Luka Samanic

Luka Samanic

24-Year-Old ForwardF
 Free Agent  Foreign  
Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Luka Samanic in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
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$Signed a two-year, $2.5 million contract with the Jazz in April of 2023.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Luka Samanic was born in Zagreb, Croatia. His father, Marko, had a 19-year career in professional basketball, including a stint with Krka of the EuroLeague. Luka's early interests included soccer, handball and tennis. He did not begin playing basketball until he was 11 years old. Samanic started his basketball career with a local club at the youth level. He was named MVP of the Croatian cadet championship in 2016 and attended the Adidas EuroCamp soon thereafter. At the age of 16, Samanic signed a two-year amateur contract with Spanish club FC Barcelona, initially playing with its junior team. He earned the Rising Star award at the 2016-17 Adidas Next Generation Tournament. The following season, he took on a larger role with Barcelona's junior team and earned All-Tournament honors at the 2017-18 Adidas Next Generation Tournament. Later that year, he began his professional career with Barcelona's senior reserve team. Learn more about Samanic by following him on Twitter (@SamanicLuka) and on Instagram (@lukasamanic9). After taking up basketball at the age of 11 and playing with various international junior teams, Samanic started his pro career in 2017-18 with Barcelona's reserve team. Samanic only logged four minutes in his debut, but he started gaining notice by scoring 10 points over 20 minutes in his second game -- the first of several double-digit efforts. He finished the year with averages of 5.1 points and 2.0 rebounds across 12.7 minutes. Samanic played one more season with Petrol Olimpija in 2018-19 before declaring for the 2019 NBA Draft. Even with a deep pool of international talent, he was selected in the first round with the 19th overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs.

Making move overseas
FFree Agent
August 5, 2024
Samanic signed a one-year contract with Turkish club Fenerbahce on Monday.
ANALYSIS
The 24-year-old big man from Croatia will make his return overseas after he had spent the past five seasons stateside since entering the NBA as a first-round pick of the Spurs in 2019. After failing to emerge as a rotation player with the Spurs over his first two seasons in the league, Samanic played exclusively in the G League in 2021-22 before resurfacing at the NBA level with the Jazz over the past two seasons. He made a career-high 43 appearances in 2023-24, averaging 4.1 points and 2.4 rebounds in 9.1 minutes per contest. Since Samanic likely would have had to settle for a non-guaranteed deal in free agency if he had chosen to stick around in the NBA, he'll head to Turkey on what's presumably a more lucrative contract.
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How does Luka Samanic compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Total Rebound %
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  • Assist %
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  • Steal %
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  • Block %
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True Shooting %
48.5%
 
Effective Field Goal %
42.1%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
40.5%
 
Free Throw Rate
35.4%
 
Offensive Rebound %
6.0%
 
Defensive Rebound %
21.6%
 
Total Rebound %
13.9%
 
Assist %
6.5%
 
Steal %
0.5%
 
Block %
1.5%
 
Turnover %
12.1%
 
Usage %
0.0%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
7.8
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
 
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2019 Fantasy Outlook
The 19-year-old out of Croatia was selected by the Spurs with the 19th overall pick in the 2019 Draft. At 6-foot-10 and 215 pounds with some shooting touch, Samanic projects as a stretch four at the NBA level. In 50 games and 23 starts last season for Union Olimpija, he averaged 8.0 points and 4.8 rebounds in 18.4 minutes. Samanic better demonstrated his skillset during the U18 Euro Championship A in 2018, where he posted 17.0 points (48.1 FG%, 47.4 3P%, 68.0 FT%), 7.7 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.3 assists in just over 26 minutes per game across six appearances. Coach Gregg Popovich has plenty of other options at forward in 2019-20, so it's unlikely Samanic will be a regular part of the rotation, and there's a strong chance he'll spend time in the G League.
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Explodes for 22 points Thursday
FUtah Jazz
April 12, 2024
Samanic finished with 22 points (7-17 FG, 1-7 3Pt, 7-9 FT), six rebounds, two assists and one steal over 34 minutes during Thursday's 124-121 victory over the Rockets.
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First career double-double Tuesday
FUtah Jazz
April 10, 2024
Samanic posted 15 points (6-15 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 10 rebounds and three assists across 35 minutes during Tuesday's 111-95 loss to the Nuggets.
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Provides 12 points from bench
FUtah Jazz
April 3, 2024
Samanic ended with 12 points (3-6 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 5-7 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one block across 19 minutes during Tuesday's 129-113 loss to the Cavaliers.
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Back to bench
FUtah Jazz
March 15, 2024
Samanic will come off the bench for Friday's game against the Hawks.
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Balanced outing in starting lineup
FUtah Jazz
March 13, 2024
Samanic chipped in seven points (2-4 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds and one assist in 14 minutes during Tuesday's 123-107 loss to Boston.
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Will play in Summer League
FUtah Jazz
April 14, 2023
Samanic will suit up for Utah during the 2023 Summer League, Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.
ANALYSIS
Samanic spent the 2022-23 G League campaign with the Maine Celtics and signed a 10-day contract with the Jazz at the end of March. He parlayed his initial deal into an extension through the 2023-24 campaign, and overall, he averaged 9.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 23.0 minutes across seven appearances with Utah, including a 23-point, eight-rebound outing during a start against the Thunder on April 6. Samanic, along with Ochai Agbaji and any future draft picks, should be the headliners for Utah during Summer League.
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