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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 ...
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,...
Jun 24, 2011 · Checkout the latest stats of Dražen Petrović. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com.
Sep 13, 2021 · While only playing four seasons in the NBA before dying at 28, Drazen Petrovic was one of the league's first international stars.
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,” as...
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...
Jun 7, 1993 · Drazen Petrovic An offensive force with limitless range on his perfectly-released jump shot and explosive moves to the hoop, Petrovic once scored 112 points in a 1985 Croatian League game by hitting 40 of 60 shots from the field.
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.
Drazen Petrovic Stats and news - NBA stats and news on New Jersey Nets Guard Drazen Petrovic.
Oct 22, 2014 · Drazen Petrovic, who died at age 28 in 1993, would have turned 50 on Wednesday. More than two decades later, his brief, brilliant NBA career feels more and more like a dream.
