FIBA on X: "Dejan Bodiroga was a problem at the1998 @FIBAWC leading Yugoslavia to the 🏆 and earning MVP honors 🔥 Best European to never play in the NBA 🤔? https://t.co/DWdGcby286" /
![Dejan Bodiroga, center, of Serbia and Montenegro, challenges for the ball with Saulius Stombergas, left, of Lithuania, during their final basketball match, at FIBA Diamond Ball tournament, in Belgrade, on Tuesday, Aug. Dejan Bodiroga, center, of Serbia and Montenegro, challenges for the ball with Saulius Stombergas, left, of Lithuania, during their final basketball match, at FIBA Diamond Ball tournament, in Belgrade, on Tuesday, Aug.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NGBEDD/tony-parker-center-of-france-challenges-for-the-ball-with-serbia-montenegros-nenad-krstic-of-the-nba-new-jersey-netsright-and-dejan-bodiroga-left-during-their-basketball-match-for-a-place-in-the-quarterfinals-at-the-european-championship-eurobasket-2005-in-novi-sad-serbia-montenegro-on-tuesday-sept-20-2005-ap-photodarko-vojinovic-2NGBEDD.jpg)
Dejan Bodiroga, center, of Serbia and Montenegro, challenges for the ball with Saulius Stombergas, left, of Lithuania, during their final basketball match, at FIBA Diamond Ball tournament, in Belgrade, on Tuesday, Aug.
![Dejan Bodiroga, center, of Serbia and Montenegro, challenges for the ball with Saulius Stombergas, left, of Lithuania, during their final basketball match, at FIBA Diamond Ball tournament, in Belgrade, on Tuesday, Aug. Dejan Bodiroga, center, of Serbia and Montenegro, challenges for the ball with Saulius Stombergas, left, of Lithuania, during their final basketball match, at FIBA Diamond Ball tournament, in Belgrade, on Tuesday, Aug.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PET408/dejan-bodiroga-center-of-serbia-and-montenegro-challenges-for-the-ball-with-saulius-stombergas-left-of-lithuania-during-their-final-basketball-match-at-fiba-diamond-ball-tournament-in-belgrade-on-tuesday-aug-03-2004-ap-photodarko-vojinovic-2PET408.jpg)
Dejan Bodiroga, center, of Serbia and Montenegro, challenges for the ball with Saulius Stombergas, left, of Lithuania, during their final basketball match, at FIBA Diamond Ball tournament, in Belgrade, on Tuesday, Aug.
![FIBA World Cup 1998 - Throwback: NBA lockout and history written by Dejan Bodiroga - Basketball Sphere FIBA World Cup 1998 - Throwback: NBA lockout and history written by Dejan Bodiroga - Basketball Sphere](https://basketballsphere.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FIBA-Svetsko-prvenstvo-1990-Vremeplov.jpg)