Drazen was drafted by the Portlant Trailblazers of the NBA in the third round of the 1986 draft. He spent his first years as a backup who saw little playing time. He was unhappy and eventually was traded to the New Jersey Nets were he became a star. He went on to have his best year with the Nets finishing 10th in the NBA in scoring while averaging better than 20 points per game and being selected 3rd team All-NBA, the highest by a European player ever. A tragic car accident a year later ended a great career and a great life.

Drazen was arguably the greatest european player of all time. he lead Real Madrid of Spain to the final four of the European Club Champianchips. Even at a young age Drazen had a gift to score. It wasn't uncomman for him to score 60 or 70 points in games as a junior. He quickly rose through the ranks and signed a multi million dollar contract at a young age with Real Madrid.

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