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Kings will reportedly match any offer made to Bogdan Bogdanovic

Re-signing the 27-year-old is the top priority.
By | 0 Comments | Apr 12, 2020

The Sacramento Kings will have some decisions to make when it comes to shaping the roster under the NBA’s salary cap.

With starting forward Bogdan Bogdanovic slated to be a restricted free agent whenever the 2020 NBA offseason begins, it’s no surprise the Kings are focused on retaining him.

Jason Jones of The Athletic hosted a mailbag and was asked what Sacramento’s thought process will be going into the summer.

Here is what he had to say:

Bogdanovic has been a reliable scorer and contributor for the Kings this season, averaging 14.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. He’s also shooting 36.1% from deep.

Head coach Luke Walton inserted Bogdanovic into the starting lineup in January, swapping places with Buddy Hield, who signed a four-year extension prior to the season that could be worth up to $106 million. Couple that with the fact that De’Aaron Fox is eligible for a big extension this year as well and the team will have some tough decisions to make.

Sacramento should get some flexibility though, with Kent Bazemore’s contract expiring and it could get an extra $10 million if Alex Len, Yogi Ferrell and Harry Giles don’t return.

How do you think the Kings’ wing rotation will look next season?

Speaking of Giles, Bleacher Report’s Mandela Namaste wrote up a piece predicting the nine biggest steals in 2020 NBA free agency and listed Giles as one of them.

Giles was picked 20th overall in the 2017 draft and his first year was used as a redshirt season. He played in 58 games his second season and averaged 7 points and 3.8 rebounds.

Despite missing the first eight games of the year and being benched for 14 straight games by Luke Walton, Giles took advantage of injures to other Kings’ big men and showed what he is capable of.

Giles is averaging 7.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1 assist a game since getting back into game action in late December.

As Namaste points out, Holmes has come along this year, but passing on the cheap option on Giles didn’t make a ton of sense, but this regime hasn’t been known for making sensible choices during their tenure.

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