#6 Dejan Bodiroga
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One of the luminaries of European basketball in the early 2000s, Bodiroga’s career was in jeopardy when the Yugoslavian conflict started to inflame in the 90s. He grabbed a chance to play in Italy, rejecting offers from two top Greek clubs.
Bodiroga would go on to become one of a select few who won the three major European basketball titles – Spanish, Italian and Greek. Bodiroga is also a three-time Euroleague champion, a two-time FIBA World Cup winner and an Olympic silver medallist, finishing behind the USA in the 1996 Games.