Bogdan Bogdanović (Serbian Cyrillic:Богдан Богдановић; born 18 August 1992) is a Serbian professionalbasketball player for theLos Angeles Clippers of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents theSerbian national team.
He was selected by thePhoenix Suns with the 27th overall pick in the2014 NBA draft, with his draft rights being traded to theSacramento Kings during the2016 NBA draft. Bogdanović earned anAll-EuroLeague First Team, aAll-FIBA EuroBasket Team and was selected two times to theAll-FIBA World Cup First Team. He helped Serbia win the bronze medal and was named to theFIBA Olympics All-Second Team at2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He is the all-time leading scorer for Serbia.
Bogdanović began playing organized basketball with ŠKK Zvezdara, a club inBelgrade. In April 2008, he moved on toŽitko Basket (then known as Alimenti Basket), also from Belgrade. Playing with Žitko Basket under coachDragan Jakovljević, Bogdanović was part of the team that in April 2010 earned third place in the 2009–10 Junior Serbian League at the final eight tournament inVršac,[1][2] after beatingPartizan juniors in the quarterfinal, losing 89–86 toHemofarm juniors in the semifinal and beatingFMP junior team 82–76 in the third place game.
A few weeks later in May 2010, together with another Žitko player Luka Pajković, Bogdanović got attached to FMP's junior team featuringNenad Miljenović,Stefan Popovski-Turanjanin,Nemanja Bezbradica,Nikola Janković, and Nikola Silađi for theNike International Junior Tournament (NIJT) inParis where the FMP juniors were defending their club's double title from the previous two years. They were drawn in one of two round-robin groups at the tournament, alongsideKK Split,Treviso, andMálaga. After beating Treviso and Split, FMP required a win overMálaga juniors to win their group and make the final; with precisely Bogdanović 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.[3][4] In the final game FMP took onINSEP and lost 73–83[5] with Bogdanović having an outing to forget due to the mid-game injury that forced him to leave the contest.
In September 2010, 18-year-old Bogdanović signed his first professional contract withPartizan.[6] Initially, in his first two seasons with thecrno-beli, under head coachVlada Jovanović, Bogdanović didn't play much.
With the summer 2012 return of head coachDuško Vujošević to Partizan, 20-year-old Bogdanović began to see increased minutes. AfterDanilo Anđušić's departure in December 2012, Bogdanović's role in the team stabilized even more.[7] The 2012–13 season saw him make hisEuroLeague debut with the team, averaging 5 points per game and 1.8 rebounds per game over 6 appearances.
After being invited to play for the Serbian national team in the summer of 2013, he earned greater trust from coach Vujošević, which was reflected in his increased playing time in the 2013–14 season, and bigger role in the team.
In the EuroLeague victory overCSKA Moscow in Belgrade, Bogdanović scored a career-high 27 points, shooting 10 for 16 from the field.[8] Shortly after the game, he was praised by Serbian national team selectorAleksandar Đorđević, as being one of the most promising young European players.[9]
In a February ABA League away game versusCibona, Bogdanović scored a career-high 32 points, also adding 4 rebounds and 5 assists.[10] Over 23 games in the EuroLeague, he averaged 14.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, all career-highs.[11] In April 2014, along with his teammateJoffrey Lauvergne, he was selected tothe Ideal Team of theABA League.[12][13]
In May 2014, he was voted theEuroLeagueRising Star of the season, by the head coaches of 24 EuroLeague teams.[14]
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.[15] Bogdanović 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.[16]
Following Bogdanović's summer 2014 transfer from Partizan to Fenerbahce, the player's decision to leave the club was publicly criticized by Partizan's head coach Vujošević who claimed that by leaving in 2014 Bogdanović broke their verbal agreement the coach had struck with the player (along with Bogdanović's parents and agent Aleksandar Rašković) two years earlier in 2012.[7] Their 2012 agreement, according to the coach, saw then 20-year-old Bogdanović 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.[7] Following Partizan's failure to qualify for thenext season's EuroLeague, Bogdanović left the club in summer 2014—two years after the supposed agreement thus one year short of the 3-year commitment.[7]
On 11 July 2014, Bogdanović officially signed a four-year contract, containing opt-out clauses after the second and third seasons, with the Turkish teamFenerbahçe.[17][18] Over four years, Bogdanović is slated to make€3.5 million euros net income, while Partizan also received a €1.3 million buyout from Fenerbahçe, as the player was still under contract with the Belgrade club.[19]
Even though Bogdanović was a newcomer in the team, head coachŽeljko Obradović 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.[20] On 15 November, in a 93–86 win overFC Bayern Munich, he scored 18 points and added 7 assists, his best game since coming to the new team.[21] Over 10 games in thefirst phase of the EuroLeague, he averaged 10.4 points and 3.4 assists per game. On 20 March, Bogdanović set a season-high of 25 points, and added 4 assists, in a 98–77 win overEmporio Armani Milano.[22] For such a performance, he was named theEuroLeague MVP of the Round, with aPerformance Index Rating of 32.[23] On 26 March, in a game againstUnicaja Málaga, he scored a 20-meter distancebuzzer beater at the end of the second quarter.[24] After good showings in theTop 16, he struggled in shooting in thequarter-final playoff series againstMaccabi Tel Aviv, averaging 8 points on 25% shooting from the field. Eventually, Fenerbahçe won the EuroLeague playoff series, and advanced to the2015 Euroleague Final Four, the first in the club's history.[25]
On 7 May, he was voted theEuroLeague Rising Star for the second season in a row, becoming only the second player, afterNikola Mirotić, to win the award twice.[26] On 15 May 2015, however, his team lost in the EuroLeague semifinal game toReal Madrid, by a score of 87–96.[27] Eventually, Fenerbahçe finished in 4th place in the EuroLeague, after losing in the third-place game toCSKA Moscow, by a score of 80–86.[28] Over the season, in 29 EuroLeague games, Bogdanović averaged 10.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. Also, in 36 games of theTurkish League, he averaged 11.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.4 assists.
Throughout his second season with the team, Bogdanović 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 theTurkish Cup, with a 67–65 win overDarüşşafaka, with Bogdanović being named theCup MVP. Fenerbahçe also reachedthe final game of the2016 Euroleague Final Four, but fell short of winning the EuroLeague championship, after anovertime 96–101 loss toCSKA Moscow.[29] 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 theTurkish League championship.
On 26 October 2016, in aEuroLeague game againstŽalgiris Kaunas, Bogdanović sprained his right ankle; at first it was estimated that he will need two to three weeks of recovery time,[30] but recovery didn't seem to go as expected as he didn't return until January 2017.[31] On 6 January 2017, he returned on the court, in a game againstMilano. Bogdanović proved to be a major contributor for Fenerbahçe in the EuroLeague playoffs, as he would be the team's leading scorer in their first two games againstPanathinaikos, before his club ultimately swept them, to earn anotherEuroLeague Final Four appearance. As a result of his contributions, he was not only named theEuroLeague's Player of the Round during those first two playoff games, but he was also named theEuroLeague's Player of the Month, for his overall work that month.[32] He later helped Fenerbahçe repeat their place in theFinals of the EuroLeague, after helping them defeatReal 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, Bogdanović would help the club win their first everEuroLeague championship, as they beat outOlympiacos, by a score of 80–64, inthe championship game. Afterwards, Bogdanović would lead Fenerbahçe to its second straight Turkish Super League Finals victory, by sweepingBeşiktaş Sompo Japan, and winning theTurkish Super League Finals MVP award in the process.
In 2020, he was named to theEuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team.[33][34]
On 26 June 2014, while playing for Partizan Belgrade, Bogdanović was selected by thePhoenix Suns with the 27th overall pick in the2014 NBA draft.[35] On 23 June 2016, on the night of the2016 NBA draft, the Suns traded his rights to theSacramento Kings along withGeorgios Papagiannis,Skal Labissière and theDetroit Pistons' 2020 second-round pick, in exchange for the draft rights ofMarquese Chriss.[36]
On 13 July 2017, Bogdanović signed with theSacramento Kings.[37] He made his NBA debut on 23 October 2017, against the team that originally drafted him, thePhoenix Suns. Bogdanović recorded 12 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in 25 minutes of play off the bench as the Kings lost 117–115.[38]
Bogdanović was selected as a member of the Team World for the2018Rising 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.[39] The Sacramento Kings finished the season with a 27–55 record, thus failing to qualify to theNBA playoffs for the twelfth season in a row. Bogdanović in his first NBA season had the averages of 11.8 points, 3.3 assists and 2.9 rebounds over 78 games.
After the end of the season, he had anMRI procedure that revealed a slight tear of themedial meniscus in his left knee.[40] On 24 April 2018, he underwent ameniscusdebridement surgery in order to fully recover his left knee.[40] On 22 May 2018, he was named to theNBA All-Rookie Second Team.[41]
Bogdanović was selected as a member of the Team World for the2019Rising Stars Challenge.[42][43] After missing the first ten games due to an injury rehab, in his sophomore season with the club Bogdanović mainly played the role of sixth man and second unit leader.[44] Over 70 games, he averaged career-highs of 14.1 points, 3.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds.[44]
In hiscontract year with the club, Bogdanović averaged 15.1 points, 3.4 assists and 3.4 rebounds over 61 games. The2019–20 NBA season wassuspended in March as a result ofCOVID-19 pandemic and Sacramento Kings were invited for 22-team2020 NBA Bubble. Eventually, they did not manage to qualify for theplayoffs and finished the season with 31–41 record.
In November 2020, the Kings attempted to sign-and-trade Bogdanović to theMilwaukee Bucks along withJustin James forDonte DiVincenzo,D. J. Wilson, andErsan İlyasova.[45][46][47] The trade unraveled when it was announced that the NBA was investigating the Bucks for having contact with Bogdanović and/or his agent before it was allowed under free agency rules. The Bucks reportedly felt double-crossed by the situation, decided not to pursue the trade further, and were stripped of their 2022 second-round draft pick at the conclusion of the investigation in December.[48][49] According to Bogdanović, he was not made aware of the trade by the Kings and felt betrayed by the organization.[50]
On 24 November 2020, Bogdanović signed a four-year, $72 million contract with theAtlanta Hawks.[51] Bogdanović would only play in 44 games during the 2020–21 regular season due to injuries, but set new career highs, averaging 16.4 points per game and shot 90.9% on free throws. Coincidentally, the Hawks faced the Bucks in the 2021Eastern Conference Finals, which the Bucks won in six games before winning theNBA championship.
After the 2021–22 season ended, Bogdanović underwent right knee surgery and was ruled out for at least three months.[52][53] On 16 March 2023, he signed a four-year, $68 million contract extension with the Hawks.[54][55]
On December 11, 2023, Bogdanović put up a career-high 40 points on 10 three-pointers made in a 129–122 loss to theDenver Nuggets. He also became the first player in Hawks history to put up at least 40 points and 10 three-pointers made in a game.[56]
On October 23, 2024, he was sidelined for a month with a right hamstringtendinopathy during a game against theBrooklyn Nets.[57]
On February 6, 2025, Bogdanović was traded to theLos Angeles Clippers alongside three future second-round picks in exchange forTerance Mann andBones Hyland.[58]
Bogdanović's play withŽitko got him a training camp invite ahead of the2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship inFrance, however he was quickly cut by head coachVlada Jovanović since he was about to turn 17 at that time.
In the summer of 2010, Bogdanović was selected to represent Serbia[59] by head coach Jovanović for theEuropean under-18 Championship wherein they finished fourth in the tournament.
The following year, Bogdanović, while still with Partizan at the club level, was selected to play forSerbia's Under-19 national team under head coach Dejan Mijatović at the2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship inLatvia. Playing alongsideAleksandar Cvetković,Đorđe Drenovac,Luka Mitrović,Nemanja Dangubić, andNemanja Bešović, they finished as a runner-up against aJonas Valančiūnas-ledLithuanian team.[60] Bogdanović averaged 8.9 points and 5 rebounds per game for the tournament.[61]
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In theEuroBasket 2013 inSlovenia, Bogdanović represented the seniorSerbian national team, averaging 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2 assists per game.[62][63] Bogdanović was a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, under head coachAleksandar Đorđević. He emerged in the knockout phase againstGreece,Brazil, andFrance, and ended the tournament with averages of 12 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game, on 47% shooting.[64]
In the last few pre-tournamentfriendly games for theEuroBasket 2015, Serbian team head coach Đorđević put Bogdanović on the bench due to the twenty-three-year-old player's persistent back injury problems.[65] Despite that, he was named to the 12-man roster that represented Serbia at the EuroBasket.[66] 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 eliminatedFinland andCzech Republic in the round of 16 and quarterfinal games, respectively. However, they were stopped in the semifinal game byLithuania, with a score of 67–64,[67] and eventually lost to the tournament's host team,France, in the bronze-medal game, with a score of 81–68.[68] Over 9 tournament games, Bogdanović averaged 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.[69][70]
Bogdanović also represented Serbia at the2016 Summer Olympics where they won the silver medal, after losing to theUnited States in the final game with 96–66.[71]
Bogdanović also represented Serbia at theEuroBasket 2017 where they won the silver medal, after losing in the final game toSlovenia.[72] With the absence of long-time team captain and leaderMiloš Teodosić due to injury, Bogdanović 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 namedAll-Tournament Team.[73]
At the2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the national team of Serbia was dubbed as favorite to win the trophy,[74] but was eventually upset in thequarterfinals byArgentina.[75] With wins over the United States andCzech Republic, it finished in fifth place.[76][77] Bogdanović was once again the best player in the team, averaging 22.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists over 8 games, while shooting 55.6% from the field and 53% from the three-point line. For his performances, he was selected to theFIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team.[78] With 183 points scored throughout the tournament, he was theFIBA Basketball World Cup Top Scorer by total points scored.[78][79]
Bogdanović missed theEuroBasket 2022 due to a right knee surgery.[80]
Bogdanović won silver medal at the2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup with the Serbia national team. He averaged 19.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 2.1 steals per game. In recognition of his individual play, Bogdanović was named second time in a row to theWorld Cup All-Tournament Team.[81]
He played with Serbia at the2024 Olympics in Paris, and led the team with 30 points in the third group stage game againstSouth Sudan, surpassingMiloš Teodosić to become Serbia's all-time leading scorer in all competitions by scoring his 1,058th career point.[82] His 30-point performance also set an Olympic record for a Serbian player.[82] He won the bronze medal at the2024 Summer Olympics with Serbia.[83] Over 6 tournament games, Bogdanović averaged 18.3 points, 3.8 assists and 4 rebounds, while shooting 47.6 percent from the field, 46.2 percent from three-point range, and 92.3 percent from the free throw line. For his performances, Bogdanović was named to the tournament's All-Second Team.[84]
Bogdanović was once again selected for theEuroBasket 2025. He suffered a hamstring injury in the second group stage game againstPortugal, which later ruled him out for the remainder of the tournament.[85]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Sacramento | 78 | 52 | 27.9 | .446 | .392 | .840 | 2.9 | 3.3 | .9 | .2 | 11.8 |
| 2018–19 | Sacramento | 70 | 17 | 27.8 | .418 | .360 | .827 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 | .2 | 14.1 |
| 2019–20 | Sacramento | 61 | 28 | 28.9 | .440 | .372 | .741 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 15.1 |
| 2020–21 | Atlanta | 44 | 27 | 29.7 | .473 | .438 | .909 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .3 | 16.4 |
| 2021–22 | Atlanta | 63 | 27 | 29.3 | .431 | .368 | .843 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .2 | 15.1 |
| 2022–23 | Atlanta | 54 | 9 | 27.9 | .447 | .406 | .813 | 3.1 | 2.8 | .8 | .3 | 14.0 |
| 2023–24 | Atlanta | 79 | 33 | 30.4 | .428 | .374 | .921 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.2 | .3 | 16.9 |
| 2024–25 | Atlanta | 24 | 0 | 24.9 | .371 | .301 | .882 | 2.8 | 2.0 | .8 | .3 | 10.0 |
| L.A. Clippers | 30 | 4 | 25.0 | .474 | .427 | .875 | 3.1 | 3.2 | .7 | .2 | 11.4 | |
| Career | 503 | 197 | 28.4 | .437 | .382 | .846 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .3 | 14.3 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Atlanta | 18 | 18 | 33.2 | .390 | .329 | .706 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 | .3 | 14.1 |
| 2022 | Atlanta | 4 | 0 | 26.7 | .408 | .346 | .800 | 4.8 | 3.0 | .3 | .3 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | Atlanta | 6 | 1 | 26.1 | .556 | .455 | .714 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .8 | 13.3 |
| 2025 | L.A. Clippers | 7 | 0 | 16.7 | .364 | .292 | .857 | 2.9 | 2.1 | .4 | .0 | 6.4 |
| Career | 35 | 19 | 28.0 | .412 | .345 | .756 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .3 | 12.4 | |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Bogdanović won theEuroLeague |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Partizan | 6 | 3 | 17.6 | .333 | .200 | .800 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .7 | — | 5.0 | 3.7 |
| 2013–14 | 23 | 18 | 31.4 | .401 | .370 | .754 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.6 | .2 | 14.8 | 12.7 | |
| 2014–15 | Fenerbahçe | 29 | 27 | 28.3 | .395 | .358 | .797 | 2.9 | 2.8 | .7 | .3 | 10.6 | 10.0 |
| 2015–16 | 28 | 24 | 27.6 | .411 | .370 | .797 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .4 | 11.7 | 12.5 | |
| 2016–17† | 22 | 17 | 27.9 | .500 | .430 | .855 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .3 | 14.6 | 16.7 | |
| Career | 108 | 89 | 28.1 | .419 | .376 | .801 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | |
Bogdanović is related to the late noted SerbianarchitectBogdan Bogdanović, sharing the same name. In addition to basketball, he is also a fan of theWorld of Warcraft series of video games. On 10 April 2016, fans ofFenerbahçe named a star after Bogdan Bogdanović.[86][non-primary source needed]
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