Bojan Bogdanović (; born 18 April 1989) is a Croatian professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He also represents the Croatian national team internationally. Standing at , he plays the

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position. He has also played with the

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, and Utah Jazz.

Professional career

Early years

Born in

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, Bogdanović started his basketball career in 2004 with his hometown club Zrinjski Mostar where he played for one season. In 2005, he signed a five-year deal with

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, but was loaned back to Zrinjski Mostar for the 2005–06 season. In 2006–07 and 2007–08, he played for Real Madrid's junior team, Real Madrid B, in Spain's 4th-tier league, the

Liga EBA Liga Española de Baloncesto Aficionado (EBA), commonly known as Liga EBA, is a Spanish basketball championship that is the fourth tier level in the Spanish basketball league system, after the Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for ...

. In 2008, he was loaned to CB Murcia for the 2008–09 season. In January 2009, he re-joined Real Madrid's junior team, Real Madrid B. Following the 2008–09 season, he parted ways with Real Madrid.Cibona bags young forward Bojan Bogdanovic
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Cibona Zagreb (2009–2011)

In August 2009, Bogdanović signed a four-year deal with Cibona Zagreb. In July 2010, he signed a three-year contract extension with Cibona. Bogdanovic cites this relation as part of the reason he has decided to represent Croatia internationally. Following the 2010–11 season, he parted ways with Cibona.

Fenerbahçe Ülker (2011–2014)

On 19 June 2011, Bogdanović signed a multi-year deal with Fenerbahçe Ülker. On 23 June 2011, he was selected with the 31st overall pick in the

2011 NBA draft The 2011 NBA draft was held on June 23, 2011, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (23:00 UTC), and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. Kia Motors was the presenting spons ...

by the Miami Heat. He was later traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and then again to the New Jersey Nets on draft night. In September 2012, Fenerbahçe confirmed Bogdanović would return for the 2012–13 season. In July 2013, following a breakdown in negotiations with the Brooklyn Nets on a possible contract buy-out, Bogdanović announced his decision to return to Fenerbahçe for the 2013–14 season.

Brooklyn Nets (2014–2017)

On July 20, 2014, Bogdanović signed a three-year, $10 million contract with the

. After starting the first 19 games of the 2014–15 season alongside Joe Johnson on the wing, Bogdanović lost his starting spot on December 10 against the

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in favour of

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. He later regained his starting spot on January 10 against the

. In the Nets' regular season finale on April 15 against the

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, Bogdanović had a season-best game with 28 points on 12-of-17 shooting to help the Nets clinch the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 101–88 win. The Nets lost to the

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4–2 in the first round of the playoffs. On November 11, 2015, Bogdanović helped the Nets record their first win of the season, scoring a season-high 22 points in a 106–98 victory over the

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. He topped that season high mark with 24 points on February 26, in a 116–106 win over the

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. On March 5, 2016, he scored a career-high 44 points in a 131–114 win over the

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. His total was the most for a Nets player since Deron Williams scored 57 on March 4, 2012, and the most by any Nets player since the team moved to Brooklyn prior to the 2012–13 season. In the Nets' regular season finale on April 13, he tied his career high with seven three-pointers and scored 29 points in a 103–96 loss to the Toronto Raptors. The Nets lost their final 10 games of the season and finished with a 21–61 win–loss record. In the Nets' season opener on October 26, 2016, Bogdanović scored a team-high 21 points in a 122–117 loss to the

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Washington Wizards (2017)

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On February 22, 2017, Bogdanović was traded, along with

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, to the

in exchange for Andrew Nicholson, Marcus Thornton and a 2017 protected first round draft pick. On March 1, he had a 27-point effort in a 105–96 win over the Toronto Raptors. Four days later, he scored 15 of his 27 points and made five of his career-high eight three-pointers, including the game-winner, during the fourth quarter of the Wizards' 115–114 win over the

. On March 7, he scored 29 points and set a franchise record for free throws made by going 16 of 16 in a 131–127 win over the

Indiana Pacers (2017–2019)

On July 10, 2017, Bogdanović signed with the

. In his Pacers' debut on October 18, 2017, Bogdanović scored 14 points in a 140–131 win over the

. On February 5, 2018, he scored a season-high 29 points in a 111–102 loss to the

. On March 5, he tied his season high with 29 points in a 92–89 win over the

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. In Game 3 of the Pacers' first-round playoff series against the

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, Bogdanović scored 19 of his then playoff career-high 30 points in the second half, finishing 7 of 9 on 3-pointers, in a 92–90 win that saw the Pacers take a 2–1 lead. The Pacers went on to lose the series in seven games. On December 1, Bogdanović scored a then season-high 27 points in a 111–110 loss to the Sacramento Kings. On February 2, 2019, he set a new season high with 31 points in a 95–88 win over the

Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The club plays its home games at FT ...

. On February 7, he scored 29 points in a 116–92 win over the

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. On February 11, he was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for Week 17 of the 2018–19 season, thus marking his first career player of the week award. On February 28, he set a new season high with 37 points in a 122–115 win over the

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. On March 24, he scored 26 of his 35 points in the first half of the Pacers' 124–88 win over the

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Utah Jazz (2019–2022)

On July 7, 2019, Bogdanović signed a four-year, $73 million contract with the Utah Jazz, making him the all-time highest-paid Croatian athlete. He hit two buzzer-beating game-winners in his first season with Utah: November 8, 2019, against the

and February 9, 2020, at the

. On May 19, the Jazz announced that Bogdanović had undergone a successful surgery in repairing a ruptured ligament in his right wrist and was expected to be sidelined for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. On May 1, 2021, Bogdanović scored a season-high 34 points on 12-of-22 shooting from the field and 6-of-11 from the three, in addition to four rebounds and four assists across 39 minutes in a 106–102 win against the Toronto Raptors. On May 7, Bogdanović scored a career-high 48 points on 16-of-23 shooting from the field and 8-of-11 from the arc in a 127–120 win over the

. On May 23, during the first round of the playoffs, Bogdanović recorded 29 points, five assists and two steals in a 109–112 Game 1 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The Jazz ended up winning the series in five games. On June 16, during the second round of the playoffs, Bogdanović scored 32 points, alongside nine 3-pointers, in a 111–119 Game 5 loss to the

. The Jazz lost the series in six games. On January 5, 2022, Bogdanović recorded a season-high 36 points, alongside 13 rebounds and four assists, in a 115–109 win over the

. On April 16, during the first round of the playoffs, Bogdanović logged 26 points and four assists in a 99–93 Game 1 win over the

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. Two days later, he scored 25 points in a 104–110 Game 2 loss. The Jazz lost the series in six games.

Detroit Pistons (2022–present)

On September 26, 2022, Bogdanović was traded to the

in exchange for Kelly Olynyk, Saben Lee, and minimal cash considerations. Bogdanović made his Pistons debut on October 19, logging 24 points and five rebounds in a 113–109 win over the

. On October 31, he signed a two-year, $39.1 million contract extension with the Pistons.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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, 69 , , 69 , , 30.9 , , .455 , , .387 , , .858 , , 4.3 , , 1.7 , , .5 , , .0 , , 18.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 603 , , 486 , , 29.1 , , .457 , , .392 , , .861 , , 3.6 , , 1.6 , , .6 , , .1 , , 15.0

Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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National team career

Bojan Bogdanovic, Austria v Croatia 2012 (cropped)

Bogdanović played for the Croatian Under-16 national team in 2005, the Under-18 team in 2006 and 2007, and the Under-20 team in 2009. In 2010, he joined the senior Croatian national team for the

2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...

. In July 2012, the Croatian national team's

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Jasmin Repeša Jasmin Repeša (born 1 June 1961) is a Bosnian-born Croatian professional basketball coach and former player whose last coached team was Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Serie A. Repeša has won numerous pro club competitions during his head co ...

, kicked Bogdanović off the team for disciplinary reasons. He re-joined Croatia for the

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and the 2014 FIBA World Cup. He also represented Croatia at the

2015 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 S ...

, where they were eliminated in the eighth finals by

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. Over six tournament games, he averaged 10.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists on 31.5% shooting from the field. Bogdanović also represented Croatia at 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He led all scorers with 25.3 points per game, while shooting 50.6 percent from the field and 45 percent from the 3-point line.

References

External links

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at FIBA.com
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at tblstat.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Bogdanovic, Bojan 1989 births Living people 2010 FIBA World Championship players 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players ABA League players Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Spain Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in the United States Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players Brooklyn Nets players CB Murcia players Croatian expatriate basketball people in Spain Croatian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Croatian expatriate basketball people in the United States Croatian men's basketball players Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina Detroit Pistons players Fenerbahçe men's basketball players Indiana Pacers players KK Cibona players Liga ACB players Miami Heat draft picks National Basketball Association players from Bosnia and Herzegovina National Basketball Association players from Croatia Olympic basketball players of Croatia Real Madrid Baloncesto players Small forwards Utah Jazz players Washington Wizards players

Professional career

Early years

Cibona Zagreb (2009–2011)

Fenerbahçe Ülker (2011–2014)

Brooklyn Nets (2014–2017)

Washington Wizards (2017)

Indiana Pacers (2017–2019)

Utah Jazz (2019–2022)

Detroit Pistons (2022–present)

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

EuroLeague

National team career

See also

References

External links