Gordan Giriček

Gordan Giriček

Giriček with the Phoenix Suns
Personal information
Born	(1977-06-20) June 20, 1977 (age 39) Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1999 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40th overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	1993–2011
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
Number	2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11
Career history
1993–2001	Cibona Zagreb
2001–2002	CSKA Moscow
2002–2003	Memphis Grizzlies
2003–2004	Orlando Magic
2004–2007	Utah Jazz
2007–2008	Philadelphia 76ers
2008	Phoenix Suns
2008–2010	Fenerbahçe
2010–2011	Cibona Zagreb
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Gordan Giriček (born June 20, 1977) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he played the shooting guard and small forward positions. Over eighteen years of professional basketball, he played in the NBA for several teams, including Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Phoenix Suns. He also played for several European teams, including Cibona, CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahçe.

Giriček, the 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) shooting guard-small forward started playing basketball with the youth section of a small local club in Zagreb called Jedinstvo.

Later on, he joined the Zagreb-based club Cibona, and while playing there he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (40th pick overall) in the 1999 NBA Draft and traded by the Mavericks to the San Antonio Spurs for Leon Smith. However, he never played for the Spurs, who traded his draft rights to the Memphis Grizzlies for a second-round pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. He stayed in his native country Croatia until 2001.

In the summer of 2001, he signed a contract with the Russian team CSKA Moscow, playing the 2001-2002 season there. He had a breakthrough season, averaging 22.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists over 18 games of the Euroleague.