Last updated: 9/30/2019
Last updated: 9/30/2019
Last updated: 9/30/2019
2025 Free Agents - Bojan Bogdanovic
Bogdanovic's value primarily comes as a shooter. During his time with the Jazz, he thrived in their heavy ball-movement, drive-and-kick, 3-point bombing offense. He hit just under 40% of his threes on roughly seven attempts per game from 2019-2022 with Utah. He mostly takes spot-up jumpers but has the ability to hit shots on the move or off one or two dribbles. The Jazz would often run plays for him at the end of games, and he hit multiple buzzer-beating game winners during his time with the Jazz. He continued to shoot and score well for the Pistons in '22-'23, scoring a career high 21.6 points per game on 41% 3-point shooting and a career high 63% true shooting, which continued in '23-'24, but he struggled after being traded to New York. Bogdanovic actually doesn’t take quite as many 3-pointers as you would expect, given he actually takes fewer 3s than 2s, which is becoming less and less frequent for role playing wings in today's NBA. He has a decent post up game, and will go to that when getting matched up with a smaller defender. He'll usually just back his way down and get to a short jumper or try to step through or drop step to the rim. He's a below-the-rim finisher, and doesn't have much athletic pop. He also isn't much of a play-maker for others, posting very low assist to usage rates, according to Cleaning the Glass. Defensively, Bogdanovic is below-average. He's not very quick laterally, and can get beat off the dribble. The Jazz certainly struggled with perimeter defense, and Bogdanovic did not help in that regard. He does give good enough effort to survive in the regular season, and I was actually impressed with his effort in the playoffs against Dallas. When desperation time hit for the Jazz, Bogdanovic was the one guy who seemed to at least try to amplify his defensive intensity (although visible effort is often tricks the "eye test" into thinking good defense is being played). Bogdanovic will be 36 years old as a free agent in 2025, so teams will likely be wary of giving him a long-term contract. If age-related regression makes him unplayable on defense, it doesn't matter how well he hits shots. And if he starts to regress in his shooting, that will also really hurt his value. He also finished the '23-'24 season injured and underwent foot surgery after the season.
Summary
Bogdanovic will be an unrestricted free agent with a $28.5 million cap hold and full Bird Rights, meaning the Nets will have no restrictions on re-signing him. Since his cap hold exceeds his likely starting salary, his cap hold is not really relevant. Since his cap hold is greater than his expected starting salary, his cap hold is not really relevant, as it will either be replaced by his starting salary after he re-signs, or removed when he signs with another team. Depending on how close the Nets are to the luxury tax after free agency, if Bogdanovic is brought back by the Nets on a multi-year contract they could benefit from frontloading his contract, as it could give them additional flexibility in the future. Doing so could further cut into their cap space though. If Bogdanovic's starting salary is above the $14.1 million Nontaxpayer Mid-Level Exception, only teams with cap space will be able to sign him. It's possible he could be had for the full MLE or slightly less, including maybe the $8.8 million Room MLE, the $5.7 million Taxpayer MLE, or $5.1 million Bi-Annual Exception. It wouldn't be that shocking if Bogdanovic even signed a minimum contract in the right situation.
Cap Considerations
Simone Fontecchio (2 years, $16 million, 2024) Kyle Anderson (3 years, $27 million, 2024) Nic Batum (1+1 years, $10 million, 2024)