to Croatia. He was adamant before the draft he would not play in the NBA.
Red Auerbach tried to persuade Cosic for many years thereafter to join the Celtics and once said he thought Kres could have been an NBA all time great.
He was drafted by the NBA and, therefore, should have been near the top of this list. i would place him #1 due to his accomplishments but anywhere in the top 3 would have been reasonable.