The Sydney club issued a brief statement Monday saying it had submitted paperwork to the NBL for Bogut’s recruitment. The Kings said they’d make no further comment “but will provide an update in due course.”
Speculation about the big Australian center’s pending move to Sydney intensified late Sunday after tweets from the club and from Bogut, who kicked things off with a post that read: “Are there any roster spots left for the upcoming (at)NBL season? Asking for a friend......?”
No details of the deal have been confirmed. The NBL, which runs the eight-team league, said it had received paperwork from the Kings regarding Bogut and “we are following the standard player contract process as we do for all players.