Bogdan Bogdanovic will join Hawks after Kings refused to match the $ 72 million offer sheet, compared

Bogdan Bogdanovic will join the Atlanta Hawks on a four-year, $ 72 million contract after the Sacramento Kings chose not to match the offer sheet he signed. They will now lose Bogdanovic with no return, and the Hawks will add one of the best shooting guards on the market.

The additions of Bogdanovic and Danilo Gallinari should give the Hawks one of the best offenses in the NBA. Both are snipers who can handle the ball, but the cost was significant. The Hawks are now largely capped for the near future, and that’s before a possible contract extension for John Collins is considered. He’ll get expensive, but Gallinari and Onyeka Okongwu’s additions suggest he’s available in a trade.

The Kings, meanwhile, almost got a solid commercial return for Bogdanovic. It was originally reported before free agency started that he would be traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for a package titled by Donte DiVincenzo. This agreement failed and a forgery investigation is underway. Instead, Sacramento is losing Bogdanovic for nothing, which seems to suggest that they have chosen Buddy Hield, who benched for Bogdanovic last season, as their shooting guard of the future.

It might have been a smart move from a salary standpoint, but it will make it much more difficult for the Kings to compete for a playoff spot, even if rookie Tyrese Haliburton replaces him. The Hawks, meanwhile, have managed to make it well in the Eastern Conference. Their defense has a lot of holes, but the Hawks should have one of the best offenses in the NBA. They still have a way to go if they plan to compete for the championships, but they should take a big step forward into next season.