Alec Burks is already familiar to Knicks fans, having previously played for the team for two seasons from 2020-22.
But here’s Bojan, who was acquired along with Burks from the Pistons in a trade for Quentin Grimes, Evan Fournier, Malachi Flynn, Ryan Arcidiacono, and two second-round picks ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. There are six things you should know about Bogdanovic, a source confirmed. To Stephen Bondy of the Post.
1. The Croatian forward played the first three-plus seasons of his NBA career with the Nets, making second-team All-Rookie in 2014-15 and averaging 9.0 points per game in 78 games with Brooklyn.
2. The Nets acquired his rights on draft night in 2011 in a three-way trade with Miami and Minnesota, trading him for a first-round pick that became Nick Claxton in 2017.
3. Bogdanovic, 34, has averaged 21.6 points and 20.2 points over the past two seasons with the Pistons, two of the highest totals of his 10-year NBA career. He is shooting 39.5 percent from 3-point range in 28 games this season, including 41.5 percent, the second-best mark of his career.
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- The Knicks are set to acquire Alec Burks and Bojan Bogdanovic from the Pistons ahead of Thursday’s 2024 NBA trade deadline, according to multiple reports.
- Quentin Grimes, Evan Fournier, Malachi Flynn, Ryan Arcidiacono and two future second-round picks are part of the package headed to Detroit, ESPN.com reported.
- Burks, who played for the Knicks in 2020-21 and 2021-22, is averaging 12.6 points per game this season.
- Bogdanovic averaged 20.2 points per game with Detroit and has long been rumored to be on the trade market.
- Fournier has been unhappy with being benched for much of the season, going so far as to say the Knicks are holding him “hostage.” He previously expected him to be traded before the season started.
- Grimes lost his starting spot to Donte DiVincenzo in early December and has suffered a demotion.
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Four. According to Spotrac, he will make $20 million this season, with a portion of his contract ($2 million of the $19 million) guaranteed for the 2024-25 season. The Knicks have until June 29 to decide whether to let Bogdanovic go free or receive his full salary, in which case Bogdanovic’s contract will expire and he will have to either keep him or sign him elsewhere next summer. Become.
Five. The 6-7 Bogdanovic is not to be confused with Serbian-born winger Bogdan Bogdanovic, who is averaging a career-high 17 points per game for the Hawks this season.
6. With the entire starting frontcourt currently out with injuries (Julius Randle, OG Anunoby, Mitchell Robinson), Bogdanovic will be the most immediate addition to the Knicks’ starting lineup. In theory, he could start until either Randle or Anunoby return, at which point he could be moved to the bench. This will be an adjustment for Bogdanovic. Over the past six years, Bogdanovic has started 451 of the 452 games he played with the Pacers, Jazz and Pistons. He came off the bench early in his career.
