2006–07 ABA NLB League
Sports season
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The 6th season of Liga ABA saw them change their name to the ABA NLB League as their general sponsor changed. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company ceded their sponsorship rights to the NLB group.
Croatia (4 teams)
Serbia (4 teams)
Slovenia (3 teams)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 teams)
Montenegro (1 team) FMP Železnik| 2006–07 NLB League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Liga ABA |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Teams | Croatia (4 teams) Serbia (4 teams) Slovenia (3 teams) Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 teams) Montenegro (1 team) |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | FMP Železnik |
| Season MVP | Milan Gurović (Crvena zvezda) |
| Top scorer | Milan Gurović (Crvena zvezda) (28.60 ppg) |
| Playoff | |
| Champions | Partizan |
| Runners-up | FMP |
In other changes, after Montenegro declared independence in 2006, Budućnost returned to the regional league with a wild-card given by the NLB League board. And the Final Four tournament was replaced with a playoff.
14 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia participated in the NLB League in its sixth season: Union Olimpija, Helios, Geoplin Slovan, Cibona, Zadar, Zagreb, Split, Široki ERONET, Bosna ASA BH TELECOM, Crvena zvezda, Partizan, Hemofarm, FMP Železnik, Budućnost.
There were 26 rounds played in the regular part of the season. The best four teams qualified for the play-off (best-of-three series).
Partizan became the 2007 NLB League Champion.
Regular season
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Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points. |
Stats Leaders
Points
| Rank | Name | Team | Points | Games | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Milan Gurović | Crvena zvezda | 572 | 25 | 28,60 |
| 2. |  Carl English | Zadar | 467 | 23 | 20,30 |
| 3. |  Dwayne Broyles | Zagreb | 366 | 23 | 15,91 |
| 4. | Robert Troha | Helios | 405 | 26 | 15,58 |
| 5. |  Teemu Rannikko | Olimpija | 358 | 23 | 15,57 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Team | Rebounds | Games | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Todor Gečevski | Zadar | 246 | 26 | 9,46 |
| 2. | Stanko Barać | Široki | 184 | 26 | 7,08 |
| 3. | Milenko Topić | Hemofarm | 173 | 27 | 6,41 |
| 4. | Mirza Begić | Slovan | 138 | 23 | 6,00 |
| 5. | Gašper Vidmar | Slovan | 149 | 26 | 5,73 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | Team | Assists | Games | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aleksandar Rašić | FMP Železnik | 111 | 27 | 4,11 |
| 2. | Jure Močnik | Helios | 98 | 25 | 3,92 |
| 3. | Teemu Rannikko | Olimpija | 88 | 23 | 3,83 |
| 4. | Vonteego Cummings | Partizan | 93 | 28 | 3,32 |
| 5. | Miljan Pavković | Budućnost | 83 | 26 | 3,19 |
Ranking MVP
| Rank | Name | Team | Efficiency | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Milan Gurović | Crvena zvezda | 585 | 25 | 23,40 |
| 2. | Todor Gečevski | Zadar | 579 | 26 | 22,27 |
| 3. | Teemu Rannikko | Olimpija | 410 | 23 | 17,83 |
| 4. | Dwayne Broyles | Zagreb | 409 | 23 | 17,78 |
| 5. | Milenko Topić | Hemofarm | 460 | 27 | 17,04 |
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | FMP Železnik | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Hemofarm | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | FMP Železnik | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Partizan | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Cibona | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Partizan | 2 | |||||||
| 2006–07 ABA NLB League Champions |
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| Partizan 1st Title |