Not only did the 6-foot-8 forward from Croatia show no hangover from his two 0-for shooting performances in the preseason, Bogdanovic wouldn’t even let an ankle sprain slow him down.
Bogdanovic was the steam engine behind a hot start for the Jazz. He also showed some killer instinct late as he helped the Jazz take down the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-95 in both teams’ season opener Wednesday night at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
Bogdanovic began the night shooting a perfect 3-for-3 from the field. By making his free-throw in an and-one situation midway through the first quarter, he had scored seven of the Jazz’s 12 points and was making coach Quin Snyder sound like a soothsayer.