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Bogut leaves NBA, joins NBL's Sydney Kings in Australia

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Andrew Bogut is heading home.

The former No. 1 overall pick has agreed to join the Sydney Kings of Australia's National Basketball League and will be unveiled by the team on Monday.

Bogut, a native of Melbourne who's long represented his country in international competition, ruled out potentially latching onto an NBA playoff-bound roster last month so he could assist his pregnant wife.

The 7-footer started 18 playoff games for the Golden State Warriors during their 2015 championship run, contributing 8.1 rebounds per game to go along with 1.8 blocks. Bogut started 66 games for the Warriors the following campaign but was moved to the Dallas Mavericks that offseason, with serious knee and hamstring injuries limiting him to 26 appearances for the franchise before he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Soon after being released by the Sixers, Bogut signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but he broke his leg just one minute into his debut in March 2017 and was waived weeks later. He then signed with the Los Angeles Lakers for the start of the 2017-18 campaign before being let go in January.

Over 694 career outings, the 33-year-old big man averaged 9.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks.

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