Jerry West trading for Kobe Bryant in the 1996 NBA Draft is considered one of the most incredible deals in league history.

Vlade Divac credits Jerry West as a visionary who helped globalize the NBA, paving the way for European stars.

Few could have predicted the impact Kobe Bryant would have on the NBA when the LA Lakers signed the 17-year-old in 1996.

Nobody knows better than former Lakers big man Vlade Divac. Although Divac is not beloved by Lakers fans, he was a Laker during the mid-1990s. He was a former draft pick by West in the first round ...

(AP Photo/Sara Nevis) San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox, left, warms up as former Sacramento Kings player Vlade Divac, right, looks on before an NBA basketball game against the Kings, Friday, March ...

Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon examine what Kings GM Vlade Divac is attempting to accomplish by firing assistant coach ...

De'Aaron Fox probably wasn't expecting that when he returned to Sacramento. In his first game against the Sacramento Kings ...

Let’s highlight their top 5 all-time leaders in playoff games played. Mike Barner, RotoWire.com Vlade Divac led the Kings to the Western Conference finals in 2002. The Sacramento Kings have ...

Vlade Divac is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who was most recently the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings of the ...

Full episode about a true basketball powerhouse in the heart of the Balkans. Vlade Divac and Zarko Paspalj talk about flying overseas and opening the NBA doors to a big wave of talent from their ...