NBA／曾蓋掉詹皇的男人回來了？赫佐尼亞傳有望重返NBA
赫佐尼亞目前效力西班牙豪門皇家馬德里，去年夏天與球隊簽下5年長約，但據記者烏伯納斯（Donatas Urbonas）報導，合約中包含一項NBA跳脫條款，而他本人也吸引了幾支NBA球隊的興趣。若選擇返回NBA，買斷金約為85萬美元，屬歐洲常見水準。
30歲的赫佐尼亞於2015年選秀以第5順位被魔術挑中，擁有6呎8吋的身高與強悍體能，然而在NBA的5個賽季期間表現未達預期，進攻端缺乏穩定性，三分外線與戰術適應性也有待加強。不過，離開NBA之後，赫佐尼亞在希臘、俄羅斯與西班牙的歷練明顯磨出成熟度。
Mario Hezonja blocked LeBron to secure the win and then stared him down... 😳 pic.twitter.com/PCGuGDukJe
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) 2019年3月17日
上季赫佐尼亞在皇家馬德里繳出場均13.6分、4.9助攻，三分命中率提升至39.2%。他同時在2025年歐錦賽資格賽代表克羅埃西亞出戰，場均猛砍30.3分、9.2籃板與3.8助攻，展現全面身手，即使球隊未晉級，也讓球探重新評估他的價值。
儘管距離他封蓋詹皇那一幕已過多年，但如今的赫佐尼亞或許準備好再次挑戰NBA舞台。這次他不只是話題人物，更可能是成熟可靠的側翼戰力。
REPORT: Mario Hezonja is drawing interest from NBA teams, per @BasketNews_com 'Despite being under contract through 2029, Mario Hezonja's future with Real Madrid is far from certain. With NBA teams showing serious interest and a buyout clause in place, a move across the… pic.twitter.com/pLQGgkLnla
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) 2025年5月25日
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