Born on April 18, 1989, in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, Bojan Bogdanovic is a 34-year-old veteran sharpshooter for the New York Knicks. The small forward was the 31st overall pick in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. He was later traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves and then to the New Jersey Nets (Brooklyn Nets) on draft night.
The veteran was named to the All-Rookie Second Team in 2015 and his shooting at all three levels has been excellent throughout his career. Bojan Bogdanovic is in his 10th NBA season and has registered five double-doubles during this span. He scored 11 three-pointers in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 6, 2022. His career best of 48 points, eight rebounds, two steals and two assists came against the Denver Nuggets, scoring 8 of 11 from the arc and shooting 16 of 23 from the field.
He made his NBA debut in 2014 and has played for six teams ever since, which include the Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards, Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks. Standing at a height of 6 feet and 7 inches, the veteran has drained 1486 three pointers in his NBA career at an average of 2.1 three-pointers per game.
Bojan Bogdanovic trade
The Detroit Pistons traded Bojan Bogdanovic to the New York Knicks along with Alec Burks and acquired Evan Fourier, Malachi Flynn, Quentin Grimes, Ryan Arcidiacono, two future second-round picks and cash consideration.
The Knicks got two perimeter scorers in Burks and Bogdanovic. Bogdanovic is on route to scoring 150 three-points this season as well with his shooting percentage of 41.5, a feat he has already achieved six times in his last seven seasons.
Bojan had already played in the Croatian and Turkish leagues prior to the NBA and earned numerous accolades. His achievements include the Croatian Cup Championship and the Croatian League Championship in 2009 and 2010, respectively. His performance also earned him honors like Croatian League All-Star in 2010 and All-Croatian league First team and Croatian League All-Domestic Player team in 2011.
He won the Turkish Cup in 2013, the Turkish Supercup and the TBSL championship in 2014 and earned All-TBSL Second team honors in consecutive years in 2013 and 2014. He also received All-TBSL first team and TBSL All-Import team honors in 2014.
He has also represented his National Men’s team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, 2013 EuroBasket, 2014 FIBA World Championship and 2015 EuroBasket and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics.
FAQ's on Bojan Bogdanovic trade
A. Bojan Bogdanovic has a shooting average of 2.1 three-pointers per game in his NBA career. He has shot 3.0 three-pointers per game this season.
A. Bojan Bogdanovic has averaged 15.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game in 692 regular season games; he played at 29.5 minutes per game as of March 2024.
A. In 47 playoff games at 31.1 minutes per game, Bogdanovic has scored at an average of 13.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.8 steals per game as of March 2024.
A. Bojan Bogdanovic has a height of 6 feet 7 inches, a wingspan of 6 feet 11 inches and weighs around 226 lbs.
