Tristan Vukčević

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Tristan Tsalikis Vukčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Тристан Цаликис Вукчевић, Greek: Τριστάν Τσαλίκης-Βούκτσεβιτς, romanized: Tristan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits; born 11 March 2003) is a Serbian and Greek professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Serbian national team.

Vukčević is the son of Jade (née Čičak) and Dušan Vukčević. He was born in Siena, Italy as his father was playing for Montepaschi Siena. His father is a retired Bosnia-born Serbian professional basketball player who played for Crvena zvezda, Olympiacos, Real Madrid, Olimpia Milano, Virtus Bologna and others during his playing career as well as represented Serbia and Montenegro national team internationally. His mother is a Greek-based Swedish businesswoman and former swimwear model. His mother’s parents emigrated to Sweden from the former Yugoslavia. Vukčević holds Serbian and Greek passports through his father, and a Swedish passport through his mother.
Vukčević grew up in Italy, where his father played professionally. Following Dušan’s retirement, the family moved back to Athens, Greece. He started to play basketball for the youth…