Zoran Dragić (born June 22, 1989) is a Slovenian professional

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player who plays for

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of the

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. He also represents the

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internationally. Standing at , he plays the

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and

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positions. He is the younger brother of

Goran Dragić Goran Dragić (born 6 May 1986) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Dragon", he played professional basketball in Slovenia and Spain before entering the NBA in 2008. Dragić also played for the Phoenix Suns, Miam ...

Professional career

Early years

In 2004, Dragić joined Ilirija of the Slovenian 1B league for the 2004–05 season. A year afterwards, he joined Janče STZ of the Slovenian D2 league for the 2005–06 season. During 2006, he signed with Geoplin Slovan of the Slovenian League where he went on to play four seasons for them. In 2010, he signed with Krka where he went on to play two seasons for them.

Málaga (2012–2014)

In July 2012, Dragić joined the

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for the 2012

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. On August 20, 2012, he signed a two-year deal with Unicaja Málaga of the

. On July 8, 2014, he signed a two-year contract extension with Unicaja Málaga. However, after agreeing to sign with the

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, Dragić and Málaga agreed to part ways on September 26, 2014.

Phoenix Suns (2014–2015)

On September 29, 2014, Dragić signed a two-year deal with the Phoenix Suns. He went on to make his NBA debut on November 15, 2014, against the

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. He and Goran, alongside teammates Markieff and Marcus Morris, all briefly played together for the Suns during the fourth quarter of their 112–96 victory over the

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on January 2, 2015. It marked the first time in the NBA's history that two different pairs of brothers played together for the same team at the same time. In what was just his third game of the season, he also recorded his first NBA stats with 3 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist.

Miami Heat (2015)

On February 19, 2015, Zoran and his brother Goran were traded to the

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in a three-team deal also involving the

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. On March 4, he was assigned to the

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of the

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. On March 15, he was recalled by Miami. In the Heat's season finale against the

on April 15, Dragić scored a season-high 22 points. In July 2015, he joined the Heat for the

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. On July 27, Dragić was traded to the

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, along with a 2020 second round pick and cash considerations, in exchange for a 2019 second round pick. However, on August 10, he was waived by the Celtics.

Return to Europe

On August 13, 2015, Dragić signed a two-year deal with the Russian club

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. After one season he left Khimki, and on July 7, 2016, he signed with Italian club

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. He was released from Milano on November 20, 2017. The next day, he signed with Turkish club

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. His season ended prematurely on February 20, 2018, when he suffered a torn

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. Dragić nursed and recovered from his injury and returned in January 2019. He signed with Serie A club Alma Trieste on January 8, 2019, until the end of the 2018–2019 season. On August 6, 2019, he signed with

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of the German

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(BBL). On January 30, 2020, Dragić officially signed with

club Baskonia for the rest of the season, making his return to the

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. He signed a contract extension with the team on August 5. On October 30, 2021, Dragić signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the

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, for the remainder of the season. He parted ways with the team on December 31. On January 9, 2022, Dragić signed with

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of the Slovenian League and the

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. On August 6, 2024, he signed with

of the Spanish

National team career

Dragić started playing for the Slovenian national junior team in the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also participated in the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, during which he would be the tournament's 4th best scorer, throughout the entire competition. In 2011, Dragić participated with the Slovenian senior squad, alongside his brother, Goran, during the

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tournament. After the success he had in 2011, he also played for Slovenia in the

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tournament, and helped the team finish with a better place in the final standings than the previous tournament. He went on to play for Slovenia in the

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, where his performance became a leading catalyst for his eventual signing with the

later that year. He represented Slovenia at the

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, where they were eliminated by

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in the

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. After an absence at the 2017 tournament, Dragić was on the roster for

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where Slovenia was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Poland.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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EuroLeague

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Personal life

His father is of Serbian descent. Dragić's older brother, Goran, most recently played for the

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and is now retirement. The two brothers were teammates on both the Suns and Heat during the 2014–15 season. During an interview with Goran in 2014, it was revealed that Zoran was also married.Media Day 2014 , Phoenix Suns
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