Divac Leads The List Of New "Hall Of Fame" Nominees

Well, it's about time. Serbian superstar Vlade Divac – the former Kings center, international basketball icon and global goodwill ambassador – is among the nominees for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's class of 2012. Two others with Kings ties also were nominated: coach Paul Westphal, a five-time All-Star for the Phoenix Suns, and Mitch Richmond, a prolific scoring guard who enjoyed his greatest success with Golden State Run TMC teammates Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin. Divac, one of the five Eastern bloc stars to shatter political and cultural barriers and enter the NBA in 1989, was widely regarded as one of the best centers in international basketball, anchored and choreographed Yugoslavia's superb national teams in the late 1980s, significantly contributed to the Kings' transformation after he signed as a free agent in 1999 and throughout his career was recognized for his charitable and humanitarian efforts around the world.