Drazen Petrovic admitted his first practices against Clyde Drexler left him doubting himself before stepping up his game.

When Digger recruited Drazen Petrovic. By Jeff Greer. March 18, 2020. The year was 1980, and Digger Phelps was working a coaching clinic in the former Yugoslavia.

Drazen Petrovic, who died at age 28 in 1993, would have turned 50 on Wednesday. More than two decades later, his brief, brilliant NBA career feels more and more like a dream.

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. He was also the first European player to make an All-NBA team.

Drazen Petrovic, shown here against Michael Jordan in the 1992 Summer Olympics, was an icon overseas. Richard Mackson/USA TODAY Sports.

Doncic was not even born when Drazen Petrovic died in a car crash 25 years ago. The old heads of Eastern European basketball are making sure the new generation knows Petrovic beyond swashbuckling ...

Drazen Petrovic’s future was still undetermined when he traveled to Poland in June 1993 to participate in a EuroBasket qualifying tournament with his Croatian national team. The summer before ...

Nets; D'Alessandro: Friendship with late Nets star Drazen Petrovic, destroyed by war, haunts Vlade Divac. Published: ; Oct. 10, 2010, 10:00 a.m.

Biserka Petrovic, staying in Drazen's apartment, heard the news around 10 p.m. She ran toward the balcony to jump. Jole tackled her and held her as she broke down in tears.

Petrovic was a Net for two-plus years, from midway through the 1990-91 season until 1993, and left a large impression on the franchise. He died in a car crash at 28 years old that summer.

Steph Curry sending a jersey from Finals to Drazen Petrovic's Mom who took care of him at the 1992 3pt contest.It'll go in Petro's museum👏🏾 — MarkJonesESPN (@MarkJonesESPN) June 20, 2015 ...

Goran Dragic led Slovenia to its first EuroBasket tournament victory with 35 points in the finals against Serbia and earned the tournament’s MVP award. It was a tremendous individual performance ...