Goran Dragic
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| Player information | ||
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| birthday | 6th May 1986 (age 34) | |
| place of birth | Ljubljana , SFR Yugoslavia | |
| size | 190 cm | |
| Weight | 86 kg | |
| position | Point guard | |
| NBA draft | 2008 , 45th Pick , San Antonio Spurs | |
| Club information | ||
| society | Miami Heat | |
| league | NBA | |
| Jersey number | 7th | |
| Clubs as active | ||
2003–2004 Ilirija Ljubljana 2004–2006 Geoplin Slovan Ljubljana 2006 TAU Cerámica 2006–2007 CB Murcia 2007–2008 Union Olimpija Ljubljana 2008–2011 Phoenix Suns 2011–2012 Houston Rockets 2011 → Caja Laboral 2012–2015 Phoenix Suns Since 2015 Miami Heat  
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| National team 1 | ||
| Since 2006
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Slovenia | 70 games |
| 1 As of September 17, 2016 | ||
Goran Dragić (born May 6, 1986 in Ljubljana ) is a Slovenian basketball player who is currently under contract with the Miami Heat in the North American professional league NBA . Like his brother Zoran Dragić , he also plays for the Slovenian national team .
Dragić won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in the 2013/14 season and was elected to the All-Star Team in 2018 .
Club career
Dragić began his career with the Slovenian second division club Ilirija Ljubljana before moving to Geoplin Slovan Ljubljana . In 2006 he was signed by the Spanish top club Saski Baskonia , better known as TAU Cerámica , but loaned to league rivals CB Murcia . After a year Dragić returned to Slovenia and moved to Union Olimpija Ljubljana . His performances there, including in the Euroleague , led the San Antonio Spurs to select him in the second round of the 2008 NBA draft . The Spurs immediately transferred the rights to Dragić to the Phoenix Suns , who took the point guard under contract.
NBA
After a rather disappointing debut season in which Phoenix missed the play-offs , Dragić reached the Western Conference Finals with the Suns in 2010 . He himself particularly attracted attention in the third game of the second round when he scored 23 points in the final quarter against the San Antonio Spurs.
On February 24, 2011 Dragić was transferred to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Aaron Brooks . For the time of the NBA lockout , he was briefly back for Saski Baskonia , who now appeared under the sponsor name Caja Laboral , active.
For the 2012/13 season Dragić returned to the Phoenix Suns after a year . There he should play as the successor to Steve Nash as point guard in the starting five . Dragić received a contract in Phoenix until 2016 and earned around 30 million US dollars during that time. While he was able to show new career records in the 2012/13 season in terms of average points and assists, he developed into the team's absolute leader in the following season . In February 2014 alone, Dragić increased his personal best in points three times in one game. For his increase in performance in the preseason he was finally awarded the NBA Most Improved Player Award and was also elected to the All-NBA Third Team .
In February 2015, just before the transfer deadline, Dragić was transferred to the Miami Heat together with his brother Zoran .
In 2018 he was called up to replace the injured Kevin Love in the NBA All-Star Game .
National team career
Dragić was appointed to the Slovenian national team for the first time in 2006 . He took part in the World Cup that year and the European Championships in 2007 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 and 2017 , and was also in the Slovenian squad at the World Championships in 2010 and 2014 . At the EM 2013, in which Slovenia acted as host, Dragić was selected in the selection team of the top five players of the tournament. Dragić won the gold medal with the national team in Istanbul at the 2017 European Championships and was named the best player of the tournament.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johannes Huebner: Suns lead 3-0 against Spurs . In: crossover-online . May 8, 2010. Accessed March 31, 2014.
- ↑ nba.com: Suns' Dragic traded to Rockets ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bryan Gibberman: Sun Strokes: Goran Dragic's heroic performance leads to win over Pelicans ( s ) Arizona Sports. March 1, 2014. Accessed March 31, 2014.
- ↑ Parker Headlines All Tournament Team ( s ) FIBA Europe. September 22, 2013. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ↑ Title hero Dragic caps off fairy tale finish with MVP honors ( en ) FIBA Europe. September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
Web links
- Goran Dragic - player profile on NBA.com
- Goran Dragic - player profile on basketball-reference.com
- Euro League profile (English)
- Profile on the official website of the ACB League (Spanish)
- Profile on the official website of the Slovenian Association (Slovenian)
0 Meyers Leonard | 2 Gift Vincent | 4 Okpala concentration camp | 5 Derrick Jones Jr. | 7 Goran Dragić | 9 Kelly Olynyk | 13 Bam Adebayo | 14 Tyler Herro | 17 Kyle Alexander | 22 Jimmy Butler | 25 Kendrick Nunn | 28 Andre Iguodala | 30 Chris Silva | 40 Udonis Haslem | 44 Solomon Hill | 55 Duncan Robinson | 99 Jae Crowder
Head Coach: Erik Spoelstra
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Dragic, Goran |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovenian basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ljubljana |