Chicago Bulls point guard Goran Dragic hailed the path Europeans face to get to the NBA as he ‘matured’ faster than American stars.
Dragic blazed a trail that would be trodden by future MVPs Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic. While the Greek Freak started with Filathlitikos and Jokic began his career representing Belgrade’s KK Mega Basket, Dragic entered the NBA in 2008 after spending time with Slovan and Olimpija in Slovenia either side of a spell in Spain with Murcia.
Since arriving in the league, Dragic has established himself as one of the top guards in the NBA. The Slovenian was an All-Star in 2018 while he was named the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2014. He was also named to the the All-NBA Third Team in the same season, which perhaps signalled the pinnacle of his 15-year career in the league.
