JULY 13: Bogdanovic has officially signed his three-year, $27MM deal with the Kings, per agent Alexander Raskovic (Twitter link).
JUNE 29: Bogdanovic’s three-year deal is expected to be worth $27MM, Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee reports. That’s considerably less than the $36MM that was initially reported, though it’s possible there will be some non-guaranteed money at the end of the deal that accounts for the discrepancy.
JUNE 28: The Kings have struck a deal with draft-and-stash prospect Bogdan Bogdanovic, according to Jason Jones and Ailene Voisin of The Sacramento Bee. Bogdanovic – not to be confused with Wizards RFA Bojan Bogdanovic – is expected to sign a three-year contract with Sacramento worth $36MM.
Bogdan Bogdanovic, the 27th overall pick in the 2014 draft, was originally selected by the Suns, but his rights were sent to the Kings in a draft-night trade in 2016, when Phoenix moved up to No. 8 to select Marquese Chriss.
A 6’6″ sharpshooter, Bogdanovic was named the MVP of the Turkish League this year after averaging 14.7 PPG, 4.0 APG, and 3.5 RPG. The 24-year-old also earned All-EuroLeague honors and helped lead Turkish team Fenerbahce to its first ever EuroLeague title.
Because it has been more than three years since he was drafted, Bogdanovic is no longer subject to the NBA’s rookie scale. As such, the Kings will sign him using cap room. The deal can become official next month.
Serbian website Kurir first reported that the Kings and Bogdanovic had reached an agreement, as Orazio Cauchi of Sportando details.
Bogdan is one of Divac’s guys. The Kings are builing a very nice core in Sacramento, Fox will make them a winner in 2 years.
Sure hope so. But along as these superteams form it’s just gets harder
Superteams don’t always win. Team basketball and great defense does.
you’re delusional if you think kings will be winning in 2 years
we knew he was delusional already.
It’s not delusional to expect a playoff appearance in 2 years. It might be to expect a championship, but not a playoff team.
12 million per for a Euroleague guy? Wow. That will likely effect the market for other players…
I’d expect Teodosic to get an even better deal if he comes over
The Kings F.O. isn’t such a joke anymore, they have quietly made several key moves that should set them up to contend in about 2 seasons.
I love their young core they are putting together, and especially if Giles turns out healthy, they could really suprise some teams in the West come the 18/19 season…
Also, love this signing…B.B. will be an excellent floor spacer for them, and he and Fox should work extremely well together…He will also be a reliable outlet when their bigs go down low in the post…
Personally, I really like the Kings off-season, and I think they have quietly set themselves up for some sustainable success…Good Luck Kings fans, you have an exciting young team to watch and root for now!!
Bogdan is Ginobili 2.0