Milwaukee was left without a pick due to illegal contact with Bogdanović

The Bucks tried to get Bogdanovic to sign with Sacramento and be traded immediately, but they were too early, leaving them without a second-round pick in the 2022 draft.

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Photo: Atlanta Hawks
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Milwaukee wanted Bogdan Bogdanović so much this summer that they broke the rules and thus ruined their chance to bring in the Serbian shooter.

Today, the NBA officially punished the club from Wisconsin, because it contacted the then player of the Sacramento Kings before the period for negotiations with free agents began.

The Bucks tried to convince Bogdanovic to sign a contract with Sacramento and be traded immediately, but they were too early, which is why they were left without a second-round pick in the 2022 draft.

"The investigation determined that premature negotiations took place, which is detrimental to the NBA." In determining the penalty, the cooperation of Baks during the investigation was taken into account, the absence of evidence of any illegal early agreement on the terms of the contract between Baks and Bogdanović, and the fact that the team did not even sign Bogdanović in the end," reads the NBA announcement.

Negotiations began on November 16, four days before the deadline, and Milwaukee was ready to offer Donte Divićenc, Ersan Ilyasova and DJ Wilson for Bogdanovic.

It turned out that the Serbian representative was not even interested in going to the "deer", so a week later he agreed to cooperate with Atlanta.

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