Zoran Dragić

Player

Birthday June 22, 1989

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia

Age 34 years old

Nationality Slovenia

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1989

Zoran Dragić (born June 22, 1989) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who plays for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League and the ABA League.

He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team internationally.

Standing at 1.96m, he plays the shooting guard and small forward positions.

He is the younger brother of Goran Dragić.

2004

In 2004, Dragić joined Ilirija of the Slovenian 1B league for the 2004–05 season.

2005

A year afterwards, he joined Janče STZ of the Slovenian D2 league for the 2005–06 season.

2006

During 2006, he signed with Geoplin Slovan of the Slovenian League where he went on to play four seasons for them.

2007

Dragić started playing for the Slovenian national junior team in the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.

2009

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.

2010

In 2010, he signed with Krka where he went on to play two seasons for them.

2011

In 2011, Dragić participated with the Slovenian senior squad, alongside his brother, Goran, during the EuroBasket 2011 tournament.

2012

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.

2014

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.

2015

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.

On February 19, 2015, Zoran and his brother Goran were traded to the Miami Heat in a three-team deal also involving the New Orleans Pelicans.

On March 4, he was assigned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League.

On March 15, he was recalled by Miami.

In the Heat's season finale against the Philadelphia 76ers on April 15, Dragić scored a season-high 22 points.

In July 2015, he joined the Heat for the 2015 NBA Summer League.

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

2016

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

2017

He was released from Milano on November 20, 2017.

The next day, he signed with Turkish club Anadolu Efes.

2018

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

2019

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 ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

2020

On July 27, Dragić was traded to the Boston Celtics, 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.

On January 30, 2020, Dragić officially signed with Liga ACB club Baskonia for the rest of the season, making his return to the EuroLeague.

He signed a contract extension with the team on August 5.

On October 30, 2021, Dragić signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League, for the remainder of the season.

He parted ways with the team on December 31.

On January 9, 2022, Dragić signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League and the ABA League.