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Washington Wizards: Which 2017 free agents should they retain?

By Kenny Chapman

Mar 7, 2017; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2), guard Bojan Bogdanovic (44) and forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 7, 2017; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2), guard Bojan Bogdanovic (44) and forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 7, 2017; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Washington Wizards guard Bojan Bogdanovic (44) against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 7, 2017; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Washington Wizards guard Bojan Bogdanovic (44) against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

Bojan Bogdanovic

On Feb. 22, 2017, Bojan Bogdanovic was traded to the Wizards from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for their first round pick. This was a smart trade for both teams at the time. The Wizards needed to add shooting for the playoffs and the Nets needed any sort of asset they could acquire.

But here we are, just a few months later, trying to figure out how much Bojan Bogdanovic is worth and if the Wizards should retain him. Plain and simple, they should retain Bogdanovic; the problem is, for at what price? Bojan is a restricted free agent, meaning any team could offer him as much money as they want and if the Wizards don’t match it, he’s able to walk away.

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This puts the Wizards franchise in an interesting position. They may be just waiting to see if any team finds Bogdanovic useful enough to offer him a big deal. The problem is, if they look at his numbers, they might find that he’s pretty useful. During both the playoffs and the regular season, Bojan Bogdanovic was in the top five players on the Wizards in three-point percentage. During the regular season he shot 39.1 percent from three and during the playoffs he shot 35.6 percent.

The way the league is going now, almost every team in the league will take on a consistent three-point shooter, including any number of championship level teams.

The downside to Bogdanovic is that he’s a problem defensively. In last year’s playoffs, Bojan had the third-worst defensive rating on the team at 113.2. During the regular season he had the fourth worst at 109.2. He’s clearly someone teams have to hide on the defensive side of the ball, but we saw the Cleveland Cavaliers take fliers on offensive players like Deron Williams and Kyle Korver, even with their defensive limitations.

My final analysis is that the Wizards should retain Bojan, but only for a reasonable price.

Final Decision: Retain at the right price

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