Ratko Varda

Varda came up through Partizan\'s youth system and made his debut during the 1995–96 season, before making himself eligible for the 2001 NBA draft. He ended up not getting selected but still found himself on the Detroit Pistons roster to the start of the 2001–02 season. Varda ended up spending two seasons in the NBA on the rosters of the Pistons and the Washington Wizards, but during that time he was only featured in a single official game (he played six minutes and scored five points for Detroit).\n', ' In January 2003, he returned to Europe and signed with Union Olimpija until the end of the 2002–03 season. In the 2003–04 season he played in the Greek Basket League with Apollon Patras. In the 2004–05 season, he played with Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League.\n', ' In the 2006–07 season, he played in the Spanish Liga ACB with Real Madrid, but he could not finish the season due to an anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.\n', '