One NBA writer is proposing that the Houston Rockets acquire Bojan Bogdanovic from the Detroit Pistons.
Dan Favale of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Rockets and Pistons:
Houston Rockets Receive: Bojan Bogdanovic
Detroit Pistons Receive: Jock Landale, Victor Oladipo, 2024 second-round pick (second-most favorable from Brooklyn, Golden State and Oklahoma City, via Houston), 2025 first-round pick (lottery protection; turns into two second-rounders if not conveyed)
The Pistons have the worst record in the NBA, so Bogdanovic is better suited to play for a playoff team and Favale believes the veteran sharpshooter can make the Rockets more explosive offensively.
“Houston’s offense will be a lot more dangerous with Bogdanovic’s outside stroke (over 40 percent from three on more than seven attempts per game) and ancillary creation (he has about the same effective field-goal percentage on pull-up jumpers as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Trae Young),” Favale wrote in his NBA trade proposal. “His brand of offense also won’t infringe upon touches for Alperen Şengün, Jalen Green or Jabari Smith Jr., and the Rockets have the defensive personnel to slot him at the 3 or the 4.”
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Bojan Bogdanovic, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets Updates
Bogdanovic, 34, is averaging 19.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.1 blocks this season while shooting 46.4% from the field, 40.9% from beyond the arc and 74.7% from the free-throw line. He’s making $20 million.
The Rockets are 20-22 on the season. They are in 11th place in the Western Conference standings. Head coach Ime Udoka could start Fred VanVleet, Jalen Green, Bogdanovic, Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Sengun and bring Dillon Brooks off the bench if Houston’s front office acquired Bogdanovic from Detroit.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Bojan Bogdanovic, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets Updates
Bogdanovic has career averages of 15.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocks with the Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards, Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz and Pistons. He’s a career 39.5% shooter from 3, so multiple contenders are interested in acquiring him.
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