Dino Rađa

Dino Rađa (Anglicized: Dino Radja, Croatian pronunciation: [ˌdǐːno ˈrâd͜ʑa]; born April 24, 1967) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He was a member of the Jugoplastika team of the late 1980s and early 1990s, which he helped to win two FIBA European Champions Cup championships (1989 and 1990). He spent three and a half seasons with the Boston Celtics, being one of the European pioneers in the NBA. Rađa was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991, and one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors in 2008. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, as a member of the 2018 class. He was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame, in 2022.

Dino Rađja
Rađa with Panathinaikos in 1998.
Personal information
Born (1967-04-24) April 24, 1967
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1989: 2nd round, 40th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career1985–2003
PositionPower forward / center
Number40, 14
Career history
1985–1990Jugoplastika
1990–1993Virtus Roma
19931997Boston Celtics
1997–1999Panathinaikos
1999–2000Zadar
2000–2001Olympiacos
2001–2002Cibona
2002–2003Split CO
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points3,733 (16.7 ppg)
Rebounds1,883 (8.4 rpg)
Assists356 (1.6 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Summer Olympic Games
1988 SeoulTeam
EuroBasket
1987 Greece
1989 Yugoslavia
1991 Italy
U19 World Cup
1987 ItalyUnder-19
European U-18 Championship
1986 AustriaUnder-18
Representing  Croatia
Summer Olympic Games
1992 BarcelonaTeam
FIBA World Cup
1994 Canada
EuroBasket
1993 Germany
1995 Greece
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