Tadija Dragićević (Serbian Cyrillic: Тадија Драгићевић; born January 28, 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]
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Born | (1986-01-28) January 28, 1986 (age 36) Čačak, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 111 kg (245 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53rd overall | ||||||||||||||||
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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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 January 22, 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 January 25, 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 January 3, 2014, he returned to his former club, Crvena zvezda, signing a contract with them for the rest of the season.[12]
On September 15, 2014, Dragićević signed a one-year deal with the French team Strasbourg IG.[13] On September 24, 2015, he signed with the Montenegrin team Budućnost Podgorica.[14]
On October 12, 2016, Dragićević signed with the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[15]
On January 7, 2018, Dragićević signed with Turkish club Yeşilgiresun Belediye.[16] On December 29, 2018, he signed with Spanish club Cafés Candelas Breogán.[17]
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 July 14, 2014, Dragićević's rights were traded to the Chicago Bulls, in exchange for Greg Smith.[19] On January 22, 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 November 27, 2020, Dragićević's draft rights were traded to the New York Knicks.[22]
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 |
He is a twin brother of Strahinja Dragićević who is also a professional basketball player.[23] He is also fother of two sons Andrej and Maksim.