Goran Dragić
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Person
- Born
- 1986-05-06
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias:
<i>lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk</i>
· 2019 · cited 7,623x
- Neutrino Mass and Spontaneous Parity Nonconservation
· 1980 · cited 5,172x
- Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)
· 2016 · cited 4,395x
- Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology
· 2015 · cited 4,217x
- Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
· 2024 · cited 4,085x
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Key facts
- 2011
- Saski Baskonia
- 2022
- Brooklyn Nets
- 2023
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Born
- ( 1986-05-06 ) 6 May 1986 (age 40) , Ljubljana , SR Slovenia , Yugoslavia
- Nationality
- Slovenian
- Listed height
- 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
- Listed weight
- 190 lb (86 kg)
- Nba draft
- 2008 : 2nd round, 45th overall pick
- Drafted by
- San Antonio Spurs
- Playing career
- 2004–2023
- Position
- Point guard
- Number
- 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 31
- 2004 2006
- Geoplin Slovan
Key dates
- Born
- 6 May 1986
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Goran
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Slovenia
- Place of birth
- Ljubljana
- Sibling
- Zoran Dragić
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Languages spoken
- Slovene
- Award
- FIBA EuroBasket MVP
- Participant in
- FIBA EuroBasket 2017
Article
Goran Dragić (born 6 May 1986) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Dragon", he played professional basketball in Slovenia and Spain before entering the NBA in 2008. Dragić also played for the Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat, Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls and the Milwaukee Bucks. He was an All-NBA Third Team selection and the NBA Most Improved Player with the Suns in 2014. He was named an NBA All-Star for the first time in 2018 with Miami.
Internationally, Dragić led the senior Slovenian national team to its first FIBA EuroBasket title in 2017, while being named the MVP of the tournament. He is second in all-time points scored for the team and has played ninety games for his country.
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1986 births2006 FIBA World Championship players2010 FIBA World Championship players2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players21st-century Slovenian sportsmenABA League playersBasketball players from LjubljanaBrooklyn Nets playersCB Murcia playersEastern Orthodox Christians from SloveniaFIBA EuroBasket–winning playersHouston Rockets players