Vlade Divac

About Vlade Divac

Center known for his passing ability, played in the NBA from 1989 to 2005 with the Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets and Sacramento Kings; in 1996, he was traded from the Lakers to the Hornets in exchange for an 18-year-old Kobe Bryant.

Vlade Divac before fame

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Hall of Fame center, taught him the subtleties of basketball in America.

Achievement of Vlade Divac

In the NBA, he was renowned for 'flopping,' or pretending to go down so that referees would throw fouls on other players.

Vlade Divac family life

With his wife Snezana Divac, he raised two sons and a daughter.

Associations of Vlade Divac

In the early 1990s, he was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers alongside Hall of Fame guard Magic Johnson.

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