- Žarko Čabarkapa
infobox NBA Player
name = Žarko Čabarkapa
nickname =
position = Power forward
height_ft = 6
height_in = 11
weight_lbs = 235
team =
nationality = Montenegrin
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|5|21
birth_place =Zrenjanin , SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
college =
draft = 17th overall
draft_year = 2003
draft_team =Phoenix Suns
career_start = 1998
career_end =
former_teams =KK Beopetrol Belgrade (1998–2001)KK Budućnost Podgorica (2001–2003)
Phoenix Suns (2003–2005)Golden State Warriors (2005–2006)
awards =
profile = zarko_cabarkapaŽarko Čabarkapa ( _sr. Жарко Чабаркапа; born
May 21 1981 inZrenjanin , SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is aSerbia n-born Montenegrin professionalbasketball player at the power forward position. Since 2006, he has been unattached after getting waived from theNational Basketball Association where he turned out forPhoenix Suns andGolden State Warriors .Career
Before going to the
United States , Čabarkapa played forKK Beopetrol Belgrade andKK Budućnost Podgorica (on a team with fellow NBA playerAleksandar Pavlović ) in Yugoslavia. When playing there, he averaged 8.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists.Čabarkapa was drafted by the
Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (17th overall) in the2003 NBA Draft . In his rookie season, he was tragically injured by Danny Fortson on a dirty play, and this limited him to only 49 games these season.In 2005 the Suns traded him to the
Golden State Warriors in exchange for two second-round draft picks.With the Warriors, He played 37 games in 2004-2005, and 61 games in 2005-2006, He had problems with a back injury, and his contract with the Warriors ended in 2006.
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/zarko_cabarkapa/ NBA.com Profile]
*espn nba|id=3720|name=Zarko Cabarkapa
* [http://www.nba.com/draft2003/profiles/CabarkapaZarko.html Draft profile]
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