Željko Rebrača

A member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) since October 2023, he has been an MP since February 2024. He was 19th on the list Aleksandar Vučić – United Serbia, which came second in the Serbian parliamentary election of 25 October 2026.

Career

Rebrača won the 1992 EuroLeague with Partizan, the 1997 Italian title and 1999 Saporta Cup with Benetton Treviso, and the 2000 EuroLeague with Panathinaikos, where he was Final Four MVP. He played in the NBA for Detroit, Atlanta and the Los Angeles Clippers (2001–2006) and retired in 2007 at Pamesa Valencia. With Yugoslavia he won EuroBasket in 1995 and 1997, Olympic silver in 1996 and the 1998 World Championship. In 1998 he co-founded the charity Group 7. He then mainly ran businesses; his Sombor property company went into bankruptcy in 2025, BBC News Serbian reported. He entered parliament in February 2024 on the list "Aleksandar Vučić – Serbia Must Not Stop" and sits on the education committee. In August 2025 he helped clean and repair the SNS offices in Novi Sad damaged during a large protest. In 2026 he stood against his former teammate Dejan Bodiroga, a Student List candidate.

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