Emir Preldžić

Emir Preldžić is the kind of player I get genuinely excited about. Standing 206 cm yet listed as a small forward who can also handle power forward and every guard spot, he is a positional shapeshifter, and those players quietly change how the game is imagined. Born in the steel town of Zenica in Bosnia, he went on to represent Turkey, a border-crossing path that says a lot about modern basketball's openness. I love size paired with backcourt skills because it breaks the old assumptions about what a tall man is supposed to do. He never needed to be a superstar to be interesting to me; versatility like his is its own reward.

Name (English)

Emir Preldžić

Name (Japanese)

エミール・プレルドジッチ

Reading

えみーる・ぷれるどじっち

Born

September 6, 1987 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rabbit

Origin

Zenica, Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Height

206 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%82%B8%E3%83%83%E3%83%81

Tags

• Zenica-Doboj Canton
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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