Cancar racked up no counting stats in two minutes during Tuesday's 131-115 win over the Clippers in Game 5 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. Cancar logged minutes for the second straight game, albeit a garbage-time performance. Prior to the last two games, Cancar had not left the bench for seven consecutive games. At this point, he is nothing more than a depth piece, made available if and when the result is non-negotiable.
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Status
ACTIVEPrevious game (@ OKC 5/7)
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Latest Vlatko Čančar news
2024-25 Postseason Stats
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2024-25 Season Stats
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Vlatko Cancar Career Stats
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Career Averages
PTSREBASTBLKSTL3.41.80.90.20.3Year GP GS MIN PTS REB AST BLK STL TO DD2 TD3 3PM 3PA 3P% 2PM 2PA 2P% FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB PF A/TO +/- TS% 2024-25 13 0 10.5 1.8 2.5 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.8 0 0 0.3 1.2 26.7% 0.5 0.8 54.5% 0.8 2.0 38.5% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.5 2.0 0.8 0.8 -18 46.2% 2022-23 60 9 14.8 5.0 2.1 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.6 1 0 0.7 1.9 37.4% 1.1 1.9 58.0% 1.8 3.8 47.6% 0.6 0.7 92.7% 0.4 1.7 1.4 2.2 -66 60.6% 2021-22 15 1 11.7 4.1 2.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0 0 0.5 0.8 58.3% 1.1 1.9 55.2% 1.5 2.7 56.1% 0.6 0.9 64.3% 0.5 1.5 1.2 1.9 +4 65.7% 2020-21 41 1 6.9 2.1 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0 0 0.2 0.8 27.3% 0.6 1.0 61.5% 0.8 1.8 45.8% 0.2 0.3 76.9% 0.3 1.0 0.4 1.0 -104 54.7% 2019-20 14 0 3.2 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0 0 0.1 0.4 16.7% 0.4 0.6 55.6% 0.4 1.1 40.0% 0.3 0.3 100.0% 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.0 -8 50.7% Career 1431110.73.41.80.90.20.30.5100.41.335.4%0.81.458.0%1.32.747.2%0.40.584.7%0.41.41.01.7-19258.8% -
Career Averages
PTSREBASTBLKSTL1.10.70.20.10.1Year GP GS MIN PTS REB AST BLK STL TO DD2 TD3 3PM 3PA 3P% 2PM 2PA 2P% FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB PF A/TO +/- TS% 2024-25 3 0 3.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 -9 0.0% 2022-23 5 0 2.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.8 0.0% 0.0 0.2 0.0% 0.0 1.0 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0 0.6 0.0 1.0 -9 0.0% 2021-22 2 0 4.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 0 0 0.5 1.0 50.0% 0.5 0.5 100.0% 1.0 1.5 66.7% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 +7 83.3% 2020-21 5 0 4.2 2.2 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0 0 0.2 0.2 100.0% 0.4 0.4 100.0% 0.6 0.6 100.0% 0.8 1.0 80.0% 0.0 0.6 0.0 1.0 +10 105.8% Career 1503.41.10.70.20.10.10.3000.10.528.6%0.20.375.0%0.30.745.5%0.30.380.0%0.00.70.00.6-160.6%
Vlatko Cancar
Season Stats
Previous Game (@ GSW 4/4)
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2024-25 Stats
GPMINPTSREBASTTOPF1310.51.82.50.70.80.82024-25 Rebounding
REBDREBOREB2.52.00.52024-25 Defensive
BLKSTL0.20.22024-25 Shooting
FG%2P%3P%FT%TS%38.5%54.5%26.7%0.0%46.2%2024-25 Advanced
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2024-25 Stats
GPMINPTSREBASTTOPF33.70.00.70.00.70.02024-25 Rebounding
REBDREBOREB0.70.70.02024-25 Defensive
BLKSTL0.00.02024-25 Shooting
FG%2P%3P%FT%TS%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2024-25 Advanced
+/-A/TOTD3DD2-90.000
Vlatko Cancar
Game Log
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PreseasonDateOppResultMINPTSREBASTBLKSTLTO3PA3PM3P%2PA2PM2P%FGAFGMFG%FTAFTMFT%OREBDREBA/TO+/-PFPERTS%10/17W 132-126199230002150.0%4375.0%6466.7%000.0%110.0+1301475.0%10/15L 124-9465100012150.0%100.0%3133.3%22100.0%100.0-100464.4%10/13L 118-1142011000000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0%010.0+2020.0%10/6L 130-10417033002200.0%100.0%300.0%000.0%121.5-24540.0%10/4L 107-103206310042150.0%3133.3%5240.0%2150.0%120.3-110351.0%
Preseason Totals 13.54.02.01.60.00.01.41.60.637.5%1.80.844.4%3.41.441.2%0.80.675.0%0.81.21.1-301.05.053.3% -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultMINPTSREBASTBLKSTLTO3PA3PM3P%2PA2PM2P%FGAFGMFG%FTAFTMFT%OREBDREBA/TO+/-PFPERTS%4/4L 118-1044000002000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0-7020.0%4/2L 113-106258321216233.3%11100.0%7342.9%000.0%032.0-1021057.1%3/24L 129-11912030000200.0%100.0%300.0%000.0%030.0-9010.0%3/21L 128-1094002000000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0+3020.0%3/19L 120-10822283002200.0%2150.0%4125.0%000.0%081.5+02725.0%3/17W 114-105235820132150.0%2150.0%4250.0%000.0%350.7+311262.5%3/15L 126-1232000001100.0%000.0%100.0%000.0%000.0+0130.0%3/12L 115-955020000000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0%020.0+6020.0%3/9L 127-1031000000000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0-2000.0%11/19W 122-1101154000111100.0%2150.0%3266.7%000.0%130.0+61583.3%11/17L 105-9013210001100.0%11100.0%2150.0%000.0%100.0-93250.0%11/15L 101-948220100000.0%2150.0%2150.0%000.0%110.0+10450.0%10/24L 102-871010000000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0%010.0+0010.0%
Regular Season Totals 10.41.82.50.70.20.20.81.20.326.7%0.80.554.5%2.00.838.5%0.00.00.0%0.52.00.8-180.83.646.2% -
PostseasonDateOppResultMINPTSREBASTBLKSTLTO3PA3PM3P%2PA2PM2P%FGAFGMFG%FTAFTMFT%OREBDREBA/TO+/-PFPERTS%5/7L 149-1066020001000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0%020.0+0010.0%4/29W 131-1151000000000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0-4000.0%4/26W 101-992000001000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0-5010.0%
Postseason Totals 3.60.00.70.00.00.00.70.00.00.0%0.00.00.0%0.00.00.0%0.00.00.0%0.00.70.0-90.00.00.0%
Vlatko Cancar Player Profile
Team
Denver Nuggets
Birthdate
4/10/1997 (28)
Status
ACT
HT/WT
6'8", 236 lbs
Draft Info
2017: Rd 2; Pk 49 (DEN)
Birthplace
Koper,, SVN
Position
PF
Experience
4 seasons
Career History
Denver Nuggets
2019-Present
(6 seasons)
Vlatko Cancar Latest News
Rare appearance Tuesday
Cancar racked up no counting stats in two minutes during Tuesday's 131-115 win over the Clippers in Game 5 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. Cancar logged minutes for the second straight game, albeit a garbage-time performance. Prior to the last two games, Cancar had not left the bench for seven consecutive games. At this point, he is nothing more than a depth piece, made available if and when the result is non-negotiable.
Sees extended run
Cancar had five points (2-4 FG, 1-2 3Pt), eight rebounds, two assists and one steal over 24 minutes during Monday's 114-105 victory over the Warriors. With Christian Braun (foot), Jamal Murray (ankle) and Nikola Jokic (elbow) all sidelined Monday, Cancar saw some rare rotation minutes Monday. He saw a combined nine minutes in three previous March appearances. Fantasy managers shouldn't chase this line from Cancar with those three injured players considered day-to-day.
Gets garbage-time run Sunday
Cancar (knee) played the final 1:13 of Sunday's 127-103 loss to the Thunder and recorded no statistics during his time on the court. After completing a lengthy recovery from an arthroscopic procedure on his sprained left knee, Cancar took the floor for the first time since Nov. 19. The Nuggets had cleared Cancar to play in their previous two contests, but he wasn't included in the rotation in close wins over the Kings and Suns. Despite Aaron Gordon (calf) sitting out the entire second half Sunday and potentially being in line to miss some time, Cancar doesn't look as though he'll be much of a beneficiary in the form of increased playing time.
Will play vs. Sacramento
Cancar (knee) has been cleared to play in Wednesday's game against the Kings, Vinny Benedetto of The Denver Gazette reports. Cancar has missed the last 46 games for the Nuggets but was finally cleared to play Wednesday to face Sacramento. It's unclear whether he'll have any fantasy impact, as he only averaged 8.5 minutes per game during the four times he played for Denver this season.
Listed as questionable
Cancar (knee) is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Kings. Cancar hasn't played since Nov. 19 but is nearing a return to game action. If cleared, he'll likely face heavy restrictions.
Won't play Sunday
Cancar (knee) is out for Sunday's game against the Celtics. Cancar continues to work his way back from arthroscopic surgery that he underwent on his left knee in early December, so it's not surprising to see him being ruled out here. His next chance to play will come against the Kings on Wednesday.
Remains out Friday
Cancar (knee) has been ruled out for Friday's game against Detroit, Vinny Benedetto of The Denver Gazette reports. Cancar continues to work his way back from arthroscopic surgery that he underwent on his left knee in early December. His next chance to suit up will come Sunday against Boston.
Out again Thursday
Cancar (knee) will not play Thursday against the Bucks. Cancar continues to rehab from arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in early December, but he's not quite ready to return. His next chance to play comes Friday against Detroit.
Not playing Monday
Cancar (knee) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Pacers. Cancar continues to rehab from arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in early December. His next chance to suit up is Thursday against the Bucks.