 Prior to the 2017 EuroBasket, Dragić announced that he would retire from playing with the Slovenian national team after the tournament.At the tournament, he helped Slovenia to win its first ever FIBA European championship.He scored 35 points, on 12-22 shooting in the final, which was the most points scored in a final, since Pau Gasol scored 36 points in the 2003 final.