Partizan (2010–2014) In September 2010, 18-year-old Bogdanović signed his first professional contract with
Partizan. Initially, in his first two seasons with the
crno-beli, under head coach
Vlada Jovanović, Bogdanović didn't play much. With the summer 2012 return of head coach
Duško Vujošević to Partizan, 20-year-old Bogdanović began to see increased minutes. After
Danilo Anđušić's departure in December 2012, Bogdanović's role in the team stabilized even more. Shortly after the game, he was praised by Serbian national team selector
Aleksandar Đorđević, as being one of the most promising young European players. In a February ABA League away game versus
Cibona, Bogdanović scored a career-high 32 points, also adding 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Over 23 games in the EuroLeague, he averaged 14.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, all career-highs. In April 2014, along with his teammate
Joffrey Lauvergne, he was selected to
the Ideal Team of the
ABA League. In May 2014, he was voted the
EuroLeague Rising Star of the season, by the head coaches of 24 EuroLeague teams. Partizan finished the season by winning its 13th consecutive Serbian League title, after once again defeating their archrivals,
Red Star Belgrade, 3–1 in the league's finals series. Bogdanović exploded in the finals series, averaging 30.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game. For such a performance, he was named the league's Finals MVP. Following Bogdanović's summer 2014 transfer from Partizan to Fenerbahce, the player's decision to leave the club was publicly criticized by Partizan's head coach Vujošević who claimed that by leaving in 2014 Bogdanović broke their verbal agreement the coach had struck with the player (along with Bogdanović's parents and agent Aleksandar Rašković) two years earlier in 2012. Their 2012 agreement, according to the coach, saw then 20-year-old Bogdanović be placed immediately into Partizan's first team rotation in return for the player's promise he would stay with the team three more seasons from that point on. Over four years, Bogdanović is slated to make
€3.5 million euros net income, while Partizan also received a €1.3 million buyout from Fenerbahçe, as the player was still under contract with the Belgrade club.
2014–15 season Even though Bogdanović was a newcomer in the team, head coach
Željko Obradović gave him a significant number of minutes and a starter role. With the beginning of the 2014–15 season, he struggled in shooting and consistency. On 15 November, in a 93–86 win over
FC Bayern Munich, he scored 18 points and added 7 assists, his best game since coming to the new team. Over 10 games in the
first phase of the EuroLeague, he averaged 10.4 points and 3.4 assists per game. On 20 March, Bogdanović set a season-high of 25 points, and added 4 assists, in a 98–77 win over
Emporio Armani Milano. For such a performance, he was named the
EuroLeague MVP of the Round, with a
Performance Index Rating of 32. On 26 March, in a game against
Unicaja Málaga, he scored a 20-meter distance
buzzer beater at the end of the second quarter. After good showings in the
Top 16, he struggled in shooting in the
quarter-final playoff series against
Maccabi Tel Aviv, averaging 8 points on 25% shooting from the field. Eventually, Fenerbahçe won the EuroLeague playoff series, and advanced to the
2015 Euroleague Final Four, the first in the club's history. On 7 May, he was voted the
EuroLeague Rising Star for the second season in a row, becoming only the second player, after
Nikola Mirotić, to win the award twice. On 15 May 2015, however, his team lost in the EuroLeague semifinal game to
Real Madrid, by a score of 87–96. Eventually, Fenerbahçe finished in 4th place in the EuroLeague, after losing in the third-place game to
CSKA Moscow, by a score of 80–86. Over the season, in 29 EuroLeague games, Bogdanović averaged 10.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. Also, in 36 games of the
Turkish League, he averaged 11.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.4 assists.
2015–16 season Throughout his second season with the team, Bogdanović continued with his good performances, becoming one of the team's leaders. Occasionally, in the late phases of the games, he also had the ball in his hands. Fenerbahçe won the
Turkish Cup, with a 67–65 win over
Darüşşafaka, with Bogdanović being named the
Cup MVP. Fenerbahçe also reached
the final game of the
2016 Euroleague Final Four, but fell short of winning the EuroLeague championship, after an
overtime 96–101 loss to
CSKA Moscow. Over 28 EuroLeague games, he averaged 11.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3 assists per game. At the end of the season, Fenerbahçe won the
Turkish League championship.
2016–17 season On 26 October 2016, in a
EuroLeague game against
Žalgiris Kaunas, Bogdanović sprained his right ankle; at first it was estimated that he will need two to three weeks of recovery time, but recovery didn't seem to go as expected as he didn't return until January 2017. On 6 January 2017, he returned on the court, in a game against
Milano. Bogdanović proved to be a major contributor for Fenerbahçe in the EuroLeague playoffs, as he would be the team's leading scorer in their first two games against
Panathinaikos, before his club ultimately swept them, to earn another
EuroLeague Final Four appearance. As a result of his contributions, he was not only named the
EuroLeague's Player of the Round during those first two playoff games, but he was also named the
EuroLeague's Player of the Month, for his overall work that month. He later helped Fenerbahçe repeat their place in the
Finals of the EuroLeague, after helping them defeat
Real Madrid, in the EuroLeague Final Four semifinals, by a score of 84–75. He had 14 points and 6 rebounds against Real Madrid. Two days later, Bogdanović would help the club win their first ever
EuroLeague championship, as they beat out
Olympiacos, by a score of 80–64, in
the championship game. Afterwards, Bogdanović would lead Fenerbahçe to its second straight Turkish Super League Finals victory, by sweeping
Beşiktaş Sompo Japan, and winning the
Turkish Super League Finals MVP award in the process. In 2020, he was named to the
EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team.
Sacramento Kings (2017–2020) On 26 June 2014, while playing for Partizan Belgrade, Bogdanović was selected by the
Phoenix Suns with the 27th overall pick in the
2014 NBA draft. On 23 June 2016, on the night of the
2016 NBA draft, the Suns traded his rights to the
Sacramento Kings along with
Georgios Papagiannis,
Skal Labissière and the
Detroit Pistons' 2020 second-round pick, in exchange for the draft rights of
Marquese Chriss. On 13 July 2017, Bogdanović signed with the
Sacramento Kings. He made his NBA debut on 23 October 2017, against the team that originally drafted him, the
Phoenix Suns. Bogdanović recorded 12 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in 25 minutes of play off the bench as the Kings lost 117–115. Bogdanović was selected as a member of the Team World for the
2018 Rising Stars Challenge. He led Team World to a 155–124 win over Team USA with 26 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds, while shooting 7 of 13 from the three-point line and was named the MVP of the game. The Sacramento Kings finished the season with a 27–55 record, thus failing to qualify to the
NBA playoffs for the twelfth season in a row. Bogdanović in his first NBA season had the averages of 11.8 points, 3.3 assists and 2.9 rebounds over 78 games. After the end of the season, he had an
MRI procedure that revealed a slight tear of the
medial meniscus in his left knee. On 24 April 2018, he underwent a
meniscus debridement surgery in order to fully recover his left knee. Bogdanović was selected as a member of the Team World for the
2019 Rising Stars Challenge. After missing the first ten games due to an injury rehab, in his sophomore season with the club Bogdanović mainly played the role of sixth man and second unit leader. Over 70 games, he averaged career-highs of 14.1 points, 3.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds. The trade unraveled when it was announced that the NBA was investigating the Bucks for having contact with Bogdanović and/or his agent before it was allowed under free agency rules. The Bucks reportedly felt double-crossed by the situation, decided not to pursue the trade further, and were stripped of their 2022 second-round draft pick at the conclusion of the investigation in December. According to Bogdanović, he was not made aware of the trade by the Kings and felt betrayed by the organization. On 24 November 2020, Bogdanović signed a four-year, $72 million contract with the
Atlanta Hawks. Bogdanović would only play in 44 games during the 2020–21 regular season due to injuries, but set new career highs, averaging 16.4 points per game and shot 90.9% on free throws. Coincidentally, the Hawks faced the Bucks in the 2021
Eastern Conference Finals, which the Bucks won in six games before winning the
NBA championship. After the 2021–22 season ended, Bogdanović underwent right knee surgery and was ruled out for at least three months. On 16 March 2023, he signed a four-year, $68 million contract extension with the Hawks. On December 11, 2023, Bogdanović put up a career-high 40 points on 10 three-pointers made in a 129–122 loss to the
Denver Nuggets. He also became the first player in Hawks history to put up at least 40 points and 10 three-pointers made in a game. On October 23, 2024, he was sidelined for a month with a right hamstring
tendinopathy during a game against the
Brooklyn Nets.
Los Angeles Clippers (2025–present) On February 6, 2025, Bogdanović was traded to the
Los Angeles Clippers alongside three future second-round picks in exchange for
Terance Mann and
Bones Hyland. ==National team career==