{"id":143741,"date":"2024-08-23T11:01:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T10:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ballineurope.com\/?p=26397"},"modified":"2024-08-23T11:01:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T10:01:57","slug":"the-dragons-final-roar-basketball-bids-farewell-to-goran-dragic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/23\/the-dragons-final-roar-basketball-bids-farewell-to-goran-dragic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dragon\u2019s final roar: Basketball bids farewell to Goran Dragic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"667\" height=\"619\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ballineurope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Goran-celebrating-667x619.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-image size-post-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Goran Dragic bids farewell to basketball in Slovenia on Saturday. Across the NBA and FIBA play, his influence will live on forever.\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ballineurope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Goran-celebrating-667x619.jpg 667w, http:\/\/www.ballineurope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Goran-celebrating-300x279.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ballineurope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Goran-celebrating-262x243.jpg 262w, http:\/\/www.ballineurope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Goran-celebrating-574x533.jpg 574w, http:\/\/www.ballineurope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Goran-celebrating.jpg 714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><em>With his farewell game loaded with stars happening on Saturday, Emmet Ryan pays tribute to Goran Dragic. Whether it was in FIBA action or NBA play, the Dragon roared wherever he played basketball<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Night of the Dragon in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on Saturday night promises to be a special one. Goran Dragic will make his final bow on a basketball court, surrounded by greats across FIBA play, Euroleague, and the NBA. It\u2019s a night well-earned by a determined fighter.<\/p>\n<h4>Setting an example<\/h4>\n<p>Younger readers will be surprised to read this but the stereotype of Europeans in the NBA used to be rather different. Thrilling players like Luka Doncic, Franz Wagner, and Dennis Schroeder were not the norm 20 years ago. There were stars from Europe but the typical image was of overly mechanical players. One where physicality and speed were seen as gaps in those coming across.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, Goran Dragic wasn\u2019t like that. He grew up idolising Michael Jordan and the man loved to watch Alan Iversen. This was not the typical Euro baller that the Phoenix Suns were getting. Dragic, following in the footsteps of Tony Parker a few years before him, was part of a wave of European players that proved they could be the cool guys on the basketball court.<\/p>\n<p>The technique was still there along with the chip on his shoulder mentality required for the grind. Yet with it came flair and confidence. Dragic has been tremendously influential on the guards that followed him. Doncic is the obvious example but Schroeder possesses that same unbridled confidence. When the ball was in Goran\u2019s hands, his attitude was simple. There\u2019s him, there\u2019s the opponent, and there\u2019s the ball. Let\u2019s see who\u2019s better.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In Post Ad by Rob --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8330822894995250\" data-ad-slot=\"1076584095\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h4>A long road<\/h4>\n<p>On the one hand, Goran Dragic already had a decent enough trophy cabinet before getting to the NBA. He was been part of a Union Olimpija (now Cedevita Olimpija) that won the Slovenian league, cup, and super cup in his long season with the club. On the other, it took a while for other laurels to come his way.<\/p>\n<p>He was respected in the NBA but it took a while for him to be acknowledged as a star. By his sixth year, things were starting to click. He made the All-NBA third team in 2014 and became the fourth European to win the Most Improved player award that same season. His lone All Star selection would follow in 2018 as the grind eventually paid off with real recognition.<\/p>\n<p>All the while he kept on trying to raise all basketball in Slovenia with him. He had won gold with their U20 team at the 2004 European championships but the national senior side couldn\u2019t get over the hump. Through seven big tournaments, across EuroBasket and the FIBA World Cup, the small Balkan nation couldn\u2019t taste a medal even with the Dragon on the floor. Then, in one beautiful fortnight in 2017, it all came together.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>BallinEurope is ramping up its YouTube game this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/ballineurope\" rel=\"noopener\" >Subscribe to our channel now<\/a> for player exclusives, analysis videos, and much more.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>The magic of Istanbul<\/h4>\n<p>The context of the pressure and expectation on Goran Dragic\u2019s shoulders at EuroBasket 2017 is important. In 2013, he and his brother Zoran had been the stars of a Slovenia side that hosted FIBA EuroBasket but failed to make the medal round. That, with both seemingly in their prime, was meant to be the best chance for the Dragon.<\/p>\n<p>The basketball gods thought differently and, like so much of his career, made him grind and wait. That was when Luka Doncic had his breakout tournament. Alongside Goran, the duo fuelled a fiercely exciting Slovenia team through the group stages in Helsinki. Then, in Istanbul, they comfortably got past UKraine in the last 16 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballineurope.com\/slovenia-latvia-2017-eurobasket-6110\/\" rel=\"noopener\" >into a war with Latvia<\/a> in the quarter finals.<\/p>\n<p>After coming out on top in an all time classic, honestly it\u2019s in my top 5 FIBA games I\u2019ve ever witnessed, they got Spain. The all-conquering dominant force on the continent this century. Surely that would be too much. Not a chance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballineurope.com\/spain-slovenia-2017-eurobasket-6114\/\" rel=\"noopener\" >Slovenia dominated them<\/a> to lock in a first major medal for the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Then Serbia awaited in the final. The drama wasn\u2019t done. Doncic went down injured early and the hope\u2019s of a nation hung by a thread. Once more, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballineurope.com\/slovenia-serbia-2017-eurobasket-final-6121\/\" rel=\"noopener\" >Goran stood tall<\/a> guiding Slovenia to the EuroBasket title. He was MVP of the tournament, he was subsequently honoured as Euroscar player of the year, and Slovenian Sportsman of the Year for his heroics. Goran had gotten in done.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>BallinEurope has a book, a real life actual book called I Like it Loud, and you can buy it on Amazon now. It\u2019s <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/like-loud-basketball-through-Europe\/dp\/1796221341\"><b><i>here as a book<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> and <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/like-loud-basketball-through-Europe-ebook\/dp\/B081K6S5T4\/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\"><b><i>here in Kindle form<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h4>A fitting tribute<\/h4>\n<p>Which brings us to Saturday night in Ljubljana. Stars of today like Doncic and Jokic will play. Chris Bosh is playing his first basketball game since his retirement from the NBA. Dejan Bodiroga, Dirk Nowitzki, and Steve Nash will also appear. Then there\u2019s the non playing participants that include Alvin Gentry, Kevin McHale, and Aleksandar Djordjevic.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a star-studded show for a true star of the game. Goran Dragic may play his last game on Saturday but his influence will live on for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>We all know that Dragic will stay in basketball in some capacity. Yet it\u2019s knowing that we\u2019ll continue to see his influence on a basketball court, be it in the NBA or FIBA events, that warms the soul. 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