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Vlade Divac



Position: Center
Full Name: Vlade Divac
Nickname:
Born: February 3, 1968 in Prijepolje, Yugoslavia
Height: 6-11
Weight: 243
High School: Belgrade in Yugoslavia
College: None
Drafted: 1st Round, 26th Pick - LA Lakers, 1989
Jersey#: 21

Played for the Lakers from 1989 to 1996 and 2004 to 2005


Divac began his professional basketball in then-Yugoslavia playing for Sloga Kraljevo. In 1986 started to play for KK Partizan Belgrade.

Drafted into the NBA in 1989, he played for the Los Angeles Lakers and was one of the first European players to have an impact on the league. He was traded to the Charlotte Hornets for the draft rights to Kobe Bryant in 1996. He later signed as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings where he played from 1998 to 2004 alongside fellow countryman Peja Stojakovic.

After the 2003-2004 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 had back problems and was unsure if he could play. On 14 July 2005, Divac announced his retirement, ending his sixteen year basketball career.



Regular Season Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1990 LAL 82 1611 274 549 .499 153 216 .708 0 5 - 512 6.2 75 240 79 110 114 701 8.5
1991 LAL 82 2310 360 637 .565 196 279 .703 5 14 .357 666 8.1 92 247 106 146 127 921 11.2
1992 LAL 36 979 157 317 .495 86 112 .768 5 19 .263 247 6.9 60 114 55 88 35 405 11.3
1993 LAL 82 2525 397 819 .485 235 341 .689 21 75 .280 729 8.9 232 311 128 214 140 1050 12.8
1994 LAL 79 2685 453 895 .506 208 303 .686 9 47 .191 851 10.8 307 288 92 191 112 1123 14.2
1995 LAL 80 2797 485 957 .507 297 382 .777 10 53 .189 829 10.4 329 305 109 205 174 1277 16.0
1996 LAL 79 2470 414 807 .513 189 295 .641 3 18 .167 679 8.6 261 274 76 199 131 1020 12.9
1997 CHA 81 2840 418 847 .494 177 259 .683 11 47 .234 725 9.0 301 277 103 193 180 1024 12.6
1998 CHA 64 1805 267 536 .498 130 188 .691 3 14 .214 518 8.1 172 179 83 114 94 667 10.4
1999 SAC 50 1761 262 557 .470 179 255 .702 11 43 .256 501 10.0 215 166 44 131 51 714 14.3
2000 SAC 82 2374 384 764 .503 230 333 .691 7 26 .269 656 8.0 244 251 103 190 103 1005 12.3
2001 SAC 81 2420 364 755 .482 242 350 .691 4 14 .286 673 8.3 231 242 87 192 93 974 12.0
2002 SAC 80 2416 338 716 .472 209 340 .615 3 13 .231 671 8.4 297 229 79 158 94 888 11.1
2003 SAC 80 2384 305 655 .466 179 251 .713 6 25 .240 574 7.2 274 239 83 152 105 795 9.9
2004 SAC 81 2317 314 668 .470 170 260 .654 2 13 .154 463 5.7 432 222 57 173 77 800 9.9
2005 LAL 15 130 13 31 .419 8 12 .667 0 0 - 32 2.1 19 25 4 14 1 34 2.3
CAREER 1134 33824 5205 10510 .495 2888 4176 .692 100 426 .235 9326 8.2 3541 3609 1288 2470 1631 13398 11.8


Playoff Stats


YEAR TEAM G MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3PM 3PA PCT REB RPG AST PF STL TO BLK PTS PPG
1990 LAL 9 175 32 44 .727 17 19 .895 1 2 .500 48 5.3 10 27 8 13 15 82 9.1
1991 LAL 19 609 97 172 .564 57 71 .803 1 6 .167 127 6.7 21 65 27 41 41 252 13.3
1992 LAL 4 143 15 43 .349 9 10 .900 0 2 - 22 5.5 15 17 5 18 3 39 9.8
1993 LAL 5 167 37 74 .500 12 22 .545 4 9 .444 47 9.4 28 22 6 11 12 90 18.0
1995 LAL 10 388 57 122 .467 40 62 .645 2 9 .222 85 8.5 31 44 8 28 13 156 15.6
1996 LAL 4 115 15 35 .429 5 8 .625 1 5 .200 30 7.5 8 10 0 8 5 36 9.0
1997 CHA 3 116 21 46 .457 12 15 .800 0 3 - 26 8.7 10 11 3 6 6 54 18.0
1998 CHA 9 345 42 87 .483 20 33 .606 0 1 - 98 10.9 31 34 7 22 14 104 11.6
1999 SAC 5 198 25 56 .446 30 36 .833 1 5 .200 50 10.0 23 17 8 19 4 81 16.2
2000 SAC 5 160 20 56 .357 16 23 .696 0 2 - 36 7.2 14 22 7 9 4 56 11.2
2001 SAC 8 225 28 80 .350 29 38 .763 1 3 .333 67 8.4 19 25 8 18 12 86 10.8
2002 SAC 16 535 70 151 .464 74 98 .755 2 7 .286 149 9.3 27 76 18 37 20 216 13.5
2003 SAC 12 317 51 91 .560 35 52 .673 0 0 - 69 5.8 27 38 8 16 11 137 11.4
2004 SAC 12 235 31 71 .437 17 23 .739 0 0 - 59 4.9 22 31 4 14 5 79 6.6
CAREER 121 3728 541 1128 .480 373 510 .731 13 54 .241 913 7.5 286 439 117 260 165 1468 12.1