I always thought Toni Kukoc had the better non-NBA career (obviously though, this is only what I've heard, no first-hand experience), and he had the much better NBA career too.
So how does Dino make it in before Kukoc?
Kukoc accomplishments:
3× NBA champion (1996–1998)
NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1996)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1994)
3× EuroLeague champion (1989–1991)
FIBA European Selection (1991)
4× Yugoslav League champion (1988–1991)
2× Yugoslav Cup winner (1990, 1991)
Italian League champion (1992)
Italian Cup winner (1993)
3× Croatian Sportsman of the Year (1989–1991)
FIBA World Cup MVP (1990)
3× EuroLeague Final Four MVP (1990, 1991, 1993)
4× Mister Europa Player of the Year (1990–1992, 1996)
5× Euroscar Player of the Year (1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998)
FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1991)
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
Radja's accomplishments:
2× EuroLeague champion (1989, 1990)
FIBA European Selection (1991)
FIBA Korać Cup champion (1992)
3× Yugoslav League champion (1988–1990)
2× Greek League champion (1998, 1999)
Greek League Finals MVP (1998)
2× Croatian League champion (2002, 2003)
Yugoslav Cup winner (1990)
Croatian Cup winner (2000)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1994)
EuroLeague Final Four MVP (1989)
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991)
50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
Good nose bdm860!
I don't understand how Dino gets in before Toni either.
He was a more complete player by any standard.
He won the Euroleague (Eurocup back then) with Pop84 (Jugoplastika) in the year Dino left the club for big Deutch Marks in Italy. I don't blame him, but we won without him.
A year later Toni led Benetton squad to a Eurocup final without Dino.
He also has 3 NBA rings. 3, huge accomplishment!
And he scored 31 in a finals game on 13 shots:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199806120CHI.htmlHe was good enough to play in the NBA at the age of 38 when he was as slow as Dirk is now.
It is yet another questionable announcement by that institution.
Colangelo's...
I, as a Croat, am very glad to see Dino achieve that status regardless.
He is the 4th Croat to make it.
Players;
Krešo Ćosić, (Crash-oo Cho-sitch) little known 1st small ball center in my book, as he could shoot from the outside, dribble and pass/playmake, kind of how Big Al plays now in the modern ball. Krešo was a gentleman of his time and a player ahead of his time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2k40KmUYE0Dražen Petrović, the Mozart, no need to explain that one.
And our famous coach Mirko Novosel, who particularly frustrated USSR's, but also whole basketball world for about a decade coaching the Yugoslav team.
On the bright side, this Dino's enshrinement surely means that Toni will get in somehow and give our small nation the 5th HOF member in the near future.
Also, if there is a HOF for Phlegmatic people both of them should be 1st ballot inductees.