Slovenian basketball player Zorans Dragičs has joined the Kaunas “Žalgiris” unit represented by Latvian basketball player Jānis Strēlnieks, the club announced.
An agreement with the 32-year-old Slovenian defender has been concluded until the end of this season.
Dragic has played for Vitoria’s “Baskonia” for the last season and a half, and last season he played 33 matches in the Euroleague, averaging 8.5 points and winning 1.6 rebounds.
During his career, he has played for the Euroleague for seven years, representing teams such as Unicaja in Malaga, Khimki in the Moscow region, Emporio Armani in Milan and Anadolu Efes in Istanbul.
Dragic also has experience in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the 2014/2015 season, he represented the Phoenix Dog and the Miami Heat.
The Slovenian player has been representing his national team since 2010 and was one of the team leaders at the Tokyo Olympics, averaging 12.3 points per game, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists.
Kaunas “Žalgiris” team has not won any games in the last seven games in Euroleague, but in the Lithuanian championship the Kaunas team has won in seven games.
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