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Dražen Petrović ( Croatian pronunciation: [drǎʒen pětroʋitɕ]; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s with Cibona and Real Madrid before joining the National Basketball ...
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Mar 29, 2015 · Drazen Petrovic, who was one of the first European players to star in the NBA, was a legend in his home country of Croatia and quickly captivated U.S. basketball fans with his flashy, entertaining...
Sep 13, 2021 · Legends profile: Drazen Petrovic. While only playing four seasons in the NBA before dying at 28, Drazen Petrovic was one of the league's first international stars. From NBA.com Staff. September 13,...
Jun 7, 2023 · Petrović probably was the best offensive basketball player in the world outside the NBA, a 6-foot-5 guard with deep range, feathery touch and a proto-Euro step — the “Lawrence Welk move,”...
MVP of the 1989 European Championship in Zagreb. Top Scorer of the Spanish ACB League in 1989 (28.5 points per game) All-NBA Third Team in 1993. The New Jersey Nets retired his #3 jersey in his honor in 1993. The Dražen Petrovic Trophy was awarded to the MVP of the McDonald's Championship.
Dražen Petrović, koji je bio prvak svijeta i Europe, te je dva puta osvajao Euroligu i dva puta srebro na olimpijskim igrama, sakupio je najviše glasova, a osim njega od Hrvata među 16 najboljih su i Toni Kukoč na sedmom mjestu, te Dino Rađa na 16.
Feb 8, 2022 · When Drazen Petrovic joined the Portland Trail Blazers in 1989, he already had a hundred nicknames. Most were not subtle. In Europe, fans called him “Mozart,” a tribute to his artistry and ...
Jan 17, 2012 · Petrovic was drafted by the Portland Trailblazers in 1986 as the 60th pick. He would eventual take his talents to the United States for the 1989-90 NBA season. Petrovic immediately experienced...
Jan 21, 2021 · On a rainy afternoon on June 7, 1993, one of the most tragic losses in the basketball world would take place - Dražen Petrović was killed in a car accident when a truck crossed into the path of his car in Denkendorf, Germany.
