The least favorite former Raptors fan has announced his retirement from basketball. Goran Dragic, a former guard for the Toronto Raptors, declared he would be giving up basketball this summer.
In basketball, Goran Dragic is retiring from the game.
The former Toronto Raptors guard has opted to hang up his spikes after 15 NBA seasons. According to EuroHoops, he will play one last game in August before formally retiring.
Dragic will go down as one of the most hated athletes in Toronto’s history. His connection with the fans soured right away once he signed and traded with the Raptors in 2021, sending Kyle Lowry to the Miami Heat.
He told Slovenian reporters that his goals went beyond playing in Toronto after the trade. Even if he later acknowledged that the remarks were misunderstood and expressed regret, the damage had already been done.
After the Raptors’ opening game of the 2021–22 season, Dragic was benched. He had started one game for the team. Before being removed from the starting lineup, he participated in all four of Toronto’s opening games. He left the squad for personal reasons in November of that season and never came back.
Although the circumstances behind his leaving were never fully revealed, it was not a positive image for him or the team. Nearly every player on the roster praised Dragic as a wonderful teammate, therefore Toronto never seemed to be displeased with him.
During the 2022 trade deadline, Dragic was part of the transaction that sent Thad Young to Toronto, going to the San Antonio Spurs. He was waived in San Antonio right away before joining the Brooklyn Nets.
When Dragic eventually made his way back to Toronto, the crowd wasn’t exactly friendly. Every time he played the Raptors, he was met with unrelenting jeers.
In 2022, Pascal Siakam remarked, “I was surprised” when Dragic came to Toronto and was jeered. Since I like Goran, I’m not sure. Like, what took place?”
After his time in Brooklyn with the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks, Dragic played one more season before leaving for other shores.
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