Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Chris Bosh, Dirk Nowitzi among stars participating in Goran Dragic’s farewell event

Daryl Morey: “We had listened to every Podcast P podcast and, you know, literally like had been taking notes on them for months basically (…) And so this press release comes out and we’re all looking at each other, we’re like, ‘This seems good.’ And then we’re like reading it again, we’re like, ‘Yeah, that’s really good. What are the Clippers doing? We don’t understand.’ So, I mean, we had heard that they, you know, sort of were going to probably draw a line, but we actually thought the whole time they were going to, and I’ve had this before. I was going after Chris Bosh years ago, he was coming to us because Miami had drawn a line, and then Miami undrew the line at the last minute. So I really thought that was most likely what would happen.” -via YouTube / July 30, 2024

[The OGs Show] Mario Chalmers on the Heatles: “I was the only person signed with the Heat. There was nobody else there. So they built the team around me. I told Pat, I need Bron. I need UD. I need DWade..” -via reddit / June 27, 2024

Dragić has organized a farewell match to mark the end of his career, with many basketball stars and legends attending. Among those confirmed are his fellow countryman Luka Dončić, Serbian players Nikola Jokić, Bogdan Bogdanović, Boban Marjanović, and Marko Gudurić, and Montenegrin center Nikola Vučević. -via EuroHoops.net / August 17, 2024

Goran Dragić has decided to end his professional basketball career after 15 seasons in the NBA. He will bid farewell with a spectacular event in his hometown of Ljubljana, Slovenia, on August 24th at Dvorana Stožice. -via EuroHoops.net / August 17, 2024

Retired legends such as Dirk Nowitzki, Luis Scola, Steve Nash, Leandro Barbosa, Predrag Danilović, Dejan Bodiroga, Aleksandar Đorđević, Matjaž Smodiš, Sani Bečirović, Rašo Nesterović, and many other former and current players will also be in attendance. -via EuroHoops.net / August 17, 2024

“Hakeem is a beast in every sense on the floor. He’s in the Top 10 in every NBA category—steals, rebounds, points,” Cassell said. He acknowledged that Jokic might score more points but believed Olajuwon’s relentless pressure would be decisive. “I think Jokic would score more points, but Hakeem would win because he would constantly pressure him. Jokic wouldn’t be able to do damage in the post; it simply wouldn’t happen.” -via BasketNews / August 17, 2024

Sam Cassell believes that Nikola Jokić wouldn’t be able to stop Hakeem Olajuwon. “On the other end of the floor, Jokić wouldn’t stand a chance. Joel Embiid gives him problems, and he wouldn’t have any hope against Hakeem. I believe Hakeem would have an answer for whatever Jokić tried defensively,” Cassell added. -via EuroHoops.net / August 17, 2024

Grant Williams: Offered 300k on the spot. Gotta give my brother LD a chance first tho 🤝🔥 -via Twitter @Grant2Will / August 16, 2024

Darren Rovell: Hornets forward @Grant2Will , on his first day collecting basketball cards, bought a box of National Treasures for $10,500. He pulled a Luka Dončić worth at least $100,000. -via Twitter / August 16, 2024