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MIAMI, Feb. 1 – The NBA announced today that HEAT guard Goran Dragić has been named by Commissioner Adam Silver to the NBA All-Star Team in replacement of injured Kevin Love. Dragić, who will be making his first NBA All-Star appearance, will be the eighth player in franchise history to earn NBA All-Star honors. The 67th NBA All-Star Game, which will air live on TNT and reach fans in more than 200 countries and territories in more than 40 languages, will be played at the Staples Center on Sunday, February 18, in Los Angeles.

Dragić, a two-time Eastern Conference Player of the Week honoree and just one of only four players to earn the award multiple times this season, has appeared in 46 games (all starts) this season averaging a team-high 17.0 points and a team-high 4.8 assists while shooting 43.7 percent from the field. He has led the team in assists 21 times and in scoring on 18 occasions, both team-highs. He currently leads the fourth-seeded HEAT in points (784), assists (220), field goals made (293) and free throws made (131). Dragić began the season scoring at least 17 points in eight consecutive games, the third-longest streak of 17-plus points to start a season in HEAT history, behind only LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. He also connected on at least one three-point field goal in each of the first 14 games of the season, marking the longest such stretch to start a season in his career. He dished out his 1,000th assist as a member of the HEAT on October 28, doing so in his 176th game with Miami, becoming the fifth-fastest player in team history to achieve the feat, only Tim Hardaway (112), Sherman Douglas (126), LeBron James (151) and Dwyane Wade (170) have done so quicker. He posted a team-high 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds at Phoenix on November 8, becoming one of seven different HEAT players to score in double-figures and grab at least six rebounds in the same game, the first time that has been achieved in team history. On November 22, he scored a game-high 27 points in a, 104-98, win vs. Boston, helping to snap the Celtics’ 16-game winning streak, and he also paired with Dion Waiters (26 points) in the game to become the first pair of HEAT starting backcourt teammates to each post at least 26 points in the same game since November 20, 2009. In his next game on November 24 at Minnesota, he connected on five three-point field goals, and paired with Wayne Ellington’s six made from downtown, they became just the 14th pair of Miami teammates to each hit at least five treys in the same game. His 29 made three-point field goals in November helped push Miami’s total to 182 for the month, the most for any month in franchise history. On January 10 at Indiana, Dragić scored a team-high 20 points as all eight players in the game scored at least eight points apiece, marking just the fourth time in HEAT history that each player that entered the game scored at least eight points.

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Dragic Selected to 2018 NBA All-Star Team

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MIAMI, Nov. 27 – The NBA announced today that Miami HEAT guard Goran Dragić was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, November 20 through Sunday, November 26. It is the third time Dragić has been named Player of the Week, the first time in the Eastern Conference, in his career and the 56th time in franchise history a HEAT player has earned the honors.

Dragić led the HEAT to a perfect 3-0 record for the week, averaging 23.7 points, 4.3 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.00 steals while shooting 52.4 percent (22-of-42) from the field, 57.9 percent (11-of-19) from three-point range and 84.2 percent (16-of-19) from the foul line. He led the team in points and steals twice and in assists and minutes once each. He scored at least 20 points in each contest, including a game-high 27 points in a victory against Boston, snapping their 16-game win streak. He also moved into the HEAT’s all-time top 10 assist leaders list with his 1,063rd dish as a member of the HEAT this week after previously recording his 1,000th assist in just his 176th game with Miami, the fifth-fewest number of games needed to achieve the feat in team history. Dragić started the season scoring at least 17 points in the first eight games of the season, the third-longest such streak in franchise history to begin a campaign as he also connected on at least one three-point field goal in each of the season’s first 14 games, a new career-best mark. Additionally, he has led the team in scoring and assists a team-high eight times each this season.

Dragić led off the week with a game-high 27 points as he paired with Dion Waiters (26 points) to become the first pair of HEAT starting backcourt teammates to each post at least 26 points in the same game since 2009, helping Miami end Boston’s 16-game win streak with a, 104-98, victory. He then added 20 points while dishing out six assists, including shooting 5-of-8 from three-point range, in a, 109-97, win at Minnesota. In that game, Dragić, along with Wayne Ellington (6-of-9), became just the 14th pair of Miami teammates to each connect on at least five treys in the same game. He ended the week with a game-high 24 points in a, 100-93, victory at Chicago to help give the HEAT a season-long three-game win streak.

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Goran Dragic Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week

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MIAMI, February 19 – Miami HEAT President Pat Riley announced today that they have acquired brothers Goran Dragic and Zoran Dragic from the Phoenix Suns in part of a three-team trade involving the New Orleans Pelicans. Phoenix received Danny Granger and two future first round draft picks from Miami and John Salmons from New Orleans while the Pelicans received Norris Cole, Justin Hamilton and Shawne Williams from the HEAT.

“We are incredibly pleased to take another step in getting the Miami HEAT back to real championship prominence with the acquisition of Goran Dragic,” said HEAT President Pat Riley. “Goran is an All-NBA player, including the Most Improved Player last season, and we felt that once he became available, we would do all that we could to acquire him. We feel he is the perfect complement to the players we have on the team. We are also pleased to bring his brother, Zoran, into the HEAT family. He had a great summer during international play and it’s great to have a brother-brother duo and someone that can help us in our rotation.”

Goran Dragic, the NBA’s Most Improved Player and All-NBA Third Team selection last season, has appeared in 52 games (all starts) with the Suns this season averaging 16.2 points, 4.1 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 33.4 minutes while shooting 50.1 percent from the field. He led the team in field goals made (340) and was second in points (843) and assists (211) this season. He scored a season-high 34 points vs. Indiana on December 2 and posted a 28-point, 13-assist double-double at Dallas on December 5. He ranks second among guards in field goal percentage in the NBA this season and paired with Dwyane Wade’s 48.7 percent shooting from the field in Miami’s backcourt, they are now the best-shooting backcourt duo in the league at 49.5 percent. Additionally, he averaged 20.3 points and 5.9 assists while shooting 50.5 percent from the field and 40.8 percent from three-point range last season, becoming just the fourth player in NBA history to average at least 20.0 points and 5.0 assists while shooting at least 50 percent from the field and 40 percent from downtown.

Zoran Dragic has appeared in six games for Phoenix this season totaling six points, three rebounds and one assist in 13 minutes of action. He spent last season with Unicaja Malaga in Spain, appearing in 22 Euroleague games and averaged 10.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 22.5 minutes while shooting 41.3 percent from the field. Both Goran and Zoran became the 15th pair of brother teammates in NBA history.

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Goran Dragic Tribute: Thank You For All The Unforgettable Memories Dragon

Dragic Selected to 2018 NBA All-Star Team

Goran Dragic Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week

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