With his team's playoff fate resting on his shoulders, Bojan Bogdanovic had another big Euroleague game, scoring 26 points in 32 minutes, leading Fenerbahce to a huge win over Khimki of Russia. Fener won by three, 88-85, in the Euroleague Round of 16
NetsDaily asked a Turkish blogger to report on the Nets "feel" of the Turkish All-Star Game: Two Nets draft picks --and two former Nets-- played and the Brooklynettes and BrooklyKnight performed. Savas Birdal got Bogdanovic to talk about his buyout.
Bojan Bogdanovic may soon be playing for his fourth coach in two years since he was drafted by the Nets. Fenerbahce, his team the last two seasons, appears ready to fire Simone Pianigiani following a fourth straight loss in the Euroleague.
The Nets two Euro-Stash, second round picks in 2011 and 2012, play for the same Turkish team, who are the Lakers of Europe: highly paid talent that's underachieving (and under an Italian League coach!). So its problems are of interest to Billy King.
Bojan Bogdanovic is having a great season in Europe, putting up big numbers, sometimes in clutch situations, but there's no guarantee he will be in Brooklyn next season. He can be but does he want to sit on the bench. He's not so sure.
Bojan Bogdanovic continues to score for Fenerbahce in Euroleague competition but his team continues to lose. Still, the 6'8" swingman had the European highlight of the day with a 50 foot jump shot off the dribble at the close of the first quarter of
The once Nets and future Nets met in Istanbul Monday night and in the end, the once's won, 94-76. Efes Anadolu, with Jordan Farmar and Sasha Vujacic, defeated Fenerbahce, with Bojan Bogdanovic and Ilkan Karaman.
In Sarajevo and Tuzla and in his hometown of Mostar, Mirza Teletovic is known as the King of Bosnia. So it came as a surprise that he didn't succeed immediately in the NBA. Now that he's showing signs of success, it's big news back home.
The Nets took Bojan Bogdanovic with the hope of signing him this summer, but having spent a wad of cash last summer, it will be touch with the CBA ... and his increasing value. Bogdanovic scored 31 Friday vs. Siena on 10-of-14 shooting.
Ilkan Karaman, the Nets #57 draft pick, is doing well enough in Turkey to be signed as an athlete endorser by Red Bull, joining Deron Williams among others. Karaman, who's set up a Facebook page, is represented by Williams agent, Jeff Schwartz.
