Former New York Knicks F Mario Hezonja recently shared his thoughts about his underwhelming NBA career in a recent interview with Jutarnji List, a Croatian sports outlet.
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View the original article to see embedded media. Mario Hezonja, who was the fifth overall pick in the NBA Draft, and has played for the New York Knicks,
Hezonja, a former Blazer and five-year vet, cited a lack of respect as one of the reasons for shutting the door on an NBA return. After spending five seasons in NBA, former Portland Trail Blazers forward Mario Hezonja took to Russian news outlet Tatar-inform to officially close the door on any potential return to the Association.
Back in 2015, Mario Hezonja was picked 5th in the Draft by the Orlando Magic. 7 years later, he now finds himself out of the league completely and with no desire to return.
The NBA has not seen a lot of European coaches take center stage in the league. Most of the NBA's coaches have been American or even Canadian players taking over the coaching role once their careers have come to an end.
Hezonja hasn’t developed into a reliable and productive rotation player since being selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2015 draft, but being cut by the Grizzlies is unlikely to be the end of the line for his NBA career.
Kanter signed with the Trail Blazers in February 2019 after he was waived by the New York Knicks, and the 28-year-old found success during his brief stint at Portland.
Hezonja, 25, averaged a career-worst 4.8 PPG in a part-time role for the Blazers in 2019-20. In 53 games (16.4 MPG), he chipped in 3.5 RPG and shot just 42.2% from the field, including 30.8% on three-pointers.
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