When the Los Angeles Clippers found themselves needing an offensive spark ahead of this past season's trade deadline.
They dealt Terrance Mann and Bones Hyland to the Atlanta Hawks to land Bogdan Bogdanovic.
Less than half a season later, they could find themselves looking to make another move involving Bogdanovic.
Los Angeles Clippers' Bogdan Bogdanovic taking a layup
Los Angeles Clippers' Bogdan Bogdanovic
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Third Apron's Yossi Gozlan believes Bogdanovic is the most obvious trade candidate on the Clippers' roster.
Bogdan Bogdanovic’s $16 million salary, which functions as an expiring contract due to his team option for 2026-27, is their most obvious trade chip. They take back up to an additional $8.5 million for him.
The Clippers had a bit of cap space open up yesterday when Nicolas Batum announced he would retire rather than pick up his player option for next season.
However, that decision also left them even thinner in the front court than they were before, so they're going to need to make moves this offseason.
Bogdanovic is one of the few pieces they have to get a move done.
He was a solid rotational piece for the Clippers after they traded for him.
Over 30 games, he averaged 11.2 points while shooting 42.7% from three and added 3.2 assists and 3.1 rebounds.
That could draw some interest from teams who need some offense off the bench, but he'll likely be more appealing to teams who aren't in contention and want his expiring contract.
Gozlan even proposed a move involving that kind of team. It would see the Clippers send Bogdanovic to the Utah Jazz along with another piece in exchange for John Collins.
Collins averaged 18.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game this past season and would help the Clippers fix their front court issues. Collins is much more expensive, with a $26.6 million cap hit in 2025-26 if he picks up his player option.
The Clippers should be active this offseason trying to improve from their 50-win season and Bogdanovic looks like an obvious choice to be involved in one of their moves.