![]() Navarro subsequently declined the Wizards contract offer, as he preferred to stay with FC Barcelona. Eventually, the Washington Wizards drafted Navarro in the second round (with the 40th pick overall) of the 2002 NBA draft. In the 2001–02 season, Navarro was plagued by injuries, which dropped his NBA Draft stock. Several NBA mock drafts started to set him as a projected NBA Draft pick. He was named the EuroLeague MVP in 2009, and the EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 2010.Īs a member of FC Barcelona, Navarro played with players like Sasha Đjorđjević, Artūras Karnišovas, Rony Seikaly, Pau Gasol, and Šarūnas Jasikevičius, which helped make him a better player, and he became one of the most promising young European players, early on in his career with Barcelona. He was named the Spanish Liga ACB Finals Most Valuable Player in 20. In 2006, Juan Carlos Navarro earned the regular season Most Valuable Player award of the Spanish Liga ACB. With Barcelona, Navarro played on Liga ACB (Spanish League) championship teams eight times: 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 20 the Spanish King's Cup winners seven times: 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 20 the Spanish Supercup winners five times: 2004, 2009, 2010, 20 the FIBA Korać Cup champions once: 1999 and the EuroLeague champions twice: 20. By winning the Spanish ACB League, the Spanish King's Cup, and the 2002–03 EuroLeague all in the same year, Barcelona won the coveted Triple Crown championship that year. ![]() It was the first time the club won the EuroLeague championship. With the acquisitions of Dejan Bodiroga and Gregor Fučka in 2003, FC Barcelona won all the competitions they played in that year. Due to his club obligations, he was also not on the Spanish junior national team that won the Albert Schweitzer Tournament, in Mannheim, in 1998. That year he was selected to attend the Nike Hoop Summit, but he opted stayed in Europe, and play for the Barcelona pro team. Navarro started playing with the senior men's club of FC Barcelona at the age of 17, making his Spanish ACB League debut on November 23, 1997. ![]() Professional career FC Barcelona (1997–2007) At the age of 12, he moved to the youth clubs of FC Barcelona. Navarro began playing youth club basketball with a local club in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, called Club Bàsquet Santfeliuenc, at the age of 8. Juan Carlos Navarro Feijoo was born in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. His nickname, La Bomba (The Bomb), is the name in Spanish for the tear drop, the type of shot he was a specialist in. He also earned two All-EuroBasket Team selections ( 2005, 2011), and was the competition's MVP in 2011. As the captain of the senior national team of Spain, Navarro notably won, among other medals, a FIBA World Cup gold medal in 2006, two Summer Olympics silver medals in 20, as well as two EuroBasket gold medals in 20. He was also named the EuroLeague MVP in 2009, the EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 2010, and was selected as a member of the EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team. He is the current team manager of FC Barcelona Bàsquet.ĭuring his pro club career, Navarro was a two-time EuroLeague champion, in 20. On March 14, 2014, he was named a EuroLeague Basketball Legend. During his playing career, at a height of 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall, he played at the shooting guard position. Navarro (born June 13, 1980), is a Spanish former professional basketball player. Juan Carlos Navarro Feijoo, commonly known as either Juan Carlos Navarro or J. EuroLeague all-time leader in three-pointers made.2× EuroBasket All-Tournament Team ( 2005, 2011).Mister Europa Player of the Year (2010).Navarro with the Spain national team in 2011
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