Vlade Divac is a retired basketball player from Serbia. These days he serves as the president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings. Vlade Divac has spent the majority of his career with the National Basketball Association. He was born on third of February 1968 in Prijepolje, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. He was one of the greatest players of basketball and best known for his passing skills. He played as a center for his team. He is also popular for his humanitarian work and contribution to the society.
Vlade Divac started playing basketball in his hometown. He played for the KK Elan. He started his professional career with Sloga. In summer 1986, he was picked by KK Partizan. He played 3 seasons with Partizan. In 1989, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers. He played seven seasons with Los Angeles Lakers. He played from 1989 to 1996. On July 1, 1996, he was acquired by Charlotte Hornets. He played two seasons with Hornets. Before associated with Sacramento, he played 2 games for KK Crvena Zvezda. In 1998, he signed as a free agent to Sacramento Kings. He played six seasons with Sacramento. In 2004, he returned to Los Angeles Lakers. On 14th of July 2005, Divac declared his retirement. He also excelled as an Intl. basketball player. On August 20, 2010, he was inducted in the FIBA Hall of Fame for his outstanding performance in Intl. competition. He is one of the seven players in NBA who made a record of 13000 points, 9000 rebounds, 3000 assists and 1500 blocked shots. His outstanding stats show how successful he has been as a professional basketball player.
Vlade Divac is married to Snezana. They have two sons together named Luka and Matija. He also has an adopted daughter, named Petra. Since getting married to till date, he and his wife share strong love and affection with each other. Vlade Midac is a veteran from his work. After his playing retirement, he has excelled in three fields: humanitarian work, Investment, and Sports Management. As an Investor, he is successful and doing well in his job. He has been indulged in many non-basketball endeavors. He has invested his capital in several businesses. He is also a restaurant investor. Vlade Divac is philanthropic. He has a huge contribution towards the society. He has set up the charity named Group Seven later it was renamed to “Divac’s Children Foundation”. In late 2007, he established a humanitarian organization “You Can Too”. His organizations mostly focused on aid to children worldwide and refugees in his home country.
Vlade Divac has great career earnings. Over his 16 years of NBA career, he collected $93,000,000 as a salary. As of 2016, his estimated net worth is 45 million US dollars. He has a huge fan following on social networking sites. Moreover, details of his life and bio can be easily taken from Wiki.
