Daniel Gadzuric (; born 2 February 1978) is a Dutch-

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n former professional

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player. Gadzuric, a center, attended preparatory school at

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, before playing

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for the Bruins at

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(UCLA).

Professional career

Gadzuric was drafted by the

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during the

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. On June 22, 2010, Gadzuric and Charlie Bell were traded to the

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for

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after spending eight years with the Bucks. On February 23, 2011, Gadzuric was traded to the

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along with Brandan Wright in exchange for Troy Murphy and a second round pick. In October 2011, he signed with the Jiangsu Dragons in China. He was signed by the

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on April 20, 2012. This ended up being his final season in the NBA, as Gadzuric's final game was on April 26, 2012, in a 104–84 win over the Charlotte Bobcats where he recorded 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block. On July 16, 2012, Gadzuric, Jared Jeffries, the rights to Giorgos Printezis and Kostas Papanikolaou and a

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second round pick were traded to the

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for Kurt Thomas and Raymond Felton. On July 19, 2012, Gadzuric was waived by the

. In September 2012, he joined the

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for their training camp. However, he did not make their final roster. In February 2013, he joined the Marinos de Anzoátegui of the Venezuelan

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(LPB). With Marinos, he went on to lose the LPB finals to Cocodrilos de Caracas after a seven-game series. On September 27, 2013, he signed with the

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. However, he was waived on October 9.

National team career

Gadzuric played for the . He made his debut on December 26, 1997, in an exhibition game against at the Haarlem Basketball Week. He went scoreless in 10 minutes of play, and it took ten years until he played another game with the Netherlands. In 2011, he played in another friendly game at the EuroJam 2011 tournament. Gadzuric only played a few

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official games for his national team.

Family

Gadzuric's mother is from

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and his father is from

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Accomplishments

Gadzuric was named to the McDonald's All-American Team.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gadzuric, Dan 1978 births Living people Centers (basketball) Dutch expatriate basketball people in the United States Dutch men's basketball players Dutch people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent Dutch people of Serbian descent Golden State Warriors players Jiangsu Dragons players Marinos B.B.C. players McDonald's High School All-Americans Milwaukee Bucks draft picks Milwaukee Bucks players NBA players from the Netherlands New Jersey Nets players New York Knicks players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC players Sportspeople from The Hague Basketball players from South Holland Texas Legends players UCLA Bruins men's basketball players The Governor's Academy alumni

Professional career

National team career

Family

Accomplishments

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

References

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