Goran Dragic

Retired • Retired in December 2023 • PG • 15 years of NBA experience

Height6'4
Weight190 lbs
Born6th May 1986 (age 40)
Nationality🇸🇮Slovenia
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Representative Teams
EuroBasket 2022 roster
Slovenia
NBA Summer League - Las Vegas 2009 roster
Phoenix Suns

Stats
Year League Team GMPGPTS/GFGFGAFG% 3P3PA3P% FTFTAFT%ORBDRB TRBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
2006-07 Spain Murcia 27 15.9 4.6 1.7 4.4 37.8% 0.4 1.3 32.4% 0.9 1.3 65.7% 0.7 1.1 1.9 1.7 0.6 0.1 1.5 2.3
2007-08 EuroLeague Olimpia Ljubljana 13 27.5 9.8 3.9 7.8 50.0% 0.7 2.5 27.3% 1.3 1.8 70.8% 1.3 1.6 2.9 3.1 1.2 0.3 2.5 3.2
2008-09 NBA Phoenix Suns 55 13.2 4.5 1.6 4.1 39.3% 0.4 1.0 37.0% 0.9 1.2 76.9% 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.0 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.6
2009-10 NBA Phoenix Suns 80 18.0 7.9 2.8 6.1 45.2% 0.9 2.4 39.4% 1.5 2.0 73.6% 0.5 1.7 2.1 3.0 0.6 0.1 1.6 1.6
2010-11 NBA Phoenix Suns 48 17.8 7.4 2.8 6.6 42.1% 0.6 2.1 27.7% 1.2 2.0 60.8% 0.5 1.3 1.8 3.1 0.8 0.1 2.0 1.9
2010-11 NBA Houston Rockets 22 17.2 7.7 2.7 5.7 47.2% 1.3 2.5 51.9% 1.1 1.6 66.7% 0.5 2.0 2.5 2.5 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.6
2010-11 NBA Total (NBA) 70 17.6 7.5 2.7 6.3 43.5% 0.8 2.2 36.1% 1.2 1.9 62.4% 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.9 0.7 0.1 1.7 1.8
2011-12 EuroLeague Baskonia 2 5.4 1.5 0.5 2.5 20.0% 0.0 1.0 0.0% 0.5 0.5 100.0% 0.0 0.0 13.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
2011-12 NBA Houston Rockets 66 26.5 11.7 4.2 9.1 46.2% 1.0 3.1 33.7% 2.3 2.9 80.5% 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.3 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.5
2011-12 Spain Baskonia 2 9.2 3.5 1.5 4.5 33.3% 0.5 2.0 25.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.5
2012-13 NBA Phoenix Suns 77 33.5 14.7 5.2 11.8 44.3% 1.1 3.6 31.9% 3.2 4.2 74.8% 0.8 2.3 3.1 7.4 1.6 0.3 2.8 2.8
2013-14 NBA Phoenix Suns 76 35.1 20.3 7.3 14.4 50.5% 1.6 3.9 40.8% 4.2 5.5 76.0% 0.9 2.3 3.2 5.9 1.4 0.3 2.8 2.7
2014-15 NBA Phoenix Suns 52 33.4 16.2 6.5 13.1 50.1% 1.3 3.6 35.5% 1.9 2.5 74.6% 1.0 2.6 3.6 4.1 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.3
2014-15 NBA Miami Heat 26 34.8 16.6 6.2 12.4 50.2% 0.9 2.8 32.9% 3.2 4.0 80.8% 1.2 2.3 3.4 5.3 1.1 0.2 2.3 2.9
2014-15 NBA Total (NBA) 78 33.8 16.3 6.4 12.8 50.1% 1.2 3.3 34.7% 2.3 3.0 77.4% 1.0 2.5 3.5 4.5 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.5
2015-16 NBA Miami Heat 72 32.8 14.1 5.8 12.2 47.7% 0.9 2.8 31.2% 1.7 2.3 72.7% 0.8 3.1 3.8 5.8 1.0 0.2 2.6 2.6
2016-17 NBA Miami Heat 73 33.7 20.3 7.3 15.4 47.5% 1.6 4.0 40.5% 4.1 5.2 79.0% 0.8 3.0 3.8 5.8 1.2 0.2 2.9 2.7
2017-18 NBA Miami Heat 75 31.7 17.3 6.5 14.3 45.0% 1.5 4.0 37.0% 2.9 3.6 80.1% 0.7 3.4 4.1 4.8 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.4
2018-19 NBA Miami Heat 36 27.5 13.7 5.0 12.0 41.3% 1.6 4.6 34.8% 2.2 2.8 78.2% 0.6 2.5 3.1 4.8 0.8 0.1 2.0 2.3
2019-20 NBA Miami Heat 59 28.2 16.2 5.4 12.3 44.1% 2.1 5.7 36.7% 3.2 4.2 77.6% 0.5 2.7 3.2 5.1 0.7 0.2 2.4 2.1
2020-21 NBA Miami Heat 50 26.7 13.4 4.8 11.1 43.2% 1.8 4.9 37.3% 2.0 2.4 82.8% 0.5 2.9 3.4 4.4 0.7 0.2 2.4 2.3
2021-22 NBA Brooklyn Nets 16 25.5 7.3 2.8 7.3 37.6% 0.8 3.1 24.5% 1.1 1.4 73.9% 0.7 2.5 3.2 4.8 0.9 0.2 2.1 2.3
2021-22 NBA Toronto Raptors 5 18.0 8.0 2.6 6.8 38.2% 0.8 2.8 28.6% 2.0 2.0 100.0% 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.8 1.0 0.2 0.2 1.6
2021-22 NBA Total (NBA) 21 23.7 7.5 2.7 7.2 37.7% 0.8 3.0 25.4% 1.3 1.6 81.8% 0.6 2.5 3.1 4.1 0.9 0.2 1.6 2.1
2022-23 NBA Chicago Bulls 51 15.4 6.4 2.5 5.9 42.5% 0.9 2.5 35.2% 0.5 0.8 65.9% 0.3 1.1 1.4 2.7 0.2 0.1 1.1 1.2
2022-23 NBA Milwaukee Bucks 7 11.9 5.6 2.0 5.1 38.9% 1.0 2.4 41.2% 0.6 0.6 100.0% 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.3
2022-23 NBA Total (NBA) 58 15.0 6.3 2.4 5.8 42.1% 0.9 2.5 35.9% 0.5 0.8 68.9% 0.3 1.1 1.4 2.6 0.2 0.1 1.1 1.1

Teams
DateTeam
2004 - September 2006 Slovan Ljubljana (Slovenia)
September 2006 - June 2007 Murcia (Spain)
July 2007 - October 2007 Tau Ceramica (Spain)
October 2007 - June 2008 Union Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia)
July 2008 - August 2008 Tau Ceramica (Spain)
September 2008 - February 2011 Phoenix Suns (NBA)
February 2011 - June 2012 Houston Rockets (NBA)
July 2012 - February 2015 Phoenix Suns (NBA)
February 2015 - present Miami Heat (NBA)

Transactions
DateLeagueTransaction
7th September 2006 Slovenia Left Slovan Ljubljana.
8th September 2006 Spain Signed a three-year contract with Tau Ceramica. Immediately loaned to Murcia for one season.
2nd October 2007 Slovenia Loaned by Tau Cermica to Union Olimpija Ljubljana for one season.
2008 NBA Draft NBA Drafted 45th overall by San Antonio Spurs.
2008 NBA Draft NBA Draft rights traded by San Antonio Spurs to Phoenix Suns in exchange for the draft rights to Malik Hairston (#48), a 2009 second-round pick (#37, DeJuan Blair) and cash.
13th August 2008 Spain Left Tau Ceramica.
22nd September 2008 NBA Signed a four-year, $7,616,000 contract with Phoenix Suns. Included team option for 2011/12.
24th February 2011 NBA Traded by Phoenix Suns, along with a 2011 first-round pick (#23, Nikola Mirotic), to Houston Rockets in exchange for Aaron Brooks.
28th June 2011 NBA Houston Rockets exercised 2011/12 team option.
19th July 2012 NBA Signed a four-year, $30 million contract with Phoenix Suns. Included player option for 2015/16.
19th February 2015 NBA As a part of a three-team deal, traded by Phoenix Suns to Miami Heat, along with Zoran Dragic, in exchange for Danny Granger, a protected first-round pick and a 2021 first-round pick from Miami Heat, and John Salmons from New Orleans.
23rd June 2015 NBA Declined 2015/16 player option.
9th July 2015 NBA Re--signed by Miami Heat to a five-year, $85,002,250 contract. Included player option for 2019/20.

Awards
YearAwardTeam
2014 Most Improved Player Phoenix Suns

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2017 NBA Manifesto

Goran Dragic
PG, 6’3, 190lbs, 31 years old, 9 years of experience

In light of the departure of Dwyane Wade and the amount of time on the ball it opened up, Dragic was asked to step up, and did. A career-high in usage rate accompanied an increase in true shooting percentage, Dragic pushed and moved the ball in a way that came to define the team. No longer fitting into a system, Dragic became the system, and thrived within it personally, with marked improvements all over the court compared to his first full year in Miami.

Player Plan: Three years and circa. $54.3 million left, with the last season as a player option. Worth it for now, although certainly not immovable in a year’s time.
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Tax Payers, Trade Kickers, And Other Deadline Day Bookkeeping

Houston's trade of Aaron Brooks to Phoenix in exchange for Goran Dragic and a lottery protected first round pick represents quite a decent return for a man whose value has imploded this season. In freefall from his 19/5 averages last season, Brooks lost his starting job to Kyle Lowry, didn't take it well, and has crawled to a 11.8 PER. If you're a fan of win shares, note also that Brooks has thus far recorded only 0.2 of those puppies this season, quite the collapse from being a near 20 point scorer last season. The same could be said of the value of Dragic - one of the game's best backup point guards last season, Dragic has struggled mightily this season, turning the ball over at an enormous rate and rocking a true shooting percentage of only .492%. Nevertheless, Dragic has a team option on his contract this summer, which, if declined, will see him enter restricted free agency. If Houston has Dragic in their long term plans, it might be worth considering declining the team option and retaining him long term for a cheap price while his value is low, rather than having to pay him in the summer of 2012 when he may have rebuilt his value and is no longer restricted. A Carlos Boozer-type situation seems unlikely.

Cleveland finally did something with their angry owner's willingness to spend, taking on Baron Davis's exorbitant outstanding salary, and getting a top 10 pick for their troubles. The upcoming draft is going to be truly bad - we're talking 2000 calibre bad - but nevertheless, every draft has talent in it. Even the crap ones. Cleveland, who inevitably have to build through the draft, is right to trade into it, as long as they are sure that Baron's salary proves not to be prohibitive down the road. Meanwhile, L.A. ends the entirely unproductive B-Diddy era, and opens up $6 million in 2012 cap room. Why a team with 2012 cap room aspirations decided to sign Ryan Gomes to a contract that will pay him $4 million that summer is not immediately clear, but it's too late to change that now.
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Creative Financing in the NBA, 2010

Unguaranteed or partially guaranteed final seasons are becoming quite the trend in the NBA, and they are quickly replacing team options. In fact, there are only 11 team options in the entire league, belonging to Chase Budinger, Jermaine Taylor, Andrew Bynum, Sam Young, Andres Nocioni, Hakim Warrick, Goran Dragic, Pooh Jeter, Francisco Garcia, Solomon Alabi and C.J. Miles. In contrast, there are so many partially or fully unguaranteed contracts in future years that I can't be bothered to go through and list them all. And considering the length of this post, and all the things I could be bothered to do, that should signify something.
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