Author: Dan Boyce
“The NBL is the second best league in the world” It’s a comment we’ve heard from numerous Australian basketball personalities, most employed by the NBL, but is it really? It’s a hard statement to measure, especially when you have to consider things like style of play, player salaries, local talent, and rules related to import…
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The NBL has struggled to schedule an NBL All-Star game into the season over the past decade, and with many of the games being poorly attended, why not dismiss it? It’s difficult to add an extra round with the NBL being a hot spot for US players partially due to its short season and costly to send players,…
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Ben Simmons is currently sitting out the Net’s playoff series against his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers, citing the need to concentrate on rehabbing his back injury, the progress of which is arguably the most important factor of their entire offseason. With Simmons being the highest-paid player on the Net’s squad, not only this season but…
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Dwayne McClain played 105 career NBL games, averaged 25.4 points per game, finished third in MVP voting in 1993 and was a part of the All-NBL Teams in 1991-1993. He was the first NBL player to be sponsored by an international brand (Coca-Cola) and, along with Andrew Gaze, was the first NBL player to have…
Read MoreAdelaide 36ers were the highest spenders in the NBL in the 2022-23 season, with a total spend of $2.92 million, closely followed by the South East Melbourne Phoenix with $2.85 million. The published numbers showcase some unique results from the season. The three NBL teams that spent the most missed the playoffs, while the three…
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Tyler Harvey entered the NBL by storm, taking the Illawarra Hawks to the semi-finals and finishing runner-up in MVP voting after a season where the team finished dead last. Since that time, he’s consistently been among the league’s highest scorers, and he’s, without a doubt, one of the greatest shooters the league’s ever seen. Tyler…
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Very few have accomplished more than NBL legend Mark Dalton by age 20. In that time, he had played for the Australian Boomers at the 1984 Olympics and averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds as a starter in the Canberra Cannon’s second NBL championship. Dalton played seventeen seasons across five NBL teams. This included the…
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Jarrell Brantley captured the world’s attention when a video of him interrupting New Zealand Breakers coach Mody Maor, moments after the team’s Grand Final loss to the Sydney Kings, went viral. It seems more than this moment caught the attention of the Utah Jazz, who have since signed him to a 10-day contract. Welcome 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬, @jstuntbrantley…
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Chris Harriman played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Sydney Kings and the Hunter Pirates, finishing runner-up in the 2004 rookie of the year award, before taking up an opportunity to coach college basketball. Since then, he’s coached at some of the top college basketball programs, including Saint Louis, Nebraska, New Mexico…
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This week saw Illawarra Hawks stalwart Tim Coenraad retire after 14 seasons in the NBL. He steps away from the Hawks as the third-highest in games played capped Hawks player of all time has announced his retirement. One of the finest three-point shooters in the league, particularly when playing at home in the WIN Entertainment…
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