Vlade Divac 1993-94 Fleer Jam Session #105 - Los Angeles Lakers

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Vlade Divac (Serbian Cyrillic: Владе Дивац, pronounced [ʋlǎːde dǐːʋats]; born February 3, 1968) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who was most recently the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Divac spent most of his playing career in the NBA. At 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m),[1] he played center and was known for his passing skills. He was among the first group of European basketball players to transfer to the NBA in the late 1980s and was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors.[2] He is one of seven players in NBA history to record 13,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists, and 1,500 blocked shots, along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, Pau Gasol, and Hakeem Olajuwon.[3][n 1] Divac was also the first player born and trained outside the United States to play in over 1,000 games in the NBA. On August 20, 2010, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in recognition of his play in international competition.[4] He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.[5]

Divac is a humanitarian, helping children in his native country of Serbia and in Africa.[6] In October 2008, he was appointed as government adviser in Serbia for humanitarian issues.[7] In February 2009, he was elected President of the Serbian Olympic Committee for a 4-year term[8] and re-elected in November 2012.[9] In 2013, Divac received an honor from the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame

Personal information

Born February 3, 1968 (age 52)

Kraljevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

Nationality Serbian

Listed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)

Listed weight 256 lb (116 kg)

Career information

NBA draft 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall

Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers

Playing career 1983–2005

Position Center

Number 12, 21

Career history

1983–1986 Sloga

1986–1989 Partizan

1989–1996 Los Angeles Lakers

1996–1998 Charlotte Hornets

1998–2004 Sacramento Kings

1999 Crvena zvezda

2004–2005 Los Angeles Lakers

Career highlights and awards

NBA All-Star (2001)

NBA All-Rookie First Team (1990)

J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2000)

No. 21 retired by Sacramento Kings

Yugoslav League champion (1987)

Yugoslav Cup champion (1989)

FIBA Korać Cup champion (1989)

Mister Europa Player of the Year (1989)

FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)

50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)

Olympic Order (2016)

Career NBA statistics

Points 13,398 (11.8 ppg)

Rebounds 9,326 (8.2 rpg)

Blocks 1,631 (1.4 bpg)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Basketball Hall of Fame as player

FIBA Hall of Fame as player

Medals[hide]

Men's Basketball

Representing  Yugoslavia

Summer Olympic Games

Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team

FIBA World Cup

Gold medal – first place 1990 Argentina Team

Bronze medal – third place 1986 Spain Team

FIBA Eurobasket

Gold medal – first place 1989 Yugoslavia Team

Gold medal – first place 1991 Italy Team

Bronze medal – third place 1987 Greece Team

Universiade

Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb Team

FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup

Gold medal – first place 1987 Italy Under-19

European Championship for Cadets

Gold medal – first place 1985 Bulgaria Under-16

Representing Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia

Summer Olympic Games

Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team

FIBA World Cup

Gold medal – first place 2002 United States Team

FIBA Eurobasket

Gold medal – first place 1995 Greece Team

Bronze medal – third place 1999 France Team