Andrew Bogut wants to play at least three more years in the NBA before a final Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020.
The Australian centre expects to find a new home in coming weeks as he approaches full fitness after breaking his leg in March.
Bogut, 32, has been in hometown Melbourne for the past three months receiving treatment on the injury and is awaiting news from his management around joining a fifth NBA team.
"There's still some interest there," Bogut told RSN radio on Tuesday.
"It's been about a handful of teams - three or four last week and one more team came into the mix a couple days ago.
"Something will get done. It's just a matter of when.
"I'm happy to do a shorter-term deal, which it will most likely be with my injury history, trying to play back into some form and squeeze a few years out."
The former Milwaukee, Golden State and Dallas big man broke his leg playing his first game for Cleveland during the 2016-17 season.
Bogut's optimism around his prospects next season extends to the Olympics, where he could play alongside the NBA's Patty Mills, Matthew Dellavedova, Ben Simmons, Dante Exum, Joe Ingles, Aron Baynes and Thon Maker.
"(Yes) if the body's holding up. That's the big question," he said when asked if he'd consider the Tokyo 2020 campaign.
"I feel pretty fresh, believe it or not. Thankfully it wasn't a joint injury. The one positive over breaking a leg, if there is such a thing, is it heals stronger than it was before you broke it.
"I reckon once this heals, I should be good to go and hopefully I've got three or four years left in me."
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