Golden State Warriors fans now have a blast from the past on the roster to cheer for.
The team announced Wednesday it has officially signed Andrew Bogut to a contract. Although terms of the deal were not released by the team, multiple reports say the deal was expected to be a one-year, minimum contract.
In four seasons with the Warriors (from 2012-16), Bogut averaged 6.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.7 blocks in 23.7 minutes over 236 games. He ranks second on Golden State’s all-time field goal percentage list (.581) and was named to the NBA All-Defensive second team in 2014-15.
Bogut, 34, recently concluded the 2018-19 season with the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League in Australia, where he earned the league’s Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year and All-NBL First Team honors. He averaged 11.4 points, 11.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.7 blocks in 29.7 minutes over 30 games in the NBL.
Originally drafted first overall by Milwaukee in 2005, the 7-foot big man holds career averages of 9.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. He was a key member of the Warriors’ 2015 championship team as well as the team that reached the 2016 Finals. Golden State lost the ’16 series to the Cleveland Cavaliers as Bogut missed the final two games of that series with a knee injury.
He signed with the NBL last April and planned to play two seasons with the Kings, saying then there were “no outs” in his deal if an NBA team should become interested.
After being waived by the Lakers in January of 2018, it was expected the free agent would join a contending team for a playoff push. But Bogut said at the time he’d stay in Australia and focus on returning in the 2018-19 season. He also tweeted that his wife’s pregnancy with their second child has been deemed “high-risk” and she was not allowed to travel at the time.
Bogut played 24 games for the Lakers after signing in September of 2017, averaging 1.5 points and 3.3 rebounds while starting five games. He was acquired by Cleveland in the second half of last season, but he fractured his left leg less than a minute into his debut with the Cavaliers. He played seven years with the Bucks (2005-12) before being traded to Golden State in the Monta Ellis deal.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
