Background
Perović was born in Osijek, Social Research Croatia, in the former Yugoslavia.
Perović was born in Osijek, Social Research Croatia, in the former Yugoslavia.
He represented the Serbian national basketball team internationally. In the 2006 National Basketball Association draft he was a second-round selection of the National Basketball Association"s Golden State Warriors, with whom he signed on August 3, 2007. A 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) center, Perović was the tallest player taken in the 2006 National Basketball Association Draft.
His game has been compared to that of Slovenian center Radoslav Nesterović.
Europe
He played basketball professionally for Partizan Belgrade at the time of his being drafted by the Golden State Warriors. After being drafted in 2006, Perović did not immediately come to the National Basketball Association. Rather, he played the 2006-2007 season in the Serbian League.
National Basketball Association
On August 3, 2007, Perović was signed to a two-year contract worth about United States $3.5 million with a team option for a third season by Golden State. On November 18, 2007, he was assigned to the National Basketball Association Doctorate-League after going without an appearance in Golden State"s first seven games.
He played for the Warriors" affiliate team, the Bakersfield Jam until January 6, 2008, when he was recalled to the Warriors" squad after they waived Doctorate. J. Mbenga.
Perović played his first minutes in an National Basketball Association game with the Warriors on January 19, 2008 against the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire, in which he scored 4 points (on 2 of 2 field goal shooting) and 4 grabbed rebounds (2 offensive), as well as blocking a shot. In 7 games in the National Basketball Association, he averaged 1.4 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. Spanish teams
After being waived by the Warriors on September 12, 2008, Perović reportedly signed a three-year deal worth €3.3 million Euros Netto income with Pamesa Valencia of the Spanish ACB. After a mutual termination of the contract with Pamesa Valencia in June 2010, Perovic signed with Football Club Barcelona Bàsquet.
In the 2009-2010 season, Perovic averaged 8.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
On August 19, 2012, he signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga. At the end of the season, Unicaja Málaga waived Perović.
Russia
In August 2013, Perović signed a one-year deal with Yenisey Krasnoyarsk of Russia. In July 2014, he extended his contract with Yenisey for one more season.
In December 2014, he got injured and missed the rest of the season.
Return to Partizan and retirement
On September 29, 2015, he returned to Partizan Belgrade. Struggling to return to his previous form after few months of absence due to a knee injury, he retired from the professional basketball on December 15, 2015. He appeared in 12 games of the American Bar Association League, averaging 3.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.
He began his senior national team career at the EuroBasket 2003 when Serbia and Montenegro finished with 6th place.
At the EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania, where he was capped, Serbia finished 8th.
Perović has also been a member of the senior men"s Serbian national basketball team In the following year, he was member of team that finished 4th at the World Championship in Turkey.