Born in Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia Gurović was a regular member of the FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro national team, and played for many clubs all over Europe during his career.

Born and raised in Novi Sad to Serbian parents (father Božidar and mother Mara), both hailing from the vicinity of Trebinje in Herzegovina, young Milan practiced kung fu before taking up basketball. Gurović has a younger brother Veljko.

Gurović started playing basketball in the youth system of KK NAP Novi Sad.

Marking himself out quickly as a talented youngster, he moved to Greece during summer 1992 just after his 16th birthday to join Peristeri youth system.

By 1994, he entered their first team. As was the case with many young basketball players from former Yugoslavia at the time (mostly of Serbian ethnicity), he also took Greek citizenship, and thus competed as a domestic player, under the name of Milan Malatras.

Playing alongside another talented Serbian youngster and future star Marko Jarić, it was not long before Gurović started showing his quality. By his fourth season with the club, 1997/98, he averaged 17.2 points per game.

For two years at Peristeri, Gurović was coached by compatriot Dragan Šakota whom he credits for greatly helping him improve his game and find his footing in a foreign country at such a young age.

In the summer of 1998, Gurović moved to FC Barcelona where he spent the next two seasons. Brought in as replacement to forward Marcelo Nicola who moved on to Benetton, his transfer to Barcelona was a big money deal that heightened expectations.

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