The World of Stats: ABA League All-Time Top Scorer - Nemanja Gordić
Are you interested in the ABA League all-time records? Check out the following article and find out which major stats changes occurred during the last weekend.
The World of Stats
The first weekend of the 2020/21 ABA League regular season was marked by Partizan NIS guard Nemanja Gordić who scored 13 points in the match against league newcomers Borac and therefore became the ABA League All-Time Top Scorer with 2,855 points. Gordić surpassed Cibona legend Marin Rozić who has scored 2,848 points during his ABA League career.
In the same match, Partizan NIS shooting guard Marcus Paige scored his 100th three-pointer in the ABA League. Paige has scored 101 three-pointers out of 245 attempts in his ABA League career which brings him the 3-Point FG percentage of 41.22%. Paige is currently holding the 13th place on the ABA League All-Time 3-Point FG percentage list (counting only the players who scored 100+ three-pointers). The top spot on this list belongs to Milenko Topić with the 3-Point FG percentage of 47.6% (109/229).
One more major stats change has occurred in the match between Partizan NIS and Borac. Partizan NIS captain Novica Veličković grabbed 2 rebounds in this match and climbed up to the 11th place on the ABA League All-Time Rebounds list. Veličković now has a total number of 907 rebounds and he moved in front of Predrag Samardžiski who has 906 rebounds.
Budućnost VOLI guard Petar Popović played his 100th game in the ABA League last weekend, while it is interesting to mention that he has played all 100 games for one single club – Budućnost VOLI. Popović scored 4 points, had 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in his 100th ABA League appearance.
FMP power forward Sava Lešić made 8 defensive rebounds in Round 1 match against Koper Primorska and he now has a total number of 502 defensive rebounds in his ABA League career stats. He is only the 25th player in league history to make 500+ defensive rebounds. Also, by making 12 rebounds (def. + off.) in the same match, Lešić has made significant progress on the ABA League All-Time Rebounds list. With a total number of 771 rebounds, Sava Lešić now holds the 17th place on the ABA League All-Time Rebounds as he surpassed three players – Luka Žorić (768) and Ante Tomić & Boban Marjanović (761 rebounds).
