For the first time after eight months, Bojan Bogdanović returned to basketball activities, the 35-year-old Croatian veteran with 10 years of NBA experience has not yet played in his 11th season, but this news is a sign that he is getting closer to his return.
Now we need to see how his body reacts to basketball activities before he is cleared to train with the rest of the team, and even if he is fully healed, he will need time to get fit for games and only then will he look for a competitive rhythm.
Bogdanović last played in last season’s play-offs as a member New York Knickswhen he injured his left foot in the series against Philadelphia, and even before that, he had a problem with the joint of his right shooting hand for a long time.
After the end of last season, he underwent surgery to fix both problems.
In the meantime, they have him The Knicksin which he arrived from Detroit last February, in exchange for Mikal Bridges sent to neighboring countries Brooklyn Netsthe club where Bogdanović started his NBA career in 2014.
The Nets didn’t even try to speed up Bojan’s recovery because they are in the “rebuilding” and putting emphasis on young players.
With a record of 14-29, they are in 12th place in the East, but after the trades they were left without a starter Dennis Schröder and Dorian Finney-Smithis expected to fall further in the order and strengthen the chances of the first pick in the draft.
Ever since the trade to the Nets last summer, it was clear that Bogdanović he has no future in that club and that Brooklyn will try to send him to a more ambitious team in exchange for future draft picks.
The trade deadline expires already on February 6, and it is not certain that the long-time Croatian captain will return to the court by then. His $19 million contract expires on the end season.
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