The Kings made him the best offer they could under NBA rules (four years and $51 million) and he has declined to sign it, instead looking ahead to the offseason, when he can become a restricted free agent.
Sacramento had high hopes when it signed Bogdanovic in 2017 to a three-year, $36 million contract that made Bogdanovic the highest-paid rookie in NBA history. The Kings aren’t actively shopping Bogdanovic. There has already been speculation around the league surrounding players like Dennis Smith Jr., Enes Kanter and Otto Porter Jr., just to name a few. But at the rate things have been going in Sacramento, that position might change. Bogdan Bogdanovic, Kings.
2020 NBA Offseason Preview: Sacramento Kings. This is a pretty minor move. It was always going to be difficult for Sacramento to push toward the playoffs this season with the improvements made on other Western Conference teams, but a slow start makes it even more difficult. With big man Marvin Bagley also looking like a keeper—and an expensive one—the Kings are facing a payroll crunch in which a quartet of Hield, Fox, Bagley and Bogdanovic could cost them more than $100 million per season. But the Kings are not winning yet and their average margin of defeat has been 19.5 points in the four losses. But because Sacramento already has a crowded field of young players wrapping up both dollars and minutes, Bogdanovic’s status with the Kings could be shaky. Among teams expected to be interested are the Knicks, who are seeking to leverage their short-term deals and cap space to add talent, having missed out on players in free agency.
The Kings are a disappointing 14-23 but are only two games out of the eighth spot in the Western Conference.
But sources tell Heavy.com that the team is not yet shopping him. Hoops Rumors "Hoops Rumors is previewing the 2020 offseason for all 30 NBA teams.
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On one key point, all reporters appear to be in agreement — the Kings’ new hire will gain full control of basketball decisions and will report directly to team owner Vivek Ranadive. If the slow start persists, Sacramento might be better served dealing away Bogdanovic, who could probably fetch a first-round pick in a trade before February’s deadline.
But the relationship may be turning. Powered by. But, as one general manager told Heavy.com, the Kings are not yet entertaining offers for their sixth man.
Sacramento is among the teams that has tried to engage the Lakers in Kyle Kuzma trade talks, league sources say.
They gave a sizable extension to Buddy Hield last week (which will start in the 2020-21 season) and are likely looking at a max extension for point guard De’Aaron Fox next season (which will start in 2021-22). Following a weekend report that Booth would remove his name from consideration, word broke on Sunday that he had met with Sacramento after all, but his level of interest in the position was unclear and he didn’t move on to the second round of interviews. He’s been off to as bad a start as the rest of his team, averaging 8.5 points and 27.5 percent shooting from the field. As expected, Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth has withdrawn from the Kings‘ search for a new head of basketball operations, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (via Twitter). The math certainly suggests something could be brewing on the trade market in Sacramento when it comes to guard Bogdan Bogdanovic.