6:00pm: The deal is now official, according to NBA.com’s transaction log.
3:45pm: Veteran Pistons power forward Bojan Bogdanovic is signing a two-year, $39.1MM contract extension to remain in Detroit, his agency Wasserman informs Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
As Wojnarowski notes, Bogdanovic is earning $19.5MM in 2022/23, the last year of his current deal. This new agreement, which has virtually the same annual average value, will keep him under team control through 2024/25.
According to Wojnarowski, when Pistons GM Troy Weaver traded for Bogdanovic, he had his sights set on extending the sharpshooting ace long-term.
The 6’7″ power forward, a nine-year NBA veteran, has started all of his first six games with Detroit since being traded from the Jazz during the offseason. He is averaging 23.0 PPG on .517/.511/.923 shooting, while chipping in 3.5 RPG and 2.0 APG.
Though the Nets traded for his draft rights as the No. 31 pick in the 2011 draft, Bogdanovic did not make his NBA debut until the 2014/15 season. Prior to Utah and Detroit, the 33-year-old has enjoyed stints on solid playoff clubs in Brooklyn, Washington, and Indiana.
Bogdanovic has thus far served as a helpful stretch-four veteran presence for the rebuilding Pistons. Though Detroit is just 1-5, the team’s longer-term outlook is fairly rosy, given the development of exciting young lottery additions Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren.
With the advent of this new agreement, Bogdanovic, a knockdown long-range shooter (he has made 39.4% of 5.4 three-pointers per game for his career), could remain in Detroit well into the team’s return to the postseason.
Because Bogdanovic’s extension doesn’t lock him up for more than three total seasons and his first-year raise won’t exceed 5%, he’ll remain trade-eligible going forward.
This has to be very good news for Detroit! Despite only having 1 win this season Bojan signs an extension. He must like the chemistry/energy of the Pistons. I am very encouraged!
Future is bright for that team, just need a loooot of patience…
As you should be, Detroit looks like they’re definitely heading in the right direction, and their future looks very bright!!
As a Bulls fan, even still, happy for you…lol
Good for Bojan.
Not many 33 year olds get offered 40mil over 2 years.
Dudes had a really good quiet career
This is so stupid, they could’ve traded him for value at the deadline, but Weaver seems to think they can even make the play-in for some reason
Det has so much avail cap next year and beyond and a tough draw in free agency – Easy ink
They’d be tempted to spoil it on dead money contracts if they didn’t start spending some. I prefer this route for a team trying to trend upwards
He is also a really strong fit next to their bigs/Bey and Ivey
Right, how could any Detroit fan be mad at this!?!
This is an EXCELLENT extension and sign for the Pistons and their fans.
Yes, their young core needs a season or so to truly grow and gel together, but having such a solid vet like Bojan Bogdanovic around ONLY helps on and off the court.
Expensive “veteran presence” for the clubhouse.
How so? He is their best scorer so far.
He’s no Haslem on the end of the bench, dude ain’t slowing down anytime soon in the next year or two.
Plus, he fits in perfectly with exactly what the Pistons young core needs alongside them.
Reminds me of the JJ Redick contract
Good move, albeit overdue. The regime is in year 3, and has accomplished nothing. Anyone can lose haplessly. Young players aren’t going to properly develop as winning NBA players on the kind of glorified AAU team that DET has replicated the past 2 seasons.
If you remember correctly, Bojan was traded from Utah because he wanted an extension.. so you knew an extension was coming.. Also remember that at roughly that same amount of money Jeremy Grant was still an attractive trade chip , so if someone comes calling with an amazing deal Troy can still pull the trigger .. They have plenty of money for the future and Detroit isn’t exactly a prime free agent destination.. gotta trade for or draft good players , so while it seems like an overspend, so was Grant and that worked out for everyone.. have a lil faith in Troy please ….
I’m still surprised Utah got so little for him, even as a potential expiring, and he is a really strong fit for Detroit, so that was a good move all around by them
Right, why are people calling this an “overspend?” It doesn’t make any sense to me..
His game ages extremely well, he’s a perfect fit alongside their young core, and he actually WANTS to stay!!!
If I were a Pistons fan, I would be jumping for joy and excited.
Maybe all the losing has made then pessimistic, idk!?! They should be happy and excited though, they locked down the exact veteran they need alongside their young core to help them gel, grow, and flourish…