The second round rookie looked back on his career by working hard to become the Bucks core center.
8:36pm, 2 June 2025Basketball
In the 2002 NBA Draft, Danga Zuric, a senior insider from UCLA University, was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 34th overall pick in the second round. Before the training camp in the new season, the Milwaukee Bucks announced that they had officially signed Danga Zuric with a three-year, $1.61 million rookie contract. Since then, Danga Zuric has started his NBA career.
In the 2002-2003 season, Dangazuric, who had just entered the league, was not valued by the Bucks coaching staff, and could only play as the team's substitute inside. In the middle of the season, Dangazuric got the opportunity to start. Dangazuric played 49 regular season games for the Bucks, including 30 starts, and averaged 15.5 minutes per game to contribute 3.4 points, 4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks. The Bucks ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference with 42 wins and 40 losses, and lost to the New Jersey Nets 2-4 in the first round. In the 2003-2004 season, Dangazuric became the team's substitute inside. Although his average playing time has not changed significantly compared to last season, his number of games has increased significantly. In this season, Dangazuric played 75 regular season games for the Bucks, all of which played as a substitute, and averaged 5.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. The Bucks ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference with 41 wins and 41 losses, and lost to the Detroit Pistons 1-4 in the first round.
In the 2004-2005 season, Dangazuric became the team's starting center. His average playing time, average score and rebounds averaged as a career-high. In that season, Dangazuric represented the Bucks in 81 regular season games, all starting, and averaged 7.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. The Bucks ranked third from the bottom in the Eastern Conference with 30 wins and 52 losses.
On April 19, 2005, the Bucks challenged 76ers away. Danga Zuric started for 32 minutes in the whole game, made 9 of 14 shots, made 4 free throws, contributed 21 points, 20 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. This is the first time Danga Zuric has won a double 20+ double-double in his career, and 20 rebounds are also the highest rebound record in a single game in Danga Zuric.
On August 12, 2005, the Milwaukee Bucks announced a 6-year, $36 million contract renewal. In the 2005-2006 season during the Bucks, Dangazuric
2005-2006 season, due to the Australian Dogs coming to the team during the offseason, Dangazuric became the team's substitute center. His average playing time was significantly lower than last season. In that season, Dangazuric played 74 regular season games for the Bucks, all of which played as a substitute, and averaged 5.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. The Bucks ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference with 40 wins and 42 losses, and lost to the Detroit Pistons 1-4 in the first round.
In the 2006-2007 season, Dangazuric still played as the team's substitute center and obtained relatively stable playing time. In the middle of the season, Dangazuric missed some regular season games. In that season, Dangazuric played 54 regular season games for the Bucks, including 8 starts, and averaged 15.6 minutes per game to contribute 4.8 points and 4.6 rebounds. The Bucks ranked second from the bottom in the Eastern Conference with 28 wins and 54 losses.
In the 2007-2008 season, due to Yi Jianlian joining the team in the offseason, Dangazuric's playing time was affected to a certain extent. Dangazuric played 51 regular season games for the Bucks, including 4 starts, averaging 10.5 minutes per game, and the Bucks ranked third from the bottom in the Eastern Conference with 26 wins and 56 losses.
Dangazuric still played as the team's substitute center in the 2008-2009 season. In the middle of the season, Dangazuric became the team's starting center due to the reimbursement of the team's starting center Australian Dog Special season. Dangazuric played 67 regular season games for the Bucks, including 26 starts, and averaged 4 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. The Bucks ranked fourth from the bottom in the Eastern Conference with 34 wins and 48 losses. In the 2009-2010 season, Dangazuric played against the Lakers. Dangazuric averaged his playing time to the lowest level in the Bucks. In that season, Dangazuric played 32 regular season games for the Bucks, including 6 starts, and averaged 2.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. The Bucks ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference with 46 wins and 36 losses, and lost to the Atlanta Hawks 3-4 in the first round.
On June 22, 2010, the Milwaukee Bucks traded Charlie Bell and Danga Zuric to the Golden State Warriors, and won the 44th pick in 2010.
In the 2010-2011 season, Dangazuric was Andris Biderlins' second substitute, competing with Epayudu for playing time. Dangazuric played 28 regular season games for the Warriors, including 4 starts, averaging 10.6 minutes per game and contributed 2.8 points and 3.1 rebounds. In the middle of the season, the Warriors management chose to trade Dangazuric.
On February 24, 2011, the Golden State Warriors traded Danga Zuric and Brandon Wright to the New Jersey Nets and won Troy Murphy. After Dangazuric during the Warriors era, he came to the Nets, Dangazuric, as Brook Lopez's second substitute, did not get much chance to play. This season, Dangazuric played 15 regular season games for the Nets, including 5 starts, averaging 2.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. The Nets ranked 12th in the Eastern Conference with 24 wins and 58 losses, and missed the playoffs.
In April 2012, in order to enhance the depth of the playoffs interior bench, the New York Knicks signed Dangazuric with $70,000 until the end of the season.
In the 2011-2012 season, Danga Zuric played as Tyson Chandler's second substitute. His average playing time and data averaged to the lowest level in his career. In that season, Danga Zuric played two regular season games for the Knicks, all of which played as a substitute, averaging 2.5 rebounds per game. The Knicks ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference with 36 wins and 30 losses, and lost 1-4 to the Miami Heat in the first round.
In July 2012, the Philadelphia 76ers announced that they had signed Dangazuric with a one-year contract of $1.35 million. Before the new season began, the Philadelphia 76ers announced that they had officially waived Dangazuric.
In September 2013, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that they had signed Dangazuric with a one-year, $1.39 million contract. Before the start of the new season, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that the team officially cut Dangazuric, and Dangazuric, who became a free agent, never received the signing contract from the NBA team again.
In November 2013, Danga Zuric announced that he had officially retired from the NBA and ended his player era. Since then, this blue-collar center with inside defense ability has completely left the NBA arena.
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