Atlanta Hawks add Bogdan Bogdanovic, Kings refuse to match offer sheet

Word began to break on Sunday afternoon that the Atlanta Hawks had accepted an offer sheet with Sacramento Kings free agent winger Bogdan Bogdanovic. The Kings then had 48 hours to decide whether to match what would be a four-year, $ 72 million sheet sent by Atlanta.

News broke Tuesday night that the Kings chose not to match the offer sheet sent by the Hawks, Atlanta will now officially have the shooting guard in the fold.

The addition of Bogdanovic follows recent acquisitions of Danillo Gallinari, Rajon Rondo and Kris Dunn for the Hawks. Matching the offer sheet was a possibility for Sacramento, who may have been looking for a trade for shooting goaltender Buddy Hield, who received a big extension not so long ago, to create room for Bogdanovic. .

The contract would include a fourth-year option, leaving Bogdanovic under contract with the Hawks until the 2023-24 season, with the option to retire after 2022-23. More, Keith Smith Reports Bogdanovic’s salary is $ 18 million per season.

Bogdanovic averaged 15.1 points last season and a career-high 7.2 three-point attempts per game. He’s a competent defender and will represent one of the best two-way players on the list. He also averaged 3.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists in the Sacramento backcourt in 2019-20.

At 28 and earning $ 18 million a year, Bogdanovic plans to play the role of two starting guards alongside Trae Young in the Atlanta backcourt. Young and Collins may be the only two starters to keep their jobs from last season. Gallinari plans to draw at least a few starts, potentially on De’Andre Hunter and / or Cam Reddish, and obviously Collins and Clint Capela are locks to maintain important places in the frontcourt when they are healthy.

The Hawks are now essentially running out of space, with 15 players on the roster – and second-round pick Skylar Mays on a two-way contract – for 2020 after the wave of moves. Stay tuned.