Rade Zagorac

Rade Zagorac
No. 25 – ONVO Büyükçekmece
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
Personal information
Born (1995-08-12) 12 August 1995 (age 29)
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2016: 2nd round, 35th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2017Mega Basket
2013–2014→Smederevo 1953
2017–2018Real Betis
2018–2022Partizan
2022–2023Avtodor Saratov
2023–2024Samara
2024–presentBüyükçekmece
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing Serbia Serbia
Men's basketball
U-20 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Italy Team
Men's basketball 3x3
U-18 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Spain National Team

Rade Zagorac (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Загорац; born 12 August 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for ONVO Büyükçekmece of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he plays at the small forward and power forward positions.

Professional career

Zagorac began his professional career with Mega Vizura starting with 2012–13 season. He spent the 2013–14 season on loan to Smederevo 1953. He returned to Mega for the 2014–15 season. On 1 October 2015, in the Round 1 game of the Adriatic League against Crvena zvezda, he broke his left arm.[1] He returned to the court on 17 January in a game against Tajfun. Until the end of the season he played a total of 13 Adriatic League games, averaging 13.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. Mega Leks made it to the Finals where it lost to Crvena zvezda. In April 2015, Zagorac declared himself eligible for the 2015 NBA draft,[2] only to withdraw later.[3] On 2 July 2016, Zagorac signed a new two-year contract with Mega Leks.[4] Over 26 games in the 2016–17 ABA League season, he averaged 15 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

On 23 June 2016, Zagorac was selected with the 35th overall pick in the NBA draft by the Boston Celtics.[5] His draft rights were later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, for a future first-round pick.[6] He played for Grizzlies during the 2017 NBA Summer League. On 17 July 2017, he signed with the Grizzlies.[7] On 16 October, Grizzlies waived him prior the start of the 2017–18 season.[8]

On 28 November 2017, Zagorac signed with Spanish club Real Betis Energía Plus until the end of the 2018–19 season.[9] On 29 June 2018, Real Betis Energía Plus parted ways with Zagorac.[10]

On 30 June 2018, Zagorac signed a two-year deal with Partizan.[11] He left Partizan in July 2022.[12]

On 24 September 2022, Zagorac signed a one-year contract with Russian club Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League.[13] On 17 June 2023, he signed with BC Samara for the 2023–24 season.[14]

On November 28, 2024, he signed with ONVO Büyükçekmece of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[15]

3x3 basketball career

Zagorac won the gold medal at the 2012 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championships representing Serbia national 3x3 under-18 team together with Luka Anđušić, Miloš Janković, and Mihajlo Andrić.

Off the court

Zagorac and Nenad Miljenović established the ABA League Players Union in July 2020.[16][17] The Union is a non-profit organization and trade union based in Belgrade, Serbia, that represents ABA League players.[18][19]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Zagorac tri meseca van terena". b92.net (in Serbian). 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Rade Zagorac will declare for the 2015 NBA Draft". sportando.com. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  3. ^ "NBA release official NBA Draft Early-Entry/Withdrawal List". sportando.com. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Rade Zagorac signs a two-year contract extension with Mega Leks". Sportando.com. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. ^ "2016 NBA Draft Board". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Grizzlies acquire Draft Rights to Deyonta Davis and Rade Zagorac from Celtics". NBA.com. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Grizzlies sign Rade Zagorac". NBA.com. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Grizzlies waive 2016 draft picks Wade Baldwin, Rade Zagorac". espn.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Principio de acuerdo para la incorporación de Rade Zagorac". www.realbetisbalompie.es (in European Spanish). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Zagorac no jugará en el Real Betis Energía Plus la próxima temporada". www.realbetisbalompie.es (in European Spanish). 29 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Rade Zagorac u crno-belom". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Partizan se rastao sa kapitenom: Rade, hvala na svemu što smo zajedno prošli". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Rade Zagorac potpisao za ruski Avtodor". rts.rs (in Serbian). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Раде Загорац — новичок "Самары"!". bcsamara.com (in Russian). 17 June 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  15. ^ @BuyukcekmeceBK (28 November 2024). "Ailemize Hoş Geldin Rade Zagorac" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Osnovana Unija igrača ABA lige". b92.net. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Osnovana Unija igrača ABA lige: Štitit će igrače iz regije". index.hr. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Košarkaš Partizana i OKK Beograda osnovali Uniju igrača klubova iz ABA lige – VOICE". novilist.hr. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Osnovana Unija igrača ABA lige: Zagorac i Miljenović pokrenuli akciju". vijesti.me. Retrieved 8 July 2020.