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Dan Gazuric, a blue-collar insider from the Netherlands

10:11am, 29 May 2025【Football】

Does anyone still remember Dan Gazuric? The blue-collar insider from the Netherlands.

Dan Gadzuric, 6-foot-11 inches (211 cm) tall, plays as center (C). He was born in The Hague, the capital of South Holland Province, Netherlands in February 1978. He is a Dutch native. He ranked fifth in the second round of the NBA draft in 2002 (34th overall pick. In 2002, the Charlotte Bobcats did not join the NBA league yet, so only 29 teams participated in the draft) was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks. His NBA career has played for four teams, the Bucks (2002-2010), the Warriors (2010-2011), the Nets (2011), and the Knicks (2011-2012).

Dan Gazuric is a typical inside blue-collar worker. He has a certain height and wingspan, has outstanding blocking ability, is decent inside defense ability, and has good rebounding ability. However, the offensive player is too single, mainly focusing on strong attacks at the basket, secondary offense and close shooting. He seriously lacks the ability to shoot from the middle and long distances, has poor back-to-back singles and face frame skills, has small offensive threats, has poor free throw shooting rate, even less than 50%, has poor ball control and passing ability, and is not flexible enough to move, which makes him easily in foul trouble. In his 10-season NBA career, Gazuric spent most of his time with the Bucks. He played in a total of 527 games in the regular season, including 164 starts, scoring 4.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.5 steals, and 0.9 blocks. He played in a total of 12 games in the playoffs and failed to get a starting opportunity. He was able to contribute 3.3 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks. Although the data looks average, Gazuric has also made some outstanding highlights.

On November 15, 2003, local time in the Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Utah Jazz 100:95 at home, Dan Gazuric played for 26 minutes, scoring 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, and sent out the highest 7 blocks in a single game in the NBA career. On April 13, 2005, in the Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Boston Celtics 108:111 at home, Dan Gazuric started for 33 minutes, made 8 of 10 shots and made 6 free throws, scoring the highest single-game 22 points in NBA career, plus 12 rebounds and 1 assist. On April 18, 2005, local time, in the Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 106:122 away game, Dan Gazuric started for 32 minutes, made 9 of 14 shots, 3 of 4 free throws, scored 21 points, 22 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 blocked double 20 data, of which 22 rebounds created the most single-game rebounds in the NBA career. After 2010, Dan Gazuric's career entered the final stage. He traveled to many teams and even went to the CBA and Venezuela and other leagues. In November 2013, Gazuric officially announced his retirement. After retiring, Dan Gazuric did not continue to work in basketball, but instead devoted himself to the fashion industry and founded the trendy brand "Dunking Dutchman", which achieved great commercial success.