Andrew Bogut
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"Andrew Michael Bogut" is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Bogut was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the NBA first overall draft pick/first overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. The 7-foot (2.13m), 260-pound (118 kg) center (basketball)/center was a star at the University of Utah for two years before declaring for the draft. Bogut is the first Australian player to be drafted number one overall. He was also the second Utah player to be drafted number one overall.

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I'm definitely going to be coming into sport. It will be in Australia. Basketball will hopefully be the priority.

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Basketball is a global game, just like soccer is a global game. You see the Manu Ginobilis and Yao Mings of the world. We can play the game in every country.

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It would be nice to own a team in Melbourne, seeing I'm from here, but whether it's Melbourne, Sydney, Cairns, it doesn't matter. I think they're all good markets.

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That's the sort of thing that I have spoken to him about as a friend - I've told him you've got to bulk up.

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I remember when I was a kid having the Friday night games or the Saturday night games - a South East Melbourne versus Melbourne . . . they were huge, sold out, you couldn't get a ticket.

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To be an owner of a team is something I dream of doing once I retire. Maybe even a soccer team and a basketball team. I can't see myself away from basketball if I retire at 30 or 40. That would be something to look at in the future.

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I've had a better collegiate career than anyone else from Australia that came over here, ... I'm not as slow as Luc Longley, I'm more athletic, I can shoot better, I'm more competitive. So I think it's not even fair to bring that name up.

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He's doing OK. The first day, it was a little suspect, but it's OK.

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I'm definitely honoured to be the No. 1 ticket-holder. I've followed the league since I was a kid and I've got some close friends playing in the NBL.

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