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December 1, 2020 | 1:57 am EST Update
Australian basketball great Andrew Bogut has retired from the sport effective immediately, leaving the nation without its most experienced campaigner ahead of next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Bogut, who won an NBA championship with Golden State in 2015, announced his decision on his podcast Rogues Bogues on Tuesday, citing a growing toll of injuries on his body. “The decision hasn’t been an easy one, but I think it is the right decision. The decision that I made and where I will be signing for next season is absolutely nowhere. I will be retiring from professional basketball, effective immediately,” Bogut said.
Ian Begley: Trevon Bluiett has agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Utah Jazz, per SNY sources.
According to a source, Paul wanted to stay close to his son in Los Angeles and was not feeling the Knicks. Paul wound up being traded to Phoenix. On the record, the veteran All-Star point guard said a New York move without the trappings of a packed Garden wasn’t appealing.
Dave McMenamin: Dennis Schröder paused a workout at the Lakers practice facility to hop on his introductory Zoom call with reporters. Schröder announces he intends to play starting PG, easing the load: “I did this off the bench stuff already …”
” @MarcGasol has my Defensive POY trophy at his house but that’s not here or there.” ?? @KingJames talks about his new teammates on tomorrow night’s @RoadTrippinPod at 8 PM on Spectrum SportsNet. ?? @RealAClifton @Rjeff24
Andre Iguodala believes Kevin Durant will be named the NBA MVP in the 2020/21 season. Iguodala picked Durant over his former teammate in the Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry. “I’m looking forward to seeing KD. My preseason MVP [pick],” Iguodala said in an appearance on “The Match: Champions for Change” broadcast, per Marcus White of NBC Sports Bay Area, via Clutchpoints.
One of the differences fans might notice is Reddish has grown a bit since last season ended. Payne thought it might have been that Reddish’s hair got longer, but Payne and his staff all confirmed Reddish grew. It’s unclear how much he actually grew, but Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce also confirmed this at the end of minicamp. Reddish’s official height without shoes prior to the start of last season was 6-foot-7.5.
Andrew Lopez: Stan Van Gundy said no one – not medical staff or Zion – has mentioned any sort of restrictions that Zion could have in camp. Says he expects first day of camp for all players will look different because guys haven’t had chances to play as much pickup as usual.
