Report: Jazz's Bojan Bogdanovic to Have Surgery on Wrist Injury, Out for Season

If the NBA returns from its hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic and finishes the 2019-20 season, the Utah Jazz will do so without forward Bojan Bogdanovic.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Bogdanovic is undergoing season-ending surgery on his right wrist:

Tony Jones of The Athletic reported that Bogdanovic suffered a ruptured scapholunate ligament in his wrist. Sarah Todd of the Deseret News reported the injury took place very early in the season, prior to January.

The 31-year-old was having an excellent season for the Jazz, averaging 20.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game while shooting 44.7 percent from the field and 41.4 percent from three. He's Utah's second-leading scorer behind Donovan Mitchell (24.2 PPG), and among Jazz players who take at least one three-pointer per game, only Georges Niang is shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc (41.6 percent). 

Replacing his scoring and shooting will be difficult for a Jazz team with championship aspirations, should the season continue. Utah is currently 41-23 and the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference. 

The Jazz can substitute wily veteran forward Joe Ingles into the starting lineup. Ingles brings solid defense and playmaking but simply doesn't provide the volume scoring that Bogdanovic offers. 

Behind Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, Bogdanovic is arguably Utah's third best player. His loss is a major one.