It wasn’t something overwhelming, however new New York Knicks ahead Bojan Bogdanovic’s stint with the Brooklyn Nets would seemingly qualify as successful.
In three seasons with the group, Bogdanovic averaged 11.2 factors per recreation and laid the muse for a prolonged profession as an NBA starter. In reality, Bogdanović performed extra video games with the Nets than he has with every other franchise—together with the Utah Jazz, with which he spent three years as an 18-point-per-game scorer.
Brooklyn followers, then, could have been bowled over by Bogdanović’s ever-so-slight shade throughout his introductory press convention on Saturday, a couple of days after the Detroit Pistons traded him to the Knicks.
“I performed with the Nets, however all my pals are New Yorkers and so they’re all Knicks followers,” Bogdanović stated. “So it is gonna be even higher for them as nicely, to see me in a Knicks jersey.”
"I performed with the Nets, however all my pals are New Yorkers and so they're all Knicks followers."- Bojan Bogdanović pic.twitter.com/8JXRRO3YDM
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Bogdanović, a Croatian worldwide, cited New York’s massive Croatian neighborhood as a plus of enjoying within the Large Apple.
The Pistons traded Bogdanović to New York on Thursday together with guard Alec Burks. The Knicks are at present 33–19, fourth within the Japanese Convention and 7 video games behind the first-place Boston Celtics.