Forward · Denver Nuggets
Vlatko Cancar
Age 29 · Slovenia · 203 cm (6'8") · 107 kg · Born Apr 10, 1997 · San Pablo Burgos
5.9 PPG
2.6 RPG
1.1 APG
252 games
12 seasons
Career snapshot
12seasons
252games
1,475career pts
6.9PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Denver Nuggets
· 143 games · 2019-20–2024-25
Position rank · 2022-23
#102PPG rank
#77PER rank
#74WS rank
Among 120 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
13.5
2015-2016 · LTH
RPG
5.4
2015-2016 · LTH
APG
2.2
2015-2016 · LTH
PER
11.0
2022-23 · DEN
WS
1.7
2022-23 · DEN
Draft
2017
Round 2 ·
Pick 49
from San Pablo Burgos
Honors & awards
1×
EuroLeague Rising Star
2019
Career by team
Olimpia Milano
2025-26 – 2025-26 · 1 seasons
0.0 PPG
0.0 RPG
0.0 APG
2 games
Denver Nuggets
2019-20 – 2024-25 · 5 seasons
3.4 PPG
1.7 RPG
0.8 APG
143 games
Erie BayHawks
2019-20 – 2019-20 · 1 seasons
14.4 PPG
6.2 RPG
2.7 APG
10 games
Siblo San Pablo Burgos
2018-19 – 2018-19 · 1 seasons
10.0 PPG
3.7 RPG
1.2 APG
34 games
Mega Mozzart
2016-2017 – 2016-2017 · 1 seasons
5.1 PPG
3.8 RPG
0.3 APG
8 games
KK Mega Bemax
2016-17 – 2016-17 · 1 seasons
7.5 PPG
4.1 RPG
2.4 APG
14 games
LTH
2015-2016 – 2015-2016 · 1 seasons
13.5 PPG
5.4 RPG
2.2 APG
25 games
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana
2015-16 – 2015-16 · 1 seasons
1.3 PPG
0.5 RPG
0.1 APG
8 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | EuroCup | 8 | 1 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 20.0 | 50.0 | -0.8 | — |
| 2015-16 | LJU | 8 | 1 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 26.7 | 20.0 | 50.0 | — | — |
| 2015-2016 | LTH | 25 | 0 | 31.9 | 13.5 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 49.1 | 42.6 | 86.9 | — | — |
| 2016-17 | MEG | 14 | 0 | 23.0 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 45.7 | 26.3 | 57.9 | — | — |
| 2016-2017 | Mega | 8 | 0 | 18.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 50.0 | 27.3 | 54.5 | — | — |
| 2018-19 | SPB | 34 | 0 | 22.9 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 45.8 | 32.7 | 83.1 | — | — |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 14 | 0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 40.0 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 11.4 | 0.1 |
| 2019-20 | EBH | 10 | 0 | 28.7 | 14.4 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 42.4 | 39.3 | 78.6 | — | — |
| 2020-21 | DEN | 41 | 1 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 45.8 | 27.3 | 76.9 | 9.7 | 0.3 |
| 2021-22 | DEN | 15 | 1 | 11.7 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 56.1 | 58.3 | 64.3 | 12.7 | 0.4 |
| 2022-23 | DEN | 60 | 9 | 14.8 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 47.6 | 37.4 | 92.7 | 11.0 | 1.7 |
| 2024-25 | DEN | 13 | 0 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 38.5 | 26.7 | — | — | — |
| 2025-26 | Olimpia | 2 | 0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2.5 | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Denver Nuggets | Olimpia Milano | From 2022-23 to 2025-26 | |
All entries are offseason.
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