Atlanta Hawks Add Bogdan Bogdanovic on 4-Year, $72 Million Deal

Bogdan Bogdanovic with Serbia in 2019
Bogdan Bogdanovic with Serbia in 2019. Photo by Nikola Krstic/Shutterstock (10359146t)

After the Sacramento Kings failed to match the Hawks’ offer sheet, Atlanta officially signed guard Bogdan Bogdanovic to a four-year, $72 million deal in one of the biggest free agent deals of the offseason.

Bogdanovic was a restricted free agent, meaning that the Kings could have matched any offer that another team made for him in order to keep him around.

Instead, the team decided to let him go, and the Serbian guard will head south to play for one of the league’s most promising young teams.

The 28-year-old player, who spent his first three seasons in the league with Sacramento, has become a quality scorer and shooting guard while playing as a part-time starter over the last few seasons.

The 2019-20 campaign was his best, as he averaged 15.1 points per game on 44% shooting along with 3.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1 steal.

The former 27th overall pick will now step into a starring role in Atlanta alongside point guard Trae Young, forming one of the league’s deadliest backcourt duos. He is expected to start ahead of Kevin Huerter at the shooting guard position and become a key member of a Hawks team that has playoff aspirations in the years to come.

Bogdanovic will now begin preparations for next month’s season kickoff.