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    Before Drazen Petrovic made his NBA debut in 1989 with the Portland Trailblazers he had already made a name for himself playing in Europe. He was a 4-time winner of the Euroscar Award and twice won the Mr. Europa Award. He was the MVP of the 1986 FIBA World Championships and the organization [...]
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