Friday, May 7, 2010

Andrew Bogut named 3rd team ALL-NBA


The big news today from the NBA is that Australian Andrew Bogut was named in the All-NBA Third team. This is significant because its the first time ever an Australian had earned an All-NBA honour. Bogut had a great year and if it wasn't for a couple of injuries, I'm sure he would have gone one better and made the Second Team. Maybe next year tho ...

For the full story, click on the title below. For the full breakdown of the All-NBA teams, click here. Good to see my boy Steve Nash make the Second Team.

National Basketball League: Bogut receives All-NBA honours
May 07, 2010, 11:25 AM AEST By: Basketball Australia Australian Golden Star Boomer Andrew Bogut has been named in the 2009-10 All-NBA Third Team, the league announced overnight.

Bogut, the first Australian to earn All-NBA honours, received the most votes of any player on the Third Team and the 11th highest tally overall.


The dual Olympian started 69 games for the Bucks this year, averaging career-highs with 15.9 points and 2.5 blocks (second in the NBA) and added 10.2 rebounds (second-highest total in his career). The fifth-year veteran was one of two players (alongside Dwight Howard) to average at least 15 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks per game this season.

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