10 San Antonio Spurs that never played a single minute
By Tyler Watts
5. Goran Dragic
Dragic was drafted by the Spurs with the 45th overall pick in 2008 but was traded to the Suns for the 48th overall and a 2009 second-round draft choice. The Spurs netted Malik Hairston and DeJuan Blair with the two selections. Hairston played just two years in the NBA, but Blair was a solid role player for the Spurs for four years. Still, they would have been better off keeping Dragic.
The 6’3 guard transformed into a starting point guard and even made an All-Star appearance in 2018. He has played 15 years in the NBA and unquestionably should have been a top-ten pick back in 2008. Dragic was a starter for eight years and a quality role player for several others.
The Spurs acquired him again in a February 2022 trade with the Raptors. Toronto wanted Thaddeus Young and Drew Eubanks to help them contend. Dragic refused to play for the Raptors, so they gave attached a first-round pick to his contract to send him to San Antonio. The Spurs bought him out four days later.
Goran Dragic has twice been a member of the San Antonio Spurs in his 15-year NBA career, but never played a second on the floor in their uniform.