Born in the scenic city of Dubrovnik, Croatia — the location of King’s Landing for any Game of Thrones fans out there — Mario Hezonja first came to the wider attention of NBA fans as he gained a reputation as a brash, yet highly skilled scorer in Europe.
Hezonja impressed as he worked his way to relatively consistent minutes at a young age with Barcelona, trash-talked his way through EuroLeague play, shot the lights out from distance and made bold proclamations about how rather than him going to see Lionel Messi play, one of the greatest soccer players of all-time should be watching him instead.