Pioneers from the Yugoslav era share this list with a current NBA starting center and a title-winning backup.
1Dražen PetrovićNew Jersey Nets guard who made the 1993 All-NBA Third Team and entered the Hall of Fame in 2002.1000pts
2Mario HezonjaWing taken fifth overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2015 draft.846pts
3Gordan GiričekShooting guard who played for Memphis, Orlando, Utah, Philadelphia and Phoenix between 2002 and 2008.621pts
4Žan TabakBackup center who won the 1995 NBA championship with the Houston Rockets.538pts
5Ivica ZubacCenter drafted by the Lakers in 2016 who became the long-time starting center of the LA Clippers.440pts
6Toni KukočForward who won three titles with the Chicago Bulls and the 1996 Sixth Man of the Year award.323pts
7Dino RađaPower forward who played four seasons for the Boston Celtics and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018.323pts
8Bojan BogdanovićForward who averaged over 20 points a game for Utah in 2019-20 and for Detroit in 2022-23.0pts
9Dario ŠarićForward who made the 2017 All-Rookie First Team with Philadelphia and later reached the 2021 Finals with Phoenix.0pts
Photo credits
- Mario Hezonja — Zafer, CC BY 4.0
- Žan Tabak — Keres 40, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ivica Zubac — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Toni Kukoč — Jeramey Jannene from Milwaukee, WI, United States of America, CC BY 2.0
- Bojan Bogdanović — Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dario Šarić — User:Zafer, CC BY-SA 4.0
