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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTNBA legend. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Dražen Petrović
Career at a glance
Dražen Petrović played 4 NBA regular seasons between 1989 and 1993, appearing in 290 games and averaging 15.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. He played for 2 teams: Portland (1989–91, 95 games), New Jersey (1990–93, 195 games). His best scoring season was 1992–93 with New Jersey: 22.3 points per game over 70 games.
In the playoffs he appeared in 3 postseason runs (29 games, 10.2 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 4,500 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Dražen Petrović
Dražen Petrović (Croatian pronunciation:[drǎʒenpětroʋitɕ]; 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 (NBA) in 1989.
A star on multiple international basketball stages, Petrović earned two silver medals (1988, 1992) and one bronze (1984) at the Summer Olympic Games, a gold (1990) and a bronze (1986) at the FIBA World Cup, and a gold (1989) and a bronze (1987) at the FIBA EuroBasket. He was the FIBA World Championship MVP in 1986 and the FIBA EuroBasket MVP in 1989. With Cibona Zagreb, Petrović also won two consecutive EuroLeague championships in 1985 and 1986. He first represented Yugoslavia's senior national team and later Croatia's senior national team. He earned four Euroscars and was named Mr. Europa twice. In 1985, he received the Golden Badge award for the best athlete of Yugoslavia.
Seeking a bigger arena after his career started in Europe, Petrović joined the NBA in 1989, as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers. After playing mostly off the bench that year, Petrović experienced a breakthrough following a trade to the New Jersey Nets. While starting for the Nets, he became one of the league's best shooting guards, and his.4374 three-pointfield goal percentage ranks fourth in NBA history. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. On 7 June 1993, Petrović's career and life were cut short after he died in a car accident in Germany at the age of 28.
- Born
- 22 October 1964 Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
- Listed height
- 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
- Listed weight
- 195 lb (88 kg)
- Position
- Shooting guard
- NBA draft
- 1986: 3rd round, 60th overall pick
- Playing career
- 1979–1993
Career highlights and awards
- All-NBA Third Team (1993)
- 2× EuroLeague champion (1985, 1986)
- FIBA European Selection (1987)
- 4× Euroscar (1986, 1989, 1992, 1993)
- 2× Mr. Europa Award (1986, 1993)
- 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1987, 1989)
- 2× FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer (1987, 1989)
- FIBA Korać Cup Finals Top Scorer (1988)
- Spanish League Top Scorer (1989)
- Spanish Cup winner (1989)
- Spanish Cup Final Top Scorer (1989)
- Yugoslav League champion (1985)
- 3× Yugoslav Cup winner (1985, 1986, 1988)
- FIBA World Championship MVP (1986)
- FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1989)
- Best Athlete of Yugoslavia (1985)
- Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year (1985)
- Croatian Sportsman of the Year (1985, 1986)
- FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
- Olympic Order (1993)
- 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
- No. 3 retired by Brooklyn Nets
- No. 10 retired by Cibona
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Portland | 77 | 0 | 12.6 | .485 | .459 | .844 | 1.4 | 1.5 | .3 | .0 | 7.6 |
| 1990–91 | Portland | 18 | 0 | 7.4 | .451 | .167 | .682 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | 4.4 |
| 1990–91 | New Jersey | 43 | 0 | 20.5 | .500 | .373 | .861 | 2.1 | 1.5 | .9 | .0 | 12.6 |
| 1991–92 | New Jersey | 82 | 82 | 36.9 | .508 | .444 | .808 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .1 | 20.6 |
| 1992–93 | New Jersey | 70 | 67 | 38.0 | .518 | .449 | .870 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | .2 | 22.3 |
| Career | 290 | 149 | 26.4 | .506 | .437 | .841 | 2.3 | 2.4 | .9 | .1 | 15.4 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Portland | 20 | 0 | 12.7 | .440 | .313 | .583 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | 6.1 |
| 1992 | New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 40.8 | .539 | .333 | .846 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 24.3 |
| 1993 | New Jersey | 5 | 5 | 38.6 | .455 | .333 | .800 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .4 | .0 | 15.6 |
| Career | 29 | 9 | 21.0 | .474 | .324 | .696 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .4 | .0 | 10.2 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 5″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- SFR Yugoslavia
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1986
- Draft pick
- Round 3 · Pick 60
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