Talk:Predrag Savović

Nationality

Right now Savovic is in both the list of Serbian NBA players and list of Montenegrin NBA players. This source says his family is Serbian, and this source describes his cousins as Serbian. Thus it's most likely he's of Serbian descent but nationality is less clear as in the early '90s when he was in high school Montenegro was part of Serbia and Montenegro and only became independent in 2006.

So just because Savovic was born in Croatia does not mean he's a Croatian citizen by birth according to Croatian nationality law. And I find this FIBA page that lists his nationality as Serbian and this other FIBA page that lists his nationality as Spanish.

Regarding HoopsHype stating that he has both Montenegrin and Spanish passports, keep in mind that Montenegrin has been an independent nation only since 2006 and that he's lived in the place known as "Serbia and Montenegro" before he began his NBA career. Arbor to SJ (talk) 05:19, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Furthermore this Serbian government website lists him as among Yugoslav basketball players. Hmm, maybe list him as Yugoslavian since he was born and raised in Yugoslav lands? Arbor to SJ (talk) 05:22, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

I'm not sure what to do. To add something else to the mix, his Eurocup profile describes him as Montenegrin. That same link does says he played for the Yugoslav U-18 team. However, I don't think we could list Yugoslavian as his current ethnicity.

His brother, Boban, is described on Wikipedia as Montenegrin, although I'm not sure how that was determined. Zagalejo^^^ 20:56, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Regarding Boban, this FIBA page lists him as a Yugoslavian based on his participation with the Yugoslavian junior team back in '96. As the Serbia and Montenegro article states: "The republics of Serbia and Montenegro together established a federation in 1992 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). In 2003, it was reconstituted as a state union officially known as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro." This 1999 AP article describes Boban as "from Serbia" and "grew up in Montenegro" - and in 1999, Serbia and Montenegro were one nation. The article also says his parents are from Herceg Novi, which is in Montenegro.

So read "Yugoslavia" in those pages as meaning "Serbia and Montenegro". I would aim for "Montenegrin" because of the Savovic family ties to the Montenegro side of the FRY/S&M and the sources like HoopsHype that say Montenegrin. Arbor to SJ (talk) 21:54, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

I really don't know. Balkan nationalities are often complicated. I'd rather not say anything in the infobox, rather than give the nationalists something else to squabble over. Zagalejo^^^ 22:30, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

I've opened a discussion at WikiProjet Serbia, I think people from there should come here and give their input Arbor to SJ (talk) 01:22, 13 June 2013 (UTC)