How Good Was Drazen Petrovic Actually? 

“How Good Was Patrick Willis Actually?”

Something about Sun Mingming

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How good was elgin baylor actually?

Pau Gasol

He had such a work ethics every da 7-8 even when he was on holiday,I miss Drazen so much I 😭 when he passed away..

Curry learned shooting from draz, not the other way around..

People forget in one of his last NBA games he dropped 40 on prime Jordan

@@rutokelavra819 He learned from his dad sharpshooter dell curry

@@duantae If you look at Steph's shooting form, you can tell he's modeled some of his jump shot on Draz. I have no doubt his Dad would have encouraged that too, on top of being a great shooter in his own right.

Tako je imenjace! 😁

Same here bro

I remember the shock then, Drazen iz what, dead? No way, we were i elemenntary school, he was our legend

Great!

Hahaha, me too

For sure... back then coaches told Drazen to shoot less 3s cause it was a "bad shot"... yeah... bad shot my ass.. the man was sinking them left and right... in today's NBA he would be averaging EASILY over 30ppg with his eyes closed...

Cap

@@sportschool3537 he would avg 30 even without 3s in today nba easy+3pt shoot is good only if u shoot like drazen:)

No, he was great in his time and im a big Euroleauge fan and i know what kind of a beast he was, if he wouldn't died he could be top 10 of all time

@@tulyyy1912 shut up you’re like 5 years old

Thanks for the stats

43,7% 3pt% Drazen Momentary Curry 43,1% in career

And He was a Serbian not a Croatian, He did played for Croatain representation after the war and collapse of the SFRY. But His father JOLE PETROVIC is Serbian 100%. and his brother live in Serbia. Similar thing is with Luka Donicic, again another Serbian dude with Slovenian passport.

@@antidogmatic6298 He was great but the 1st player from Yugoslavia that should go to NBA was PASPALJ ZARKO. He was drafted as the better talent then Drazen and all others according to talent scouts, but due to some reason things messed up so He ended up in the GREECE. There Paspalj became the legend of European Basket Ball. Strange thing is that Drazen Petrovic close relative DEJAN BODIROGA is well known as ''Mister MVP'' and he have stayed in Europe. Moreover, He is also a huge legend and an amazing shooter. All 3 of them were similar height, skills and deadly precise shooters. BODIROGA and PETROVIC grandmother and grand father are brother and sister aka siblings, that is another cool fact that you won't find on the YT. So from a small portion of Europe/Balkan in the last 30-ish years there were a several huge Basket B stars and players, more then 10 far as i know. That is size of NY for example when it comes to size lol,

@@sisajtegabre 😂😂😂😂

Wow, what a great memory.

drazen je legenda nasega grada

wow ....thank you for this memory he's still missed in Italy too 🇮🇹 we love Petro ❤🙏

Kukoč !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@@garywhite7886 Can see you arent European buddy

@@milosobrenovic1241 Ti si glup !! buddy

@@garywhite7886 To mi je kompliment od tebe, Gary White Srbine

@@milosobrenovic1241 Eto vidiš da si glupan! TURČINE.

Sabonis was one of best players in the world before he got injured but at that time Yugoslavian teams were dominating Euro leauge and won 6 titles

It was more like jordan against malone. Sabonis didnt stand a chance

Petrovic vs Sabonis vs Galis...

I just made a video about that

Galis was better than both of them

BOLESNA PRIČA :)

This might be weird but do you have a instagram so you could show me

Nikos Galis

Best Serbian player ever

@@tomixtomix8532 lol he was Croatian, or Ex-Yugoslavian.

@@markobakovic627 I'm from Finland but my father play basketball for South Africa, and he is still what he been before... Petrovic is Serbian by orgin and he played for Croatia.

@@tomixtomix8532 Strong Serbian genes. His father Jovan was Serbian.

@@hunter1211 mother Croat like djokovic

he died like 30 years ago and your what 12

@@talentstosouthbeach4960 ur dumb

@@joemomma9152 L stfu

@@talentstosouthbeach4960L stfu

@@joemomma9152 L stfu

Idk you guys had a great football team but yeah Drazen was special. I'm from New Jersey so.i got to see him play. I still have an autographed Jersey of his on my wall.

Idk bout being the "pioneer of the eurostep", Even though there's limited footage of him, the eurostep wasn't really part of his game. I've seen some step back/fadeaway jumpers, hop steps and behind the back lay ups but the eurostep wasn't really part of his layup package. He was physically limited with a limited layup package and also had average handles but he always played his heart out on both ends of the court. I'd even go as far and say that his scoring game was sorta basic yet incredibly effective and efficient similar to Klay. I'd say his deadliest attribute was his shooting and his awkward ball fakes that caught his defenders off guard. He was like a Klay Thompson type player playing in the 90s, deadly off ball but not really on ball but as a ball handler he had such a unique style that defenders couldn't adjust to and he made some insane shots like his runners and floaters(layups and jumpers). He had a deceivingly quick first step kind of like Paul Pierce with Luka's fundamentals especially with the triple threat and his own unique way of shooting while in the jumpstop where he was very crafty with his fakes and his pivot foot. He also was way more flashier than Klay especially with his behind the back package, slightly better passer but risked/gambled his passing and dribbling more often than Klay that led to TOs who had some tunnel vision issues as well. It's quite ironic that he had such a predictable yet unpredictable style that defenders had a hard time guarding him. He's certainly a pioneer of European fundamental basketball in a way but calling him the pioneer of the eurostep is a reach cuz he rarely used it.

jugoplastika split 💪💪💪

We do dont worry it's just we have new one docic

I am big fan of Luka, but its not the same. Whatever anyone think, Slovenia, Serbia or Croatia is not the same thing

He is my legend dont worry. American here.

Javljaju se polako Grci... Njihov kompleks bal... Galis i Giannakis da su bili bolji od Dražena i Tonija... 😂🤣😂🤣

I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. I have a NETS 3 PETROVIC Jersey. At shootaround, I made 4 Drazen Petrovic FIBA 3-Pointers. If I were younger (I was handsome from 20-27, but started to get fatter and uglier at 28), I would try to find a Croatian girl to marry! Maybe, some Croatian girl would have wanted to come to America. I am SO impressed with how well many Croatians speak English!

Curry?

@@stephenabeles8460 Not overall.

Lmao im the best shooter ever

@@liamnelson6573 faxx

💪👍

Kakav hrvat on je bio 💯 srbin jeste smjesni

@@Stolencamaro Pricas Hrvatski, smijesan si🤣🤣🤣😜😜

@@Stolencamaro Ocito ne kuzis kako radu geni, to sto je roden u Jugoslaviji ne znaci da je Srbin, mater mu je Hrvatica, a otac Bosanac. Znam da volite krasti tude sportase kada nemate svoje, pogotovo u vecim sportovima

Nikos Galis

can you dm me when you finish it?

Yeah same here

I'm from his home town, he is a big legend here, a huge town hero.

Here is fact...Dejan Bodiroga, Drazen and Milenko Savovic are very close cousins, from one village in Trebinje

javite se kad zavrsite drazen je bio u europi potpuno isto sto i jordan on +4 igreca najbolja kosarka.zao mi je sto je tog prokletog jutra 1993 poginuo jer cuo sam od brata da bi vjerovatno presao u knikse sa patryckom ewningom bilo bi zanimljivo jordanu i bullsima jer on je bio jedina osoba koja je bila sposobna svojim talentom otet bullsim koji naslov i u iducoj sezoni siguran sam da bi imao za cilj sebi zabit 50,60,70...jer je sam sebe stavljao na ispite .....pozz

Nice how you put it

this is Ž ..like Jean ( Žan) or voyage ( vojaž) Dražen mean charming,dear,darling...

I said the same thing lol💪🏼💪🏼

Lol...madonna?

@@pmaigotthat7211 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Armando Diego Maradona...

@KartelOfficial a neznam toliko o tadašnjim igračima nisam ni rođen onda. ali drago mi je čut da smo imali dobre igrače. pozz

I think we all know how good he was

If you don't know how good Dirk is, don't consider yourself a fan of basketball

@@anarky305 fr he lost

@@anarky305 just want to see a video about him. Dirk is my favorite player

2nd best power forward all time. Top 15 player

Hm you need ticonsider that he was one of the first European in NBA and it wasnt easy for them, nowdays is diferent story

Man i think Luka got chance to be top 10 All time and best European player ever but he will never be shooter like Petrovic not even close

@@kinidiosodlosios6892 definitely agree. But I'm agree that people says that he isn't even better player than Drazen, not shooter, people think tgat he will never be player like Drazen. I adore Drazen and he is one of the best european players who ever lived, but Doncic will be better than him.

only way better

Luka is very good, but surely not better than Drazen. Luka is good, but not good enough to be crucial carrier of the team when leverage is on steak. Drazen was. He alone could carry entire team to victory because he WAS leverage...

Best Serbian pleyer ever

Hahahahaha...yes yes Dražen was serb (born in Šibenik Croatia) ,Tesla was serb God was serb hahahahaha...Cijeli svijet zna da kod vas ima najviše muljatora tako da đabe provociraš znaju vas svi zato su vas i častili 99 od Nato_a 😂😂😂😂

I am also from Vienna and I Love drazen petro

u like to sell a Jersey?

@@rutokelavra819 I only have one jersey multiple cards though. My dad was born around his area and got to see him play and when he moved to America he saw him play while he was on the nets and after he passed he found the signed stuff and we love basketball and he always told me about the legend of drazen

@@Niqstory pm me pls.

@@rutokelavra819 I don’t know how to start one so you would have to

I have a signed blue Drazen nets Jersey too!

Drazo srbin iz sibenika ne seri kakav cro pride

Forgot Reggie Miller?!

@@sctmprn Yes good catch he is anywhere between 6 and 11

@@sctmprn Damian Lillard should now be added

Lupate, izvinite ali lupate baš. Bio je veliki igrač ali reći da je blizu Jokiću je smiješno, iskreno smiješno. Vidi se da Vas emocije nose zbog tragičnog gubitka dragulja svjetske košarke.

Nah, Drazen was amazing player, but Doncic is better than him.

@@hristijandimitrovski8664 No

@@ivanmaras6566 yeah, I think ok, he still isn't better than him, but when he end his career he would have much better career. Yeah, Drazen Petrovic died when he was 28 years old, but Doncic has a chance to become youngest MVP player of all time, Drazen Petrovic never did it and maybe he would never win MVP in his career. Doncic will win many titles and MVPs in NBA, but yeah, Drazen has more titles in other leagues and competitions, but in NBA yeah, Doncic is better NBA player than Drazen.

@@hristijandimitrovski8664 It is not smart to compare 90s NBA with todays NBA. Nowadays they let European player to be franchise player, then they would have never done that. And let's not forget he didn't play much in Portland because he played on the same position like Clyde Drexler

Luka better? Luka who plays this new age soft rules? Luka who shooting 3s 20% Drazen played against Studs early 90s when they smack you to the ground and defence was played seriously with no fouls given like today's. Petro would killing today 30p minimum

Absolutely. He was the World Cup MVP in 1986 representing Yugoslavia and won almost everything with the national team that's considered the best non-American team of all time.

so true man but people keep saying that today basketball is better and more advanced. im from Croatia and in those times we used to get up in 2 or 3 am to watch NBA but now its just boring

​@@igorperic6219 Nikos Galis was the best

@@elipav484 ok

@ٴ when they drop 112 in 40 minutes, maybe then. Maybe

Dude... He plays in Europe so he is a European player if u get me what i want to say...

@@voodoogaming6135 so.. should we say that embiid, ben simmons, markannen, sabonis, siakam, etc. Are american? Dont share that point of view

Se refiere a jugadores que dieron el salto de europa a la nba

Extremely good

One of the best LBs of the late 2000s/early 2010s.

The real question is "How good was greg ostertag" answer: not very

The guy who blocked 4,5 times Jordan in one game? He would be great as well as Drazen. Petro scored 39p on him once

Ps. This starting 5 can beat any starting 5 you can imagine. PG Bodiroga SG Petrović SF Kukoč PF Nowitzki C Sabonis

Having Kukoc or Bodiroga ahead of any Gasol, Parker or Antetokoumpo is just funny. Even in the Balkan you have Stojaković, Đorđević or Jokić who are or were better than Bodiroga. I enjoyed watching him, but he was not a top 5 European...

@@aaa-dk6jr PG: Tony Parker SG: Luka Doncic SF: Giannis Antetokoumpo PF: Pau Gasol C: Divac/Marc/Jokić They'd give your team a hard time

@@guillemdc omg stop please, it is cleat that you have no idea what are you talking about. Kukoč and Bodiroga are professors to both Gasols, Parker and specialy for Greak. Greak is nowhere near these legends. Ps. Your team would lost to my team by 30 point easily.

@@aaa-dk6jr twice NBA MVP... And I'm the one who doesn't know...

Aa a Croat and someone who watched alot documentaries about him i agree with you, pioner of elite shooting, droped 112 point in a game at the age of 20, unfortunatly died at age 29, but his legacy remains forever

Lol played way to short time sorry