From Pau Gasol to Domantas Sabonis to Nikola Jokic and others, one of the hallmarks of European-born big men in the NBA has been their strong passing skills. This characteristic goes back to the early days of foreign influence in the NBA, when Eastern European players like Vlade Divac and Arvydas Sabonis (Domantas’ father) were still considered a novelty. As two of the best foreign big men ever, Divac and Sabonis were not only accomplished NBA players, but had successful overseas and international careers as well as part of their Hall of Fame accomplishments. With the NBA becoming an ever-increasingly global game, let us look back upon the 1990s era of basketball and ask:
Who was better – Vlade Divac or Arvydas Sabonis?
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