'Credible whispers' claim Hawks veteran could be dealt before trade deadline

The Hawks are “actively exploring the trade market” for veteran guard/forward Bogdan Bogdanovic, and there are “credible whispers” that he could be dealt with before the Feb. 6 trade deadline, league sources tell Marc Stein.

Bogdanovic, 32, has been hampered by injuries this season, only appearing in 24 of Atlanta’s 47 games. He will also miss Thursday’s game in Cleveland, as he’s away from the team for personal reasons.

A skilled scorer and playmaker, Bogdanovic struggled with inefficiency when he was active in 2024-25 — his 30.1% mark from the three-point range would represent a career low by a significant margin. However, he has converted 38.0% of his career attempts from long distance and “still has fans around the league,” Stein writes.

Bogdanovic is in the second season of a four-year, $68M extension he signed in March 2023. He’s earning $17.26M in ’24-25, followed by $16.02M in ’25-26, with a $16.02M team option for ’26-27.

Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic reported this morning that the Suns have talked to the Hawks about a potential trade involving Jusuf Nurkic, later suggesting that Bogdanovic could make sense in such a deal given the size of their contracts. According to Ian Begley of SNY.tv, Phoenix is indeed interested in Bogdanovic and has discussed the Serbian swingman with Atlanta.

Echoing previous reporting, both Stein and Begley state that Hawks center Clint Capela is known to be on the trade block as well.