Tadija Dragićević

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| name = Tadija Dragićević

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| position = Power forward

| height_m = 2.06

| weight_kg = 111

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| nationality = Serbian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|1|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Čačak, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

| draft_year = 2008

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 53

| draft_team = Utah Jazz

| career_position = Power forward

| career_number = 20, 34

| career_start = 2004

| career_end = 2019

| years1 = 2004–2010

| team1 = Crvena zvezda

| years2 = 2005–2006

| team2 = →Mega Vizura

| years3 = 2010

| team3 = Virtus Roma

| years4 = 2010–2011

| team4 = Alba Berlin

| years5 = 2011–2012

| team5 = Biella

| years6 = 2012–2013

| team6 = Azovmash

| years7 = 2013

| team7 = Anadolu Efes

| years8 = 2014

| team8 = Crvena zvezda

| years9 = 2014–2015

| team9 = Strasbourg IG

| years10 = 2015–2016

| team10 = Budućnost

| years11 = 2016–2017

| team11 = Aris

| years12 = 2018

| team12 = Yeşilgiresun

| years13 = 2018–2019

| team13 = Breogán

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Tadija Dragićević ({{lang-sr-cyr|Тадија Драгићевић}}; born 28 January 1986) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at {{height|m=2.06}}, he played the power forward position.[http://old.vtb-league.com/en/player/tadija-dragicevic.htm Tadija Dragicevic Height: 206 cm Weight: 112 kg.][http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Tadija-Dragicevic/Greece/Aris-Thessaloniki/60113 TADIJA DRAGICEVIC basketball profile Height: 206cm / 6'9" Position: Power forward / Center Weight: 112kg.]

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.{{cite news|title=Tadija najkorisniji igrač NLB lige|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/nlb_liga.php?yyyy=2008&mm=03&dd=25&nav_id=290843|access-date=28 December 2013|newspaper=B92.net|date=25 March 2008|language=sr}} 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.{{cite news|title=Dragićević otišao i oprostio dug Zvezdi|url=http://kosarka.rs/main.asp?dir=news&newsid=2237|access-date=28 December 2013|newspaper=Kosarka.rs|date=22 January 2010|language=sr}}

On 25 January 2010 he signed with the Italian club Lottomatica Roma, for the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=Roma announced Dragicevic|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/5446/roma-announced-dragicevic.html|access-date=28 December 2013|newspaper=Sportando.net|date=25 January 2010}}{{cite news|title=Tadija Dragićević u Rimu|url=http://sport.blic.rs/Kosarka/171798/Tadija-Dragicevic-u-Rimu|access-date=17 January 2014|newspaper=Sport.blic.rs|date=24 January 2010|language=sr}} He spent the following season playing with Alba Berlin, in the Basketball Bundesliga.{{cite news|title=Alba Berlin adds Dragicevic at forward|url=http://admin.euroleague.net/news/i/74802/180/alba-berlin-adds-dragicevic-at-forward|access-date=17 January 2014|newspaper=Euroleague.net|date=11 August 2010}} In July 2011, he signed a two-year contract with the Italian club Angelico Biella.{{cite news|title=Angelico Biella lands Tadija Dragicevic|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/30042/angelico_biella_lands_tadija_dragicevic.html|access-date=28 December 2013|newspaper=Sportando.net|date=30 July 2011}} 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.{{cite news|title=Azovmash Mariupol tabs forward Tadija Dragicevic|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/ukraine/41304/azovmash-mariupol-tabs-forward-tadija-dragicevic.html|access-date=28 December 2013|newspaper=Sportando.net|date=19 July 2012}} In October 2013, he signed a two-month deal with the Turkish team Anadolu Efes.{{cite news|title=Tadija Dragićević u Efesu!|url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/sport.295.html:458826-Tadija-Dragicevic-u-Efesu|access-date=28 December 2013|newspaper=Novosti.rs|date=14 October 2013|language=sr}} Later that same season, he didn't extend his contract with the team, so he was released.{{cite news|title=Anadolu Efes releases Dragicevic|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/127085/180|access-date=28 December 2013|newspaper=Euroleague.net}} On 3 January 2014 he returned to his former club, Crvena zvezda, signing a contract with them for the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=Tadija se vratio u Zvezdu |url=http://www.kkcrvenazvezda.rs/index.php/article/tadija-se-vratio-u-zvezdu |access-date=3 January 2014 |newspaper=kkcrvenazvezda.rs |language=sr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103230855/http://www.kkcrvenazvezda.rs/index.php/article/tadija-se-vratio-u-zvezdu |archive-date=January 3, 2014 }}

On 15 September 2014 Dragićević signed a one-year deal with the French team Strasbourg IG.{{cite news|title=Tadija Dragicevic à la SIG|url=http://sigbasket.fr/2014/09/tadija-dragicevic-la-sig/|access-date=15 September 2014|work=sigbasket.fr|language=fr}} On 24 September 2015 he signed with the Montenegrin team Budućnost Podgorica.{{cite news|title=Tadija Dragicevic signs with Buducnost|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/montenegro/176788/tadija-dragicevic-signs-with-buducnost.html|access-date=24 September 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=24 September 2015}}

On 12 October 2016 Dragićević signed with the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki for the rest of the 2016–17 season.{{cite news|title=Ο Tadija Dragicevic στον ΑΡΗ|url=http://www.arisbc.gr/el/nea/896/o-tadija-dragicevic-ston-arh|access-date=12 October 2016|work=arisbc.gr|date=12 October 2016|language=el|archive-date=12 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012230126/http://www.arisbc.gr/el/nea/896/o-tadija-dragicevic-ston-arh|url-status=dead}}

On 7 January 2018 Dragićević signed with Turkish club Yeşilgiresun Belediye.{{cite news|title=Tadija Dragicevic inks with Yesilgiresun|url=https://www.sportando.com/en/turkey/bsl/260318/tadija-dragicevic-inks-with-yesilgiresun.html|access-date=7 January 2018|work=Sportando.com|date=7 January 2018}} On 29 December 2018 he signed with Spanish club Cafés Candelas Breogán.{{cite web |title=Dragićević potpisao za Breogan u Španiji |url=https://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/vesti.php?yyyy=2018&mm=12&dd=29&nav_id=1487699 |website=b92.net | date=29 December 2018 |access-date=30 December 2018}}

=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.{{cite news|title=CLIPPERS ACQUIRE ODOM AS PART OF FOUR-TEAM TRADE|url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/odom-acquired-120629.html|access-date=28 December 2013|newspaper=Nba.com|date=29 June 2012}} On 14 July 2014 Dragićević's rights were traded to the Chicago Bulls, in exchange for Greg Smith.{{cite web|work=NBA.com|access-date=July 26, 2014|date=July 14, 2014|title=Bulls trade Smith to Dallas|url=http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-trade-smith-dallas}} 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.{{cite web|title=BULLS COMPLETE TRADE WITH ROCKETS|url=https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-complete-trade-rockets-0|date=January 22, 2019|website=NBA.com|access-date=January 22, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Rockets Complete Trade with Chicago|url=https://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-trade-carmelo-anthony-chicago|date=January 22, 2019|website=NBA.com|access-date=January 22, 2019}} On 27 November 2020 Dragićević's draft rights were traded to the New York Knicks.{{cite web |title=Knicks Sign Austin Rivers |url=https://www.nba.com/knicks/front-office-news/knicks-sign-austin-rivers |website=NBA.com |access-date=November 27, 2020 |date=November 27, 2020}}

EuroLeague career statistics

| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14

| style="text-align:left;"| Anadolu Efes

| 10 || 2 || 15.4 || .426 || .370 || .857 || 1.9 || .6 || .4 || .2 || 6.2 || 6.3

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| style="text-align:left;"| Career

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| 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.hellomagazin.rs/zivot/tadija-i-strahinja-dragicevic-blizanci-predstavljaju-svoju-oazu-mira-na-zlatiboru/|title=Tadija i Strahinja Dragićević: Blizanci predstavljaju svoju oazu mira na Zlatiboru|publisher=hellomagazin.rs|access-date=1 September 2013}}

He is also father of two sons Andrej and Maksim.

References

External links

[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/Tadija%20DRAGICEVIC/pid/44942/_//players.html FIBA Profile]
[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=JQI#!careerstats Euroleague.net Profile]
[http://www.basketballcl.com/16-17/Tadija-DRAGICEVIC Champions League Profile]
[http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=ITA&PlayerID=60113 Eurobasket.com Profile]
[http://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=604 Adriatic League Profile]
[http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=DRA-TAD-86 Italian League Profile] {{in lang|it}}
[http://widgets.baskethotel.com/site/esake/player/5339127/ Greek League Profile]

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