Zoran Dragić, Goran's younger brother, finally got the chance to show his skills on the floor. On the last day of the NBA regular season, he grabbed the opportunity with both hands and impressed NBA experts with an absolute personal record. (video)
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Nika Barić is among women's basketball players what Marko Milič is among men, as she was the first Slovenian to break into the strongest basketball league in the world, the WNBA, the women's version of the NBA. Namely, she signed a contract with one of the strongest American teams, the Minnesota Lynx (champions in 2001 and 2013), after they selected her as the 20th overall pick in the 2012 draft.
Zoran Dragić's phenomenal performances at the European and World Championships did not go unnoticed. After Illyria, Slovan, Krka and Unicaja from Malaga, his next stop is the NBA league. Several teams were interested in his services, but in the end it was his brother Goran's club, the Phoenix Suns, that showed the most interest.
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