Bogdan Bogdanovi? (Serbian: ?????? ??????????, born August 18, 1992) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Serbian national basketball team. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he primarily plays at the shooting guard position. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 27th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, with his draft rights being traded to the Sacramento Kings during the 2016 NBA draft. Bogdanovi? earned an All-EuroLeague First Team and EuroBasket All-Tournament Team selection in 2017. He was named the 2017 All-Europe Player of the Year, by the international basketball website Eurobasket.com.
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Club career
Early years
Bogdanovi? began playing organized basketball with KK Zvezdara, a club in Belgrade. In April 2008, he moved on to KK ?itko Basket (then known as Alimenti Basket), also from Belgrade. Playing with ?itko Basket under coach Dragan Jakovljevi?, Bogdanovi? was part of the team that in April 2010 earned third place in the 2009-10 Serbian junior league at the final eight tournament in Vr?ac, after beating Partizan Belgrade juniors in the quarterfinal, losing 89-86 to Hemofarm juniors in the semifinal and beating FMP ?eleznik junior team 82-76 in the third place game.
A few weeks later in May 2010, together with another ?itko player Luka Pajkovi?, Bogdanovi? got attached to FMP's junior team featuring Nenad Miljenovi?, Stefan Popovski-Turanjanin, Nemanja Bezbradica, Nikola Jankovi?, and Nikola Sila?i for the Nike International Junior Tournament (NIJT) in Paris where the FMP ?eleznik juniors were defending their club's double title from previous two years. They were drawn in one of two round-robin groups at the tournament, alongside KK Split, Treviso, and Málaga. After beating Treviso and Split, FMP required a win over Málaga juniors to win their group and make the final; with precisely Bogdanovi? making the difference with an off-balance buzzer-beater for a 79-78 final score, two of his 21 points on the day alongside 6 rebounds. In the final game FMP took on INSEP and lost 73-83 with Bogdanovi? having an outing to forget due to the mid-game injury that forced him to leave the contest.
Partizan Belgrade
In September 2010, 18-year-old Bogdanovi? signed his first professional contract with Partizan Belgrade. Initially, in his first two seasons with the crno-beli, under head coach Vlada Jovanovi?, Bogdanovi? didn't play much.
With the summer 2012 return of head coach Du?ko Vujo?evi? to Partizan, 20-year-old Bogdanovi? began to see increased minutes. After Danilo An?u?i?'s departure in December 2012, Bogdanovi?'s role in the team stabilized even more. The 2012-13 season saw him make his EuroLeague debut with the team, averaging 5 points per game and 1.8 rebounds per game over 6 appearances.
2013-14 season
After being invited to play for the Serbian national team in the summer of 2013, he saw increased trust of coach Vujo?evi?, which reflected on his minutes in the 2013-14 season, and a bigger role in the team.
In the EuroLeague game victory over CSKA Moscow in Belgrade, Bogdanovi? scored a career-high 27 points, shooting 10 for 16 from the field. Shortly after the game, he was praised by Serbian national team selector Aleksandar ?or?evi?, as being one of the most promising young European players.
In a February ABA League away game versus Cibona, Bogdanovi? scored a career-high 32 points, also adding 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Over 23 games in the EuroLeague, he averaged 14.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, all career-highs. In April 2014, along with his teammate Joffrey Lauvergne, he was selected for the ideal team of the ABA League.
In May 2014, he was voted the EuroLeague Rising Star of the season, by the head coaches of 24 EuroLeague teams.
Partizan finished the season by winning its 13th consecutive Serbian League title, after once again defeating their archrivals, Red Star Belgrade, 3-1 in the league's finals series. Bogdanovi? exploded in the finals series, averaging 30.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game. For such a performance, he was named the league's Finals MVP.
Following Bogdanovi?'s summer 2014 transfer from Partizan to Fenerbahce, the player's decision to leave the club was publicly criticized by Partizan's head coach Vujo?evi? who claimed that by leaving in 2014 Bogdanovi? broke their verbal agreement the coach had struck with the player (along with Bogdanovi?'s agent Aleksandar Ra?kovi? and his parents) two years earlier in 2012. Their 2012 agreement, according to the coach, saw then 20-year-old Bogdanovi? be placed immediately into Partizan's first team rotation in return for the player's promise he would stay with the team three more seasons from that point on. Bogdanovi? left the club in summer 2014, two years after the supposed agreement, following Partizan's failure to qualify for the next season's EuroLeague.
Fenerbahçe
On 11 July 2014, Bogdanovi? officially signed a four-year contract, containing opt-out clauses after the second and third seasons, with the Turkish team Fenerbahçe. Over four years, Bogdanovi? is slated to make EUR3.5 million euros net income, while Partizan also received a EUR1.3 million euros buyout from Fenerbahçe, as the player was still under contract with the Belgrade club.
2014-15 season
Even though Bogdanovi? was a newcomer in the team, head coach ?eljko Obradovi? gave him a significant number of minutes and a starter role. With the beginning of the 2014-15 season, he struggled in shooting and consistency. On November 15, in a 93-86 win over FC Bayern Munich, he scored 18 points and added 7 assists, his best game since coming to the new team. Over 10 games in the first phase of the EuroLeague, he averaged 10.4 points and 3.4 assists per game. On March 20, Bogdanovi? set a season-high of 25 points, and added 4 assists, in a 98-77 win over Emporio Armani Milano. For such a performance, he was named the EuroLeague MVP of the Round, with a performance index rating of 32. On March 26, in a game against Unicaja Málaga, he scored a 20-meter distance buzzer beater at the end of the second quarter. After good showings in the Top 16, he struggled in shooting in the quarter-final playoff series against Maccabi Tel Aviv, averaging 8 points on 25% shooting from the field. Eventually, Fenerbahçe won the EuroLeague playoff series, and advanced to the 2015 Euroleague Final Four, the first in the club's history.
On May 7, he was voted the EuroLeague Rising Star for the second season in a row, becoming only the second player, after Nikola Miroti?, to win the award twice. On May 15, 2015, however, his team lost in the EuroLeague semifinal game to Real Madrid, by a score of 87-96. Eventually, Fenerbahçe finished in 4th place in the EuroLeague, after losing in the third-place game to CSKA Moscow, by a score of 80-86. Over the season, in 29 EuroLeague games, Bogdanovi? averaged 10.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. Also, in 36 games of the Turkish League, he averaged 11.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.4 assists.
2015-16 season
Throughout his second season with the team, Bogdanovi? continued with his good performances, becoming one of the team's leaders. Occasionally, in the late phases of the games, he also had the ball in his hands. Fenerbahçe won the Turkish Cup, with a 67-65 win over Darü??afaka, with Bogdanovi? being named the Cup MVP. Fenerbahçe also reached the final game of the 2016 Euroleague Final Four, but fell short of winning the EuroLeague championship, after an overtime 96-101 loss to CSKA Moscow. Over 28 EuroLeague games, he averaged 11.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3 assists per game. At the end of the season, Fenerbahçe won the Tukish League championship.
2016-17 season
On October 26, 2016, in a EuroLeague game against ?algiris Kaunas, Bogdanovi? sprained his right ankle; at first it was estimated that he will need two to three weeks of recovery time, but recovery didn't seem to go as expected as he didn't return until January 2017. On January 6, 2017, he returned on the court, in a game against Milano. Bogdanovi? proved to be a major contributor for Fenerbaçhe in the EuroLeague playoffs, as he would be the team's leading scorer in their first two games against Panathinaikos, before his club ultimately swept them, to earn another EuroLeague Final Four appearance. As a result of his contributions, he was not only named the EuroLeague's Player of the Round during those first two playoff games, but he was also named the EuroLeague's Player of the Month, for his overall work that month. He later helped Fenerbaçhe repeat their place in the Finals of the EuroLeague, after helping them defeat Real Madrid, in the EuroLeague Final Four semifinals, by a score of 84-75. He had 14 points and 6 rebounds against Real Madrid. Two days later, Bogdanovi? would help the club win their first ever EuroLeague championship, as they beat out Olympiacos, by a score of 80-64, in the championship game. Afterwards, Bogdanovi? would lead Fenerbahçe to its second straight Turkish Super League Finals victory, by sweeping Be?ikta? Sompo Japan, and winning the Turkish Super League Finals MVP award in the process.
Sacramento Kings
On June 26, 2014, while playing for Partizan Belgrade, Bogdanovi? was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 27th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. On June 23, 2016, on the night of the 2016 NBA Draft, his rights were acquired by the Sacramento Kings along with Georgios Papagiannis, Skal Labissière and a future second-round pick in exchange for the draft rights of Marquese Chriss from the Phoenix Suns.
2017-18 season
On July 13, 2017, Bogdanovi? signed with the Sacramento Kings. He made his NBA debut on October 23, 2017 against the team that originally drafted him, the Phoenix Suns. Bogdanovi? recorded 12 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in 25 minutes of play off the bench as the Kings lost 117-115.
Bogdanovi? was selected as a member of the Team World for the 2018 Rising Stars Challenge. He led Team World to a 155-124 win over Team USA with 26 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds, while shooting 7 of 13 from the three-point line and was named the MVP of the game.
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Serbian national team
Youth
Bogdanovi?'s play with ?itko got him a training camp invite ahead of the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in France, however he was quickly cut by head coach Vlada Jovanovi? since he was about to turn 17 at that time.
In the summer of 2010, Bogdanovi? was selected to represent Serbia by head coach Jovanovi? for the European under-18 Championship wherein they finished fourth in the tournament.
The following year, Bogdanovi?, while still with Partizan at the club level, was selected to play for Serbia's Under-19 national team under head coach Dejan Mijatovi? at the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Latvia. Playing alongside Aleksandar Cvetkovi?, ?or?e Drenovac, Luka Mitrovi?, Nemanja Dangubi?, and Nemanja Be?ovi?, they finished as a runner-up against a Jonas Valan?i?nas-led Lithuanian team. Bogdanovi? averaged 8.9 points and 5 rebounds per game for the tournament.
Senior
At the EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia, Bogdanovi? represented the senior Serbian national team, averaging 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2 assists per game.
Bogdanovi? was a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, under head coach Aleksandar ?or?evi?. He emerged in the knockout phase against Greece, Brazil, and France, and ended the tournament with averages of 12 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game, on 47% shooting.
In the late phase of the pre-tournament friendly games for the EuroBasket 2015, Serbian team head coach ?or?evi?, put him on the bench, due to his problems with a repeated back injury. Despite that, he was named to the 12-man roster that represented Serbia at the EuroBasket. Throughout the first phase of the tournament, playing with pain injections, he saw limited minutes, and his production slightly decreased from the previous summer. Despite that, Serbia dominated in the tournament's toughest group, Group B, with a 5-0 record, and then eliminated Finland and Czech Republic in the round of 16 and quarterfinal games, respectively. However, they were stopped in the semifinal game by Lithuania, with a score of 67-64, and eventually lost to the tournament's host team, France, in the bronze-medal game, with a score of 81-68. Over 9 tournament games, Bogdanovi? finished with averages of 8.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game, on 39.7% shooting from the field, and 27.1% shooting from the three-point line.
Bogdanovi? also represented Serbia at the 2016 Summer Olympics where they won the silver medal, after losing to the United States in the final game with 96-66.
Bogdanovi? also represented Serbia at the EuroBasket 2017 where they won the silver medal, after losing in the final game to Slovenia. With the absence of long-time team captain and leader Milo? Teodosi? due to injury, Bogdanovi? stepped in as the team's leader. Over 9 tournament games, he averaged 20.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5 assists per game, on 47.4% overall field goal shooting. He was named All-Tournament Team.
Career statistics
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
Personal life
Bogdanovi? was born to parents Dragan and Koviljka. In addition to basketball, he is also a fan of the World of Warcraft series of video games. On April 10, 2016, fans of the Fenerbahçe would name a star after Bogdan Bogdanovi?.
Bogdan is not related to the late noted Serbian architect Bogdan Bogdanovi?, sharing the same name, or to fellow NBA basketball player Bojan Bogdanovi?, who comes from Croatia.
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in basketball
- List of Serbian NBA players
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
- Official website of Bogdan Bogdanovi?
- Bogdan Bogdanovi? at aba-liga.com
- Bogdan Bogdanovi? at draftexpress.com
- Bogdan Bogdanovi? at euroleague.net
- Bogdan Bogdanovi? at fiba.com
- Bogdan Bogdanovi? at tblstat.net
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