Luka Šamanić
Šamanić with Baskonia in 2025 | |
| No. 99 – Baskonia | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | Liga ACB EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 9 January 2000 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2019: 1st round, 19th overall pick |
| Drafted by | San Antonio Spurs |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | FC Barcelona B |
| 2018–2019 | Petrol Olimpija |
| 2019–2021 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2019–2021 | →Austin Spurs |
| 2021–2022 | Westchester Knicks |
| 2022–2023 | Maine Celtics |
| 2023–2024 | Utah Jazz |
| 2024 | Cibona |
| 2024–present | Baskonia |
| Career highlights | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Medals | |
Luka Šamanić (born 9 January 2000) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. A power forward, he was drafted 19th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2019 NBA draft.
A native of Zagreb, Šamanić started his youth career with the eponymous basketball club. In 2016, at age 16, he moved to Barcelona, Spain, where he joined the FC Barcelona's reserve team in the Spanish second-tier league. Šamanić has represented Croatia multiple times in FIBA events, leading his team to a gold medal at the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B in 2017, while earning most valuable player honors.