Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic is set to undergo season-ending surgery on his right wrist Tuesday. With the 2019-20 NBA season on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, the veteran opted to go under the knife to repair the scapholunate ligament in his wrist.

Bogdanovic apparently hurt his wrist in late 2019 and had been playing through the injury. Utah expects the Croatian forward to be ready for the start of the 2020-21 season.

Losing Bogdanovic is definitely a huge loss for a strong Western Conference contender like Utah, especially if the 2019-20 season resumes. Bogdanovic, who signed a four-year, $73.1 million deal this past summer, made his mark for the Jazz as a key addition. He started in all of his 63 appearances with the Jazz this season.

After being a middle-of-the-pack offensive team last season, the fourth-seeded Utah boasted a top-10 offense before this campaign shut down in March, despite Mike Conley's struggles. Bogdanovic's play was certainly one of the major reasons for their improvement on that end of the floor.

Jazz, Donovan Mitchell, Bojan Bogdanovic

In fact, the 31-year-old is Utah's second-leading scorer behind All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell. On the season, Bogdanovic averaged 20.2 points and converted 3.0 triples per game while shooting 44.7 percent from the field, 41.4 percent from beyond the arc, and 90.3 percent from the foul line. His 41.1 percent mark from long range ranks 13th in the NBA.

Per Woj, Bogdanovic is also one of two players this season to put up at least 20 points a night and shoot at least 40 percent on 3-pointers and 90 percent on free throws:

Certainly, that's a ton of production the Jazz will need to make up from Bogey's absence. Aside from his raw numbers, Utah was also significantly better with the sweet-shooting Croatian on the floor in 2019-20. The Jazz were a plus-5.5 per 100 possessions with him on the court, per Basketball-Reference, and the offense took a huge dip when he went to the bench.

Bogdanovic is also a capable shot creator in his own right. His ability to do so helps ease the load off Donovan Mitchell in that regard. However, Bogdanovic is in his most lethal form in catch-and-shoot situations. The 6-foot-8 sniper totaled 401 points (6.4 per game) on catch-and-shoot shots, ranking sixth across the entire league, per NBA.com. His elite shooting certainly helps space the floor for a dynamic slasher like Mitchell to get to the basket.

Moreover, Bogdanovic became one of Utah's go-to players in close-game situations this season. He made several clutch shots for the Jazz this season, including two game-winners: one against the Milwaukee Bucks and the other against the Houston Rockets.

 

Surely, Utah will lean heavily on All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert to lead the way in the playoffs. However, the Jazz will certainly miss everything Bogdanovic brings to the table on offense for the possible postseason run.

Jazz, Joe-Ingles, Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert

Joe Ingles, who was moved to the bench at one point this season, will likely slot back into the starting five for the Jazz alongside fellow forward Royce O'Neale. The Australian figures to take a huge chunk of Bogey's load, especially as a catch-and-shoot specialist and a tertiary playmaker for Utah. More importantly, Utah will need Conley to step up his game. The veteran guard has had a subpar first season for the Jazz so far, and they need more from him if they're going to make a deep playoff run.

Nonetheless, it goes without saying that Utah will need everyone to contribute a little bit more to make up for the loss of their key offseason addition, if this NBA season does restart in the near future.