Sacramento he was that veteran they needed along with a Chris Webber and Jason Williams and then Mike Bibby..they was good teams .they was good enough to win the west but the NBA prefers Lakers over kings so they made sure it happened
Two times Olympic Silver medalist with Yugoslavia 1988, 1996. Two times World Champion with Yugoslavia 1990, 2002. Three times European Champion with Yugoslavia 1989, 1991, 1995.
@@rockie8254 Yugoslavia 2002: Serbia and Montenegro. you know Balkans. Divac is a Serbian, if you go all the way in the past all white people are Serbians(cousins, sameblood) xD dont know why i add thease.
@@rockie8254 it was only Serbia and Montenegro by that point, but the name lasted a bit longer. Pretty much all Yugoslavian medals after like 1991 are Serbian medals.
@@VeljkoMatic churs mate. My grandparent met with your leader way way before on official matters (Tetor?Sorry about the spelling, trying to transliterate). I have seen the Belgrade gift from Yogoslavia back when I was a kid in my grandparent's home. ;p Planning to go to Serbia later this year for travel.
He never worked on his game, was never injured (ever), played against Shaq, D. Robinson, Rodman, Ewing, Hakim, Duncan, Rick Smits, Mourning, Karl Malone, Garnet, etc. still made an Allstar and never missed the playoffs. I think he is not the greatest player ever but was probably the best team player and made everyone around him 2 times better. He was a perfect match with Magic and we can just wonder what he could become if that didn’t happen to Magic.
Pat Riley couldn't stand Vlade Divac. This highlight reel made him look better than what he actually was. If you watch full games of him, you'll understand why. *"He needs to learn how the game is played"- Pat Riley*
Sabonis almost end Divac carrier before even started ..it was semi final off world championship 1986 with old rivals Yugoslavia-USSR...Yugoslavia had a lead 9 points just 40 second before the end off game ..it was consider allready victory so young Vlade Divac who was just 16 years old was in the game ..then Sabonis score 3 on Divac ..Yugoslavia lost a ball and he scored another 3 ...Yugoslavia had last attack but Divac traveled when he was on half court,USSR took the ball and score 3 in last second sending game to overtime where they win by 1 . IT was devastating start for Divac carrier because Yugoslavia was as favorite to win it
Seeing this reminds me of how his team was cheated out of a potential ring by a dirty ref. I’m not a Kings fan but I was rooting for them that series....
Damn one of my favorite mixes I've seen on here! I never seen his highlights when he was young in LA, damn what a skilled big man. Jokic is a good passer but this is something else, just beautiful basketball so creative.
@BOMBAATA Wilt Chamberlain 2K 20K Glade Diva, Eddie Van Dr. Jones, St. Nick Van Excel, Cedric Caballos, Elden Campbell Soup, Chick Heinz, ... did I forget anyone??
I swear Serbia and Croatia produce some of the best European basketball players, like Peja Stojakovic, Milos teodosic, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Nikola Jokic, boban marjanovic, nemanja bjelica, and vlade divac for serbiaand Drazen Petrovic, Toni Kukoc, Dino radja, and Bojan Bogdanovic
It’s a crime he isn’t already in. He should’ve been a first or second ballot hall of famer. Most likely second. Glad he’s finally getting the recognition he deserves.
No tf he shouldn't be a first or second ballot HOFer LMAFOOO.. This highlight reel made him look better than what he actually was. If you watch full games of him, you'll understand why. Besides this yr in 2022, when Vlade played for the Lakers, those were some of the darkest yrs for LA Laker nation. *"He needs to learn how the game is played"- Pat Riley*
Wow i never knew vlade was that sneaky good I remember him the most for 2 reasons one of them is being traded for kobe Bryant and the other as a member of the Sacramento kings that team gave the Lakers a run for their money in 2002 western conference finals until the pistons cracked the code permanently in 2004 NBA finals congrats vlade Yugoslavia legend and new member of the NBA hall of fame
This highlight reel made him look better than what he actually was. If you watch full games of him, you'll understand why. Besides this yr in 2022, when Vlade played for the Lakers, those were some of the darkest yrs for LA Laker nation. *"He needs to learn how the game is played"- Pat Riley*
Whats dunking has to do with anything, Jokic can dunk from time to time but thats not important. Jokic is 10 times better passer than Divac ever was, Divac was a good center but nowhere near of quality as Jokic. Jokic is revolutionazing center position as we speak.
One of the greatest international basketball talents to grace the world. He, along with a handful of other international players opened the flood gates to what is now one of the most diverse sports league in the world. Well deserved!
Exactly and he paved the path for all Euro players that came after him like Dražen Petrovic, Toni Kukoc, Dino Radja, Sabonis, Peja Stojakovic, Dirk Nowitski and finally Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokić
He's basically Jokic without the consistent long range threat. He would probably be nearly as dominant if he played today. It goes to show how much talent there was in the 90s, that he never really made it beyond a second tier big man despite how good he was.
Man we need to see these highlights brought up more often!!! Easily has some top 10 plays in NBA as a Big Man.. Whether is a dime poster or a block.. You see the way he snatch blocked that guy with one hand while staying inbounds...G.O.A.Ted status.
One thing for sure, he would be a perfect fit for today’s game, an athletic big man with superb court vision and passing skills. I’m not saying he would put up Jokic’s numbers, but he can easily drop 20/10/5 on any given night.
When we are talking short careers its a mistake not to mention Magic. The guy had 4-5 more years easily. With Divac developing as he did they would be competing in the west at least
A solid presence for any team with a winning mentality. Vlade only missed the playoffs 1 season, and that was right after Magic retired I think. He also won a ton of international hardware as part of Serbia's "Magnificent Seven"
I still choose sacramento kings 2001 in nba 2k ,just to play with Divac and Peja Stojakovic,oh god i love so much that generation, BIBY,CHRISTIE,STOJAKOVIC,WEBER,AND VLADE DIVAC😊
Vlade was tight , a really good player ... seen him play at the Great western forum in L.A with Magic and against Webber with white chocolate in Sac ...
@@oshensview Naa look at the jersey style. And Kobe's sneakers. He wore crazy 8s his sophomore year.This was like his second or 3rd year n the league. Before the playoff battles
The most skilled centre in international basketball and NBA Very well deserved hall of fame A pioneer who set the standards for young European players 👍
0:09 greatest pass in sports hystory, legendary no look behind the back teleport dish to yourself...then some nephews say that no player is faster then ball SMH :D
Dude. That was fucking amazing. Divac punched one handed dunks on Mutumbo, Alonzo Mourning(twice), Bradley, Muresan, Horace Grant and a BUNCH of other premier defenders. And his passing was jaw dropping. He was as good a passer as Magic on those Laker teams....truly a HOF career. Kudos. P.S. He smoked cigs at halftime through his whole Laker and Hornet years. Legend. After watching that Divac may have become my fav all time player. Def moved into top 5.
As a Lakers fan his best pass was the tip to Big Shot Rob for the 3 in 2002 😂 for real tho dude was sneaky talented very underrated player in his time.
Šteta da tada nismo imali prenosa nba lige! Svejedno ono što sam vidio sam stekao utisak da je Divac mogao još više da uradi. Talenti su i Divac i Jokić mada mi Jokić nekad djeluje sporije ali mu mozak radi zato puno brže što se ne može reći za am. igraće koji većinom na snagu igraju ali im naši igraći brkaju lončiće. Ali šta očekivati od onih kojima su kečeri zanimljivi!
The 2002 Sacramento Kings’ offense was so fun to watch. Youngsters always find it hard to believe that the Kings’ used to be a top seed team in the west that took Kobe and Shaq’s Lakers to a game 7 in the WCF
I got into a Belgrade Hotel elevator with Vlade already in it.. He was standing there when the doors opened. Scared the shit out of me. i was with two clueless English guys who didn't know who he was, & thought everyone was staring at him because he was so big. I had to explain exactly who he was to them, & no the people weren't staring at him because he is a freak of nature, because Serbia is full of 7 ft giants. At only 6'1" I often have trouble seeing past big balkan heads at the cinema.
people tend to forget, he might not made any teams but he would avg like 14 pts and 9 reb, like 3 assits, and 1block and 1 steal, dude defended too, but never got put on any def team, he was a good player.
If you've followed the game for 4 decades like I have, you can watch a direct line from Walton to Divac to Pau and Marc Gasol: and if you put it all together you get Jokic. Vlade was one of the smartest players I've ever seen play. A top 5 passing big, no question. Congrats on the HOF
Mislim da je Vlade Divac jedinstveni igrač. Meni lično je uvek bio kao usporeni film i najsporiji igrač uopšte na oko... Pogledajte kako trči, pokrete... Kao kada na snimak stavite 50% brzine... i opet sve stigne kao i ostali, lupi Kobiju bananu... meni ništa nije jasno :D
My first NBA game i attended was in 1994 Lakers and my Spurs i was 4 years of age and me and my bro we're fixated on divac like who is this white guy with a beard loll it's a something i will never forget my first NBA game
