“I mean, I was always hoping to play in the NBA. Of course, when that thing happened, you're like, 'Finally, I did it, but the work starts now.' I didn't want to just be known as OK, I came to the NBA, and then in a few years, you're gone. First my goal was to be the best Slovenian player in the league. Of course, after that, your appetite goes up.”

Slovenian former professional basketball player

Goran Dragić is a Slovenian former professional basketball player known as “the Dragon.” He played in Slovenia and Spain before joining the NBA in 2008. In the league, Dragić played for the Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat, Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, and Milwaukee Bucks. He was named to the All-NBA Third Team and won NBA Most Improved Player with the Suns in 2014. In 2018, he was selected as an NBA All-Star for the first time with Miami.