Bojan Bogdanović

Professional career

Bogdanović started his basketball career in 2004 with his hometown club Zrinjski Mostar, playing one season. In 2005 he signed a five-year deal with Real Madrid but was loaned back to Zrinjski Mostar for 2005–06. He played for Real Madrid B in Spain's Liga EBA during 2006–07 and 2007–08, then was loaned to CB Murcia for 2008–09. After rejoining Real Madrid B in January 2009, he left the club following that season.

Fenerbahçe Beko (2011–2014)

In August 2009 he signed a four-year deal with Cibona Zagreb, extending it by three years in July 2010, and left after 2010–11. On 19 June 2011 he signed a multi-year deal with Fenerbahçe Beko. Four days later, the Miami Heat selected him 31st overall in the 2011 NBA draft; he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves and then to the New Jersey Nets on draft night. Fenerbahçe confirmed his return for 2012–13, and after buy-out negotiations with the Brooklyn Nets broke down, he returned for 2013–14.

Brooklyn Nets (2014–2017)

On July 20, 2014, he signed a three-year, $10 million contract with the Brooklyn Nets. He started the first 19 games of 2014–15 alongside Joe Johnson, lost his starting spot on December 10 to Sergey Karasev, and regained it on January 10. In the regular-season finale on April 15, he scored 28 points on 12-of-17 shooting to help the Nets clinch the No. 8 seed; they lost to the Atlanta Hawks 4–2 in the first round. On February 22, 2017, he was traded to the Washington Wizards.

Detroit Pistons (2022–2024)

On July 10, 2017, he signed a two-year, $21 million contract with the Indiana Pacers. On July 7, 2019, he signed a four-year, $73 million contract with the Utah Jazz, becoming the all-time highest-paid Croatian athlete. On September 26, 2022, he was traded to the Detroit Pistons. On February 8, 2024, he was traded to the New York Knicks.

New York Knicks (2024)

On July 6, 2024, he was traded back to the Brooklyn Nets but injuries prevented him from playing; he was waived in February 2025.

National team career

Bogdanović played for Croatia's Under-16 team in 2005, the Under-18 team in 2006 and 2007, and the Under-20 team in 2009. He joined the senior team for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. In July 2012 head coach Jasmin Repeša removed him from the team for disciplinary reasons.

He returned for EuroBasket 2013 and the 2014 FIBA World Cup. At EuroBasket 2015, Croatia was eliminated in the eighth finals by Czech Republic; over six games he averaged 10.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists on 31.5% shooting. At the 2016 Summer Olympics he led all scorers with 25.3 points per game, shooting 50.6% from the field and 45% from three-point range.

Did You Know?

• He scored a career-high 44 points for the Brooklyn Nets on March 5, 2016, in a 131–114 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
• He hit two buzzer-beating game-winners in his first season with the Utah Jazz: on November 8, 2019, against the Milwaukee Bucks and on February 9, 2020, at the Houston Rockets.