Marko Todorović (basketball)


Marko Todorović is a Montenegrin professional basketball player who plays for Tianjin Pioneers of the Chinese Basketball Association. He is a 6 ft 11 in tall power forward-center.

Professional career

Europe

Todorović played basketball at the junior level with the youth teams of KK Joker in Montenegro and Joventut Badalona in Spain. He played with Joventut Badalona's second team, Prat Joventut, in the Spanish 3rd Division, from 2010 to 2012. He also played with the senior men's team of Joventut Badalona, in the Spanish ACB League, from 2011 to 2012.
Todorović joined Barcelona Bàsquet before the start of the 2012–13 season.
For the 2014–15 ACB season, Todorović was loaned from FC Barcelona to Bilbao Basket. He was named ACB Player of the Month on March 31, 2015.
On July 14, 2015, Todorović signed a three-year contract with the Russian club Khimki. On April 1, 2016, he was, again, loaned to Bilbao Basket for the rest of the 2015–16 season.
On September 28, 2018, Todorović returned to Divina Seguros Joventut for a second stint, signing a one-year deal.
On August 17, 2019, Todorović was reported to have signed with Tianjin Pioneers.

NBA draft rights

On June 27, 2013, Todorović was drafted 45th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. On July 10, 2013, the Trail Blazers traded his rights to the Houston Rockets as part of a trade for Thomas Robinson. It was reported on July 31, 2019, the Houston Rockets renounced their draft rights to Todorović.

Montenegrin national team

Todorović was a member of the junior national teams of Montenegro. He played at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. With the senior Montenegrin national basketball team, Todorović played at the 2017 EuroBasket.