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.

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It appears that Australian center Andrew Bogut could return to the NBA once again and make another championship run with the Golden State Warriors. According to several media outlets, Bogut, who just wrapped up Australia’s NBL season with Sydney Kings, is close to signing a deal with the Warriors and filling the team’s last available roster spot.

 Andrew Bogut previously played with Golden State from 2012 and 2016 and managed to win an NBA title during that period. He then had stints with Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Los Angeles Lakers before deciding to return to Australia.

Bogut had a successful 2018/19 season with Sidney Kings, being named NBL’s Most Valuable Player while averaging 11.6 points per game. He was also named Best Defensive Player and managed to get All-NBL First Team honors.

Warriors’ head coach Steve Kerr talked about the possibility of adding Bogut to the team and said he would welcome the move.

“I’m not going to go into kind of our needs and all that,” – said Kerr said earlier in the week. “Just cut right to the chase and tell you that we have been talking to Bogut and his representatives and nothing is official. And there’s things that have to happen and we can’t really comment on it until it’s official. The other question [about how he fits] I’ll answer at the appropriate time.”

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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.

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It appears that Australian center Andrew Bogut could return to the NBA once again and make another championship run with the Golden State Warriors. According to several media outlets, Bogut, who just wrapped up Australia’s NBL season with Sydney Kings, is close to signing a deal with the Warriors and filling the team’s last available roster spot.

 Andrew Bogut previously played with Golden State from 2012 and 2016 and managed to win an NBA title during that period. He then had stints with Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Los Angeles Lakers before deciding to return to Australia.

Bogut had a successful 2018/19 season with Sidney Kings, being named NBL’s Most Valuable Player while averaging 11.6 points per game. He was also named Best Defensive Player and managed to get All-NBL First Team honors.

Warriors’ head coach Steve Kerr talked about the possibility of adding Bogut to the team and said he would welcome the move.

“I’m not going to go into kind of our needs and all that,” – said Kerr said earlier in the week. “Just cut right to the chase and tell you that we have been talking to Bogut and his representatives and nothing is official. And there’s things that have to happen and we can’t really comment on it until it’s official. The other question [about how he fits] I’ll answer at the appropriate time.”

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