NBL YET TO GIVE THE ALL-CLEAR TO BOGUT DEAL
THE Sydney Kings have been forced to delay confirmation of Andrew Bogut’s landmark deal after defying NBL protocol by announcing the contract before gaining league approval.
As per standard procedure in most Australian professional sports, clubs require authorisation from the league before they can make a formal declaration.
But in a bid to avoid the Bogut news being leaked, the Kings decided to report the news on the club’s twitter account on Sunday night.
Sydney officials also sent out a group email confirming the former NBA Big man’s looming signing at 8pm on Sunday night.
These moves proved problematic as the contract still required NBL clearance to become official.
Bogut’s signed and agreed multi-year deal was lodged with the NBL on Sunday night and was set to be confirmed by the Kings yesterday.
But the NBL told all parties no contract can be ratified until head office provide a clearance on the deal’s conditions and the salary cap.
Despite this delay, the Bogut deal is set to be given the green light in the coming days.
Sydney officials tweeted a short statement yesterday.
“In line with player contracting procedures, the Sydney Kings have submitted to NBL head office appropriate paperwork for Andrew Bogut for review and processing,” the NBL said. “The Kings will make no further comment but will provide an update in due course.”
The NBL also tweeted that they had received Sydney’s contract for Bogut and were following the competition’s formal process.