Miloš Teodosić (Serbian Cyrillic:Милош Теодосић, born March 19, 1987) is a Serbian former professionalbasketball player. He also represented theNational Basketball Team of Serbia internationally. He primarily played thepoint guard andshooting guard positions. He is a six timeAll-EuroLeague selection, and was votedEuroLeague MVP in2010.[1][2]
Under Teodosić the Serbia national team won aEuroBasket silver medal in2009, as well as aFIBA Basketball World Cup silver medal in2014, being elected to the All-Tournament Team in both competitions. He also won an Olympic silver medal at the2016 Rio Games.[3] He was namedFIBA Europe Player of the Year in 2010, and in 2016, he was voted the best non-NBA player in the world by NBA coaches,[4] as well as theEuropean Player of the Year byLa Gazzetta dello Sport.[5]
He began playing basketball in hometown clubs KK Student andMetalac. He then moved to Belgrade-based clubFMP where he signed his first professional contract. After being loaned toBorac Čačak for the 2005–06 season, he had a breakthrough 2006–07 season. Over 16 games in theULEB Cup (now calledEuroCup), he averaged 7.8 points, 2.9 assists, and 2.1 rebounds per game. FMP was eventually eliminated in the semi-final of thissecond-tier level European-wide competition.[6] They also played in the final series of theAdriatic League playoffs, where they lost toPartizan Belgrade.
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In 2007, Teodosić signed a five-year contract withOlympiacos of theGreek Basket League, worth €2.8 millionnet income (after taxes). Olympiacos also had to pay a buyout to FMP, to secure his rights. The contract he signed with Olympiacos included a €1.3 million buyout clause amount. However, the contract also stipulated that Olympiacos would hold the right to match any offer made to him by another club that offered to pay his buyout.[7]
In the2009–10 Euroleague season, Teodosić averaged 13.4points, 2.5rebounds, 4.9assists, and 1.8steals per game, all career highs up to that point. Teodosić played a crucial role inOlympiacos Pireaus, reaching theEuroLeague Final Four, where they eventually lostin the final toFC Barcelona, after beatingKK Partizan in the semi-final. Teodosić was voted onto theAll-EuroLeague First Team, and on May 8, 2010, he was officially announced as theEuroLeague 2010 MVP, his first, and to this date only, EuroLeague MVP award win in his career.
On July 6, 2011, Teodosić signed a three-year contract withCSKA Moscow of theRussian League andVTB United League.[8][9] The contract was worth€5.7 million eurosnet income.[10] In his first season with the Russian club, he led them to theEuroLeague Final, where they lost 62–61 to his former club,Olympiacos. He was named to theAll-EuroLeague Second Team before the start of theFinal Four.[11] His second season with CSKA was statistically even better for him, as he averaged 12.7 points, 4.9 assists, and a career-high 2.8 rebounds in the EuroLeague. He was also once again named to theAll-EuroLeague Second Team, his second consecutive nomination.[12]
After beatingPanathinaikos in the quarterfinal playoff series round in the2013–14 Euroleague, CSKA Moscow lost in the semi-final of theEuroLeague Final Four toMaccabi Tel Aviv.[13] Shortly after failing to win the EuroLeague for the third straight year, the president of CSKA blamed Teodosić and his Serbian teammate,Nenad Krstić, for not putting enough effort in over the season.[14][15] Back on the Russian national domestic league front, shortly after the EuroLeague Final Four, CSKA was facing elimination in theVTB United League playoff quarterfinal series versusLokomotiv Kuban, trailing 0–2, without home court advantage. Teodosić and Krstić helped CSKA storm back to win the series 3–2, after the large deficit, to advance to the league's semi-finals, as they answered the previous criticism from the club's president. Eventually, CSKA won the VTB United League by sweepingNizhny Novgorod 3–0 in the finals series.[16] Teodosić was named theVTB Playoffs MVP. Despite winning the VTB United League, the 2013–14 season was seen as a disappointment for CSKA, and it was expected that Teodosić, as well as his teammateNenad Krstić, and teamhead coachEttore Messina, could all leave the club over the summer.[17] Eventually, Krstić and Messina left the club. However, in June 2014, Teodosić extended his contract with the club for three more years.[18]
On November 7, 2014, in aEuroLeague game victory againstUnicaja Málaga, Teodosić recorded a career-high 27 points, while also adding 10 assists.[19] In May 2015, he was named to theAll-EuroLeague First Team for his performances throughout the season.[20] CSKA Moscow managed to advance to theEuroLeague Final Four for the fourth straight season, after eliminatingPanathinaikos, for the second straight season in thequarter-finals series 3–1.[21] However, in the semi-final game, despite being dubbed by media members as the favorite to advance, CSKA Moscow once again lost toOlympiacos. The final score was 70–68, after Olympiacos came back in the 4th quarter, led byVassilis Spanoulis.[22] Teodosić was ineffective in the game, scoring 8 points, on 2 for 9 shooting, with 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. CSKA Moscow eventually finished in third place, after defeatingFenerbahçe 86–80 in the third place game,[23] in a game which Teodosić did not play, due to muscle fatigue.[24]
Teodosić, however, had one of his best seasons in his time at the club, averaging a career-high 14.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and a league-leading 7 assists, over 24 games played in the EuroLeague. CSKA Moscow finished the season by winning theVTB United League, after eliminatingKhimki 3–0 in the league's finals series.[25]
In the 2015–16 EuroLeague season, Teodosić formed one of the deadliest 1–2 punches in the EuroLeague, along withNando de Colo, who ended up being voted the season'sEuroLeague MVP. The team solidified its quality with the usual good results prior to the EuroLeague Final Four, with Teodosić playing one of the best seasons of his career. He shot the ball very efficiently overall in each stage of the competition. The year proved to be successful for CSKA, as they finally won the EuroLeague championship, after beatingFenerbahce Ulker Istanbul 101–96in the finals, afterovertime. Individually, Teodosić was a key player in the win, posting 19 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals, and thus, finally winning the EuroLeague title, after several previous failed attempts to do so in the EuroLeague Final Four.
On October 31, 2016, he was named the October 2016EuroLeague MVP of the Month.[26] Hisperformance index rating of 43 in the Round 9 was the highest in the EuroLeague that season and the second-best in CSKA's illustrious history.[27] CSKA Moscow finished the season winning the 3rd place at the2017 EuroLeague Final Four and winning theVTB United League. Teodosić averaged career-high-tying 16.1 points and season-best 6.8 assists over 29 EuroLeague games. At the end of the season his contract with CSKA Moscow expired and he left the club.[28]
On July 10, 2017, Teodosić signed with theLos Angeles Clippers.[29] During the NBA pre-season games, Teodosić showed potential as an above-average passer in the NBA.[30][31]
On October 19, 2017, Teodosić made his NBA debut against theLos Angeles Lakers, recording 6 points and 6 assists. In the second game of 2017–18 season against thePhoenix Suns, Teodosić suffered aplantar fascia injury in his left foot and was put out indefinitely due to the unpredictability of the recovery time for such injury.[32] On December 11, he returned on the court after 22 games of absence, against theToronto Raptors, scoring 12 points and grabbing 7 rebounds in a 96–91 home victory.[33] In his first NBA season, battling with persistent plantar fasciitis injury, he averaged 9.5 points, 4.6 assists and 2.8 rebounds over 45 games, while shooting 41.9% from the field.
On June 24, 2018, he exercised his player option with the Clippers for the 2018–19 season.[34] On February 7, 2019, he was waived by the Clippers.[35]
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On July 13, 2019, Teodosić signed a three-year deal withVirtus Bologna of the ItalianLega Basket Serie A, joining his national team head coachAleksandar Đorđević.[36][37]
On August 10, 2019, while representing Serbia in a friendly game versusLithuania as part of preparations for the2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Teodosić renewed the plantar fascia injury with which he was dealing while being two seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers.[38] He joined his new Italian team in October, with an outstanding performance againstReyer Venezia.[39]
In December 2019, with Virtus placing first in its group with the best record of the entire competition, Teodosić was awarded MVP ofEuroCup's regular season.[40]
On 7 April 2020, after more than a month of suspension, theItalian Basketball Federation officially ended the 2019–20 season, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic that severely hit Italy.[41] Virtus ended the season first, with 18 wins and only 2 defeats, but the title was not assigned.[42] On 5 May, theEuroCup season ended too.[43] As the season was concluded, Teodosić appeared in 32 games combined in the Italian League and EuroCup, averaging 16.6 points per game.
In the following 2020–21 season, Teodosić was again named EuroCup Regular Season MVP and became the first player to win the award in consecutive seasons.[44] In April 2021, despite a winning record of 19–2, Virtus was defeated in the EuroCup's semifinals byUNICS Kazan.[45] However, the season ended with a great success. In fact, after having knocked out 3–0 bothBasket Treviso in the quarterfinals andNew Basket Brindisi in the semifinals, on 11 June Virtusdefeated 4–0 its historic rivalOlimpia Milano in the national finals, winning its 16th national title and the first one after twenty years.[46] Teodosić was appointed Finals MVP.[47] Teodosić averaged 15.4 points and 6.9 assists over 19 EuroCup games for which he was named to theAll-EuroCup Team. In the Italian League, over 27 games he averaged 12.7 points and 6.7 assists while shooting 42.8% from the field.
On 8 July 2021, Teodosić extended his contract with the club, signing a two-year deal.[48] On 21 September, the team won its secondSupercup, defeating Olimpia Milano 90–84.[49] Moreover, after having oustedLietkabelis,Ulm andValencia in the first three rounds of theplayoffs, on 11 May 2022, Virtus defeatedFrutti Extra Bursaspor by 80–67 at the Segafredo Arena, winning its firstEuroCup and qualifying for theEuroLeague after 14 years.[50] At the end of the game, Teodosić, was appointed MVP of the final.[51] However, despite having ended the regular season at the first place and having ousted 3–0 bothPesaro andTortona in the first two rounds of playoffs, Virtus was defeated 4–2 in the national finals by Olimpia Milan.[52]
On 29 September 2022, after having ousted Olimpia Milano in the semifinals, Virtus won itsthird Supercup, defeating 72–69Banco di Sardegna Sassari and achieving a back-to-back, following the 2021 trophy. However, Teodosić did not play due to an injury.[53] However, despite good premises Virtus ended theEuroLeague season at the 14th place, thus it did not qualify for the playoffs.[54] Moreover, the team was defeated in theItalian Basketball Cup final byBrescia. In June, after having ousted 3–0 both Brindisi and Tortona, Virtus was defeated 4–3 by Olimpia Milan in the national finals, following a series which was widely regarded among the best in the latest years of Italian basketball.[55][56] On July 11, 2023, Teodosić amicably parted ways with the Italian club after four seasons together, which saw the Black V returning to the top of European basketball after decades. With the Serbian star, Virtus won its 16th title in 2021, reached the national finals three times in a row, and also won the EuroCup in 2022 and two Supercups.[57]
On July 11, 2023, Teodosić officially returned to his home country, signing for childhood loveKK Crvena zvezda, the club he supports.
On June 26, 2025, Teodosić announced his retirement from basketball.[58]
Teodosić was a member of the Serbian junior national teams. Playing with Serbia's junior national teams, he won the gold medal at the2003FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He also won the gold medal at the2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He was named theMVP of the2007FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship,[59] where he also won the gold medal.
He currently plays for theSerbia national basketball senior team. With the senior men's Serbia national team, he played at theEuroBasket 2007. At theEuroBasket 2009, he reached the final with Serbia, and was named to the All-Tournament Team.
In 2010, Teodosić was named to the Serbian roster for the2010 FIBA World Championship. After being suspended for a brawl in afriendly game againstGreece, Teodosić made a game-winning three-point field goal from about nine meters distance in the quarterfinals, sending Serbia into the semi-finals with a 92–89 upset ofSpain. He was also named to the All-Tournament Team.
He was also a part of the team at theEuroBasket 2011, in Lithuania, which took eighth place.
Teodosić was a member of the Serbian roster that won the silver medal at the2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, underhead coachAleksandar Đorđević. He was also named to the All-Tournament Team, as he averaged 13.6 points and 4.4 assists per game, over 9 tournament games.[60][61]
Hecaptained the senior Serbia national team for the first time in his career at theEuroBasket 2015.[62] In the first phase of the tournament, Serbia dominatedGroup B, with a 5–0 record, and then eliminatedFinland and theCzech Republic in the round of 16 and quarterfinal games, respectively. However, they were stopped in the semi-final game byLithuania 67–64,[63] and Serbia eventually lost to the tournament's host team,France, in the bronze-medal game, by a score of 81–68.[64] Over 9 tournament games, Teodosić averaged 11.8 points, 7.1 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game, on 34.1% shooting from the field overall and 22.2% shooting from the three-point line.[65]
Teodosić represented Serbia at the2016 Summer Olympics where they won the silver medal, after losing to theUnited States in the final game with 96–66.[66]
Born to father Miodrag and mother Zorana, Teodosić has an older brother, Jovan, who is also a professional basketball player in Serbia. During an interview, Teodosić cited that he is very proud of his hometown,Valjevo.[67] He is an avidRed Star fan. In 2008, Teodosić began dating Serbian volleyball playerMaja Ognjenović.[67][68] They got engaged in 2010, only to break up two years later.[69]
On June 25, 2017, he married Serbian actressJelisaveta Orašanin, with whom he has a son and a daughter.[70] The best man wasMarko Pantelić, a former Serbian football player.[71]
Teodosić stated that he wears the number 4 jersey because his favorite player during childhood wasDejan Bodiroga.[72]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| † | Denotes season in which Teodosić won theEuroLeague |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Olympiacos | 23 | 7 | 19.5 | .396 | .273 | .833 | 2.1 | 2.0 | .7 | — | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 2008–09 | 17 | 10 | 14.5 | .333 | .353 | 1.000 | .9 | 1.7 | .5 | — | 3.3 | 2.0 | |
| 2009–10 | 22* | 21 | 30.1 | .489 | .426 | .892 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 1.8 | .2 | 13.4 | 16.8 | |
| 2010–11 | 18 | 16 | 25.5 | .327 | .290 | .898 | 2.7 | 3.6 | .7 | .1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | |
| 2011–12 | CSKA Moscow | 22 | 20 | 26.5 | .432 | .361 | .827 | 2.7 | 5.0 | .6 | — | 10.4 | 11.3 |
| 2012–13 | 30 | 29 | 29.7 | .457 | .377 | .823 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 1.0 | .1 | 12.7 | 13.2 | |
| 2013–14 | 23 | 16 | 24.9 | .406 | .347 | .927 | 2.5 | 4.0 | .5 | — | 10.7 | 10.2 | |
| 2014–15 | 24 | 8 | 28.2 | .431 | .405 | .866 | 2.8 | 7.0* | .8 | — | 14.8 | 15.9 | |
| 2015–16† | 29 | 0 | 26.8 | .468 | .428* | .884 | 2.7 | 5.7 | .9 | — | 16.1 | 17.8 | |
| 2016–17 | 29 | 6 | 27.6 | .444 | .381* | .897 | 2.1 | 6.8* | .6 | .0 | 16.1 | 17.1 | |
| 2022–23 | Virtus Bologna | 26 | 9 | 19.5 | .404 | .394 | .897 | 1.6 | 6.0 | .6 | .1 | 10.3 | 10.5 |
| 2023–24 | Crvena zvezda | 27 | 4 | 21.1 | .378 | .340 | .819 | 2.0 | 5.9 | .7 | .1 | 9.4 | 10.9 |
| 2024–25 | 19 | 0 | 12.3 | .347 | .352 | .826 | .9 | 2.7 | .3 | .1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | |
| Career | 309 | 146 | 24.1 | .423 | .374 | .872 | 2.2 | 4.8 | .8 | .1 | 11.1 | 11.8 | |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | FMP | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | .333 | .000 | .667 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| 2006–07 | 16 | 1 | 18.9 | .524 | .426 | .796 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .1 | 7.8 | 10.9 | |
| 2019–20 | Virtus Bologna | 15 | 5 | 26.3 | .479 | .406 | .880 | 2.7 | 5.5 | .5 | .3 | 17.8* | 18.8 |
| 2020–21 | 19 | 9 | 27.5 | .443 | .325 | .862 | 3.1 | 6.9 | .8 | — | 15.4 | 19.1 | |
| 2021–22† | 15 | 12 | 24.1 | .411 | .345 | .864 | 2.0 | 7.9* | .5 | .1 | 11.5 | 15.7 | |
| Career | 66 | 27 | 24.9 | .432 | .365 | .854 | 2.5 | 5.8 | .7 | .1 | 13.0 | 16.0 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | L.A. Clippers | 45 | 36 | 25.2 | .419 | .379 | .848 | 2.8 | 4.6 | .5 | .1 | 9.5 |
| 2018–19 | L.A. Clippers | 15 | 0 | 10.0 | .425 | .370 | .571 | 1.1 | 2.1 | .2 | .1 | 3.2 |
| Career | 60 | 36 | 21.4 | .420 | .378 | .811 | 2.4 | 4.0 | .4 | .1 | 8.0 | |
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 |  Reflex | ABA | 2 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2005–06 | Borac Čačak | YUBA | 22 | 19.2 | .361 | .312 | .734 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .1 | 7.3 |
| 2006–07 | Crvena zvezda | ABA | 26 | 16.8 | .455 | .348 | .764 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .8 | 6.9 | 7.4 |
| 2007–08 |  Olympiacos | HEBA A1 | 25 | 22.4 | .425 | .407 | .840 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .8 | — | 7.1 |
| 2008–09 | Olympiacos | HEBA A1 | 22 | 20.1 | .580 | .569 | .686 | 1.8 | 2.5 | .5 | .1 | 7.9 |
| 2009–10 | Olympiacos | HEBA A1 | 25 | 26.6 | .438 | .381 | .825 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .2 | 9.8 |
| 2010–11 | Olympiacos | HEBA A1 | 21 | 21.0 | .442 | .353 | .857 | 2.2 | 4.9 | .9 | — | 10.2 |
| 2011–12 |  CSKA Moscow | RPBL | 21 | 23.3 | .435 | .383 | .902 | 2.6 | 5.0 | .4 | .1 | 8.6 |
| 2011–12 | CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 15 | 22.9 | .468 | .413 | .829 | 2.6 | 4.5 | .8 | .1 | 8.1 |
| 2012–13 | CSKA Moscow | RPBL | 15 | 24.9 | .492 | .417 | .929 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 1.2 | .1 | 13.0 |
| 2012–13 | CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 19 | 24.2 | .427 | .365 | .953 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .0 | 10.2 |
| 2013–14 | CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 24 | 28.0 | .421 | .437 | .891 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 1.1 | .1 | 12.7 |
| 2014–15 | CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 31 | 23.3 | .479 | .424 | .836 | 2.2 | 5.7 | .9 | .1 | 12.0 |
| 2015–16 | CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 34 | 23.3 | .490 | .421 | .900 | 2.1 | 5.7 | .7 | .1 | 13.3 |
| 2016–17 | CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 21 | 21.6 | .460 | .406 | .839 | 2.4 | 5.9 | .6 | .1 | 11.3 |
| 2019–20 |  Virtus Bologna | LBA | 18 | 24.8 | .416 | .339 | .857 | 1.9 | 6.1 | .9 | .1 | 15.1 |
| 2020–21 | Virtus Bologna | LBA | 37 | 24.2 | .442 | .370 | .805 | 2.5 | 6.5 | .8 | .2 | 13.9 |
| 2021–22 | Virtus Bologna | LBA | 31 | 22.2 | .447 | .476 | .885 | 2.1 | 6.1 | .4 | .1 | 10.2 |
| 2022–23 | Virtus Bologna | LBA | 23 | 21.3 | .430 | .404 | .814 | 1.0 | 4.8 | .4 | .2 | 9.7 |
| 2023–24 | Crvena zvezda | KLS | 3 | 23.7 | .391 | .182 | .750 | 4.0 | 6.7 | .7 | — | 7.7 |
| 2023–24 | Crvena zvezda | ABA | 24 | 19.2 | .373 | .357 | .902 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .5 | .1 | 7.7 |
| 2024–25 | Crvena zvezda | ABA | 18 | 14.4 | .355 | .383 | .833 | 1.8 | 4.3 | .3 | .2 | 4.0 |
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