Bojan Bogdanovic thoroughly enjoyed his tenure with the Indiana Pacers. In fact, the sweet-shooting forward seriously considered re-signing with the Pacers, and the fact his last contract offer from Indiana included a non-guarantee in the final year had nothing to do with his decision to leave.

But as he told J. Michael of the Indianapolis Star, when Bogdanovic was presented with a four-year, $73 million offer by the Utah Jazz, who had just made a major move by trading for Mike Conley, the combination of financial security and championship contention simply proved too enticing for him to pass up.

“It was close. Indiana really treated me well,” he said. “The organization, the GM, the president were pretty cool with me. We had a great team. I really wanted to stay there (but) then, when I see the offer from the Jazz, and then I saw the roster and the opportunity that I would have here it was big-time for me. That’s the reason why I left.”

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Bogdanovic is coming off a career campaign in which he thrived as the Pacers' primary offensive option after a season-ending injury to franchise player Victor Oladipo in January. Though sure to see a decline in usage with the Jazz, he's perfectly suited as a tertiary offensive option who can spot up opposite Rudy Gobert pick-and-rolls and punish mismatches after switches.

Bogdanovic, 30, averaged a career-high 18.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game last season, pulling off the difficult feat of increasing his efficiency while upping his usage en route to a 61.3 true shooting percentage.