Is Zoran Dragic the brother of Goran Dragic?Family of Slovenian Olympic star explores
Joshua RogersJuly 26, 2021
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Slovenia is a growing basketball nation that won the EuroBasket title in 2017 and recently qualified for the Tokyo Olympics after beating Lithuania. Dallas Mavericks teenager Luka Doncic is undoubtedly the star, but the team also has other NBA experience, including Zoran Dragic. Given the surname, one wonders if he is Goran Dragic’s brother.
Slovenia beats Argentina in Olympic opening ceremony
Luka Doncic made his Olympic debut with 48 points in the opening game for Slovenia against Argentina.
It was Slovenia’s first Olympic basketball game, beating Argentina 118-100 on Monday.
Doncic’s scoring was second only to Brazilian Hall of Famer Oscar Schmidt, who scored 55 points in a single game at the 1988 Olympics.
Despite Doncic’s stellar game, fans took notice of another familiar name in the Slovenian squad – Zoran Dragic.
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Is Slovenia’s Zoran Dragic the brother of Goran Dragic?
Luka is clearly a star for Slovenia, but the team has no shortage of NBA pedigree.
Zoran Dragic started the game against Argentina with 7 points and 4 rebounds.
Zoran is actually the younger brother of Goran Dragic, who plays for the Miami Heat.
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Zoran Dragic basketball career
Zoran and Goran Dragic play together for the Phoenix Suns.
The brothers were traded together to the Miami Heat in 2015.
While Goran made an immediate impact, Zoran struggled and spent time in the NBA G League. He was traded to the Celtics and later waived by the Cavaliers.
Since 2015 he has performed all over Europe.
In January 2020, Zoran Dragic officially signed with La Liga ACB club Basconia, ending the rest of the season.
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Joshua is a senior sports writer with over four years of online writing experience. He graduated from the University of Manchester with a BA in Ancient History and then a MA in Sports Journalism from the University of Central Lancashire. He became a popular writer for a leading social publisher and later spent time covering the 2018 World Cup for The Mirror Online. He then moved to a social marketing agency as a website editor. His expertise at The Focus includes F1, tennis, NBA, NFL and combat sports.
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