Zoran Dragić rumors: Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic & San Antonio Spurs interested
Phoenix Suns’ point guard Goran Dragić was excellent last season. He put up 20.3 points, 5.9 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 50.5% from the floor, 40.8% from three and 76.0% from the charity stripe last season.
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That has helped his younger brother, Zoran Dragić, get noticed while the two played for Slovenia in the FIBA World Cup (Slovenia was eliminated by Team USA in the quarterfinals on Tuesday) and could speed up the process of bringing him to the NBA.
According to Shams Charina of Real GM, Zoran Dragić, is in talks with the Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs.
"Behind a resurgent desire to pursue the NBA culminating in a successful World Cup showing, Slovenian shooting guard Zoran Dragic has maintained discussions with the four teams interested in signing him for next season: the Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks and Orlando Magic, league sources told RealGM.Dragic, the younger brother of Goran Dragic, had 16 points and six rebounds in 27 minutes against the United States national team on Tuesday. He has informed teams of an Oct. 5 buyout deadline in the language of his contract with Unicaja Malaga of the European League, a source told RealGM."
The Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns have also reportedly showed interest.
Dragić obviously isn’t quite the player his brother is, at least not at this stage, but he has had a very successful career. He was the Slovenian league MVP back in 2011. Dragić currently plays for Unicaja in Málaga, Andalusia in the Spanish League. In 2 games in the 2013-2014 season, Dragić averaged 10.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game while shooting 41.3% from the field, 35.4% from beyond the arc and 70.3% from the free throw line.
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