Bogut has been peddling the 'he's a good kid with **** people around him' narrative. With good reason, people invested in basketball in this country want him to play for the national team. Im not buying it tho, he's done so many ****** things, look at the crap he pulled last world champs to not play but protect his endorsement from tourism Victoria.
He's clearly a dickhead, buying into his own BS. His management for one doesn't understand how to brand him, he could be making a fortune in endorsements in Australia but he needs to play at the Olympics to do that. Outside of the two major football codes the way to being a household name/brand as an athlete is in the green and gold. What he's been doing by holding out actually hurts his marketing narrative in this country. People look at him as another athlete who went overseas made too much money and became a dickhead. (Seems to me to be and accurate assessment)
Funny thing is if Josh Giddey (says all the right things about winning, playing at the Olympics etc.) turns out to be half the player Simmons is, the cash will roll in for him. Tourism deals, ads for all manner of crap, kid will make a fortune.
He's clearly a dickhead, buying into his own BS. His management for one doesn't understand how to brand him, he could be making a fortune in endorsements in Australia but he needs to play at the Olympics to do that. Outside of the two major football codes the way to being a household name/brand as an athlete is in the green and gold. What he's been doing by holding out actually hurts his marketing narrative in this country. People look at him as another athlete who went overseas made too much money and became a dickhead. (Seems to me to be and accurate assessment)
Funny thing is if Josh Giddey (says all the right things about winning, playing at the Olympics etc.) turns out to be half the player Simmons is, the cash will roll in for him. Tourism deals, ads for all manner of crap, kid will make a fortune.