Bojan Bogdanovic, a white player from Croatia in the 11-year draft, was selected by the Brooklyn Nets with the first pick in the second round.
But no one could have imagined that at the age of 31 this season, he had played the peak of his career, and there was still an upward trend, and he had unconsciously grown into a major problem for other teams in the league.
First, play the peak season, the Jazz this deal is definitely not a loss
Due to the contract, Bojan did not enter the NBA until after two years of delay. At first, at the Nets, Due to the chaotic situation of the team, Bojan's rookie season was not good, averaging only 9.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game, and shooting 56.8% from the field.
In his third season, Bogdanlovic was traded to the Washington Wizards and then to the Indiana Pacers, where he reached the first climax of his career.
Last season, Bogdanrovic averaged 18.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, 42.5 percent from three-point range, two three-pointers per game, and a career-high 7.2 points per game in the Paints.
The 61.3 percent true shooting percentage and 22.4 percent utilization also hit the second highest career level. After 6 years of growth, Bojan, who has gradually reached the peak, is more comprehensive and aggressive on the offensive end, and this season, Bogdanlovic joined the Utah Jazz, a team that is very consistent with his style of play and team temperament.
This season, Bojan's performance on the offensive end has improved further, averaging 33.0 minutes per game, with 20.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists, and shooting 44.7%, 41.4% and 90.3% from the field.
He played 68 percent of the team's playing time, second only to Mitchell and Gobert. When present, the per value is 19.6, the counterpoint per value is 14.7, and the difference is 4.9.
Not only that, but his appearances gave the team a net victory of 6.2 points per 100 rounds, and when he went off, the team net loss to the opponent by 3.0 points per 100 rounds, the difference was +9.2, ranking second among the players who played more than 20% of the team, and the "simple rating" value reached +6.3. Bogdanovic, who ranks second in the scoring team, has become an indispensable firepower point for this Jazz team.
The first-class attack of the second and second round shows greatly increased the value of Boyang
On the offensive end, we can see from Bogdanovic the vast majority of the strengths of European players. Like most European players, The fundamental reason for Bogdanlovic's foothold on the offensive end is to shoot accurately.
Jump shots are his primary means of scoring, accounting for 72 percent of the overall offense, shooting 55.2 percent from the field, and averaging 11.8 points per game through jump shots. Compared to Joe Harris, the league's equally good white shooter, he scored 64 percent of the jump shots, shot 59.6 percent from the field, and averaged 8.5 points per game.
In terms of efficiency, Bogdanlovic is not as good as Harris. But Bogdanlovic's jump shot is only 72% assisted, while Joe Harris is as high as 90%, and Bogdanrovic will not only shoot some fixed three-pointers, but also shoot jump shots and chase three-pointers after the demolition.
Harris' positioning on the offensive end is more of a purely fixed-point three-point shooter, so it's understandable that Bogdanovic's effective shooting percentage is slightly lower. And its Bogdanlovic production is higher than Harris. Taken together, Bogdanlovic is a better pitcher than Harris.
Bogdanlovic shot 478 two-pointers this season, shooting 229 of them, shooting 47.9%, which is not bad overall, but broken down into various areas, shooting only 36.1% and 33.3% from 3-10 feet, 10-16 feet, and only a dismal 25.9% shooting rate between 16 feet and the three-point line.
Shooting 42.6 percent in just the 45° angle area on the left is below the league average in all other areas. Outside the three-point line, Bojan's performance was unusually strong, shooting 41.1% of 457 (8th in the league) and 3.0 three-pointers per game, all ranked 13th in the league.
On 29-of-58 shooting in the bottom left corner, he hit 50 percent of the field and hit three-pointers above the league average in all areas. It is worth mentioning that Bojan has averaged 4.2 rounds of fixed-point shots per game this season, accounting for 21.7%, and scored 1.11 points per round through fixed-point jump shots, with an effective shooting rate of 58.4%, better than the 76.6% of players in the league.
In terms of scoring on the inside, Bogdanlovic accounted for 28%, shooting 53.8% from the field, averaging 4.5 points per game. With his physical talent, he was not fast enough, and his body was not strong enough.
But in terms of moves, every board and every eye reflects the elegance unique to European players. When facing the inside line, he can shake off opponents with his own dribble, and when facing defenders who are not as strong as himself, he can complete the strong eating with his back and feet.
Third, a good forward defense makes Bojan a qualified wing player
Throughout his career, Bogdanlovic was not a very good defender, and in the Nets' three seasons, his defensive victory contribution was only 0.7, 0.0 and 0.3, respectively.
Of course, this also has a huge relationship with the chaotic situation of the Nets at that time and the defense of no system. In the two seasons after the Pacers, BogdanLovic contributed 1.6 and 2.8 to defensive victories. Obviously, Bojan's defense has improved significantly with a stable playing time.
Today's Utah Jazz can also give Bogdanlovic enough support in the defensive system. Bojan has averaged 31.6 points per game in the paint this season, and even better than his teammate Mitchell's 32.9 points, averaging 12.0 points per game on errors.
He is very good at catching the opponent's mistakes and chasing three points in the fast attack, shooting 56.7% of the fast attack and averaging 2.3 points per game through the fast attack. Defensive efficiency of 103.9, ranked 63rd in the league, rebounding rate of 10.2%, average assists and steals per game 0.5 and 0.1, respectively.
The shooting rate of the opposing players is 46.6% when he is on the court, and 45.0% of the opponents when he is not on the court, and the difference is +1.6, which is not bad considering his performance throughout his career.
Bogdanlovic's defensive awareness is not bad, and he is often in the right position in defense. His shortcoming is his slow speed, and when he played the No. 2 position with the Nets, he could always be overtaken by the opponent's No. 2 player.
While in the Pacers and Jazz, Bogdanlovic defended the No. 3 position and occasionally topped the No. 4 position, greatly covering up his speed flaws. He's also very good defensively at playing against strong opponents, like LeBron.
In this season's meeting, Bogdanlovic only allowed LeBron to have 20 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists. No one on the planet can completely defend LeBron, but Bogdanlovic is also doing quite well, and overall a good defensive striker.
4. Gobert + Mitchell + Boyang vs Paul + Alexander + Adams
The Jazz are currently no. 4 in the West with 41 wins and 23 losses, and if nothing else, their playoff opponents will be the Oklahoma Thunder, who are fifth in the West.
Compared with the core lineups on both sides, Mitchell + Bogdanlovic + Gobert played 1451 minutes this season.
0.1 fewer shots per 100 rounds than opponents, but a 3.7 percent increase in shooting percentage, 2.1 more three-pointers, 4.9 more free throws, 4.4 more defensive rebounds, 0.6 assists, 6.7 points per 100 rounds, but 2.0 and 0.3 fewer steals and turnovers, plus 2.8 turnovers.
On the Thunder side, when Paul, Alexander, and Adams are on the floor at the same time, they hit 4.6 more shots per 100 games, but the number of three-point shots will be reduced by 0.9, to 8.5 more free throws, the defensive rebounds will increase by 2.3, and the assists will be reduced by 3.9. But steals and blocks will increase by 1.7 and 0.6, and turnovers will decrease by 0.7.
Overall, the Jazz's trio had the biggest advantage against the Thunder's trio, Jazz Bogdanlovic's three-pointer, and Gobert's defensive rebounding advantage when he played.
And the Thunder's trio has better scoring ability, and Alexander's breakthrough is the jazz's most taboo place. And it just so happens that Bogdanlovic is not good at playing against faster players.
If the Thunder let Alexander directly target BogdanLovic by blocking the demolition, it will pose a great threat to the Jazz. The kind of shooting rate that Bogdanlovic can hit three-pointers will be one of the key factors in this series.
Although Bogdanlovic has become increasingly comprehensive and aggressive on the offensive end, there are still many shortcomings. Limited by physical talent, It is not so easy for Bojan to break into the basket under the NBA-level defense, and in the playoffs, opponents only need to stare at his three-pointer to make him play a big role on the offensive end.
The defect in the efficiency of the shooting will be further amplified in the playoffs. In addition, on the defensive end, Bojan can bring little help to the team, but fortunately, he can still make a positive contribution to the team on the defensive end.
How far the Jazz can go in the playoffs, Bojan's performance is crucial, there is a precedent for foreign players to become late, and Nash of the Suns is probably at this age to start shining in the league, hoping that Bojan will continue to play a wonderful performance and re-complete the proof for the second round of the show.