NBA Rumors: Andrew Bogut to Draw Interest from Warriors, 76ers, More Contenders | Bleacher Report

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Andrew Bogut could be returning to the NBA.

According to Shams Charania of the Athletic and Stadium, the veteran center will be pursued by "multiple contenders," including the Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers, to their depth for a postseason run.

For that report, Bogut's "season has ended in playoffs of Australia's NBL, where Bogut was league MVP and Defensive Player of the Year, and he will take some time to decide on next team."

Bogut, 34, last appeared in the NBA last season, playing in 23 games for the Los Angeles Lakers while averaging 1.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. He was released in Jan. 2018 and signed with the Sydney Kings of the NBL that April.

He would make sense for a number of contenders, including the Warriors and Sixers. Bogut Four seasons with Golden State (2012-13 to 2015-16) and would provide the Warriors with big-man depth behind DeMarcus Cousins.

while Bogut would be very dangerous with the Warriors, who would be most dangerous when they would give it a chance to have a chance of success and would give them a nice backup plan against teams who play through their centers.

Philadelphia, meanwhile, has seen it's depths, with both Joel Embiid and Boban Marjanovic out with minor injuries. That has left only Jonah Bolden Brett Brown has experimented with smaller lineups and used Mike Scott at the Cursing to defend on the perimeter.

The question for the Sixers would be where Bogut would fit Embiid and Marjanovic were healthy. It's hard to see him playing Marjanovic gold Bolden behind Embodied, the sixers solid options Bolden being the better option against teams that play smaller).

Goal Bogut would make sense for other contenders looking to build their lives on the block, so it seems likely he'll be back with an NBA team shortly.