How Good Was Drazen Petrovic Actually?

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He was one of the best European players ever. Some say that he is the best shooter to ever play. The 6 foot 6 shooting guard is one of the biggest what ifs in basketball history, but at the same time, he’s done enough that he will forever be considered a legend.
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How Good Was Drazen Petrovic Actually?

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@nonstop 3 жыл бұрын

Who should we do a video on next?

@joevasquez8178 3 жыл бұрын

“How Good Was Patrick Willis Actually?”

@Gamer_Memer 3 жыл бұрын

Something about Sun Mingming

@Fcamb107 3 жыл бұрын

muggsy bogues!

@christianmills616 3 жыл бұрын

How good was elgin baylor actually?

@dances_with_myself9305 3 жыл бұрын

Pau Gasol

@juanio7036 3 жыл бұрын

Jordan’s mentality Kobe’s work ethic Currys shooting. That’s all you need to know about this man.

@orahovavucichitlerdacicgoe7223 3 жыл бұрын

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..

@rutokelavra819 3 жыл бұрын

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

@denistuohy2535 3 жыл бұрын

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

@duantae 3 жыл бұрын

@@rutokelavra819 He learned from his dad sharpshooter dell curry

@HoratioFitzbastard 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@llydrsn 3 жыл бұрын

He was ahead of his time. Put him in today's NBA and he would fit right in.

@sportschool3537 3 жыл бұрын

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...

@tulyyy1912 3 жыл бұрын

Cap

@ziginaigra 3 жыл бұрын

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

@adamr7026 3 жыл бұрын

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

@xpector3848 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Nebrophonus93 3 жыл бұрын

I was born shortly after he died and my Dad was a huge Petrovic fan and ended up naming me Drazen

@caberiqe 3 жыл бұрын

Tako je imenjace! 😁

@h11-dtanchongcodrazenroela81 3 жыл бұрын

Same here bro

@sinisaberic8427 3 жыл бұрын

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

@sergejmaric4712 3 жыл бұрын

Great!

@dpranjko 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, me too

@djodie1977 3 жыл бұрын

Drazen was my neighbour in Sibenik (Drazens hometown in Croatia) in the late 80ies. I remember him standing outside of his fam house on the street after he came back from Barcelona losing to the real Dream Team in Barcelona Olympics. He had the silver olymp medal hanging around his neck .. I was 10 yrs old, he was our superhero and gave us the feeling that we can achieve anything in the world even when you are from a small town in the middle of the mediteranean and even during a war! There was no ceiling for this guy I still belive he would have had the best percentage off all time if he didn’t die so tragically in that accident! our hero is still missed to this day! “Zivot leti, kapetane” (time flies, Captain) is a famous song dedicated to him!

@airtesla3730 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a great memory.

@gojaSteroid Жыл бұрын

drazen je legenda nasega grada

@tm75_88 Жыл бұрын

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

@davidbyron7155 3 жыл бұрын

Drazen Petrovic is the only player in NBA history to average 20 pts per 36-minutes, shoot 50% overall and 40% from distance for a career.

@markocroatia1 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the stats

@antidogmatic6298 2 жыл бұрын

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

@sisajtegabre Жыл бұрын

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.

@sisajtegabre Жыл бұрын

@@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,

@Rajevaekipaandjelko Жыл бұрын

@@sisajtegabre 😂😂😂😂

@milosobrenovic1241 3 жыл бұрын

For some Americans, he was the greatest shooter ever. For many Europeans - the greatest player ever.

@garywhite7886 3 жыл бұрын

Kukoč !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@milosobrenovic1241 3 жыл бұрын

@@garywhite7886 Can see you arent European buddy

@garywhite7886 3 жыл бұрын

@@milosobrenovic1241 Ti si glup !! buddy

@milosobrenovic1241 3 жыл бұрын

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

@garywhite7886 3 жыл бұрын

@@milosobrenovic1241 Eto vidiš da si glupan! TURČINE.

@mark2k182 3 жыл бұрын

I am from croatia and i will never forget how was he one of the best shooters ever rip. Dražen

@headbangercamaro 2 жыл бұрын

I actually knew Dražen personally as a kid. My grandpa had a vacation house at the seacoast and Dražen's family had his/their house, few houses down the street, so all of us kids played with him and swam in the Adriatic sea with him, hung out. We were much younger. He was already a b-ball star in Croatia, well, back then it was still Yugoslavia. But he always found time for us kids, even used to buy us ice cream etc. Regular modest and humble guy. I lived in the capital and when I told my classmates from my elementary school that I know him, I got ridiculed and laughed at, called a liar. Funny thing, my school was right across the Cibona basketball club, and I literally ran there during our big recess, as an 8 year old kid (2nd grade I think it was, perhaps 3rd), crashed his training and kinda "complained" that no one believes me that I know him. And I kid you not, he took me by my hand, all sweaty from the training session, still in his jersey and went with me to my class and like : "My good friend Ivan told me you guys want to meet me". He never said anything bad or scolded them for calling me a liar. But I was never called a liar in school again. I could have told them all my father was a NASA astronaut and the would probably believe me, lol. When he died in the car wreck I cried like rain.

@balac1ster Жыл бұрын

BOLESNA PRIČA :)

@spencerdaggett5641 3 жыл бұрын

drazen and sabonis must have basically been the bird vs magic rivalry but in europe

@davidfilipovic163 3 жыл бұрын

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

@pinoreljanovic5961 3 жыл бұрын

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

@deso224 3 жыл бұрын

Petrovic vs Sabonis vs Galis...

@CroPETROforever 3 жыл бұрын

I just made a video about that

@METALSCAVENGER78 3 жыл бұрын

Galis was better than both of them

@miroslavgaspar1981 3 жыл бұрын

He was the definition of I LOVE THIS GAME..that was reason why he was so good.

@TheLonely77 3 жыл бұрын

In 93 season Drazen was 11. scorer in the legaue but he missed 12 games because he torn his knee. He was only one among first 13 scorers who was not invited to all star. And he was only one born outside Usa.

@bb19721704 3 жыл бұрын

what a special player!! amazing shooter with unique style of dribbling and hesitations loved him so much in the euroleague games. so him in many games here in israel against macabi tel aviv. the best European player i have seen. and for sure the most talented one. a basketball legend Rip

@cmd2973 2 жыл бұрын

I met Drazen a few months before he passed away at a signing. Incredible player and very humble when I met and spoke with him for a couple minutes. I still have his signings and a pic with him.

@ju_get_busy9140 2 жыл бұрын

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

@AleksandarGospic 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! I'm from Croatia and Dražen's career happened in my teenage years so I remember it vividly. His death devastated us all, he was a national icon and hero, even today it is still hard to accept why he had to end like that :( And what's even more bizarre is that they were hit by the truck from the opposite side of the highway, which smashed through the barricades that separate opposite traffic lanes, what are the odds of something like that happening :( He was simply incredible and it is probably the greatest unfinished story in basketball history!

@retrogaminga1072 2 жыл бұрын

I’m from Greece where at the time basketball was huge. I was a student. I still remember that morning..I was ready to go to my school, and I listened to this sad sad sad news from the radio.I was really shocked. I remember that I couldn’t think anything else that day… So unfair……

@elipav484 2 жыл бұрын

Nikos Galis

@man33m 9 ай бұрын

i was born and lived in Yugoslavia for 19 years and i can tell you i was his fan since the start of his carrier to the tragic end of his life. I still has wonderful memories of his plays. Best shooter in history yes thats true

@Rastajevo 3 жыл бұрын

Croatian legend. Rip captain.

@tomixtomix8532 3 жыл бұрын

Best Serbian player ever

@emilcecunjanin2765 3 жыл бұрын

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

@tomixtomix8532 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@hunter1211 3 жыл бұрын

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

@deckisknezije4447 3 жыл бұрын

@@hunter1211 mother Croat like djokovic

@ivanknezevic3630 3 жыл бұрын

Best player ever! R.I.P. Dražen ! You are the legend, we still talk about you in 2021!!! LEGEND!

@7kikinho7 3 жыл бұрын

Best Croatian Athlete of 20'th century. Pioneer of eurostep and legend during his life. Cultural and sport phenomenon.

@pmaigotthat7211 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@benjistanley8663 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@sportsarebetterwithtitanic9588 3 жыл бұрын

Still remember finding out when Drazen died, that was a sad day.

@talentstosouthbeach4960 3 жыл бұрын

he died like 30 years ago and your what 12

@joemomma9152 3 жыл бұрын

@@talentstosouthbeach4960 ur dumb

@talentstosouthbeach4960 3 жыл бұрын

@@joemomma9152 L stfu

@joemomma9152 3 жыл бұрын

@@talentstosouthbeach4960L stfu

@talentstosouthbeach4960 3 жыл бұрын

@@joemomma9152 L stfu

3 жыл бұрын

One of the more complete videos on Dražen here on youtube. Thank you for this one!

@joelmarte7059 3 жыл бұрын

The player who opened the doors for all European players the best shooter ever

@stephenabeles8460 3 жыл бұрын

Curry?

@AnObliviousCelticsFan 3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenabeles8460 Not overall.

@liamnelson6573 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao im the best shooter ever

@akanusii 3 жыл бұрын

@@liamnelson6573 faxx

@Carlospezz 3 жыл бұрын

💪👍

@CROCOP-vg4wh 3 жыл бұрын

CROATIAN PRIDE🇭🇷❤🏀 R.I.P. MOZART

@Stolencamaro 3 жыл бұрын

Kakav hrvat on je bio 💯 srbin jeste smjesni

@CROCOP-vg4wh 2 жыл бұрын

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

@vodenimeded 2 жыл бұрын

@@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

@pierthomasfinotto7098 Жыл бұрын

Drazen Is the God of basketball. None can be ever like him in no era.

@dzonikg 3 жыл бұрын

Yugoslavian league was best national basketball league in 80s outside NBA ..i miss that times..it with fantastic atmosphere on games

@croat_crusader 3 жыл бұрын

jugoplastika split 💪💪💪

@donren5332 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for this video.. he was a real hero to our country at the time his country needed him to put croatia on the map he did it. there are alot of haters who say that drazen isn't even in the top 20 european players of all time in nba... i can't really stand that talk. he was one of the best my country had to offer. I hope he is at peace.

@donren5332 3 жыл бұрын

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

@josipculo4826 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video. Atcually i am from Croatia. And i think people do not understand that he was our legend. And if he lived. I belive he will be yours to.

@jbcaic6786 3 жыл бұрын

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

@josipculo4826 3 жыл бұрын

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

@billydiesel8520 3 жыл бұрын

He is my legend dont worry. American here.

@markovisic7244 3 жыл бұрын

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

@unappealingundesirable2826 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@Marrdsss 3 жыл бұрын

Been on this channel since 10.000 subscribers and I've got to say it's insane how much your channel grew and evolved in the last months. Keep up the great work!

@ceegun 3 жыл бұрын

Woow....what a great video....best video of Petrović I saw...pure facts

@crxssthe5un 3 жыл бұрын

Finally, someone to do a good video about Drazen.

@outofair1 2 жыл бұрын

Thak you for this documentary. It is really good. It is impossible to express what an inspiration he was for kids in the region. We would run oudside after the game and play basketball, screaming his name when we would score, talk about the game.

@EladLending 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the Euroleague, I remember watching Drazen seemingly single-handedly destroy my home team, Maccabi Tel Aviv, who at the time were perennial contenders.

@drejones2426 3 жыл бұрын

He literally breathe and sleep basketball. Legend rip💯

@ivanprlic880 3 жыл бұрын

Basketball Mozart Dražen Petrović ❤️❤️🇭🇷🇭🇷

@stefanosgkinis3302 2 жыл бұрын

We shall never forget this personality and great player Drazen Petrovic R.I.P.💠🙋👍

@krunoslav.mestrovic 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best shooter of all time. Indeed. Great video, man.

@CIutchX 3 жыл бұрын

Don't need to watch the video to know the answer: Best Shooter in the world.

@elipav484 2 жыл бұрын

Nikos Galis

@nikolamilosevski6424 3 жыл бұрын

The z in Drazen is like the j in Rajon Rondo.

@tomislavprpic2569 3 жыл бұрын

Nice how you put it

@samopero6964 3 жыл бұрын

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

@AA-ds9wq 3 жыл бұрын

mozzart of basketball euro m.j . maradona ,m.j ,mike tyson and drazen were my childhood heroes . best shooter ever

@pmaigotthat7211 3 жыл бұрын

Lol...madonna?

@markovisic7244 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ShniitSchneyder 3 жыл бұрын

Always nice to see some Drazen love, thanks! Greetings from Vienna

@kristiancabro7327 3 жыл бұрын

I am also from Vienna and I Love drazen petro

@simmonszn5766 3 жыл бұрын

this is a game-changer for me because I am doing a biography on Petrovic

@yoodine7776 3 жыл бұрын

can you dm me when you finish it?

@mladjo6908 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah same here

@mikrofonija8885 3 жыл бұрын

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

@markoobradovic19 3 жыл бұрын

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

@vuk322 3 жыл бұрын

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

@zorankalina6100 3 жыл бұрын

One of ...few All the best from Cr🌞atia Thank you Drazen😊

@73dines 2 жыл бұрын

Yugoslavian legend - all of us loved him.

@user-vr6mv3mq2j 2 жыл бұрын

he will always be the best european basketball player ever!

@josiprajic_ Жыл бұрын

As a Croatian. I salute you. Very well put together. Hvala ti brate.

@jimikguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this Great video... God bless you. I will only add to this: Dražen moving on the field, his moves... Its like Muhammad Ali in that ring, or Maradona. Dražen was freakin amaziing. Thank you my friend and lots od love from Croatia

@youngbucko2998 3 жыл бұрын

This was Luka before Luka

@jelkapapak3552 3 жыл бұрын

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

@kinidiosodlosios6892 3 жыл бұрын

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

@hristijandimitrovski8664 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@colewon6172 3 жыл бұрын

only way better

@Wache3 3 жыл бұрын

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...

@capthitmarkah4902 3 жыл бұрын

I remember him breaking Jordan off a big piece of baller pie... It's a shame he's always looked over.

@blizzytrippin3577 3 жыл бұрын

Dam imma start saying drazen when I shoot

@emilcecunjanin2765 3 жыл бұрын

I said the same thing lol💪🏼💪🏼

@33bigmoney 3 жыл бұрын

props for making the best video about Drazen out there! You did your research. as a croatian I could understand those old inverviews with him and Pervan where he said euro players didnt lift weights as it was belived it would affect their shot. Thats the biggest difference maker. His mentality and work ethic is like jordan, kinda "psyho like" as coaches said he can't sit still or do nothing at home, always had to excercise or shoot. Also per report (there is a long great article on him that mentions rick carlisle as his assitant coach), Dražen was stubborn when he came to the nba. He didn't really want to work on his defense as he belived he had the best offense. One 1on1s with Drexler he would loos becuase he was physically weaker. NBA was more physical then than now. But he was the hardest worker on the team. He is one of the few that really wanted to go at Jordan. If you watch the olympic games, they faced 2 times. He drew a couple of fouls on mj and played physical. As a bull mj had him in their duels, his atheticism and quicknes were too much. He would be one of the best players today. He is like a Klay Thompson, with a more complete game (Drazen drives a lot to the basket, fast breaks, it's a misconception he only shot 3s) and is 100% driven.

@Niqstory 3 жыл бұрын

Favorite player of all time I have signed jerseys and cards of his.

@rutokelavra819 3 жыл бұрын

u like to sell a Jersey?

@Niqstory 3 жыл бұрын

@@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

@rutokelavra819 3 жыл бұрын

@@Niqstory pm me pls.

@Niqstory 3 жыл бұрын

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

@pmaigotthat7211 3 жыл бұрын

I have a signed blue Drazen nets Jersey too!

@matejstarcevic6566 3 жыл бұрын

Our Legend and pride ♥️🇭🇷♥️♥️🇭🇷♥️

@tomixtomix8532 3 жыл бұрын

Best Serbian pleyer ever

@matejstarcevic6566 3 жыл бұрын

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 😂😂😂😂

@luispalm17 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, a legend and a role model.

@werearemypants2160 3 жыл бұрын

Hello to the person who sees this, hope you have a good day/night

@mundodogamezao6286 3 жыл бұрын

We need a How good was dirk nowitzki

@nathanielroyce7024 3 жыл бұрын

I think we all know how good he was

@anarky305 3 жыл бұрын

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

@calebdejoun939 3 жыл бұрын

@@anarky305 fr he lost

@mundodogamezao6286 3 жыл бұрын

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

@eliadler5228 3 жыл бұрын

2nd best power forward all time. Top 15 player

@hrvojepavlic4914 3 жыл бұрын

damn thats so sad every time i watch something about him i got fckin tear in my eye such a great guy and athlete

@uzitay815 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video he needs the respect

@s36430 3 жыл бұрын

Keep going with these out of the box videos 💪💪

@lolobuto1608 3 жыл бұрын

I watched a documentary about Drazen's life and it was heart breaking experience to his friend Vladie Divac not able to go to his burial because of their countries rivalry.

@MrHeksasens 3 жыл бұрын

It is a great pity that such young has passed away, he was amazing player. Greetings from Serbia !!!

@frankdux2057 2 жыл бұрын

Met him when he played on the Nets at the Croatian church. Nice guy but shy. Did so much to help in the Croatian community in NY. Will forever be missed.

@DerSuperStreamer 7 ай бұрын

One of my favourite players of all time

@aleksxmrkvc 3 жыл бұрын

A Croatian legend ❤️ RIP

@Stolencamaro 3 жыл бұрын

Drazo srbin iz sibenika ne seri kakav cro pride

@gilgalad9772 3 жыл бұрын

He was so freaking good. One time he scored 112 points in a game in the jugoslavian league. That's how much better than everyone else he was. Today he would be like Luka if not better

@hristijandimitrovski8664 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ivanmaras6566 3 жыл бұрын

@@hristijandimitrovski8664 No

@hristijandimitrovski8664 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@ivanmaras6566 3 жыл бұрын

@@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

@davidbyron7155 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Fcamb107 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! Keep it up!

@NBAonCHAMPTV 5 ай бұрын

GREAT video, I was sad and crying when I heard about his death. he's still on my Nets team on 2K10, my FAVORITE BBGame of all times. I Love rivalries, and I always make the best of that team's rosters to compete of all of my basketball games. I am finishing up my final roster released of these soon. I call them "The World's Greatest Starting Fives". Why??? because I reprogram the teams to PLAY as if we were watching them live, if not I can't watch them, my carpool tunnel stopped my playing years ago. Great video. Thank you.

@nedimbasic7823 3 жыл бұрын

Best player ever he was loved by all Yugoslavians

@gcdubrovnik8290 3 жыл бұрын

Croatian king of basketball ! ❤️🇭🇷❤️

@juanllorente3504 Жыл бұрын

Real Madrid Fan here. Never in my live I felt so sad after the death of someone that is not part of my family or a friend.

@jaenyc263 2 жыл бұрын

I remember Petro back in the days though I wasn’t a nets fan but sometimes would watch their games since it was on local tv in nyc area. Was a Knicks fan and now nets are in Brooklyn. Who would’ve thunk. But he sure was a pure shooter with quick release like ray allen or Reggie miller

@eddiewallace3362 3 жыл бұрын

That DuDe was NICE in da purest form!!!😜😜😜

@starshipcaptain4753 3 жыл бұрын

My top 10 Greatest shooter ever list? 1) Michael Jordan 2) Drazen Petrovic 3) Steph Curry 4) Klay Thompson 5) Larry Bird 6) Ray Allen 7) Kiki Vandeweghe 8) Mitch Richmond 9) Chris Mullin 10) Dirk Nowitzki

@sctmprn 3 жыл бұрын

Forgot Reggie Miller?!

@starshipcaptain4753 3 жыл бұрын

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

@starshipcaptain4753 3 жыл бұрын

@@sctmprn Damian Lillard should now be added

@tomocole7 3 жыл бұрын

I cry for entire video. My hometown club iz KK Cibona.

@taelabaho Жыл бұрын

drazen is one of the players when you watch maked your jaw dropped because it is entertaining to watch because of his style of playing just like dr. j, bird, magic, barkley, kidd and penny hardaway just to name a few

@Carlospezz 3 жыл бұрын

Petro forever!👼🏀

@wardamn3agle 3 жыл бұрын

I played professionally with him in 2018 on the hornets. Tough guy. Great all around skill.

@bulwyf2572 2 жыл бұрын

He would average 35-40 points a game in today's game. He was unstoppable and yet also unselfish with the ball. Memory eternal. Love that man's game and I do have his throwback Mitchell and Ness jersey and shorts.

@tschebyschew23 3 жыл бұрын

Great Vid. Thanks

@urosbukovec4435 3 жыл бұрын

Dražen is THE LEGEND

@jovanpetronijevic7934 3 жыл бұрын

His accomplishments with Yugoslavian national team had to be included here; anyway, nice video

@markomarkovic5729 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@jedsteelwell2354 Жыл бұрын

It's ashame he didn't get to finish and come into his own. What a player

@popaybugi9443 2 жыл бұрын

He was a beast ! Really people he was very,very,very good. Too bad we lost him so early

@filipmilic171 3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P🙏

@Bsfnelz20 3 жыл бұрын

Dam only 28yrs old had his whole life ahead of him so messed up

@xerxestelevision6666 6 ай бұрын

I grew up in Portland and played high school basketball there in the early 90’s. I got the chance to run some 3 point drills with Drazen at a blazer’s summer camp once. I got to feed Drazen passes as he ran to different spots around the 3 point line. That guy was a f’n machine, definitely one of the highlights of my life.

@fakecomedyandtheabsurd2527 Жыл бұрын

To add an Euro stat: In the final of Eurobasket '89 Yugoslavia-Greece he scored team high 28pts, 3/4 (75%) - 3 point, 7/9 (78%) - 2 point, and 5/5 free throws. 92% true shooting .

@lavzorvic4129 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for this one sir!

@joevasquez8178 3 жыл бұрын

Day 3 of asking “How good was Patrick Willis Actually?”

@alexandervarga6949 3 жыл бұрын

Extremely good

@Terror832 3 жыл бұрын

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

@pmaigotthat7211 3 жыл бұрын

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

@liamlujero9416 3 жыл бұрын

Do a how good was reggie lewis who dominated the early 90s and became an all star but died during the middle of his career due to a heart conditon

@davidbyron7155 3 жыл бұрын

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

@veledj Ай бұрын

I am huge Petrovic fan...and even more as time passes!!!😢❤

@Blazko612 3 жыл бұрын

He deserve to be in Hall of fame ! He was the development engine of basketball in ext Yugoslavia ! The young like me always played basketball every day even in winter time ! And today ? Basketball playground here in my destination-Slovenia are similar to ghost place, sadly !

@jbcaic6786 3 жыл бұрын

Not really hall of fame says in description but he was on his way to became one he will always be hall of fame in my heart

@hotpot328 3 жыл бұрын

maybe you can make '' 10 things you didnt know about Jonas Valanciunas" ?

@damyr 3 жыл бұрын

While Jordan is the best player of all times, Drazen was, and still is, the best European player of all times. The fact they both played in the same era, means basketball was on its apex during those times. Since then, it went downward. And today we have a watered down version of the sport. If youngsters today could somehow relive the basketball of those times, no one of them would even consider to follow it today. Videos on KZfaq can give some taste of it, but can't present true feelings and overall atmosphere.

@igorperic6219 2 жыл бұрын

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

@elipav484 2 жыл бұрын

@@igorperic6219 Nikos Galis was the best

@igorperic6219 2 жыл бұрын

@@elipav484 ok

@YouGotTheMelvin Жыл бұрын

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

@Imdisappointed 3 жыл бұрын

mastering old european basketball style with the dedication of a middle age monk, or sort or a novice of some religion or philosophy. A man of his kind

@mmanewsswitzerland9729 3 жыл бұрын

Legend❤️

@sasailic9987 2 жыл бұрын

Svaka čast i Doncicu i Jokicu,ali Drazen je bio bolji, od belih jedino možda bolji da je bio Larry Bird. Za Drazena nije postojao los dan,a sve oko sebe je učinio boljim igračima nego što su to zapravo bili.

@nerminsnowhuseinbasic9340 7 ай бұрын

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.