Career
He also represents the Croatian national basketball team Standing at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was selected by the Miami Heat with the 31st overall pick in the 2011 National Basketball Association draft.
Early years
Born in Mostar, Bogdanović started his basketball career in 2004 with his hometown club Zrinjski Mostar where he played for one season.
In 2005, he signed a five-year deal with Real Madrid, but was loaned back to Zrinjski Mostar for the 2005-2006 season. In 2006-2007 and 2007-2008, he played for Real Madrid"s junior team
In 2008, he was loaned to Central Bank Murcia for the 2008-2009 season. In January 2009, he re-joined Real Madrid"s junior team
Following the 2008-2009, he parted ways with Real Madrid.
Cibona Zagreb
In August 2009, Bogdanović signed a four-year deal with Cibona Zagreb. In July 2010, he signed a three-year contract extension with Cibona. Following the 2010-2011 season, he parted ways with Cibona.
Fenerbahçe Ülker
On June 19, 2011, Bogdanović signed a multi-year deal with Fenerbahçe Ülker.
On June 23, 2011, he was selected with the 31st overall pick in the 2011 National Basketball Association draft by the Miami Heat. He was later traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and then again to the New Jersey Nets on draft night.
In September 2012, Fenerbahçe confirmed Bogdanović would return for the 2012-2013 season. In July 2013, following a breakdown in negotiations with the Brooklyn Nets on a possible contract buy-out, Bogdanović announced his decision to return to Fenerbahçe for the 2013-2014 season.
Brooklyn Nets
On July 22, 2014, Bogdanović signed a three-year, $10 million contract with the Brooklyn Nets After starting the first 19 games of the 2014-2015 season alongside Joe Johnson on the wing, Bogdanović lost his starting spot on December 10 against the Chicago Bulls in favor of Sergey Karasev.
He later regained his starting spot on January 10 against the Detroit Pistons. In the Nets" regular season finale on April 15 against the Orlando Magic, Bogdanović had a season-best game with 28 points on 12-of-17 shooting to help the Nets clinch the Number. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference.
On March 15, 2016, he scored a career-high 44 points in a 131–114 over the Philadelphia 76ers.
His total was the most for a Nets player since Deron Williams scored 57 on March 4, 2012, and the most by any Nets player since the team moved to Brooklyn prior to the 2012-2013 season.