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.
25 years old Zoran Dragic together with Goran will create at all the first European brother tandem in the strongest basketball league in the world. How strong was Zoran's desire to play in the NBA league evidenced by the fact that it will be part of the compensation Unicaji from Malaga moved by myself. The American teams are limited in their purchases by the financial ceiling, which is set at 600 thousand US dollars (approx. 470 thousand euros). compensation for him it is approx. 770 thousand euros or a million US dollars. It should be on his account in two years dropper 3.5 million dollars.
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Goran-Zoran however, he will not be the only brotherly bond in the Phoenix Suns team that he commands Jeff Hornacek. The Varve Sonc have been defending the twins for a good season already Marcus and Markieff Morris. Since the competition in his position is great, as are the appetites (this year's goal is the playoffs), Zoran will have to fight hard for minutes on the court. And even though they a dream have come to fruition, they are actually only really beginning now. More precisely, on Monday, when he is expected in Phoenix, where he is expected to join the team for the first time in a five-day training camp in Flagstaff.
Zoran became the ninth Slovenian basketball player, who will play across the pond, and the rest of the octet can be seen below:
Marko Milić (1997–1999): Philadelphia, Phoenix
Radoslav Nesterović (1999-2010): Minnesota, San Antonio, Toronto, Indiana
Primož Brezec (2001-2010): Indiana, Charlotte, Detroit, Toronto, Milwaukee, Philadelphia
Boštjan Nachbar (2001–2008): Houston, New Orleans, New Jersey
Beno Udrih (2004– ): San Antonio, Sacramento, Milwaukee, Orlando, New York, Memphis
Aleksander Vujacic (2004‒2010, 2014): LA Lakers, New Jersey, LA Clippers
Uroš Slokar (2006–2007): Toronto
Goran Dragic (2008– ): Houston, Phoenix
