Bojan Bogdanović is a Croatian professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA as of November 2024. He is 6 feet and 7 inches tall and weighs 226 lbs as per his NBA profile. He was born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and started his basketball journey in 2004 with the local club Zrinjski Mostar. By 2005, he had the opportunity to play for Real Madrid. He bounced around some teams before declaring for the 2011 NBA Draft.
In 2011, Bogdanović was picked in the second round with the 31st overall pick by the Miami Heat, who subsequently sent him to the New Jersey Nets. He played for the Nets till 2017. He won a nomination for the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2015 and began his journey of continuous improvement in the NBA. He averaged 9.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game in his rookie season, but soon stepped it up to 11.2 points per game in 2015-16 and then to 14.2 points per game in the 2016-17 season. His best sting was with the Detroit Pistons in 2022-23, where he averaged 21.6 points, 2.6 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game, and was a starter in all of the 59 games he played that season.
Bojan Bogdanović injury history
As per Fox Sports. these are all the injuries Bojan Bogdanović has faced in his tenure in the NBA:
Date | Injury |
9/30/24 | Foot |
4/28/24 | Foot |
4/8/24 | Wrist |
4/6/24 | Wrist |
2/14/24 | Calf |
2/6/24 | Calf |
1/11/24 | Calf |
10/24/23 | Calf |
3/3/23 | Achilles |
2/26/23 | Achilles |
1/15/23 | Illness |
1/9/23 | Right Calf |
11/26/22 | Knee |
1/24/22 | Finger |
1/22/22 | Finger |
1/6/22 | Finger |
1/4/22 | Finger |
10/27/21 | Illness |
5/18/20 | Right Wrist |
10/24/19 | Ankle |
4/10/19 | Undisclosed |
1/5/18 | Sprained left ankle |
12/9/17 | Sprained left ankle |
Major injuries sustained by Bojan Bogdanovic
Bojan Bogdanović has suffered four severe injuries throughout his tenure in the NBA. The extent of his injuries has been severe but not to the extent of a season-ending. However, his foot injury suffered on October 23, 2024, does not have any timetable for return as of November 11, 2024.
| Date of injury | Injury name | Description |
| March 14, 2022 | Calf strain | Missed nine straight games with an aggravated calf injury on his left leg. |
| March 04, 2023 | Bilateral Achilles tendinopathy | Missed 19 games with an Achilles injury. |
| October 25, 2023 | Right calf strain | Missed 19 games with a right calf injury. |
| October 23, 2024 | Foot injury | No timetable was mentioned, missed eight games as of November 2024, date of return is TBD. |
March 14, 2022 – April 10, 2022 (Utah Jazz)
The first one of his major injuries in the NBA came on March 14, 2022, as he strained his left calf mid-game. As a result, he missed nine straight games and returned to action on April 10, 2022, as per Basketball Reference. He made his return against the Los Angeles Lakers and played 22 minutes.
March 04, 2023 – April 09, 2023 (Detroit Pistons)
He also suffered from a bilateral Achilles tendinopathy injury on March 4, 2023, as part of the Detroit Pistons squad and missed 19 games as per Basketball Reference. This long absence meant that he was not able to finish the season.
October 25, 2023 – December 01, 2023 (Detroit Pistons)
On October 25, 2023, the Pistons announced that Bogdanović would remain out due to a low-grade right calf strain as per Michigan Live. After his long absence due to the Achilles injury, this added a more complex layer of problems for both him and his team. The injury made him miss 19 games at the start of the season. He returned to play on December 01, 2023, under a minute’s restriction.
October 23, 2024 – TBD (Brooklyn Nets)
Bogdanović suffered a foot injury on October 23, 2024, which put him in an uncertain state for the remainder of the season. He even missed the training camp before the official NBA season. In addition to that, the lack of a timetable for return put even more skepticism into his ability to return for the season. As of November 2024, there are no updates on his potential return.
FAQs on Bojan Bogdanovic
A. No, Bojan Bogdanović is not an NBA Championship winner as of November 2024.
A. Bojan Bogdanović plays at the Small Forward/ Power Forward position in the NBA
A. Bojan Bogdanović is 35 years old, as of October 2024.
A. Bojan Bogdanović was selected with the 31st overall pick in the 2nd round of the 2011 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat, and after a series of trades, landed in the New Jersey Nets.
