The Atlanta Hawks put their money where their mouth is.
Words can ring hollow in professional sports where players sign massive contracts today only to request a trade in a year or two. The Hawks signed Bogdan Bogdanovic, 30, to a four-year, $68 million contract extension in March that will keep him under team control through at least the 2025-26 season.
“They told me they want to keep me until the end of my career,” Bogdanovic said, per Giorgos Kyriakidis of BasketNews on August 8. “So, I’m working there. I like the atmosphere and what we’re creating year by year.