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Report: Phoenix Suns reached out to Jazz about F Bojan Bogdanovic

Sep 1, 2022, 6:05 PM
Bojan Bogdanovic #44 of the Utah Jazz shoots over Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns during the seco...
Bojan Bogdanovic #44 of the Utah Jazz shoots over Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns during the second half of a game at Vivint Smart Home Arena on April 08, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
(Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

The Phoenix Suns have interest in trading for Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic, Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro reported Thursday evening.

Phoenix reportedly reached out to the Jazz about the 33-year-old following Utah’s trade of All-Star Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.

The Jazz are rebuilding after dealing Mitchell and All-Star center Rudy Gobert this offseason, but they still have tradable veteran pieces on the roster.

Bogdanovic is entering a contract year after scoring 18.1 points per game in 69 starts last season.

The eight-year NBA vet has made 869 three-pointers over the last five years, the 10th most in the league.

Bogdanovic hit 38.7% of his shots beyond the arc in 2021-22 for a Utah team that earned the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference, plus he has playoff experience with 47 career games.

The Suns have not made a move for a player of Bogdanovic’s production this offseason, as their pursuit of Kevin Durant proved fruitless.

Phoenix is looking to bounce back after a second-round clunker last season, and Bogdanovic could provide spacing as a prolific shooter to pair with Chris Paul and Devin Booker. At 6-foot-7, he primarily plays the 3 or the 4.

The Suns would have to pair multiple players to match Bogdanovic’s $19.3 million salary for this upcoming season with whatever draft capital Utah agrees to.

The potential deal would be a win-now move with Bogdanovic on an expiring contract as the Suns look to get back to the NBA Finals.

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