AUS - Bogut considers London chance

OAKLAND (Olympics) - Andrew Bogut admits he may not be back on the court in the NBA this season following his move to the Golden State Warriors, but his Olympic prospects do not appear to be as bleak.

The Milwaukee Bucks, who lost their veteran center to a broken foot in January, traded him to the Warriors this week.

Will he be with the team in London?

He sounds optimistic.

"It's a tough question to answer right now," he said to the Australian media.

"To be honest, I haven't given it a whole lot of thought.

"Without talking myself up, I think I'm as professional as they come.

"I have my own workout and training facility in Melbourne, I'd be rehabbing and training like I would for any other event, and we have enough lead-up games to the Olympics to get ourselves ready."

As Bogut is still recovering from the foot injury, he thinks Golden State may err on the side of caution.

He said that "the last thing they'll want to do is rush me back to play in a couple of games."

"I've got to have scans at the eight-week point after I broke my ankle," Bogut said.

"If the scan says we want you in the boot for another three or four weeks or they don't want me resuming too quick, it will come down to missing the season."

Bogut has appeared in the last two Olympic Games for the Boomers.

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