Author: Dan Boyce
Today it was announced the NBL would not be awarding its Rookie Of The Year award and replacing it with the ‘Next Generation Award’, an award aimed at crowning the best under-25 player in the league each season. The award has not only been modified to allow players who have played multiple seasons in the…
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A proposed 11,000-seat entertainment centre is nearing approval in Newcastle, and with it, a chance of bringing more international netball to the region and the return of an NBL team. The Newcastle Herald reported on Saturday that Venues NSW had completed a business case for the state government recommending a replacement venue for the ageing…
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This week is a special week for the Filipino community in Australia. One Night Only with Kai Sotto is upon us. We are coming together to celebrate the arrival of Kai Zachary Sotto, an athletic, 7’2”, 20-year-old homegrown Filipino basketball phenomenon. Arriving in Sydney City this weekend to play the defending champions Sydney Kings, we…
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The Melbourne Tigers left possibly the biggest imprint in Australian basketball history, winning four NBL championships in fifteen years (1993 to 2008) and being home to basketball royalty like Andrew Gaze, Lanard Copeland, Mark Bradtke and Chris Anstey. Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms. Al Westover, who was born in…
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Today, Melbourne United’s Isaac Humphries shared a part of himself that had been hidden for the majority of his time as an NBL player, his sexuality. Humphries made the announcement on Wednesday in a video shared across his social media channels, showing the moment he revealed the news to his teammates. View this post…
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With the release of the NBL salary cap figures and player salaries via a number of News Corp articles, it has become very clear that there are many nuances within the economics of the NBL, so our host Dan Boyce, reached out to Sydney Kings CEO Chris Pongrass to help explain how the cap works,…
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Jacob Wiley joined the Adelaide 36ers as a replacement for Mitch Creek in 2018. His ‘one and done’ season saw him finish the year as one of the premier forwards in the league and fill the highlight reels with multiple posterizing dunks. Wiley averaged 12.3 points and 5 rebounds playing for then coach Joey Wright,…
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Due to an undisclosed leak, News Corp has acquired and published details of last season’s spend. The article written by Sydney-based reporter Matt Logue outlines how the championship-winning Sydney Kings didn’t buy a title. Interesting, the article, which is heavily weighted towards Sydney’s success despite spending under the cap, begs the question, could the leak…
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Tim Soares joins the Sydney Kings as one of their newest imports, and he’s focused on being the best centre in the league and leading the team to back-to-back championships. He’s a player who has taken an unusual journey to reach the NBL. With his mother and father, both professional basketball players who met while…
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General Manager of Basketball Operations for the Perth Wildcats Danny Mills joins the podcast to provide some insights into the hirings and firings made by the Perth Wildcats this season. The team added Corey Webster and imports Brady Manek and TaShawn Thomas while saying goodbye to Vic Law and Michael Frazier. Danny provides clarity on…
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