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|position=[[Center (basketball)|Center]] |
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|birthdate={{birth date and age|1968|2|3}}<br>[[Prijepolje]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] |
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*KK Elan [[Prijepolje]] (1980–1982) |
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*[[KK Sloga]] [[Kraljevo]] (1982–1986) |
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*[[KK Partizan|Partizan Belgrade]] (1986–1989) |
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*[[Los Angeles Lakers]] (1989 –1996; 2004–2005) |
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*[[New Orleans Hornets|Charlotte Hornets]] (1996–1998) |
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*[[KK Crvena Zvezda]] (1998–1999) |
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*1989-90 [[NBA All-Rookie Team|NBA All-Rookie First Team]] |
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*1x NBA All-Star (2001) |
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*[[J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award]] (2000) |
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*[[Euroleague]]'s [[50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors|50 Greatest Contributors]] |
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== July 2007 == |
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'''Vlade Divac''' ([[Serbian Cyrillic]]: '''Владе Дивац''', {{pronounced|ˈvlaːdɛ ˈdiːvaʦ}}) (born February 3, 1968, in [[Prijepolje]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]) is a retired [[Serbia]]n professional [[basketball]] player who spent most of his career in the [[United States]]' [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]. At 7'1", he played [[center (basketball)|center]] and was known for his passing skills. |
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==Basketball career== |
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He began playing basketball in his home town [[Prijepolje]] for the team KK Elan. He began his professional career in Yugoslavia playing for [[KK Sloga]] [[Kraljevo]], and was immediately noted for scoring 27 points against mighty [[KK Crvena Zvezda|Red Star]].<ref name=vreme>{{cite web|url=http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=512456|title=Srbin broj jedan van Srbije|publisher=[[Vreme]]|date=2007-09-20|author=Slobodan Georgijev|language=Serbian}}</ref> In summer 1986, he was the top star of the transfer season, signing for [[KK Partizan|KK Partizan Belgrade]] for [[Deutsche Mark|DM]]14,000.<ref name=vreme/> |
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==August 2007== |
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In the same year, at the age of 18, he made the debut for the senior [[Yugoslavia national basketball team]] in the [[1986 FIBA World Championship]] in Madrid, on invitation by the selector [[Krešimir Ćosić]]. However, the excellent rookie's performance was spoiled by the event in the semi-finals against [[Soviet Union national basketball team|Soviet Union]]: 45 seconds before the end, Yugoslavia had a comfortable lead of 9 points, but Soviets scored three three-pointers in a row: the third one was result of a [[steal (basketball)|steal]] of Divac's overconfident [[dribbling]] at midcourt. In the overtime, the Soviets easily prevailed against the shocked Yugoslavs, who had to be content with the bronze.<ref name=vreme/> |
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The next year, Divac participated in the team that took the gold at the FIBA Junior World Championship (since split into separate [[FIBA Under-19 World Championship|under-19]] and [[FIBA Under-21 World Championship|under-21]] events) in [[Bormio]], [[Italy]]. That event launched the young generation of Yugoslavian basketballers, also featuring stars like [[Dino Rađa|Dino Radja]] and [[Toni Kukoč]], regarded as likely the best in history. Before the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]], they would also take the titles at [[EuroBasket 1989]] and the [[1990 FIBA World Championship]] in [[Argentina]],<ref name=vreme/> where they were led by [[Dražen Petrović]],<ref name=fiba1989>{{cite web|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.teamID_390.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_1989.roundID_938.html|title=Eurobasket 1989|publisher=[[FIBA]]}}</ref> as well as the [[EuroBasket 1991]] title, with [[Aleksandar Đorđević|Sasha Djordjević]] at point guard.<ref name=fiba1991>{{cite web| |
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In 1987, with Divac, Djordjević, [[Žarko Paspalj|Paspalj]] and [[Željko Obradović|Obradović]], and [[Dušan Vujošević]] at the helm, Partizan had a "dream team", which took the Yugoslavian league title, but failed to reach the [[Euroleague]] top the next season, having lost to [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi]] in the semi-finals in Belgian [[Ghent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.co.yu/partizan/eng/istorijat.php|title=Istorija: Novi "Dream Team"|publisher=[[KK Partizan]] official website|accessdate=2007-09-24}}</ref> [[KK Split|Jugoplastika]] with Radja and Kukoč was a stronger team in the subsequent 3 years, reigning both in Yugoslavia and in Europe. |
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Divac had an unusual style for centers of the time: despite the height, he possessed good mobility, had good control of the ball and was a good shooter from distance. On occasion, he would also act as a playmaker. Divac also liked playing gags on the field: in the 1989 Eurobasket, he lifted the teammate [[Zoran Radović]] for a [[slam dunk]]. In just 4 professional seasons in Europe, he became the most sought-after tall player in the continent after [[Arvydas Sabonis]].<ref name=vreme/> |
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Drafted into the NBA in [[1989 NBA Draft|1989]] by the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] and was the first pick of the Lakers that wasn't [[United States|American]]. Divac was also one of the first European players to have an impact on the league. Under the tutorship of [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] and [[Magic Johnson]], he improved his play and adapted to the American style of the game. Despite the fact that he didn't speak any English, he quickly became popular among the teammates and the public for his charm and joviality. In the 1989/90 season, he was selected into the [[NBA All-Rookie Team]].<ref name=vreme/> During his time with the Lakers, Divac's popularity and marketing potential, in addition to his entertaining and good-natured personality, were picked up on by the American TV industry. As a result he appeared quite a few times on Los Angeles-based late night programmes such as ''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]'' and ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''. He appeared on ''[[Larry King Live]]'' in 1999 and ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]''. He also appeared in American [[sitcom]]s ''[[Married... with Children]]'' and ''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]'', as well as in the short lived ''[[Good Sports]]'' sitcom starring [[Farrah Fawcett]]. On the big screen Divac took part in basketball based movies ''[[Eddie (film)|Eddie]]'', ''[[Space Jam]]'' and ''[[Juwanna Mann]]''. |
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Divac earned a reputation for [[flop (basketball)|flopping]], or deceiving the officials into calling a foul on the other team by purposely falling to the floor upon contact with an opposing player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/columnists/orl-nbainsider2807jan28,0,6686181.column?track=rss|title=Shutting down acting school?|author=Tim Povtak|publisher=Orlando Sentinel|date=2007-01-28|accessdate=2007-04-29}}</ref> Veteran NBA forward [[P.J. Brown]] claimed that Divac might have been the best of all time at flopping.<ref>[http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/0318nbaflop0318.html Flopping keeps cropping up], by Doug Haller, ''The Arizona Republic'', published March 18, 2007, retrieved April 29, 2007</ref> Divac freely admitted doing so, adding that he usually did it when he felt like the officials had missed some calls and owed him.<ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/BEST+ACTOR:+DIVAC+IN+%60FLOP+WARS+II'-a086219289 BEST ACTOR: DIVAC IN `FLOP WARS II'], by Kevin Modesti, Los Angeles ''Daily News'', published May 22, 2002</ref> |
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== November 2007 == |
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He was traded to the [[New Orleans Hornets|Charlotte Hornets]] for the draft rights to [[Kobe Bryant]] in 1996 and spent two seasons playing there. He signed as a [[free agent]] with the [[Sacramento Kings]] in 1998 where he would play for six seasons alongside fellow countryman [[Predrag Stojaković|Peja Stojakovic]]. Along with [[Chris Webber]] and [[Peja Stojakovic]], Divac revitalized the [[Sacramento Kings]] franchise. The Kings rose in the NBA ranks, becoming a perennial playoff contender and later on a championship contender and was one of the best teams in the NBA. The Kings however, could not get past the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], swept in 2001 and losing a heartbreaking 7 game series in 2002. |
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During his tenure with the Kings, both Divac and teammate [[Predrag Stojaković|Peja Stojaković]] gained attention in the local section of ''newsreview.com'' for their use of a [[Three-finger salute (Serbian)|Serbian three-fingered salute]] as a way to celebrate on-court success. The sign is associated with the [[Serbian Orthodox Church|Serbian Orthodox Christian Church]] and is considered to be on par with a [[Nazism|Nazi]] salute and is a military gesture of Serbian [[fascism|fascist]] movements against [[Croatia]]ns, [[Kosovo|Kosavars]], and [[Islam|Muslims]] which was used during the [[Yugoslav wars]].<ref name=salute>[http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=oid%3A14137 Vlade's three-finger salute]</ref> Divac defended its use, saying "it means three points," and "Europeans count with different fingers than Americans."<ref name=salute/> |
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== February 2008 == |
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After the [[2003-04 NBA season]], he became a free agent. He signed a deal to return to the Lakers and was part of a grand plan to overhaul Laker basketball. The Lakers, following a defeat in the NBA Finals, had traded away or released most of their players, including star center [[Shaquille O'Neal]]; Divac was supposed to fill that void. However, Divac suffered back problems and was unable to play for most of the season, and even when he returned, was only able to play about nine minutes per game, averaging 2.3 points per game and 2.1 rebounds per game in 15 games, he played 8 games early in the season and 7 more in the final month of the season. On [[14 July]], [[2005]], Divac announced his retirement, ending his sixteen-year basketball career. |
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==Post-basketball career== |
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Through the evening of his playing career and afterwards, Divac focused on three fields: humanitarian work, basketball management and investment, in that order of success. |
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===Basketball management=== |
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====Partizan==== |
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In late 2000, after the [[5th October (Serbia)|overthrow of the Milošević regime]], Divac and former teammate [[Predrag Danilović]] took over their former club [[KK Partizan]]. The club was a launching pad for both of their basketball careers in late 1980s and early 1990s and it was only fitting they'd now play prominent parts in its management. Divac became the club's president while Danilović took the vice-president role. Freshly retired Danilović was actually running the club's day-to-day operations since Divac was still very actively involved with the [[Sacramento Kings]] at the time. |
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== August 2008 == |
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Though the duo never stated so outright, their main motivation in getting involved with KK Partizan again was perceived to be gaining the upper hand on club's eventual privatisation process once the new Law on Sports gets passed in [[National Assembly of Serbia|Serbian parliament]]. Since the exact ownership structure of publicly owned KK Partizan isn't really clear, potential investors decided to stay away, at least until the law appears. Divac and Danilović appeared pretty much out of nowhere in this regard but enjoyed plenty of fan and public support because most preferred to see their beloved club owned and operated by its former stars rather than a faceless corporation. However, after few years the duo ran out of patience and pulled out of the venture in late 2004 because it became too much of a financial burden with no end goal in sight. While he currently performs no official functions at the club, Divac continues to be involved with it in lesser capacity. |
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====LA Lakers==== |
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From 2005 to 2006, Divac was employed as European scout for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]. |
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In June 2006, through his friendship with [[Predrag Mijatović]], Divac linked up with [[Ramón Calderón]] as part of the lawyer's candidate bid for the presidency of [[Real Madrid]] [[polideportivo]]. When Calderón closely won the club elections on [[July 2]], 2006, Divac was introduced as the head of operations at [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] basketball club. |
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However, Divac's role in the club's day to day operations is largely symbolic, and even he himself admitted as much in a March 2007 interview for Croatian weekly ''[[Globus (weekly)|Globus]]'': "I literally do nothing and I only serve as part of the ''royal club'''s image. I only accepted the job because of Mijatović, who is currently the football director at Real".<ref name=mondo>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtsmondo.com/sport/vesti/story.php?vest=49625|title=Divac: Kandidovaću se za predsednika Srbije|publisher=MONDO web portal|language=Serbian|date=2007-03-08}}</ref> |
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Divac has been involved in many non-basketball endeavors while still actively playing in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]], and more so after he retired. He is an active restaurant investor in the [[Sacramento, California]] area. However, his attempts to make major investments in Serbia failed, for a variety of reasons. |
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The most notable affair was a highly publicized business venture—takeover bid of profitable beverage producer [[Knjaz Miloš]]. Divac's company "Apurna" in a joint venture with French dairy giant [[Danone]] ostensibly proposed the best bid, but the takeover was aborted by the Serbia's Securities Commission, because Danone/Apurna allegedly offered extra money to small shareholders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cee-foodindustry.com/news/ng.asp?id=56547&n=wh49&c=%23emailcode|title=Knjaz Milos auction descends into chaos|publisher=CEE-foodindustry.com|date=2004-12-03|accessdate=2007-09-25|author=Chris Mercer}}</ref> |
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In the repeated bid, Divac and Danone eventually withdrew and the sale went to [[FPP Balkan Ltd.]], a privatization fund from [[Cayman Islands]]. The entire messy affair caused great friction within the [[Serbian government]], wide speculation about corruption, resignation of the Securities Commission chief, and even police investigation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cee-foodindustry.com/news/ng.asp?id=56659-danone-pulls-out|title=Danone pulls out of Serbian soft drink bidding race|publisher=CEE-foodindustry.com|date=2004-12-08|accessdate=2007-09-25|author=Chris Mercer}}</ref> |
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Another similar, though less spectacular, episode happened with 2005 Divac's attempt to take over the ''[[Večernje novosti]]'', a Serbian high-circulation daily. He made an agreement with small shareholders to take over the company by means of registering a new company with joint capital, which would increase the share capital. However, the Serbian Government intervened and halted what should have been a mere technical move. While the attempted takeover was a "backdoor" one indeed, it was legal and similar cases had already happened. The government ostensibly feared lack of control over the influential daily. Even through the [[Supreme Court of Serbia]] eventually ruled in Divac's favor, he withdrew from the contest, citing "friendly advice" by unnamed persons.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA ace Vlade Divac slam dunks the Serbian government| url=http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2006/07/06/feature-02| author=Georgi Mitev-Shantek|publisher=Southeast European Times|date=2006-07-06|accessdate=2007-09-25}}</ref> Embittered, he decided to stop his attempts to invest in Serbia: "All of this is ugly and I'm very upset... I realized that there's no place for me in Serbia and my friends can meet me in Madrid from now on... In Serbia, some different rules are in effect, and I can't conceive them".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnevnik.co.yu/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=12484|title=Vukčević: Dijaspora će zapamtiti kako je prošao Divac|publisher=[[Dnevnik (Novi Sad)]]|language=Serbian|date=2006-07-21|accessdate=2007-09-25|author=Lj. Malešević}}</ref> |
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However, that turned out not to be true, as in October 2007 Divac got legally registered as 100% owner of [[Voda Voda]], a [[bottled water]] brand previously owned by businessman [[Vojin Đorđević|Vojin Djordjević]]. That transaction was also followed by a stir of controversy, as Djordjević publicly accused Divac of deceit, asserting that he broke a [[gentlemen's agreement]] they had, and questioning the validity of the contract that Divac presented to the [[Serbian Business Registers Agency]]. The circumstances surrounding the deal (as of November 2007) are still unclear: Divac claims that he indeed loaned some money to the Djordjević's [[Si&Si]] company, which was in financial troubles, and after Djordjević failed to fulfill his part of the deal, just used the contract, already properly signed by Djordjević, to claim ownership of the company.<ref name=politika>{{cite web|url=http://www.blic.co.yu/infocus.php?id=947|title='You are insulting me while you have debts'|date=2007-10-31|publisher=[[Blic]]|accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref><ref name=b92voda>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/business-article.php?yyyy=2007&mm=11&dd=02&nav_id=45059|title=Government to intervene in Voda Voda feud|date=2007-11-02|publisher=[[B92]]|accessdate=2007-11-05}}</ref> |
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===Humanitarian work=== |
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[[Image:Vlade Divac.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Vlade Divac (rear, center) in 2005, at an event for [[World Heart Federation|World Heart Day]]]] |
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Divac is a proactive humanitarian worker, focusing on aid to children worldwide and refugees in his home country. Along with six Serbian basketball teammates, Divac established the charity called [[Group Seven]], later renamed to "Divac's Children Foundation", and works closely with [[International Orthodox Christian Charities]] (IOCC), helping them to raise around [[US$]]500,000 for humanitarian assistance in Serbia since 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://divac.com/aboutus.html|title=About us|publisher=Divac's Children Foundation|accessdate=2007-09-25}}</ref> Divac's own foundation, presided by his wife Snežana, provided over $2,500,000 in humanitarian assistance through 1998–2007.<ref name=nba>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/news/divac_youcantoo_070922.html|title=Divac Creates New Team With “You Can Too” Campaign|publisher=[[NBA.com]]|date=2007-09-22|accessdate=2007-09-25}}</ref> |
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In late 2007 Divac has founded a humanitarian organization, "You Can Too" ([[Serbian language|Serbian]]: ''Можеш и ти/Možeš i ti''), bent on assisting the refugees in Serbia. Serbia has around 500,000 refugees from the 1990s [[Yugoslav wars]], making it the country with the largest refugee problem in Europe.<ref name=nba/> Around 7,800 of those people still live in collective centers under poor conditions, so the organization has vouched itself to buy abandoned countryside houses, in an attempt to finally solve their accommodation problem.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/kosarka.php?yyyy=2007&mm=09&dd=21&nav_id=264626|title=Divac za 7.850 izbeglica|publisher=[[B92]]|language=Serbian|date=2007-09-23|accessdate=2007-09-25}}</ref> |
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On 21-23 September 2007, Divac organized an official farewell from active basketball career in his hometown Prijepolje and Belgrade, simultaneously promoting the "You Can Too" campaign. The spectacle culminated in gathering of Divac and his worldwide friends in front of 10,000 people outside the [[National Assembly of Serbia|National Assembly]] building<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/kosarka.php?yyyy=2007&mm=09&dd=23&nav_id=264726|title=Spektakularni oproštaj Divca|publisher=[[B92]]|language=Serbian|date=2007-09-23|accessdate=2007-09-25}}</ref>. |
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==Domestic fame== |
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Divac is genuinely adored by most of the public in his native [[Serbia]]. |
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Presidential candidate [[Boris Tadić]] received a major boost when Divac backed him in the [[Serbian presidential election, 2004|2004 Serbian presidential elections]]. The two played a game of one-on-one street basketball as part of a campaign photo-op leading up to the second round runoff vote. Tadić ended up winning the election.{{Dubious|date=March 2008}} |
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Back in early 1990s, the song "Vlade Divac" by Belgrade band [[Deca loših muzičara]], devoted to his transfer to Lakers, was a big hit; the band finally got to personally meet Vlade and perform it with him on his farewell party in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurir-info.co.yu/arhiva/2007/septembar/22/ST-06-22092007.shtml|title=Deca loših muzičara pevaju za Divca!|publisher=[[Kurir]]|date=2007-09-22|accessdate=2007-09-25}}</ref> |
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Divac is in major demand for high profile marketing campaigns, even well after his playing career has ended. He regularly appears in commercials pitching products ranging from Atlas Beer to [[Societe Generale Yugoslav Bank|Societe Generale Bank]] mortgage credit plans. |
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Divac appeared as a special guest on [[Eurovision Song Contest 2008|Eurovision 2008]]. He threw a ball into audience, and that was sign for the beginning of [[televoting]]. |
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==Major career achievements== |
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===KK Partizan=== |
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* [[KK Partizan|KK Partizan Belgrade]] Yugoslavia Championship in 1987 |
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* KK Partizan Belgrade National Cup Winner 1989 |
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===Yugoslavia national team=== |
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* Earned gold medal with Yugoslavia's under-18 nationals at the European Cadet Championships in [[Rousse]], [[Bulgaria]] in 1985 |
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* Earned gold medal with Yugoslavia's under-21 nationals at the European Junior Championships in [[Gmunden]], [[Austria]] in 1986 |
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* Earned gold medal with Yugoslavia's under-21 nationals at the FIBA Junior World Championships of Basketball in [[Bormio]], [[Italy]] in 1987, defeating the U.S. team twice in that tournament |
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* Earned silver medals in [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988]] (for SFRY) and [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Olympics]] (for FRY) |
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* Earned gold medals with [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFRY]] at the [[1990 FIBA World Championship|1990]] ([[Argentina]]) and with [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|FRY]] at the [[2002 FIBA World Championship]] (USA) |
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* Earned gold medals at [[EuroBasket|European Championships]] in [[Zagreb]] [[EuroBasket 1989|1989]] and [[Rome]] [[EuroBasket 1991|1991]] (with [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFRY]]), and in [[Athens]] [[EuroBasket 1995|1995]] (with [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|FRY]]) |
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===NBA=== |
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* Named to the 1989-90 NBA All-Rookie First Team after averaging 8.5 ppg and 6.2 rpg for the Lakers |
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* Appeared in the 1991 NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls and has averaged 12.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg and 2.4 apg in 63 career NBA Playoff games |
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* Ranks 4th in Lakers franchise history with 830 blocked shots |
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* Ranked 2nd on the Kings in scoring (14.3 ppg), rebounds (10.0 rpg, 10th in the NBA), assists (4.3 apg) and blocked shots (1.02 bpg) in 1998-99 |
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* Ranked 12th in the NBA in field-goal percentage (.503) in 1999-2000 |
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* Earned first selection to NBA All-Star Game in 2001 |
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==Filmography== |
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===Movies=== |
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* ''Mi nismo andjeli 3: Rock & roll uzvraca udarac'' (2008) -Pretpostavljeni |
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* ''Crossover'' (2004) -Himself |
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* ''[[Juwanna Mann]]'' (2002) -Beat Player Morse |
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* ''Driving Me Crazy'' (TV) (2000) -Viglione, Gene |
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* ''[[Space Jam]]'' (1996) -Himself (Los Angeles Lakers) |
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* ''[[Eddie]]'' (1996) -Himself (Los Angeles Lakers) |
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===Television=== |
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* ''Crni Gruja'', "Kolac" (2003) -Vampir Toza |
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* ''Rachel Gunn, R.N''., "Rachel Sees Red" (2000) |
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* ''[[Married with Children]]'', " A Tisket, a Tasket, Can Peg Make a Basket?" (1993) -Himself |
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* ''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]'', "Dateline-Bangkok" (1992) -Delivery Man |
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* ''[[Good Sports]]'', "The Reviews are in" (1991) -Himself |
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* "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" - Serbia, New Year's 2008 celebrities charity edition - Himself (Answered 13 questions, won 1.250.000 dinars) |
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==Family== |
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Vlade Divac and his wife have two sons, Luka, Matija, and a daughter Petra, who is adopted.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0228615/bio Vlade Divac Internet Movie Database Inc. biography], retrieved April 29, 2007</ref> Her biological parents were shot by Albanian [[Kosovo Liberation Army]] snipers.<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/magazine/lifeofreilly/1999/0524/ Vlade Divac's Private War], by Rick Reilly, CNN/SI, published May 25, 1999, retrieved April 29, 2007</ref> |
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==Notes== |
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*[http://www.youtube.com/user/DivacTube The Official Vlade Divac YouTube Channel] |
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*[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/vlade_divac/ Vlade Divac playerfile] @ NBA.com |
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*[http://www.divac.com/ Divac's Charity] |
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*[http://www.interbasket.net/players/divac.htm Vlade Divac Player Profile (InterBasket)] |
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*[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/divacvl01.html Vlade Divac Statistics @ Basketball-Reference.com] |
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