Džanan Musa


Džanan Musa is a Bosnian professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. Standing at and weighing, Musa plays the small forward position. He was selected by the Nets with the 29th pick in the 2018 NBA draft.

Early life

Musa was born in Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to Rusmir and Saudina. He began playing association football 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

Cedevita (2014–2018)

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.

Brooklyn Nets (2018–present)

On 12 April 2018, Musa declared for the 2018 NBA draft, where he was expected to be a first round selection. On 21 June, he was selected with the 29th overall pick by the Brooklyn Nets. On 12 July, 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.

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 also played at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Cup, which he led in scoring, at 34.0 points per game. He also averaged 8.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. During the tournament, Musa scored 50 points, in 27 minutes played, in a game against Chinese Taipei, which is the current record for the most points scored in a single game at the FIBA Under-17 World Cup tournament.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

EuroLeague

Awards and accomplishments

Junior club level