I ran across this Andrew Bogut interview on HoopsHype and found a couple greattidbits of information that I’d like to share:

HoopsHype: Now there’s more international flavor in Milwaukee. Do you like it?
Andrew Bogut: Yeah, I think it’s good for me, I’m an international player too. (Carlos) Delfino is a winner, he knows how to play the game and he will bring some toughness to our team. (Roko) Ukic obviously hasn’t had the opportunity to play too much in Toronto so I know he’s very eager to prove himself in Milwaukee. He’s a pretty good friend of mine.

I played with (Ersan) Ilyasova my first two years; when he came to the NBA he was very young, very skinny. I heard he’s improved a lot and I know his dream was to be back; his wife is actually from Milwaukee. And we already have (Francisco) Elson, (Dan) Gadzuric and (Luc) Mbah a Moute.

HH: What about Brandon Jennings?
Bogut: I’ve been working out with him the whole week. He’s a very good ballhandler, very smart point guard and very athletic. He brings energy everyday but obviously he’s young. He’s gotta have good times and bad times in his rookie year, but I think he’s going to be a great player in the NBA.

HH: What do you think Australia will do in the World Championships to be played in Turkey next year?
Bogut: That’s a good question. Obviously we have a new coach and new players coming up, so it’s still questionable what sort of system we are going to play and everything, but it’s definitely exciting. We hope to make the Final Four, but there is a lot of good countries these days playing basketball. It’s very hard getting to the Final Four, especially in the World Championships. If we can make it, it will be a success for us.

HH: Australia lost to New Zealand this summer.
Bogut: We had a lot of players missing, which is no excuse. Props to them, they played very well against us. They deserved the win and hopefully we can move on and play a good World Championships.

HH: What do you think about the new generation of Australian players?
Bogut: There are some exciting guys. Pat Mills is definitely one, although he got injured. But there are a lot of them in college who could lead the way next year.

HH: Would you consider playing in Europe once you are done in the NBA?
Bogut: Basketball in Europe has a different atmosphere than America and Australia. I’d like to experience it and if the body hold up by then it would definitely an option.

Read the rest of the Andrew Bogut interview at HoopsHype.