The complete biography of the legendary basketball player Dražen Petrović, the first European player ever to become a true NBA star, and become a franchise player (New Jersey Nets).
In this most unique sports book authors give their specific contribution to the well known story by identifying key people and events on the timeline of Dražen's life-long persuit of basketball excellence, comparing him with his great rival Michael Jordan along the way, and unvailing yet unkonwn details about his life-long desire to play for the Boston Celtics.
In Europe, he was known as the 'Mozart of Basketball' with dreams of coming to America and playing in the NBA. The NBA transformed 'Europe's best of the best' ingeniously - by letting the game come to him, the 'Dragon' turned into one of the most propulsive and precise shooting guards in the NBA and the first European to be considered a 'franchise player'.
After Larry Bird's retirement in the fall of 1992, it was Drazen who turned into the brightest Caucasian star of the League, fighting each night to achieve his childhood dream, playing at the NBA All-Star game and thus paving the way for all Europeans.
Wherever he would play, it would seem that basketball had arrived in town - the game would travel with him, making him one of the greatest ambassadors in the history of the game, with his influence stretching all over the globe.
Although it's been almost a quarter of a century since his sudden, tragic death, his basketball star is still shining with the same brightness and is frequently remembered by legendary shooters such as Reggie Miller, Dale Ellis, and Stephen Curry, to name a few.
With one of the most distinct non-American basketball books ever, the Croatian authors set an irreplaceable reference point for all future artistic works about the legendary Captain.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
You have covered all the bases and Drazen would be proud of your work as I am. - Bill Fitch, New Jersey Nets' head coach 1989-1992
An incredible book! Like most basketball fans, I thought I knew everything about Drazen, but Marjan Crnogaj and Vlado Radicevic created a true masterpiece and proved me wrong... I fully recommend it to everyone! - Damjan Rudez, NBA shooting specialist (2014-2018)
So that is why this book written by two basketball experts and fanatics, Marjan Crnogaj and Vlado Radicevic, a kind of transcendental experience for all readers, a new way to 'spend time' with the legendary Captain. Two journalists, whose love for basketball is nearly at the same level as Drazen's, offer us another reminder of the fanatical basketball genius who we shouldn't and can not forget. - Drazen Brajdic, sports journalist, Vecernji list
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
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Italian
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Translation in progress.
Translated by Simona Leggero
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Portuguese
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Already translated.
Translated by João Ramos
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