Atlanta Hawks sign Bogdan Bogdanovic to multiyear contract extension

The following is a press release from the AtlantaHawks:

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks today announced theteam has signed guard Bogdan Bogdanovic to a contract extension,which begins with the 2023-24 season. Per team policy, terms of theagreement were not disclosed.

In his third season with the Hawks, Bogdanovic is averaging 14.1points on .437 shooting, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 28.5minutes per game. In 43 games (five starts), he is shooting ateam-best .401 from three-point range. Bogdanovic is one of only 10players in the NBA this season to be shooting over .400% fromthree-point territory, while attempting at least 6.5 triples pergame. He has connected on three-or-more from behind the arc 20times as a reserve this season (24 times total), one of only fivebench players in the NBA to have at least 20 such games.

Over his three seasons in Atlanta, the 6-foot-6 guard has postedaverages of 15.2 points on .445 shooting (.399 from three), 3.7rebounds and 3.1 assists in 29.2 minutes in 150 games. Bogdanovic’s.399 clip from three is the sixth-highest mark from deep in the NBAover the past three seasons (min. 1,000 3FGA). He currently ranks11th all-time for most three-pointers in Hawks history, knockingdown 431 in his 150 games played.

In two postseason trips with the Hawks, he has averaged 14.1points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 assists in 32.0 minutesover 22 games (18 starts).

“Bogi brings so many of the qualities we are looking for in aHawks player. In addition to his elite shooting ability, he has theversatility to thrive as a starter or sixth man, and acompetitiveness that is invaluable to our team and culture,”General Manager Landry Fields said. “We are excited that he willremain a key part of our team going forward.”

Prior to signing with the Hawks in November 2020, the native ofBelgrade, Serbia played three seasons in Sacramento and totaled13.5 points, 3.5 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.0 steal in 28.2minutes (.434 FG%, .374 3FG%, .806 FT%) in 209 games (97 starts).He was awarded the 2018 Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars ChallengeMost Valuable Player, competing for Team World.

Over his six seasons in the NBA, Bogdanovic has career averagesof 14.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.0 steal in 28.6minutes per game in 359 games (156 starts).

Originally the 27th overall pick in the first round of the 2014NBA Draft by Phoenix, the 6-foot-6 Bogdanovic playedinternationally for Partizan (Serbia) and Fenerbahce (Turkey)before coming to the NBA.

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According to ESPN's AdrianWojnarowski, it is a four-year, $68 million contractextension.