Keith Bogans

Keith Ramon Bogans ( born May 12, 1980 in Washington, DC ) is an American professional basketball player who is currently with the Boston Celtics in the NBA under contract.

Career

College

Bogans played four years for the University of Kentucky. With him the team twice reached the last eight in the NCAA Tournament.

NBA

After he was traded in between as Erstrundenpick in the NBA Draft, he was selected in 2003 to 43 out of the Milwaukee Bucks.

Orlando Magic

Bogans was further transferred on the day of the Draftes to the Orlando Magic. In his first season he played 73 games, starting 36 of them times and scored an average of 6.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. At the end of the season, the team had the worst record in the league.

Charlotte Bobcats

In exchange for Brandon Hunter Bogans was transferred on 1 November 2004 to the Charlotte Bobcats. In his only full season for the Bobcats, he scored a Career 9.6 points per game. The team missed the playoffs clear.

Houston Rockets

On 9 February 2006, he moved in exchange for Lonny Baxter to the Houston Rockets. There he received much more playing time than his previous clubs, but missed the playoffs once again and significantly extended the contract not with the Rockets.

Return to Orlando

On 13 July, the Orlando Magic announced that they had committed Bogans again. After a weak first season in Orlando, he was able to improve his stats in the second season. In both years, managed the Magic in the NBA playoffs, but both times had to clear the Detroit Pistons defeated. In his first game as a starter in the 2008 /09 season against the Houston Rockets Bogans broke a thumb and was in danger of precipitate 4-6 weeks. Nevertheless, he returned only two weeks later against the Oklahoma City Thunder back.

Milwaukee Bucks

On February 5, 2009 Bogans was transferred to Tyronn Lue to the Milwaukee Bucks, the team that had drafted him about six years ago. After 29 games for the Bucks were for him an average of six points per game to book.

San Antonio Spurs

Bogans signed in September 2009 a contract with the San Antonio Spurs. He only played one season with the Spurs, in which they appear in only four games, the Phoenix Suns defeated in the Conference semi-finals.

Chicago Bulls

For August 11, 2010 Bogans was taken by the Chicago Bulls under contract. In the season 2010/11 he started in each of the 82 season games and in the playoffs, where they made ​​it to the Conference Finals, he started each of the 16 games. However, he was fired by the Bulls in December 2011, shortly before the start of the next season.

New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets

On February 1, 2012 Bogans was taken by the New Jersey Nets under contract. However, he only played five games since he just a week later seriously injured and turned out for the rest of the season. Then the Nets released him back out of his contract, but Bogans signed in the summer of 2012 a new contract with the now relocated to Brooklyn Nets.

Boston Celtics

On July 12, 2013, he was traded to the Boston Celtics.