Bogut says more Aussies will play NBA

Boomers' Andrew Bogut prepares to face basketball's giants

mookie posted 7/15/2008 from www.theaustralian.news.com.au

"Representing a small country like Australia, 20 million people, it's always great fun to go and try to knock off the big dogs in the Olympic Games," Bogut said...

Goorjian saddled with Bogut dilemma

And One posted 7/15/2008 from www.thewest.com.au

Australian coach Brian Goorjian tomorrow begins the key challenge in the bid for a Beijing basketball medal - effectively slotting NBA superstar Andrew Bogut into the Boomers team ... “We’ve got eight days to make it work,” Goorjian said. “That’s the challenge.

RJ’s Trade to Milwaukee Amuses Gilbert Arenas Greatly

FanHouse found this 7/15/2008 on slamonline.com

by Marcel Mutoni Due to his easy-going personality and refreshing candor, to say nothing of his talents, Gilbert Arenas is one of the more popular players in the entire League. Don’t tell that to anyone living in Milwaukee, though. ...

NBA Randomness

And One posted 7/15/2008 from ballerblogger.com

I’m still in favor of trading Odom for Artest. But I must admit, I’m becoming less and less enthusiastic about the deal with each day that Artest exchanges emails with the media. Maybe the comparisons to Rodman are far-fetched. Rodman’s antics were about entertainment. Artest might be certifiably insane. The Tim Donaghy [...]

More Aussies the merrier in NBA, Bogut says

mookie posted 7/16/2008 from www.canberratimes.com.au

The 213cm centre, who has just signed a mind-boggling $76million deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, expects around 10-15 Australians to feature in the American league over the next decade.The Victorian-born big man knows his profile will make him a target in Beijing. ''I could be targeted but I've got pretty good guys to back me up,'' he said. ''I've got Chris Anstey, the MVP of the Australian NBL."