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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 Association ...
Position: Shooting Guard Shoots: Right. , (196cm, 88kg) Born: Died: Draft: , 3rd round (13th pick, 60th overall), NBA Debut: Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2002 ( ) Career Length: 4 years. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info.
6 days ago · Today marks the 31st anniversary of the tragic passing of Dražen Petrović, one of Croatia’s most celebrated sportsmen. On June 7, 1993, at just 28 years old, Petrović was killed in a car ...
Mar 29, 2015 · A new book honors Drazen Petrovic's life, which was taken abruptly in a tragic car accident in 1993. Todd Spehr. Mar 29, 2015. Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from 'Drazen: The ...
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. Drazen Petrovic averaged career highs of 22.3 points on 51.8% ...
Jun 7, 2023 · His career 3-point percentage (43.7) ranks third in NBA history, according to Basketball Reference. His legacy also can be seen in the makeup of the league, as four of the last five MVP awards ...
Feb 8, 2022 · Three decades later, it’s easy to forget how the perception of foreign basketball players has changed. Once upon a time, before Dirk and Pau, before the Freak and Joker, before Peja and Kukoc ...
Dražen Petrović (Šibenik, 22. listopada 1964. – Denkendorf, Bavarska, 7. lipnja 1993.), bio je hrvatski košarkaš. Bio je jedan od najvećih hrvatskih i svjetskih košarkaša te je uvršten među 50 osoba koje su najviše pridonijele Euroligi. Spada u red najvećih hrvatskih sportaša. Smatra se predvodnikom vala europskih košarkaša u NBA.
Jan 21, 2021 · January 21, 2021September 5, 2023. Dražen Petrović: the Genius of Sibenik. By Esteban Abed at Interbasquet (Argentina) Considered the best shooter in the history of European basketball, "Petro" dazzled in his short stint in the NBA with impecable ball control and court vision like few others. During the 1980s, the NBA began to undergo an ...
Jun 7, 1993 · Drazen Petrovic had such artistic skills on the basketball court that those who saw him play called him the "Mozart of the Parquet." 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.
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