” It’s a bit strange to be in this locker room, but it’s great to see all these faces. “That night with the Pistons, Bojan Bogdanovic rediscovered his friends in Utah, where he played three years before being sent to Detroit last September, as part of the reconstruction operated by Danny Ainge.
” It is one of the best organizations in the league. I was really happy and honored to be part of this franchise, and I still think the Jazz have one of the best fan bases in the league. », continues the wingerauthor of 23 points (7/18 on shots) and 5 rebounds in the victory.
Despite this familiarity with his former franchise, the former Pacers or Nets player has kept a part of mystery, including with his former teammates, Mike Conley and Jordan Clarkson, whom we also imagined on the start before the start. of the season.
” I think I’m as close as possible (from him) and i still don’t know who he is “, remarks for example the leader, who arrived at the same time as him in the franchise, and with whom he shared a personal “handshake”. A practice to which the Croatian, who had the right to his tribute video last night, was not at all used to.
His teammate at the back at the Jazz even speaks of a player ” mysterious “. “ I feel like none of you really know him either! We don’t know what he did after (basketball). He may have run 40 of Wall Street’s top 500 companies from the shadows. Or ran 80 companies in the food world that were very important here. We never know ! He sometimes came with a travel bag without knowing what was in it. Is it full of money ? “, wonders again with humor Jordan Clarkson.
He was a rock, he always had our backs
Perhaps quiet in relation to his life off the court, the winger is nonetheless an “expressive” player with the ball in hand. ” We always knew we could count on him to score an opportune basket to win, at any time of the game, whether at the post or 3-pointers. He was a rock, he always had our backs “, Continues the former 6th man, also thinking of the offensive regularity of his former playing partner.
A regularity that he puts today at the service of the Pistons, who did not hesitate to extend it: 13 games out of 20 to 20 points or more, only one game under 12 points scored. With just under 21 points on average, he is on track to sign his best career average.
When The Salt Lake Tribune asks Mike Conley what his favorite memory with “Bogey” is, the leader replies: “ There are many. Most of them occurred during air travel. We played cards, and he spoke in Croatian when he was upset, when I won or someone else won. That’s what I’m going to miss the most. »
| Bojan Bogdanovic | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2014-15 | BRK | 78 | 24 | 45.3 | 35.5 | 82.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 9.0 |
| 2015-16 | BRK | 79 | 27 | 43.3 | 38.2 | 83.3 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 11.2 |
| 2016-17* | All Teams | 81 | 26 | 44.5 | 36.7 | 89.3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 13.7 |
| 2016-17* | BRK | 55 | 27 | 44.0 | 35.7 | 87.4 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 14.2 |
| 2016-17* | WAS | 26 | 23 | 45.7 | 39.1 | 93.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 12.7 |
| 2017-18 | IND | 80 | 31 | 47.4 | 40.2 | 86.8 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 14.3 |
| 2018-19 | IND | 81 | 32 | 49.7 | 42.5 | 80.7 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 18.0 |
| 2019-20 | UTH | 63 | 33 | 44.7 | 41.4 | 90.3 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 20.2 |
| 2020-21 | UTH | 72 | 31 | 43.9 | 39.0 | 87.9 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 17.0 |
| 2021-22 | UTH | 69 | 31 | 45.5 | 38.7 | 85.8 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 18.1 |
| 2022-23 | TED | 19 | 32 | 50.8 | 40.2 | 87.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 20.6 |
| Total | 621 | 29 | 45.8 | 39.3 | 86.2 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 15.2 | |
