Reports: Nets to sign Bojan Bogdanovic for taxpayers midlevel
The Brooklyn Nets may have found another shooter to play this season and his name is Bojan Bogdanovic.
It is being reported by Turkish newspapers today that Bogdanovic will use the Nets taxpayers midlevel which would be 3 years for about $10.3 million.
The 25 year old 6’8″ swingman, who was drafted by Brooklyn in 2011, was born in Bosnia and has played with Fenerbahce where he averaged 14.8 points in 2013-14. He is now likely to leave his Turkish team to finally come to the NBA to show his talents. He has been known as a great 3-point shooter even though this past season he made just 29.8 percent from 3-point range.
News trickled out this morning with a newspaper headline a saying that he could be headed to the NBA after the Nets could have bought him out of his contract last year for $2 million but chose not to.
UPDATED:
League source says Bojan Bogdanovic will agree to a three-year deal with a player option in 3rd year for the Nets' mini midlevel exception
— Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) July 7, 2014
Billy King on Bogdanovic earlier today: "There’s nothing to announce right now. …We can't announce anything until we can announce things."
— Andy Vasquez (@andy_vasquez) July 7, 2014
#Nets Update on Bojan – Terms below RT@BosanacH: @NetsSource Newspapers in Croatia: 10.3m for 3 years.
— Nets Source (@NetsSource) July 6, 2014
Here is the Croation newspaper with Bogdanovic proposed 3yr 10.3m deal with the #Nets from @karmaback pic.twitter.com/mDxvXzTQJ1
— Nets Source (@NetsSource) July 6, 2014
@NetsSource Newspapers in Croatia: 10.3m for 3 years.
— H.Z. (@BosanacH) July 6, 2014
Main reason why Bojan decied to go this year in NBA was that new contract would be on 3 year and he will then be 28 years old.Toolate forNBA
— H.Z. (@BosanacH) July 6, 2014
2nd reason was that even if he does not succeed in NBA he will still be young enough for good contract in Europe.
— H.Z. (@BosanacH) July 6, 2014
Fener and Bojan had agreement that he will not sign for Nets before Fener finds replacements. They did that this week and Bojan is new Nets.
— H.Z. (@BosanacH) July 6, 2014
H/T @bosanacH for his input.