Dragić in a friendly match vs Serbia in August 2015
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No. 12 – EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League |
LBA EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born |
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
June 22, 1989
Nationality | Slovenian |
Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Listed weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2004–present |
Career history | |
2004–2005 | Ilirija Ljubljana |
2005–2006 | Jance STZ |
2006–2010 | Geoplin Slovan |
2010–2012 | Krka |
2012–2014 | Unicaja Málaga |
2014–2015 | Phoenix Suns |
2015 | Miami Heat |
2015 | →Sioux Falls Skyforce |
2015–2016 | Khimki |
2016–present | Emporio Armani Milano |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Zoran Dragić (born June 22, 1989) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for EA7 Emporio Armani Milano of the Italian LBA and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in), he plays the shooting guard and small forward positions.
In 2004, Dragić joined Ilirija of the Slovenian 1B league for the 2004–05 season. A year afterwards, he joined Jance 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.
In July 2012, Dragić joined the Houston Rockets for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On August 20, 2012, he signed a two-year deal with Unicaja Málaga of the Liga ACB. On July 8, 2014, he signed a two-year contract extension with Unicaja Málaga. However, after agreeing to sign with the Phoenix Suns, Dragić and Málaga agreed to part ways on September 26, 2014.
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 Los Angeles Clippers. 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 Philadelphia 76ers 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.