This year the Hall of Fame international committee elected former Los Angeles Lakers center Vlade Divac to enter the Basketball Hall of Fame.
A well deserved accomplishment for the former center who played 16 years in the NBA. He holds career averages of 11.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists, with an All-Star selection in 2001.
On the international stage is where he accomplished the most, winning multiple gold medals in European and World championships, and two silver medals at the 1988 and 1996 Olympic Games.
Particularly, he was part of the historical Yugoslavian national team that won the gold medal at the 1989 EuroBasket and 1990 World Championship.