Vlade Divac, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Vlade Divac

Serbian basketball player

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1968

Place of Birth: Prijepolje, Zlatibor District, Serbia

Profession: actor, basketball player, humanitarian

Nationality: Serbia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Vlade Divac

  • Vlade Divac (Serbian Cyrillic: ????? ?????, pronounced [?la?de di??ats]; born February 03, 1968) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and retired player, currently serving as the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings.
  • Divac spent most of his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
  • At 6 ft 10.50 in (2.10 m), he played center and was known for his passing skills.
  • He was among the first group of European basketball players to transfer to the NBA in the late 1980s and was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors.
  • He is one of seven players in NBA history to record 13,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists, and 1,500 blocked shots, along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, Pau Gasol, and Hakeem Olajuwon.
  • Divac was also the first player born and trained outside the United States to play in over 1,000 games in the NBA.
  • On August 20, 2010, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in recognition of his play in international competition.
  • He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.Aside from being noticed for his basketball abilities, Divac is also known as a humanitarian, helping children in his native country of Serbia and in Africa.
  • In October 2008, he was appointed as government adviser in Serbia for humanitarian issues.
  • In February 2009, he was elected President of the Serbian Olympic Committee for a 4-year term and re-elected in November 2012.
  • In 2013, Divac received an honor from the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame.

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