Vlade Divac’s Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2019
- Vlade Divac delivers his speech upon being enshrined to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2019. To learn more about Vlade Divac take a look at his official Hall of Fame bio at www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famer...
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For those who have a WTF moment. Vlade is one of the most accomplished players ever. Won on every international level. Gold u15 gold u19 gold universiade 3xgold eurobasket 2xgold world cup. And if the NBA wasn’t rigged, the Sac Kings would’ve won the title. Loved by all his teammates! Basketball is more then just stats. He could’ve scored more points but he played basketball the right way.
You mean in team trophies. Yes, sure...
LIKE A TIME MADE.. SAINT WORD BRO,
Vlade Divac also made an NBA Final with the L.A. Lakers in 1991.
Sac Town Represent !! Vlade is beloved in the CITY OF TREES ! Straight up !!
Lol great joke on sac kings would have won something
Vlade is in the HOF! Heck yeah! I used to love watching him play. Especially during his Sacramento King days. I'm so happy for him.
Just 1 time all star hall of famer 😂😂😂
@@aztainegen7283 Yes its the BASKETBALL hall of fame not the NBA hall of fame, he had a hall of fane career overseas
@@hughmungus403 xaxa Fiba have Fiba hall of fame inductee
@@aztainegen7283 Im aware, but that doesnt change the fact that there are people who have nothing to do with the NBA in the Basketball HoF
@@hughmungus403 Vidac is probably FIBA hall of famer. BUT Not the basketball Hall of famer!
I loved his speech, especially the part about the Balkans because I'm Greek! God bless you dear Vlade!
Hug from Serbia brother
@@ilicunaciputilicugasamstvo8608 Big hug from Athens, Greece! God bless you!
As a serbian i'm so proud of him and for all his accomplished.
limeni777 fuck you
@@elvisramaj1509 Lmao butthurt Albanian detected. 😂
I just saw Once Brothers. What a man Vlade is.Greetings from Greece
gidra gidra speak English pussy
@@furiousg3orge all sports are for yugoslavs,albania hadn't ever had any good sportsman while our players are dominant in every sport😂
Literally one of the best Hall of fame speeches I’ve ever heard super humble inclusive, creative and deep super inspired and happy for this man. 🤩
God damn! That might be the best HOF speech I have ever listened to
Hell yes
I agree with you. That message is very deep! He expressed what everyone was probably feeling, but were unable to put into
words.
The best short and sweet speech out there.. congratulations vlade!! You deserve it
The pioneer of international players,who opened the doors to all...certainly not the best international player but the institution of the basketball. Thank u VladeDivac
one of them for sure.. ;) but he had his art to play.. ;)
Not the pioneer, one of the pioneers.
vlade was a great player what a great honor you earned it
Well deserved, Vlade Divac!!
I‘m still waiting for Chris Webber get into the hall of fame
THEY NEED TO STOP PLAYING WITH C.WEBB!!!! 5 YEARS IN A ROW HE DOESN'T MAKE THE FINAL CUT.BULLSHIT!!!!
its that whole college shit
maybe he will be in by the year 2037.
chungyee chan im waiting for my guy Toni Kukoc. He needs more cedit for his Euro League accomplishments along with being a 3x champ and 6th man
@@chaoticneutral4729 agree.Toni is one of the best euro basketball player in 90s
Being a basketball player and fans, growing up watching games in late 80s and 90s, I have so much respect for Vlade. His style of play reflects his personality and full display from his speeches. Smooth, smart, humble, respect. he makes the game so much fun to watch. Wish you all the best for the rest of your life. God bless you!
Never knew how kind Vlade was. He always looked so mean on the court.
Thank you Vlade for being such a big men and also for many sleepless nights😁God bless you and your family!🇷🇸❤
Thank you vlade your the best
Viva Yugoslavia !!!!!!!
From a Mexican fan
One of the many legendary former Yugoslavian players in the history of basketball.
One of the best passing big men in the history of basketball. Also, one of the greatest human beings out there. Congrats Vlade!
Legenda koja će godinama živeti kod ljubitelja sporta i druženja.
Such a class act. And his speech was straight and to the point, purely philosophical.
People still don't understand there is no NBA hall of fame. Its's the Basketball hall of fame wich includes highschool, college, FIBA, NBA and pro leagues outside the USA. Includes coaches, player, referees, administrators, contributers male and female.
Great Player and Great Human Being!🇷🇸
Very well said. That is how a speech should be constructed.
Saw him with his family from a distance at DisneyWorld back in May 2004.. tall dude. Great Charlotte Hornet.
Hvala Vlade, odrastajuci sve sam vas gledala i bodrila i od svih sam znala i broj dresa i visinu a o nekima jos se toga sijecam. Bila sam mlada Jugoslavenka i jos sam i zauvijek Jugoslavenka. Mozda nema kuce u onom smislu rijeci ali jos ima te iste porodice obitelji, jos ima samo ponosnoh Jugoslavena
Every time I see Vlade,I think of Petrovic and for some reason I get emotional. It feels like yesterday man,time flies.
I was a fan of vlade and petrovic when I was younger
I like the Sacramento Kings back in the day. Vlade was not the typical center. He plays with good assist game.
Paved the way for the likes Jokic
He should have won a ring back in '02
02
2003 was another great chance for the Sacramento Kings until Chris Webber tore his lateral meniscus in his knee.
@@joesakic91
Shit was rigged as well
@@janseanhernane3191 So, it was the refs that failed to grab one rebound on the final play of Game 4.
It was the refs who went 34 for 40 from the free throw line in Game 6.
It was the refs who went 16 of 30 from the free throw line and 2 of 20 from three-point land in Game 7.
It was the refs who created Chris Webber's torn meniscus in his knee in Game 2 against the Mavericks.
Sour grapes from you.
Vlade was a great player!!!
Hvala sto I dalje reklamiras Srbiju u najboljem svetlu !
@@srednjipomfrit273 Ko da se on tu nesto pitao, bukvalno su mu mesec pre toga napakovali kantrimena i jebali ga time
@@TheDukeGreat sve mu dzabe kad je govno
@@srednjipomfrit273 Lepo si argumentovao da je govno. Verovatno si namerno zaboravio hiljadu humanitarnih akcija organizovanih preko njegove fondacije, izgradnje kuca za nezbrinute Srbe, i cinjenicu da je tokom ratova 90-ih bio jedna od svetlih tacaka Srbije i gledao da odbrani Srbiju na najbolji moguci nacin i u skladu sa svojim mogucnostima.
@@TheDukeGreat i priznao kosovo.
@@srednjipomfrit273 Kakav si slepac
Very noble and modest man, i have so much respect to him.
Bravo Vlade!Cestitke od srca!Jedan je Vlade Divac!!!😍😍😍😍
This is a really well-deserved induction into the HOF. I'm so happy for him.
I'm happy to see him in the HOF! 👍❤️
Well deserved, the glue of those great kings teams.
Well deserved Vlade. So happy for him!
Under rated player.
I feel a bit sad that he didn't mention Magic though, because I saw that Magic mentioned him and thanked him when he was doing his speech for the Lifetime achievement award this year.
I mean Magic didn't need to mention Divac at all but he did, so I thought Divac would have done the same seeing how well he was accepted and helped by Magic in his rookie season. In the end of the day it's his own choice what he wants to say here but I feel like he could have shown some love and respect to Magic even if he wasn't present, so I see it as a missed opportunity.
As a longtime Vlade fan I fully agree 100% with you on Magic Johnson.. Also another person he could have mentioned since he mentioned the war in his s speech was the late Drazen Petrovic.. But like you said it was a missed opportunity that I think could've been more fruitful than the whole basketball is love theme
He was always had a lot of respect for Magic even though he didn't mention him now. But he gave so much credit to him in the past. At the end he still said " Thanks to my Lakers"
Magic gets tons of love from everyone, he'll be fine. Plus we don't know that Divac didn't call him before or after and thank him personally.
You feel sad he didn't mention Magic, but you don't feel sad that he didn't mention Drazhen?
Also he didn't show any love to Charlotte, yes he played for a short while for them and at first he didn't even want to play there but im sure he had some good times there and afterall without them he wouldnt have ended up in Sac, But then again the same ppl consider getting him for a Kobe who would never in his right mind play for them a bad decision so i guess fuck them.
He had amazing skills!!
Divac looks younger now then when he played
It was that beard :P
@@georgelyskas5671 jupp i look like 40 with beard , without like 10 😂
legend! big respect from austria
Bravo vlade legendo
Good man Vlade Divac I'm happy for you.
Also remember this is a pro basketball hall of fame it acknowledges every level of competition divac is in the hall for hes international play just like sabonis there is no nba hall of fame .
Well no one can say he wasn't noticed he made the hall of fame but this guy was a very quiet player probably has the most assists out of any center for a career.
He was gonna be in the hall of fame even if he had never been traded for Kobe. He was that good!
your crazy
If he was born in america he wouldn't be in
Idk why ppl consider it a bad trade, Kobe never wanted to play for small market teams, getting the best passing center over a guy who doesen't even want to play for you is a pretty good deal.
I do remember that Vlade and Glen Rice had some magic together, they were on the same wavelength till Vlad went to Sacramento.
@@12savage68 yeah the dude made 1 all star team he would have NEVER made it
Those Kings teams were amazing
Congratulations!! 👍
VLADE, u are also loved very much in germany!!!! thank YOU
Woooooowwww......straight in a head.....make me cry...
He opened the door for guys like jokic
Respect to vlade divac... From Greece...
Great speech, Vlade.
great speech
I'm surprised he didn't recognize Drazen.
He was awesome!
5:06-5:23 Well said Vlade.
Watch one of his first interviews then this. Much respect
Vlade is like United Nations!
it's not like he is UNITED REAL NATION WITHOUT COMPLAIN
Wow, I love his speech.I can feel that his speech is coming from his heart.I can see the humility on him.Toni Kukoc speech was good but Vladi's speech was far better.
Great player.
Vlade Divac... Institution for Basketball 😎
Little surprised he didn't give shout outs to Drazen Petrovich (For whom they centered an entire 30 for 30 around) and no love to Magic Johnson for making Vlade REALLY part of showtime!
He came into the league not speaking English and improved that every year while adjusting his game to the NBA style while implementing his own style. He could handle the ball, could pass better than almost any big man of his era, had great post moves could hit that 18-20 ft jumper with regularity. Great touch on his jumper. On defense he was a good shot blocker and good rebounder. A true pioneer of the game for Euro players coming into the NBA
Love this guy. So skilled and self less. Played the game the right way.
To brate king divac
Deep speech
TOOO VLADEE!!!
Very nice.
Love forma Zacatecas México Vlade
90s nba miss it so much.
...a onda je Vlade stao na parket
i onda je Vlade zaigrao basket...
kad će smak sveta? još malo pa sad će
Svaka cast, zasluzeno!!!
I hated vlade on the Kings as a laker fan but yet here he is being inducted by jerry west. He was drafted by the lakers and played for the lakers until the Kobe draft.
Lo mereces divak lo mereces
WOW!!! WHAT A COUNTRY!
Винчански Србин my friend. There was a comedian from USSR, I forgot his name. He would say "America what a country" Vlade looks like him. That's why I wrote that. It's just a joke. I was not trying to make a social commentary. Peace be with you.
Peja! Peja! Peja! Dude is next up. Soon as hes eligible. Congrats to vlade. Keep up the good work in sac town. The town needs you
Go kings
Tony Kukoc deserves it too.. Come on now..
yeah every player had his oportunity... the remarcable one.. ;)
Vlade looks better now then he ever did.
Vlade wrote the book on flopping.
ma ja na kraj dana mi smo svi braca na balkanu
These kids today don’t know about Vlade 😂
There clapping for him this is crazy 🤦🏾♂️
This might've been the best HOF speach i've heard (Akcent aside :D )
yeah, he said meaningful stuff, especially meaningful to someone from the Balkans as I am. Vlade has a big heart!
Yeah, he stuttered a bit too but yeah still not his native tongue no matter how long he's been in the states, heck he could barely communicate in his, firstyears, with the lakers
Zasluženo
It’s kinda ironic how jerry west went up with vlade divac even though jerry west traded him for Kobe Bryant
He persuaded him not to retire after that, and afterall he did end his career with the lakers.
It's a shame he didn't mention the great Drazen Petrovic
agree
Drazen is watching from somewhere and happy for his friend.
To bad drazen had so much hate in his heart I wanted him and divac to get a ring together
Yeah, not really. Dražen got poisoned with nationalism.
@@dimitrijetucovic1307 facts!
mah boi CWEBB better be in the HOF next year!
Done deal my guy, he's in
he s a great player, especially with the lakers... Good on you Serbia
What a fantastic speech..true to heart,true to being a human being with love as a star that he was. Opening the door for others to be the best human beings they can be..lovebis his mantra..we all should share his vision of love for one another..God bless NLADE DIVAC
He made 1 all star game
And?
There's no such thing as an NBA hall of fame
I'm happy for him being in the HoF especially for what he did for FIBA. But I'm surprised he got in before Toni Kukoc and Radivoj Korac did.
Why? He played more season, more game, more fameous than Kukoc, and statistically was better? Toni has 11.6 pts, 4.2 trb, 3,7 ast at 846 games and Divac has 11,8 pts, 8,2 trb, 3,1 ast at 1134 games. Statistically Divac is better. Toni is also good probably will be in hall of fame but he did not deserve to be in hof before Divac definitely.
FIBA has its own Hall of Fame and Kukoč is in it.
Love this guy as a player (kings), but the Luka Doncic decision was one of the worst draft decisions of all time
It was a bummer.
Not really
Respect !!!!! He was a talented player.
I always thought he & Jim Croce resembled one another ..... lol
I could be wrong / crazy
did he shout out drazan or no? he was def the 1st great over season player. so smooth
i dont think he did
For all you hating divac is in before c-web and robert Horry .Divac is regarded as one of the best players in the world in the 80s in international competition when European and communist countries were dominating the sport thoes countries brought there best players to represent there country unlike Team USA at the time only filled up there team with college kids playing against professional european basketball players .after that debacle in 88 the dream team was born in 92. Divac,Sabonis,petrovic,Radja,kukoc maybe the best players in the world outside The U.S. at that time .
His daughter is ridiculously good-looking.
Very good white European player 👍👍
Jedino Vlade ne moze se bas svesti rat na svadju porodicnu pa sve bude lijepo. Ipak je 20 000 djece stradalo u logoru. Ne kazem da treba da se mrzimo, al ne treba ni zivjeti u nekoj bajci. Treba da se profesionalno pomazemo i da cinimo sve da budemo jaci, al samo profesionalno! Jer mi sa emocijama ne znamo, brzo iz ljubavi predju u mrznju, lako nas je zavaditi i zato je za sve nas najbolje samo profesionalni odnos.
P.s. Pozdrav Hrvatima! Sa zeljom i nadom da ce vas Dino Radja uskoro da se pridruzi Vlade Divcu!