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| Personal information | |
| Born | (1973-05-09) May 9, 1973 (age 39) Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian / Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA Draft | 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Pro career | 1990–2004 |
| Career history | |
| 1990–1992 | KK Crvena zvezda (Yugoslavia) |
| 1992–2000 | Olympiacos (Greece) |
| 2000–2001 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2001–2003 | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 2003–2004 | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
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Dragan Tarlać (born May 9, 1973 in Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Serbian / Greek professional basketball player. He played in the NBA. He is 2.11 m (6'11") in height.
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After starting his senior pro career with his hometown club KK Vojvodina, he transferred to Red Star from Belgrade. He stayed there for a season, which was enough for Olympiacos to notice his talent and offer him a move to Piraeus.
With Olympiacos, he won 5 Greek Championships (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997), 2 Greek Cups (1994, 1997) the 1997 Euroleague championship, and the Triple Crown in Basketball championship in 1997. He is one of the best centers that has ever played for Olympiacos.
Tarlać was selected by the NBA club the Chicago Bulls in the 1995 NBA Draft. He finally left Greece to go play in the NBA in the summer of 2000, when he took off for the United States to play with the Chicago Bulls. His career in the NBA was not particularly successful and he returned to Europe the following off-season after winning the 2001 European Championship with the Yugoslavian national team.
After leaving the NBA and returning to Europe, Tarlać then spent his next two seasons with the Spanish League club Real Madrid, before finishing up his career with the Russian League club CSKA Moscow.
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| Bronze | 1999 France | FR Yugoslavia |
| Gold | 2001 Turkey | FR Yugoslavia |
It was with Olympiacos that Tarlać made a name for himself, earning a call up to the FR Yugoslavia national squad. For a while there was a controversy over his national team status because he took Greek nationality (under the name of Dragan Milonas) like many other Serbian players of the time did in the 1990s.
The issue was finally straightened out and he was allowed to compete for the Yugoslavian national basketball team at the 1999 FIBA European Championship in France, along with his fellow countrymen Predrag Stojaković and Milan Gurović who were also in the same situation, having also taken Greek citizenship. His team won the bronze medal at the tournament. He also won the gold medal at the 2001 FIBA European Championship with his national team.
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2000–01 | Chicago | 43 | 12 | 13.9 | .394 | .000 | .758 | 2.8 | .7 | .2 | .4 | 2.4 |
| Career | 43 | 12 | 13.9 | .394 | .000 | .758 | 2.8 | .7 | .2 | .4 | 2.4 |
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| Name | Tarlac, Dragan |
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| Short description | Professional basketball player |
| Date of birth | May 9, 1973 |
| Place of birth | Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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