When he recently announced his departure from Australia’s Sydney Kings, veteran center Andrew Bogut said that he is still not ready to retire. Bogut now reiterated his intention to continue playing basketball in a chat with SBS Sport, even admitting that he is eyeing a return to the NBA.
Bogut told the media outlet that he believes he still has “a little bit of fuel left in the tank” and that there is interest for him among NBA teams.
“I had NBA offers right before the COVID-19 pandemic, where I was potentially going to go back after the NBL season,” said Bogut. “I was talking to a few teams that wanted me to come over.”
The 35-year-old intends to take up one of these offers in 2020/21, although he expects to find a roster spot a bit later in the season.
“Yes, especially halfway through the season when the buyout and trade season comes up,” Bogut explained when asked whether he’ll pursue an NBA comeback. “It saves me having to spend the whole season over there and I can kind of join someone late, like I did with the Warriors last time.”
Bogut also added that he hopes to “make a playoff run” and then play at the Olympics with Australia’s national team. This is when he will presumably retire, as he talked about that scenario in some previous interviews.
Andrew Bogut was No.1 overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by Milwaukee Bucks. He spent more than 13 years in the NBA, also playing with Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers. Bogut won the NBA title with Warriors in 2015 and has one All-NBA Third-Team selection.
