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Brooklyn Nets: 25 Best Players To Play For The Nets

By Phil Watson

Nov 2, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; General view of the opening tip-off between the Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks during the first quarter at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 2, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; General view of the opening tip-off between the Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks during the first quarter at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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DENVER - 1990-91: Drazen Petrovic #3 of the New Jersey Nets shoots a jumper against the Denver Nuggets during a 1990-91 season game at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agress that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim DeFrisco/Getty Images)
DENVER – 1990-91: Drazen Petrovic #3 of the New Jersey Nets shoots a jumper against the Denver Nuggets during a 1990-91 season game at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agress that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim DeFrisco/Getty Images) /

1991-93. Drazen Petrovic. 9. player. 147. <strong>How acquired:</strong> Trade, Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets, Jan. 23, 1991.. SG

The New Jersey Nets landed a shooter as part of a three-team trade in January 1991, acquiring Drazen Petrovic and a second-round pick in 1993 from the Portland Trail Blazers and also getting Terry Mills from the Denver Nuggets, while sending Greg Anderson and a first-round selection in 1992 to Denver.

Petrovic shined with the Nets, earning All-NBA honors in 1992-93 and finishing second in the NBA in 3-point shooting in 1991-92 and third in 1992-93.

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But he was killed June 7, 1993, at the age of 28 when a car in which he was riding was

crashed into by a truck

that lost control on a rain-slick autobahn between Nuremburg and Munich, Germany.

In parts of three seasons in New Jersey, Petrovic averaged 19.5 points, 2.9 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 33.7 minutes per game, shooting .511/.437/.846.

Petrovic was a third-round pick by the Trail Blazers while playing for Cibona in Croatia and signed with the Blazers in 1989 after playing a season in Spain.

He is fourth in NBA history with a 3-point percentage of .437 and was posthumously inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.

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