“You have so many players all around the world in the NBA, a lot of different generations. If you don't take basketball as a tool in your life, you can get lost. I know a lot of teammates, a lot of players that had a great career and after that career, they just get lost.”

Serbian basketball executive and former player

Vlade Divac is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player. He was most recently vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Sacramento Kings in the NBA. He is known for a career that moved from the court to team management at the highest level of the sport. His public profile comes from professional basketball and executive work rather than from a long list of published works.