Goran Dragic: A Brief Biography
Goran Dragić is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the NBA. He can play both as a point guard or shooting guard. He played professional basketball in Slovenia and Spain before entering the NBA in 2008. Dragić has played for the Phoenix Suns, the Houston Rockets, and the Heat. He was an All-NBA Third Team selection and the NBA Most Improved Player with the Suns in 2014. He was named as an NBA All-Star for the first time in 2018.
Dragić was selected 45th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the 2008 NBA draft, his draft rights were then traded to the Phoenix Suns. He played as a starting point guard in his rookie season.
On 24 February 2011, at the NBA Trade Deadline, Dragić was traded to the Houston Rockets, he grabbed his first career NBA triple-double on 13 April 2011 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
He returned back to the Suns in 2012, after the Suns acquired Eric Bledsoe from the Clippers, Dragić was moved to the shooting guard position, he was named in the All-NBA third team and was also the NBA most improved player in 2014
On 19 February 2015, Dragić was traded to the Miami Heat, He was named as a replacement for Kevin Love in the 2018 NBA All-Star game.