Brooklyn Nets: 10 best Nets from 4th NBA decade (2006-16)
By Phil Watson
Bojan Bogdanovic was traded twice on the night he was drafted in 2011, selected by the Miami Heat, swapped to the Minnesota Timberwolves and then dealt to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for a 2013 second-round pick and cash considerations.
Then came a three-year wait for the Bosnian wing to play out his contract with Turkish club Fenerbahce Ulker.
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Bogdanovic finally came to the NBA, signing a three-year deal with the Nets, by then in Brooklyn, in July 2014.
He was a second-team All-Rookie selection in 2014-15, starting 28 times in 78 games and averaging 9.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in 23.8 minutes per game on .453/.355/.821 shooting.
Bogdanovic remained a part-time starter in his second season, but improved to 11.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 26.8 minutes a night on .433/.382/.833 shooting.
In his lone playoff appearance as a Net in 2015, Bogdanovic started five of the six games against the Atlanta Hawks while averaging 10.3 points and 3.8 rebounds in 34.3 minutes per game, struggling to a slash line of .390/.333/5-for-7.
He was traded to the Washington Wizards at the 2017 deadline and signed with the Indiana Pacers in July 2017 on a two-year deal.