He was a 7'2 Center who entered the league during the dawn of the foreign player. Names like Marciulionis, Petrovic, Kukoc, Divac, Radja and Volkov all resonated more with teams and fans in the league. But Stojko Vrankovic was bigger than all of them (literally). Of course he didn't do much with the C's. After 2 meaningless seasons with them in 1991 and 1992, Vrankovic went back overseas to play, before actually returning to the NBA in 1997 with the Timberwolves. He started 35 games on that team with the KG-Marbury-Gugliotta Wolves who made their first postseason appearance that year. He played 2 more seasons in the NBA with the Clippers in 1998 and 1999.
So what the hell happened to Stojko Vrankovic? Well other than obviously aging (pictures above) your guess is as good as mine. However if you or someone you knows can translate any of these articles from this year, we may know lol:
http://www.tportal.hr/sport/kosarka/21206/Stojko-Vrankovic-odlazi-jer-ga-se-ignorira.html
http://www.zadarskilist.hr/clanci/29062009/vrankovic-zelim-pomoci-ali-da-se-nekome-molim-ne-dolazi-u-obzir
Something about being a President of some sort??
1 comments:
Stojko je najbolji, njegov blokovi metak u svijetu pobjednik "na psihologiju" taj 1 godišnje doba je preko nevjerojatan u punom pgonu Jugoslavija košarkaški povijest.
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