Edin Bavčić is a Bosnian

Bosnians

Bosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...

 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors

Toronto Raptors

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 in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft

2006 NBA Draft

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, 56th overall. He is a native of Foča

Foca

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

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The Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

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 acquired the rights to Bavčić in a draft day deal that sent cash to Toronto.

Edin played for KK Bosna

KK Bosna

KK Bosna is a basketball club in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club is part of the University Sport Society USD Bosna...

, which was the Champion of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Basketball League in 2006.

At the beginning of the 2008-09 season, Bavčić joined TBL

Turkish Basketball League

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 team Antalya Kepez Belediyesi

Antalya Kepez Belediyesi

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. but later in the season, he joined the Basketball Bundesliga

Basketball Bundesliga

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 team Köln 99ers. In 2011, he joined Aris BC

Aris BC

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, after having played for New Basket Brindisi

New Basket Brindisi

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, in Italy, and BC Khimik, in Ukraine.

In August 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Vanoli Cremona

Gruppo Triboldi Basket

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