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United like a "trust fund baby": Bogut

People will say it is a potential conflict of interest, but conflicts of interest are a risk in a lot of businesses - it is about how you manage it.

I would say there haven't been any clear examples of this coming to the fore. If anything, the team that gets unfair advantages are the Kings, with their Didi Louzada special dispensation signing under the Next Stars program.

Yeah, you'd never see an NBA team owned by the league temporarily and the league stepping in and interfering in their roster construction.

LK is doing what he has to do to grow the league. If that means league ownership of clubs in the short term to help them, then so be it. He sold down his share in United and sold off his share in Brisbane so it can be done.

[As long as any team is owned by the league (even partially), there’s a massive conflict of interest.]

Brisbane was 100% NBL owned at one point?

Tasmania will be too

United is owned 25% by Larry these days, is it?

Hardly out of control

“ "Meanwhile Kings spend $3 million on salaries"

Joey previously said $4 mill? “

Maybe the extra million Joey was referring too was spent on security services to ensure players remained in their allocated rooms as per the coaches instructions? A service he obviously wishes the 36ers were able to afford.

Sydney using iPads to draw up plays in the timeouts, I'd say they're the rich kids!

Heh brutal

omg the Melbourne fans getting salty at Bogut responding to their coach saying Melbourne have been terrible all year. Between you guys and Perth for the most sensitive fans. Bogut owns you and your feelings.

By the by, how good is it to have financially strong Sydney Melbourne Perth? Adelaide probably don’t need the team cleaning the stadium anymore.

Stability is just so important

As reported by Boti, WWOS and ABC. Pretty common knowledge

"Meanwhile Kings spend $3 million on salaries"

Joey previously said $4 mill?

What we know:

Bogut 1,000,000
Ware 800,000
Cooks 372,000
Bottom 5: 514,000

Then you have Lisch, Newely, Kickert and co...

Meanwhile Kings spend $3 million on salaries

This is hilarious like the two private school toffs fighting about who keeps it real the most.

I love his trash talk on and off the court.

Can't remember the player, but Bogut blocks him, then you hear on the on court mike "gotta do better than that if you want to play NBA"

I don’t think he’s crying poor, he’s crying less richer/entitled

It’d be nice for some spice and rivalry.

Bit rich from Bogut considering Sydney's roster, but also like the way he goes bang with the whack on Larry/UTD lol

At the end of the day he's just spicing up what should be a good series.

[Stealing Ware = smarter than stealing Melo]

True

But misses the fact that we only stole Melo cos they stole Casper

If we still had Casper and Cairns still had Melo, no way Cairns would've finished above us.

Forget Melo. If we still had Casper no way we're 4th. Casper is one of the all time greats

Bogut outbid Larry. Now Bogut cries poor. Pretty hilarious really

It's not so much mind games actually

Bogut is just pumping up the interest and getting a headline. It worked, so good on him

He knows it's all BS, but AFL pre season is ramping up, Coronavirus has the news cycle. Why not get some interest going

Bogut thinks like a businessman, he knows the game

Also did Cairns a huge solid who finished above you.

Your team signed Melo and Long....

Stealing Ware = smarter than stealing Melo

That’s why kings are top and United aren’t

Hehe

Sydney signed United's best player, 3 time all NBL 1st teamer and Last yr MVP Runner Up.

They also took Moller, who's pretty handy as a stopper off the bench and plenty of potential at age 25.

Bogut also spurned United, instead taking 500k a season plus 10% ownership of the Kings.

They've also got Didi Louzada. Who's paying his salary? United aren't the only team part funded by Larry!

Bogut is just taking the piss. Mind games all round

Undoubtedly true that the pressure is on Sydney though

Agreed with above. United are a trust fund baby but Kings are big spenders too so pot kettle black.

They both try to pull “if you succeed it’s because you’re spending if we succeed it’s because we worked hard”

I’d imagine success requires both unless you’re Cairns who can scoff at both for their nonsense jabber

Love it!!!

Bring it on hopefully will be a great series

Although a bit rich of Bogut to act like the Kings are poor cousins when they bought the best player from United in the past off season

Cats or Breakers who do u think wins championship and why?

people say nbl comp isn't exciting..well i disagree i'm really looking forward to the finals...these two great teams are going to go at it I can't split them.

whats your pick and why?