in July 2011. National team career Nesterović was the captain of the senior men's Slovenian national basketball team until his retirement from the national team in 2008. He helped his national team finish in 6th place at the EuroBasket 2005 in Belgrade, and to thus secure a place at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. At the EuroBasket 2005, he played an average of 21.7 minutes, scored an average of 6 points, and grabbed an average of 6.2 rebounds per game. Post-playing career Since 2014, Nesterović holds a position as a Secretary-General of the Basketball Federation of Slovenia. In 2015, he was elected a member of the FIBA commission of players. Personal life Nesterović has a sister and five children. He is the godfather to Luka Dončić, the third pick of the 2018 NBA draft. He speaks Serbian, Slovenian, Italian, Greek, and English. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota | 2 || 0 || 15.0 || .250 || .000 || 1.000 || 4.0 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 4.0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota | 82 || 55 || 21.0 || .476 || .000 || .573 || 4.6 || 1.1 || .3 || 1.0 || 5.7 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota | 73 || 39 || 16.9 || .461 || .000 || .523 || 3.9 || .6 || .3 || .9 || 4.5 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota | 82 || 82 || 27.0 || .493 || .000 || .549 || 6.5 || .9 || .5 || 1.3 || 8.4 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota | 77 || 77 || 30.4 || .525 || .000 || .642 || 6.5 || 1.5 || .5 || 1.5 || 11.2 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | San Antonio | 82 || 82 || 28.7 || .469 || .000 || .474 || 7.7 || 1.4 || .6 || 2.0 || 8.7 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" |† | align="left" | San Antonio | 70 || 70 || 25.5 || .460 || .000 || .467 || 6.6 || 1.0 || .4 || 1.7 || 5.9 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | San Antonio | 80 || 51 || 18.9 || .515 || .000 || .600 || 3.9 || .4 || .3 || 1.1 || 4.5 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Toronto | 80