Post by jhb on Nov 4, 2019 18:18:43 GMT
Vlade Divac
Miami Heat (2011-2014, 2023-2025)
Harlem Globetrotters (2015-2022)
Tri-Cities Blackhawks (2026)
Harlem Globetrotters (2015-2022)
Tri-Cities Blackhawks (2026)
At a Glance
- Four-time champion and underappreciated big man who did almost everything well, especially scoring with amazing efficiency; perhaps the greatest third big in TMBSL history
- Despite playing more than 30 minutes per game in only half of his career seasons, Vlade finished his career just short of 150 career win shares, good for 32nd most of all time
- He finished his career as one of only 38 players all-time with a career WS/48 rate of .200, at .205 he is the 31st most productive player of all time by this metric
- Coming off the bench in 2018, he set the record for greatest field goal percentage in a season with a .622 clip from the field; Vlade holds 2 of the 5 best and 3 of the 16 best individual seasons in field goal percentage of all time and his 2018 season also represents the second best points per true shot attempt campaign in TMBSL history at a clip of 1.326
- Retires as one of only 6 players to ever surpass 55% from the field for his career, good for a tie for fifth best of all time with Elton Brand (who is still active)
- Retires with the 22nd most rebounds all time, 27th highest pts/tsa of all time, 37th most blocks of all time, and the 46th most minutes played all time
Career Stats
Years played: 16
Games played: 1278
Points per game: 16.5
Rebounds per game: 8.7
Assists per game: 1.5
Steals per game: 1.0
Blocks per game: 1.0
Turnovers per game: 1.3
FG%: .550
FT%: .708
3P%: .220
Career Highs
Points: 49
Rebounds: 27
Assists: 8
Steals: 8
Blocks: 8
481 double-doubles
Achievements/Awards
Champion (4x)
All-League 3rd Team (2x)
Player of the Game (76x)
Rookie of the Year
All-Star Rookie Game Participant (2x)
All-Rookie Team
2011 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2011 - Rookie of the Year
2011 - All-Rookie Team
2012 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2012 - All-League Third Team
2014 - All-League Third Team
Biography
Height: 7'1"
Weight: 265
College: Serbia
Transactions
- Taken by the Miami Heat with the 9th selection of the 1st round of the 2011 rookie draft
- Offered to resign with Miami for a max deal after the end of his rookie contract but was rebuffed and ultimately signed with the Harlem Globetrotters for $50,000,000 over 4 seasons
- Offered once again to resign with his incumbent team for a max deal after the expiration of his second contract but was rebuffed again; he returned to Harlem on a one-year deal for $13,000,000
- Yet again he offered a max resign and was declined the following offseason; yet again he returned to Harlem on a one-year deal for $13,000,000
- Having learned his lesson, he tested FA in 2021 but ultimately returned to Harlem once again for a single year at $8,500,000
- After testing FA once again, he wound up back in Harlem for $11,000,000 in 2022
- Hoping to finally have some stability, he offered a resign of $58,049,688 over 5 years in the 2023 offseason; Harlem ultimately declined and he wound up back in Miami for one season at $17,500,000
- Rinse, repeat, back to Miami for $15,000,000 over one year
- And once again - back to Miami for $8,000,000 over one year
- For his final season in TMBSL, he agreed to a one-year deal with the Tri-Cities Blackhawks at $5,000,000
