Tadija Dragićević
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Born | Čačak, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | 28 January 1986|||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 111 kg (245 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2008: 2nd round, 53rd overall pick | |||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2004–2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward | |||||||||||||||||
Number | 20, 34 | |||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
2004–2010 | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | →Mega Vizura | |||||||||||||||||
2010 | Virtus Roma | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Alba Berlin | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Biella | |||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Azovmash | |||||||||||||||||
2013 | Anadolu Efes | |||||||||||||||||
2014 | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Strasbourg IG | |||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Budućnost | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | Dimitrovgrad | |||||||||||||||||
2018 | Yeşilgiresun | |||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Breogán | |||||||||||||||||
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Tadija Dragićević (Serbian Cyrillic: Тадија Драгићевић; born 28 January 1986) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he played the power forward position.[1][2]
Professional career
Dragićević grew up with the KK Crvena zvezda youth teams, and patiently improved himself as a player, until he eventually became a team captain and Adriatic League MVP at the senior level.[3] On 22 January 2010, after five years in the club's first team, he was released from the club, due to financial difficulties that the club had fallen into.[4]
On 25 January 2010 he signed with the Italian club Lottomatica Roma, for the rest of the season.[5][6] He spent the following season playing with Alba Berlin, in the Basketball Bundesliga.[7] In July 2011, he signed a two-year contract with the Italian club Angelico Biella.[8] In 30 games played in the Italian League, he averaged 10.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.
In July 2012, he signed a one-year deal with the Ukrainian club Azovmash.[9] In October 2013, he signed a two-month deal with the Turkish team Anadolu Efes.[10] Later that same season, he didn't extend his contract with the team, so he was released.[11] On 3 January 2014 he returned to his former club, Crvena zvezda, signing a contract with them for the rest of the season.[12]
On 15 September 2014 Dragićević signed a one-year deal with the French team Strasbourg IG.[13] On 24 September 2015 he signed with the Montenegrin team Budućnost Podgorica.[14]
On 12 October 2016 Dragićević signed with the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[15]
On 7 January 2018 Dragićević signed with Turkish club Yeşilgiresun Belediye.[16] On 29 December 2018 he signed with Spanish club Cafés Candelas Breogán.[17]
NBA draft rights
Dragićević was drafted 53rd overall in the 2008 NBA draft, by the Utah Jazz. His draft rights were traded in June 2012 to the Dallas Mavericks.[18] On 14 July 2014 Dragićević's rights were traded to the Chicago Bulls, in exchange for Greg Smith.[19] On 22 January 2019 Dragićević's rights were traded to the Houston Rockets, in exchange for Carmelo Anthony, the rights to Jon Diebler and cash considerations.[20][21] On 27 November 2020 Dragićević's draft rights were traded to the New York Knicks.[22]
EuroLeague career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2013–14 | Anadolu Efes | 10 | 2 | 15.4 | .426 | .370 | .857 | 1.9 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
Career | 10 | 2 | 15.4 | .426 | .370 | .857 | 1.9 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
Personal life
He is a twin brother of Strahinja Dragićević who is also a professional basketball player.[23] He is also father of two sons Andrej and Maksim.
See also
References
- ^ Tadija Dragicevic Height: 206 cm Weight: 112 kg.
- ^ TADIJA DRAGICEVIC basketball profile Height: 206cm / 6'9" Position: Power forward / Center Weight: 112kg.
- ^ "Tadija najkorisniji igrač NLB lige". B92.net (in Serbian). 25 March 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Dragićević otišao i oprostio dug Zvezdi". Kosarka.rs (in Serbian). 22 January 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Roma announced Dragicevic". Sportando.net. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Tadija Dragićević u Rimu". Sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). 24 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Alba Berlin adds Dragicevic at forward". Euroleague.net. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Angelico Biella lands Tadija Dragicevic". Sportando.net. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Azovmash Mariupol tabs forward Tadija Dragicevic". Sportando.net. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Tadija Dragićević u Efesu!". Novosti.rs (in Serbian). 14 October 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Anadolu Efes releases Dragicevic". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Tadija se vratio u Zvezdu". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Tadija Dragicevic à la SIG". sigbasket.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Tadija Dragicevic signs with Buducnost". Sportando.com. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Ο Tadija Dragicevic στον ΑΡΗ". arisbc.gr (in Greek). 12 October 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Tadija Dragicevic inks with Yesilgiresun". Sportando.com. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Dragićević potpisao za Breogan u Španiji". b92.net. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "CLIPPERS ACQUIRE ODOM AS PART OF FOUR-TEAM TRADE". Nba.com. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Bulls trade Smith to Dallas". NBA.com. July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ^ "BULLS COMPLETE TRADE WITH ROCKETS". NBA.com. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ "Rockets Complete Trade with Chicago". NBA.com. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ "Knicks Sign Austin Rivers". NBA.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "Tadija i Strahinja Dragićević: Blizanci predstavljaju svoju oazu mira na Zlatiboru". hellomagazin.rs. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
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