One of my heroes growing up. I grew up in New Jersey and was blessed to be able to watch Draz in his prime. His passing was heartbreaking for me as I was a big Nets fan and hoped he would come back and re sign with the Nets. I loved his passion and the way he shot the ball.
@@LeondreJackson yeah lol, he was in his prime at 29... players don't reach their prime at 30 that's pretty late, but 30 can be during their prime, like in the middle of it.
Pistol Pete mavarich, drazen petrovic, and Kobe Bryant. All phenomenal players who were taken way to soon. May the next phenomenon stay with us all the way
My idol ❤️🇭🇷 gone to soon. Wish we could of seen what he could of brought to the basketball world, he was unlike any other player.. going at the likes of MJ, Reggie Miller.. he was relentless and feared no one. One of the nicest jump shots in basketball. RIP draz you live in our hearts
MJ himself said he loved playing against Drazen because he was always fearless and went at him as hard as he did back...he doesn't give higher respect than that
@@AshK-u5p oh yea I’m aware, such a shame and tragedy we true basketball fans never got to see the true full potential of the Mozart of basketball. Had his best season yet before tragedy struck.. he was only peaking and entering his prime before his life was taken way too soon. One of the biggest what ifs in basketball history in my opinion
@@mmdjuricyou are a clown and couldn't even make the league. So you have no idea what you are talking about. Steph Curry would have been another role player back in the day.
@@joet7136He is actually considered the best Greek player of all time even in front of Giannis and he scored 50pts on Michael Jordan in a friendly just before he went to the NBA. Dude is a legend in Europe
One of the more exciting players to watch in the 90's not named Michael Jordan. He reminded me a bit of Pistol and Bird.. The efficiency of Bird with the flare of Pistol.
Michael Anthony he’s on his prime at that time bro, about to extend his contract woth the nets but sadly he died in a car accident when he traveled to germany
RIP Drazen! Even I am not a fan of Panathinaikos, I'd like to see him playing in A1 (Greek pro league) with Nick Galis. Drazen would sign for Panathinaikos. Mozart and Gangster together! The best European guards!
Basketbolu çok iyi bilen gelmiş geçmiş en iyi ve zeki oyun kurucu. Topu bacaklarının arasından geçirip havada verdiği paslar tek başına ne kadar muazzam bir yetenek olduğunu kanıtlıyor.
No. Dražen was a much, much better shooter, while Luka has better court awareness and all round game. Similar yes (same basketball school), but the same... No.
2:20 had me dying laughing how he pump faked the dude like he was about to shoot the the ball and made the dude jump and then acted like he was about to pass the ball behind the dudes back which made the dude turn his back on him then he shot the ball😂
Imagine if Portland played him properly, and if Sabonis was able to come the NBA sooner. It could have led to some more, lesser known names, in the NBA. Who knows how the 90s Bulls would look like. Portland could have been the team of the late 80s - 90s.
@@RoDiggity3743 Ginobili chose to come off the bench. even then he was a 6th man of the year. now Imagine if was a starter? ginobili over petro any day.
@@RoDiggity3743 you still stuck in your 3's and no fundamental mentality i bet. manu had it all. defense, offense, assists, hustle, BLOCKING OUT AND REBOUNDS! and high iq. you base his career on one finals? even timmy duncan said and pop that no championships without manu. go learn something before you judge. manu any day before petrovic
Drazen Petrovic is more talented at basketball than Jokic. Jokic was a teddy bear, Petrovic was a perpetually moving offensive machine. Doncic's talent approaches or matches that of Petrovic.
One of my heroes growing up. I grew up in New Jersey and was blessed to be able to watch Draz in his prime. His passing was heartbreaking for me as I was a big Nets fan and hoped he would come back and re sign with the Nets. I loved his passion and the way he shot the ball.
I feel like Klay Thompson watched his fair share of this man they're jumpshots while different do have similarities to it
I mean like highlights ofc but such an amazing player wish I got to see him play
Bro Drazen didnt make it to his prime :)
He died at 29 so that's saying he wouldn't have hit his prime till 30 which is weird
@@LeondreJackson yeah lol, he was in his prime at 29... players don't reach their prime at 30 that's pretty late, but 30 can be during their prime, like in the middle of it.
Never heard of this guy until today...rest well king
Where world u been leaving in this Man gave everybody trouble from Reggie Miller to Michael Jordan
Watch the 30 for 30 called Once brothers it’s about him and Vlade divas you’d like it
Ooh wie
@@ejshsvevwnhehehsb2669 ya highly recommend that as well.
You should watch the 30 for 30 on him. It’s pretty good
Pistol Pete mavarich, drazen petrovic, and Kobe Bryant. All phenomenal players who were taken way to soon. May the next phenomenon stay with us all the way
amen
@@idk13539 Luka Dončić😇
At least Pistol Pete and Kobe were able to finish their career sad😢
Reggie Lewis
Najveći svih vremena 🏀
Malo se pretjeruje a?
U hrvatskoj kosarci da i u europskoj da ali nba nije top 20
@@unknownguy1147 sad vec ima boljih igraca od njega, cist primer su Doncic i Jokic
@@desmondhume7223 nemaš pojma,najveći europski igrač ikada,nikada mu niko neće prići ni blizu.
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This dude is never talked about and he was AMAZING!
It’s cuz he had 2 good seasons then unfortunately passed early
@@timboslice85592 good seasons in the nba. He played several yrs as a pro before that
You should explore european basketball my friend. You will discover diamonds! Basketball isn't only NBA.
Love that last highlight. Hits a 3, picks off MJ's inbound pass and hits another 3 against the Dream Team in about 3 seconds!
My idol ❤️🇭🇷 gone to soon. Wish we could of seen what he could of brought to the basketball world, he was unlike any other player.. going at the likes of MJ, Reggie Miller.. he was relentless and feared no one. One of the nicest jump shots in basketball. RIP draz you live in our hearts
MJ himself said he loved playing against Drazen because he was always fearless and went at him as hard as he did back...he doesn't give higher respect than that
@@AshK-u5p oh yea I’m aware, such a shame and tragedy we true basketball fans never got to see the true full potential of the Mozart of basketball. Had his best season yet before tragedy struck.. he was only peaking and entering his prime before his life was taken way too soon. One of the biggest what ifs in basketball history in my opinion
He said even NBA is to easy for him... Legend...
🙏 R.I.P. LEGEND smooth playstyle and wet shot
He came around 20 years too early, he’d have been a superstar in this
Modern era
Imagine Jokić - Petrović two man game 🤯🤯🤯
Always was a fan - but doing that to Hakeem (OF ALL PEOPLE ) at about 2:30 was ugh....so amazing....
Those throwback nets jerseys and warmups were fire 🔥
Imagine Petrovic in this era...he'd be a 30ppg guy and consistent All Star
In this era Petrovic'd be a bench player only
@@mmdjuricyou are a clown and couldn't even make the league. So you have no idea what you are talking about. Steph Curry would have been another role player back in the day.
@@mmdjuricyou know they play European style basketball nowadays. He easily scores with how much space he is given.
Petrovic, Marciulionis and Galis .... Best european guards of that time. One of the kind
Heard of the other two but never heard of Galis.
@@joet7136He is actually considered the best Greek player of all time even in front of Giannis and he scored 50pts on Michael Jordan in a friendly just before he went to the NBA. Dude is a legend in Europe
Agree 100%
Gallis was actually a US player. Got first to Greece in his twenties.
@@cascanicoff5763 He's Greek who was born and was taught the basketball in the USA. He played for the greek national team.
He was good. Such an untimely death. He was coming in his own too. He was gonna have a beast 93'-94' season....
He was the Luka Doncic of that era.
Luka Doncic is possible because of Drazen Petrovic!!!
Came here after watching "Once Brothers". So tragic. RIP Darzen Petrovic
Did he just disrespected Olajuwon? 😲
For real haha
One of the best pump-fake master I have ever seen in basketball
The best European player that ever played in NBA.
Jérôme COTTEREAU 😂
@@J4YNiGz 4 sure, he's still the best
I rate Tony Parker above him but still love Drazen and consider myself lucky to have been able to see him as a kid
@T Dillinger giannis
Jérôme COTTEREAU Arvydas Sabonis & Sarunas Marciulionis too!
Legend man jkidd reminded me of him
drazen petrovic de los mejores jugadores que e mirado en mi vida
One of the more exciting players to watch in the 90's not named Michael Jordan. He reminded me a bit of Pistol and Bird.. The efficiency of Bird with the flare of Pistol.
Mozart dei canestri ❤️
One of the best, that ever touched the basketball ! So sad, that he lost his life at very young age, and even in the car crash ! RIP Legend !
Drazen "Mozart" Petrovic
Rip Drazen Petrovjc
1964 - 1993
How he die so young
car accident
@@alifrashid8124 damn he was still player at the time too?
Michael Anthony he’s on his prime at that time bro, about to extend his contract woth the nets but sadly he died in a car accident when he traveled to germany
@@footballroxx24 he was 28.6 years old when he died
R.I.P Drazen Petrovic(In my top 5 best players list)
The Biggest European player in the History
No
@@iscokc1259 Yes
@@youngdp2131 No, Dirk is the best and there's a few guys that can be the best too
Luka Doncic gonna be the best european player ever, he's young but also very talented
Sabonis
I never miss with him in 2k20
Petrovic was a beast, no doubt about it
The REAL Splash Brother
As a nets fan I like to look at highlights of past players.
😓 R.I.P Mozart....
Jedan od najvećih!
Sad they didn’t mention him in the last dance I saw him in a clip but they j talked ab kukoc
What if he dethroned Michael.....imagine if he never died....life is crazy
The second 3peat might not happen if this guy lived
@@zachrayy288 lol it would've happened.
he never dethroned mj because there is Kobe
I said what if, n this was before kobe was in the league
@@egseven well he signed a contract with Panathinaikos(greek team) so he would be out of the league for some seasons
RIP Drazen! Even I am not a fan of Panathinaikos, I'd like to see him playing in A1 (Greek pro league) with Nick Galis. Drazen would sign for Panathinaikos. Mozart and Gangster together! The best European guards!
Basketbolu çok iyi bilen gelmiş geçmiş en iyi ve zeki oyun kurucu. Topu bacaklarının arasından geçirip havada verdiği paslar tek başına ne kadar muazzam bir yetenek olduğunu kanıtlıyor.
Only Petrovic .
Score 112 points in only one mach.
Outside of 90s bulls players jerseys, his is one of the very few other player jersey’s any basketball fan should own.
I have a CROATIA 4 PETROVIC jersey.
And Luka Doncic is Drazen Petrovic reincarnated!
Drazen was first.
No. Dražen was a much, much better shooter, while Luka has better court awareness and all round game. Similar yes (same basketball school), but the same... No.
What a player he was
Imagine if he finished his career🤧😬 He Killa REST IN POWER
This man was better than curry or harden but of course most of you don’t know that
Facts
No he wasent tf😂
Him and Steve Kerr were the best 3PT shooters from that era
what a smooth jumpshot
Those free throws were sick...great highlight. We don't have anything like that nowadays. Super exciting!
He should’ve been in the NBA Hall of Fame
one of my idols
His Father Serbian and his mom is Croatian, a great player one of the best ever.
You all May not believe me but I can tell you that the best of his Carreer he gave at Cibona Zagreb when he was 20
What a dope name
То је тај стил, као Дејан Боди Бонд Бодирога. Почивај у миру!
Oni su rođaci
@@sisajtegabre Tako je. Dejan Bodiroga i Dražen Petrović su bliski rođaci. Beše nešto po babama/dedama. Ne sećam se ali su bliski.
Nba jam😱
Drazen is still one of the top 5 euros to ever lace em up. 🤷🏻♂️
I forget what a good passer he was!
amazing when he is selfish ,,amazing in all his passing ,,he is simply unbelievable
R.I.P 🏀🏀
Best player ever
If this guy showed up at your local gym you’d be in for a long day 😂
Kakav igrac...ljudi...
El genio de Sibenik ❤❤❤
I can't help but feel that Luka is turning out to be what Drazen was, and was going to had he not died so early.
2:20 had me dying laughing how he pump faked the dude like he was about to shoot the the ball and made the dude jump and then acted like he was about to pass the ball behind the dudes back which made the dude turn his back on him then he shot the ball😂
That dude was Hakeem Olajuwon
Kad se sjetis.. 😥😣
Time!💙💙💙♾️🇭🇷
RIP DRAZEN PETROVIC
Never seen this guy play he has a sweet stroke
He was basically Clay Thompson on steroids.
The mean floater and brutal pump fake has me so errect I have to admit. That one dude tryna guard him felt that he was getting murdered
Imagine if Portland played him properly, and if Sabonis was able to come the NBA sooner.
It could have led to some more, lesser known names, in the NBA.
Who knows how the 90s Bulls would look like.
Portland could have been the team of the late 80s - 90s.
If Reggie Miller said he was the best shooter he ever saw, that's good enough for me.
No fucking way he better shooter then Curry 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Whooville Money Gang quicker release and taller
Heroj
He died on my birthday June 7,1993
RIP Drazen
He was Maradona of basketball...
This who luka remind me off...a bigger drazen
Petrovic...
This guy scored 112 point in a single game. I m sure if he was alive he would be 30 pts/game in the nba 😢
That other league seems brutal. People just blasting fog horns constantly.
Ginobili is from Argentina. A foreign player whom I'd take before any European player.
Ginobilli couldnt carry Petro's water....
@@RoDiggity3743 Ginobili chose to come off the bench. even then he was a 6th man of the year. now Imagine if was a starter? ginobili over petro any day.
@@re528 please homie. You must be young. The way Manu played in them 2013 Finals was EMBARRASSING.
@@RoDiggity3743 you still stuck in your 3's and no fundamental mentality i bet. manu had it all. defense, offense, assists, hustle, BLOCKING OUT AND REBOUNDS! and high iq. you base his career on one finals? even timmy duncan said and pop that no championships without manu. go learn something before you judge. manu any day before petrovic
@@RoDiggity3743 oh and im 51 and you must be my age with no fundamental mentality for the game.
Unguardable with the combination of dribbling, footwork and shooting touch. SGA looks like a mordern version of him.
rip najveci
I wish i could time travel
I feel like Luka stole a lot of Drazen's game. I felt like I was watching Luka at times with his moves and movements. Just sayin...
Дражен Петровић 🇷🇸
E jado jadni
hola
CROAATIAAAA is BEEST
gente que esta viendo este video
If MJ was white..
stephen curry but in the 90s
Drazen Petrovic is more talented at basketball than Jokic. Jokic was a teddy bear, Petrovic was a perpetually moving offensive machine. Doncic's talent approaches or matches that of Petrovic.
🏀🏀
it's a pity that Mozart didn't know how to fasten his seat belt 😅😂
Vim pelo Flow! Excelente jogador mesmo, mas Jordan é Jordan….
Goat?
Luka Dončič glej in se uči!!!
He was gunna take out Jordan 😢
Uskratio si im samoglasnike
Better than Luka.
Ne bit smeš'n
@@dejanljubljana6142 I had to translate that. It's funny to me. Drazen was better in many ways. More athletic for one. Better shooter. 😂
@@ebogar42 yes for you