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Vlade DivacSacramento Kings · #21
Vlade Divac is a retired center best known with the Sacramento Kings. Skilled passing big; a European pioneer. Career averages: 11.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 58
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◆ Rated
Sacramento Kings · #21 · Center
Vlade Divac
Season avg2.3 pts · 2.1 reb · 1.3 ast · .419 fg
Career avg11.8 pts · 8.2 reb · 3.1 ast · .495 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 58 — Solid starter tierINDEXVlade Divac · Sacramento KingsIMPACTBalladex Impact 58 — Solid starter tierINDEXVlade Divac · Sacramento Kings
Scouting report
Vlade Divac — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
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Hall of Famer · center · Impact 58
Vlade Divac is a retired center best known with the Sacramento Kings. Skilled passing big; a European pioneer. Career averages: 11.8 points, 8.2 rebou
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OffenseC-
DefenseC-
Feel / IQC-
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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Rebounding
Average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Vlade Divac stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
58Impact index
145Star score
Career scoring average11.8 ppg
Seasons in the index16
Accolades on file2
1× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Stat explorer
Vlade Divac — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
2.3 PPG
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Playmaking
1.3 APG
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Rebounding
2.1 RPG
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F
Shooting
— 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Vlade Divac
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 2005-06 71% confidence
2.1
pts
0.4–3.8
1.9
reb
1.1–2.7
1.3
ast
0.6–2.0
8.0
min
proj
48
gp
health
.462
fg%
~base
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3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 16-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 2.3 → projected 2.1 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.2
Development (his trend)
-0.1
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.0
Net vs last season-0.2 PPG
Everything it reads
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16 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
+dev
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
+ctx
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 80 / 81 / 15 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Vlade Divac career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | 82 | 19.6 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.9 | .499 | .000 |
| 1990-91 | 82 | 28.2 | 11.2 | 8.1 | 1.1 | .565 | .357 |
| 1991-92 | 36 | 27.2 | 11.3 | 6.9 | 1.7 | .495 | .263 |
| 1992-93 | 82 | 30.8 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 2.8 | .485 | .280 |
| 1993-94 | 79 | 34.0 | 14.2 | 10.8 | 3.9 | .506 | .191 |
| 1994-95 | 80 | 35.1 | 16.0 | 10.4 | 4.1 | .507 | .189 |
| 1995-96 | 79 | 31.3 | 12.9 | 8.6 | 3.3 | .513 | .167 |
| 1996-97 | 81 | 35.1 | 12.6 | 9.0 | 3.7 | .494 | .234 |
| 1997-98 | 64 | 28.2 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 2.7 | .498 | .214 |
| 1998-99 | 50 | 35.2 | 14.3 | 10.0 | 4.3 | .470 | .256 |
| 1999-00 | 82 | 29.0 | 12.3 | 8.0 | 3.0 | .503 | .269 |
| 2000-01 | 81 | 29.9 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 2.9 | .482 | .286 |
| 2001-02 | 80 | 30.3 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 3.7 | .472 | .231 |
| 2002-03 | 80 | 29.8 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 3.4 | .466 | .240 |
| 2003-04 | 81 | 28.6 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | .470 | .154 |
| 2004-05 | 15 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .419 | |
| Career | 1134 | 29.9 | 11.8 | 8.2 | 3.1 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Sacramento Kings built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
15–67proj record
#15conf seed
-10net rtg
110.4off rtg
120.5def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Domantas Sabonis, Maxime Raynaud.
How his role moves
Projected 15–67, 15th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
58 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
1× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Act IV
The Ballad of Vlade Divac
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Sacramento Kings
Turning pro
Drafted 1989 as a Center.
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Vlade Divac is a retired Hall of Famer. Skilled passing big; a European pioneer.
Chapter
He averaged 11.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists over his career.
Where things stand
A Hall of Famer and Sacramento Kings name.
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Divac's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables ESPN
- Height
- 7' 1"
- Weight
- 260 lbs
- Experience
- 16th Season
- NBA debut
- 1989
- Draft
- 1989
- Jersey
- #21
Legacy
Skilled passing big; a European pioneer.
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A retired Hall of Famer and Sacramento Kings name.
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FAQ
Vlade Divac — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Vlade Divac, answered.
What were Vlade Divac's career averages?
Vlade Divac averaged 11.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.
Is Vlade Divac retired?
Yes — Vlade Divac is a retired center and a Hall of Famer.
Vlade Divac career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
