{"id":237004,"date":"2026-04-18T15:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/237004\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T15:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:24:10","slug":"goran-dragic-tries-to-lure-giannis-to-miami-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/237004\/","title":{"rendered":"Goran Dragic tries to lure Giannis to Miami Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Goran Dragic playfully tried to recruit Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat during a podcast appearance, pointing to the city&#8217;s lifestyle as a fit.<\/p>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/387-miami-heat.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Heat<\/a> guard <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/5389-goran-dragic.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Goran Dragic<\/a> is trying to recruit <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/15130-giannis-antetokounmpo.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> to the Heat, using both humor and Miami lifestyle as his main arguments.<\/p>\n<p>On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M8cLtweBwQs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gogis Garage podcast<\/a>, Dragic spoke about why Miami could be a good fit for the Milwaukee Bucks star in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re 31 years old, so you need to think about your knees, you know, to be loose. So you need warm climate, man,&#8221; Dragic explained.<\/p>\n<p>Giannis did not fully reject the idea either, keeping the tone light in the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hey, Miami is not a bad place, man. Beautiful city, beautiful city,&#8221; he responded.<\/p>\n<p>Antetokounmpo played this season for the <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/392-milwaukee-bucks.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> and remained one of the most dominant players in the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>In 36 games, Giannis is averaged 27.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game. He also shot 62.4 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range, showing strong efficiency inside and improving range outside.<\/p>\n<p>With these numbers, Giannis stays at the center of MVP-level discussions and remains a key name for teams looking to build a title run.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_2\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Subscribe to BN+ and get access to exclusive content.<\/p>\n<p>                                                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                If you like our content, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=basketnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> and add us as your preferred source. 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