Keith Bogans Signs with the Spurs

Earlier in the offseason, Bruce Bowen of the San Antonio Spurs retired. The defensive expert played a key part in three NBA championship titles. On Monday, the Spurs signed Keith Bogans — a defensive small forward who will help make up for the loss of Bowen.

Last year, Bogans played for both the Orlando Magic and the Milwaukee Bucks. With Orlando, Bogans started 15 of 36 games and averaged 5.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 21.9 minutes per game. With Milwaukee, Bogans averaged 6.0 points and 3.2 rebounds in 16.7 minutes per game.

While he’s not much of an offensively, as evident by his 39.4% lifetime field goal percentage, the 6-foot-5, 215-pound Bogans is known as a strong, rugged defender who isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty.

Bogans reportedly signed a fully guaranteed one-year contract worth a little more than $1 million. With the Spurs, Bogans will likely backup Richard Jefferson at small forward. He’ll compete for minutes with other swingmen including Manu Ginobili, Roger Mason, Jr. and Michael Finley.

Keith Bogans - San Antonio Spurs (Image: Zuma Press)