Džanan Musa
Džanan Musa was born in Bihać, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina on May 8th, 1999 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 25, Džanan Musa biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Džanan Musa (born 8 May 1999) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) and weighing 215 pounds (98 kg), Musa plays the small forward position.
He was selected by the Nets with the 29th pick in the 2018 NBA draft.
Early career
Born in Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Musa began playing soccer at first, before choosing to focus on basketball. Musa started playing junior basketball in the youth setup at KK Bosna XXL, when he was 8 years old. He then moved to Sarajevo-based KK Koš, before joining Croatian team KK Cedevita in 2014.
Professional career
In December 2014, he signed a deal with Croatian team Cedevita. Musa made his debut in Europe's top-tier level competition, the EuroLeague, on 15 October 2015, making him the ninth-youngest player to make their debut in the EuroLeague. Musa played the first 4:55 minutes of the game and recorded 4 points.
In June 2017, Musa attended the Adidas Eurocamp, a basketball camp based in Treviso for international NBA draft prospects. He was named the Eurocamp 2017 Most Improved Player.
In the 2017–18 season, while a member of Cedevita, Musa was awarded the EuroCup Rising Star Trophy, after averaging 10.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, in 16 games played in Europe's 2nd-tier level EuroCup competition. He was also named the ABA League Top Prospect as well as to the All-ABA League Team for the 2017–18 season.
On April 12, 2018, Musa declared for the 2018 NBA draft, where he was expected to be a first round selection. On June 21, he was selected with the 29th overall pick by the Brooklyn Nets. On July 12, the Nets signed Musa to a rookie scale contract. During his rookie season, Musa has had multiple assignments to the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League.
On November 19, 2020, Musa was traded to the Detroit Pistons in a three-team trade. On December 21, 2020, Musa was waived by the Pistons.
On January 13, 2021, Musa signed a 2.5 year contract with Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League. On June 27, 2021, Efes used their option to exit from their mutual contract and Musa became a free agent. His short run with the Turkish club had four EuroLeague appearances and a short playing time total of 12 minutes. He also played in eight Turkish league games, averaging 11.4 points per game.
On July 21, 2021, Musa signed with Río Breogán of the Liga ACB. Musa became one of Río Breogán's most legendary players, by helping them sealing participation in the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto for the first time in more than 30 years. Musa's best moments in a Río Breogán jersey include two unbelievable games against Valencia Basket, scoring 33 points (44 PIR) and 31 points (47 PIR), a game-winner against Breogán's arch-rivals Obradoiro CAB or his 25 points in Week 1 against CB Canarias. He got injured in April against Bàsquet Manresa which meant Breogán's play-off hopes were all but vanished. After being in hospital for a few days, he showed up to attend his teammate's game against Basket Zaragoza getting a tremendous ovation from local fans. He won several Player of the Week awards and two Player of the Month awards, and is set to win his first Liga ACB MVP of the Season which would make him the first Río Breogán player to ever win the most prestigious individual award in Spanish basketball.
On July 14, 2022, Musa signed a two-year deal with reigning Spanish champions and EuroLeague finalists Real Madrid.
National team career
Musa played at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship with the Bosnian national Under-16 team, leading the tournament in scoring, at 23.0 points per game. He also played at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, which he led in scoring, at 23.3 points per game, and in assisting, at 6.3 assists per game. He also averaged 9.0 rebounds per game, during the tournament. In the tournament's finals game, against the tournament's hosts, Lithuania, Musa scored 33 points, to go along with his 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, leading his team to an 85–83 victory, and securing a gold medal for his team. Musa was named the MVP of the tournament, and he was also selected to the All-Tournament Team. Musa was named the MVP of the tournament, and he was also selected to the All-Tournament Team.
Musa also played at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Cup, which he led in scoring and in efficiency, with 34.0 points per game, and 27.7 efficiency per game and 194.0 overall. He also averaged 8.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. During the tournament, Musa made history by breaking the record in most points scored in a single competitive game with 50 points in a game against Chinese Taipei, previous being 41 points and shared by Isaac Humphries and Jalen Howard, who scored his on 23 June, just six days earlier of Musa. On 29 June, Musa managed to shoot 18-of-26 from the field and 11-of-15 from the free-throw line, adding 7 rebounds and 4 assists during 27 minutes and 15 seconds he spent on court. This is the current record for the most points scored in a single game at the FIBA Under-17 World Cup tournament. He was selected to the All-Tournament Team.