Mystro
Years ago
Pledger heading to Melbourne to learn off Bogut
Pledger leaves for Melbourne on July 9 and will spend four days and four sessions learning off Andrew Bogut in his facility. He was unsure of the exact nature of the workouts, given Bogut has recently concluded a gruelling season but given Bogut is a Starting NBA Centre I'm sure Pledger will learn plenty.
"He's definitely a player in the NBA that I follow,'' Pledger said. "There's not many players in the NBA from this part of the world, so he's definitely someone that I think a lot of us down in Australia and New Zealand keep an eye on to see how his team's going.
"I've played against NBA players before but he's a former No 1 pick and a starter. He's had his injury problems the last year or two but before that he was on the verge of being an All-Star. So that's how you truly compare yourself and find out your true strengths and weaknesses and what you need to work on.''
Having clinched their third title, the Breakers sat down with all contracted players to discuss avenues for advancing their individual games. For Pledger, who had just signed for Bogut's management company, that avenue was obvious.
