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Drazen Petrovic

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Basketball Player

The Resume

    (October 22, 1964-June 7, 1993)
    Born in Sibenik, Croatia (Hrvatska
    Shooting guard
    Played for BC Sibenka (1979-83), BC Cibona (1984-88), Real Madrid (1988-89), Portland Trailblazers (1989-91) and New Jersey Nets (1991-93)
    Died in an automobile accident in Germany
    #3 retired by the Nets
    Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame (2002)

Why he might be annoying:

    He trash talked his brother when they played against each other in Yugoslavia.
    When their mother urged him to back off a little, he replied, 'If you can't take it, don't come to the games.'
    He saw little playing time with Portland, averaging 12.6 minutes, mostly in garbage time, during his first season.
    He was unhappy with the Nets for taking too long to renegotiate his contract and was considering leaving the NBA to play pro basketball in Greece.
    He was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the fatal accident.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Growing up, he practiced seven hours a day, declaring 'I love this. This is my life, like breathing.'
    He won Olympic silver medals with Yugoslavia (1988) and Croatia (1992).
    During his first year with the Nets, he was second in the NBA in three-point percentage.
    He was called 'the European Michael Jordan.'
    Commissioner David Stern said that he 'paved the way for other international players to play successfully in the league.'
    When fellow Croat Goran Ivanisevic won Wimbeldon (2001), he dedicated the victory to Petrovic and wore Petrovic's Nets jersey to a celebration in the city of Split.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 22 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 15.79% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 72 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 52 Votes: 38.46% Annoying