Rade Zagorac ( sr-cyr, Раде Загорац; born 12 August 1995) is a Serbian professional

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player for Avtodor Saratov of the

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. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he mainly plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Zagorac began his professional career with Mega Vizura starting with 2012–13 season. He spent the 2013–14 season on

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to Smederevo 1953. He returned to Mega for the 2014–15 season. On 1 October 2015, in the Round 1 game of the

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against Crvena zvezda, he broke his left arm. 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

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, only to withdraw later. On 2 July 2016, Zagorac signed a new two-year contract with Mega Leks. 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

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. His draft rights were later traded to the

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, for a future first round pick. He played for Grizzlies during the

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. On 17 July 2017, he signed with the Grizzlies. On 16 October, Grizzlies waived him prior the start of the 2017–18 season. On 28 November 2017, Zagorac signed with Spanish club Real Betis Energía Plus until the end of the 2018–19 season. On 29 June 2018, Real Betis Energía Plus parted ways with Zagorac. On 30 June 2018, Zagorac signed a two-year deal with

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. He left Partizan in July 2022.

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,

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, and

Mihajlo Andrić Mihajlo Andrić ( sr-cyr, Михајло Андрић; born January 4, 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for MoraBanc Andorra of the LEB Oro. Professional career On 15 November 2013, Andrić played his first match in Euroleague ...

Off the court

Zagorac and

Nenad Miljenović Nenad Miljenović ( sr-cyr, Ненад Миљеновић; born April 8, 1993) is a Serbian professional basketball player for OKK Beograd of the Basketball League of Serbia. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. Professional car ...

established the ABA League Players Union in July 2020. The Union is a

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and

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based in Belgrade, Serbia, that represents

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players.

References

External links

Rade Zagorac
at aba-liga.com
Rade Zagorac
at draftexpress.com
Rade Zagorac
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Zagorac, Rade 1995 births Living people ABA League players Basketball players from Belgrade Basketball League of Serbia players Boston Celtics draft picks BC Avtodor Saratov players Real Betis Baloncesto players KK Mega Basket players KK Partizan players KK Smederevo players Liga ACB players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Russia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Spain Serbian men's basketball players Serbian men's 3x3 basketball players Shooting guards Small forwards

Professional career

3x3 basketball career

Off the court

See also

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