"It was essential for us to bring Goran back,"
Heat president Pat Riley said in a news release. "He is part of
our team, part of our culture and part of our family. He
provides backcourt veteran leadership and can still play at a
very high level. I'm glad to have him back in the fold."
Dragic, 34, averaged 16.2 points, 5.1 assists and 3.2 rebounds
in 59 games (three starts) last season. He averaged 19.1 points
in the playoffs but suffered a torn plantar fascia in his left
foot in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers.
An All-Star in 2017-18 and the NBA's Most Improved Player in
2013-14, Dragic has career averages of 13.9 points, 4.8 assists
and 3.1 rebounds in 817 games (511 starts) with the Phoenix
Suns, Houston Rockets and Heat.
--Field Level Media
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