charlotte Hornets 12:30 66.7%
4/6
33.3%
1/3
100%
1/1
2.5
2/0.5
1 0 0.5 0 - 1 - 6 6 2 »
Versus New Orleans Pelicans 9:40 33.3%
1/3
0%
0/6
-
0/0
1.7
1.3/0.3
0.7 0.3 0 0 - 2 - 0.7 -1.3 3 »
Versus Los Angeles Clippers 20:30 47.1%
8/17
50%
5/10
80%
8/10
4
3/1
1 0.8 1 0.5 - 2.3 - 9.8 8.8 4 »
Versus New York Knicks 9:00 100%
1/1
0%
0/1
-
0/0
2
2/0
0 0 0 0 - 1 - 2 2 1 »
Versus San Antonio Spurs 4:00 -
0/0
100%
1/1
-
0/0
2
2/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 3 5 1 »
Versus Toronto Raptors 1:00 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 1 »
Versus Golden State Warriors 17:30 66.7%
4/6
60%
3/5
-
0/0
1.5
1/0.5
2.5 1 0 0 - 1.5 - 8.5 10 2 »
Versus Cleveland Cavaliers 22:00 60%
3/5
50%
2/4
100%
3/3
2
0.5/1.5
2 0.5 0 0 - 3.5 - 7.5 6.5 2 »
Versus Sacramento Kings 21:40 40%
2/5
75%
6/8
85.7%
6/7
2.3
1.7/0.7
2.3 0.7 1 0.3 - 1.3 - 9.3 10.7 3 »
Versus Washington Wizards 1:30 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 1 0 - 0.5 - 0 -1.5 2 »
Versus Atlanta Hawks 19:30 50%
3/6
42.9%
3/7
100%
2/2
2
1.5/0.5
2 0.5 0.5 0 - 1.5 - 8.5 7.5 2 »
Versus Oklahoma City Thunder 21:30 50%
4/8
30%
3/10
75%
3/4
2
1.5/0.5
2.5 0 0.5 1.5 - 0.5 - 10 9 2 »

Vlatko  Cancar
Vlatko Cancar
Height: 203 cm
Weight: 107 kg
Born: 1997-03-09, Koper, Slovenia



Seasons:   22/23 | 21/22 | 20/21 | 19/20 | 16/17 | 15/16

Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS EFF
102-116 1 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 1 0 0 0 0
123-98 6 100%
1/1
100%
1/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 0 5 6
122-105 2 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 1 0 0 0 0 1
115-95 8 100%
1/1
-
0/0
80%
4/5
1
1/0
1 0 0 1 0 6 8
128-109 2 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
132-116 17 66.7%
2/3
0%
0/2
-
0/0
2
2/0
0 0 0 0 1 4 2
91-104 31 62.5%
5/8
0%
0/1
100%
1/1
4
2/2
0 2 1 0 0 11 12
103-114 17 66.7%
2/3
75%
3/4
50%
1/2
3
3/0
2 0 0 0 1 14 15
112-117 7 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
119-125 15 50%
1/2
0%
0/1
50%
1/2
2
1/1
2 0 1 0 2 3 1
113-97 4 33.3%
1/3
0%
0/1
-
0/0
3
0/3
0 0 0 0 0 2 2
121-111 3 -
0/0
100%
1/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 3 3
120-96 4 100%
1/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 2 2
129-116 3 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
2
2/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 1
118-97 2 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
139-137 10 100%
1/1
0%
0/1
-
0/0
3
3/0
0 0 2 0 1 2 1
99-128 4 50%
1/2
-
0/0
100%
2/2
2
1/1
2 1 0 0 0 4 8
123-106 2 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87-105 1 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
106-96 3 0%
0/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 1 0 0 0 -2
134-119 3 100%
1/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 2 2
126-102 4 -
0/0
100%
1/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 1 3 3
135-111 6 -
0/0
100%
1/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
1 1 0 0 0 3 5
129-104 7 100%
1/1
0%
0/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
1 0 0 0 1 2 1
121-106 1 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
103-116 6 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
1
0/1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
103-113 15 100%
2/2
50%
1/2
-
0/0
3
3/0
1 0 0 0 2 7 8
97-128 22 50%
1/2
0%
0/1
100%
2/2
7
6/1
1 2 2 0 2 4 8
112-118 20 66.7%
2/3
33.3%
1/3
100%
1/1
4
4/0
1 1 1 0 3 8 7
96-126 5 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
1 0 0 0 0 0 2
110-112 9 100%
1/1
-
0/0
100%
1/1
0
0/0
1 0 1 0 1 3 2
123-115 0 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
103-120 2 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
112-99 5 100%
1/1
0%
0/1
-
0/0
2
2/0
1 1 2 0 0 2 3
122-105 6 50%
1/2
33.3%
1/3
50%
1/2
2
1/1
0 0 1 0 1 6 2
112-125 5 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
119-114 5 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
2
2/0
0 1 0 1 0 0 3
114-93 2 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 1
128-117 1 0%
0/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
119-109 0 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
82-109 2 0%
0/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
0/1
0 0 0 0 1 0 -1
119-101 4 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
2
2/0
0 1 0 0 1 0 1
89-114 2 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
0/1
0 0 1 0 0 0 0
103-115 2 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 1 0 1 0 0 1
109-124 0 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
124-111 3 0%
0/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 1 0 0 0 -2