Foreword: The NBA does not lack brothers who are playing in the league, such as the Gasol brothers, the Lopez brothers, the Holli three brothers, the Plumlee brothers, etc. Too many brothers appear in the NBA's league, and today we are talking about Bogdan Bogdanovic who plays for the Kings and Bojan Bogdanovic for the Jazz, when the two names are put together, everyone's first reaction must be that they are also brothers, which is not the case. They all know each other as international players, how well they perform on their respective teams, and who is better? (The content of the article is to distinguish between the two, directly using Bogdan and Bojan to distinguish)
Kings Bogdan Bogdanovic
Bogdan Bogdanovic: Born on August 18, 1992, 28 years old, nationality: Serbian.
He participated in the NBA Draft in 2014 and was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 27th pick in the first round, but did not go to the NBA to play at the time and chose to continue to improve his skills in Europe, until June 29, 2017, when he signed with the Kings to officially join the NBA.
This season is Bogdan's third season with the Kings,
Jazz Bojan Bogdanovic
Bojan-Bogdanovic: Born on April 18, 1989, 31 years old, nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He participated in the NBA draft in 2011 and was selected by the Nets with the first pick in the second round, similarly he did not sign with the Nets immediately, and also returned to Europe to continue honing his skills, officially entering the NBA after signing with the Nets in the summer of 2014.
Bojan has played for the Nets, Wizards, Pacers and now jazz,
Summary: From the basic information, it seems that they are two people from different countries, and the reason for the similarity of names is because Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are both part of the former Yugoslavia, and it is normal that their names are similar, they are definitely not two brothers. The experiences of the two of them are also very similar, they are selected to return to Europe for training and then return to the NBA, and they have also played in their own teams and gained a foothold in the NBA. How are two people with similar experiences doing on their respective teams? Who is better?
Bogda: Left - Comparison of data from the previous and last seasonStop The right - Hot zone of shooting this season
As can be seen from the comparison chart of Borgdan's data this season and last season, all of Bogdan's average data per game are overlapping, the performance of the two seasons is not too much float, the state is quite stable, he is only the No. 4 scorer in the Kings, but his performance is an indispensable part of the Kings' winning.
As can be seen from Bogda's shooting hot zone map this season, his offensive means are very many, and the killing of the inside line, the sharp stop shooting of the offense, and the projection of three-point shots are all offensive means that he is very good at. The proportion of the three-point line outside the three-point line reached 59.4%, his main offensive means is the existence outside the three-point line, the offensive weakness is below the league's shooting rate in the two bottom angles + top corners outside the three-point line, and he is very good at the head point of the three-point line or the mid-range shooting data in the left and right 45 ° angle area, and his shooting rate in these positions is higher than the league average. Three-point shooting is a very important skill in the current small-ball era, and if the shooting rate of this skill can remain above the league average, his importance on the team can be well reflected, and in terms of Bogda's current performance, he has done his task well in the Kings.
Bojan: Left - Comparison of last and last season data Right - Hot zone of shooting this season
This season, Bojan's playing time has risen from 31.8 minutes last season to 33.1 minutes, and he has become the team's second offensive point in the team, and the number of shots has also increased.
From the shooting hot zone chart in the picture, it is clear that Bojan's main offensive area is concentrated in the launch and inside line outside the three-point line, and there is also a good performance in the middle distance of the free throw line, and the projection on the free throw line is the reason why he is good at free throws, and the position of this area is also quite good. The very deficient place is his middle range, which feels like the middle distance is not his range, and almost all of the middle distance projections are below the league average. He averaged 3 3-pointers per game and ranked 13th in the league, ranked 13th in the league with a 41.4 percent shooting percentage, and ranked 8th in the league with 189 three-pointers.
Summary: From the performance of the offensive end, Bogdan's offensive means are more comprehensive but less stable, and Bojan as the team's second offensive point to shoot more cases, in terms of three-point shooting, he is more stable than Bogdan, from the perspective of the performance of the two offensive ends, Bojan is stronger than Bogdan, but Bogdan is still young, this year is only his third season in the NBA, his development space is still very large.
Bojan and Bogdan string together the whole team data
As can be seen from the chart above, Bogdan contributes more to his teammates in terms of tandem teams, he averages 1.1 more assists per game than Bojan, and his assist rate is 12.2% higher than Bojan's, he is more efficient at assisting teammates to score, and mistakes will exceed in the case of higher efficiency, but this is not too big an impact, overall, Bogdan beat Bojan in assists.
Bojan and Bogdan are both offensive players in the team positioning, from the perspective of single defense, they are not good defenders, their defensive end needs to be improved, overall Bojan is better than Bogdan in terms of physical advantage, in this regard Bojan is still slightly dominant.
Summary: From the defensive end and the tandem team, both Bojan and Bogdan need to improve their ability in both aspects, they are on a par with each other, they play a role in the team and their performance on the offensive end, what do they need to improve?
(1) Bojan's mid-range: Bojan's performance at the three-point line and his ability to finish under the basket are above the league average, but his performance in the mid-range is very unqualified, and he needs to improve his shooting rate in the middle distance, or simply reduce the shots in the middle distance, and complete the finish according to Harden's model.
(2) Bogda's stability: Bogda's offense is diverse, can be inside and outside, but he is not very good in stability, the shooting rate of the three corners outside the three-point line is very first, and it needs to be improved.
Conclusion: Not brothers, better than brothers, their experiences are the same, their offensive styles are similar, very, very similar, only their positioning on the team is different, Bojan has laid his place in the Jazz, and Bogdan has not played so well with the Kings, but he has only three seasons in the league, he still has a long way to go, he has not yet reached his ceiling.