A significant retirement took place as Goran Dragic has announced his retirement from Basketball.
From Slovenia, Dragic had a solid career on both sides of the Atlantic, beginning his career with Slovan of the Slovenian League in 2004. After two seasons, he played for Murcia of the Spanish League for a season, before returning to Slovenia, this time for KK Olimpija, where he led them to a League Championship, League Cup and Supercup win. His work in Europe gained attention from the NBA, and was drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the Second Round in 2008.
Dragic joined the Suns, playing there for two-and-a-half seasons before he was traded to the Houston Rockets, but after a full year there, he signed back with the Suns, where he became a starter at Guard. His NBA game went to the next level in 2013/14, where he had his first 20-plus PPG year and won the Most Improved Player of the Year.
In 2015, Dragic was traded to Miami where he had his second 20-plus scoring year (2016-17) and was named to the All-Star Team in 2018. He closed his NBA career with brief stops in Toronto, Brooklyn, Chicago and Milwaukee, and overall played 946 games with 12,568 Points.
Internationally, Dragic led Slovenia often, and led them to a Gold Medal in the 2017 FIBA EuroBasket, where he was the tournament MVP.
He will be eligible for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2027, and his best path of entry is through the International Category, though there will be stiff competition.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to wish Goran Dragic the best in his post-playing career.
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