Luc Longley

Nationality: AUS
Date of Birth: 19/01/69
Place of Birth: Melbourne (VIC)
Position: CTR
Height (CM): 218
Weight (KG): 120
Junior Assoc: WA - Perth
College: New México (1987–1991)

NBL DEBUT: 1/08/86
AGE AT DEBUT: 17
LAST NBL GAME: 8/08/86
AGE AT LAST GAME: 17
NBL History: Perth 1986
Championships: 0
None

BIO: Lucien James Longley AM was born in Melbourne (VIC) but as a child moved with his family to Western Australia, where he grew up in Fremantle and attended Scotch College. Luc began playing basketball as a junior with the Perth Redbacks junior basketball team, where he was teammates with future Australia Boomers forward, Andrew Vlahov.

At the age of 16 he was a member of the Australian Under-19 side.

Luc would eventually become the first Australian to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Longley received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 1987. He spent one year there and played for the program’s state league team.

FAMILY: Luc Longley is the son of Rick Longley who played 8 games in the NBL. Luc’s brother, Griffin Longley also played 3 games in the NBL. Additionally, Luc’s mother, Sue, who divorced from Richard in 1984, now resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA).

NBL EXPERIENCE

Luc Longley made his NBL debut with the Perth Wildcats at 17 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.

Longley was later a part-owner of the Perth Wildcats basketball club in the Australian National Basketball League for several years and in 2006, was inducted into Basketball Australia’s Hall of Fame in Melbourne.

He later became a co-owner of the Sydney Kings during 2022.

Luc Longley played one season in the NBL. He averaged 1 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 2 NBL games.

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NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
1986	17	Perth	8-18 (12)	2	0.0	2	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	50%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	50%	0%	2
Totals				2	0	2	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0%	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0%	0%	2

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
1986	17	Perth	8-18 (12)	2	0.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	50%	0.0	0.0	0%	0.0	0.0	0%	50%	0%	2
Total				2	0.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0%	0.3		0.0%			0.0%	0%	0%	2

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
2	3	1	0	0	0	0

STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

AIS 1987 | Perth 1989-1990

When Longley returned home to Perth during college breaks, he regularly suited up for the Perth Redbacks, helping the team to consecutive State Basketball League (SBL) championships in 1989 and 1990. He played a total of 26 ggames and averaged 20.8 points per game.

FIBA EXPERIENCE

Longleys first major tournament for Australia was the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he helped the team record its best ever finish of fourth place at that time with a 4–4 record. Australia would lose the bronze medal game 49–78 to a United States team which included future NBA players David Robinson and Mitch Richmond as well as NBA players Dan Majerle, Danny Manning and Hersey Hawkins.

Longleys next tournament with the national team was the 1990 FIBA World Championships were Australia delivered another poor showing. With Andrew Gaze (24.3 ppg) leading the team in scoring, finishing the fourth highest scorer at the tournament, the Boomers defeated Brazil in the first stage to advance to the quarterfinals. There they lost to both Puerto Rico (89-79) and USA, which featured Alonzo Mourning, Christian Laettner and Kenny Anderson, by a single point (78-79). The loss saw Australia fail to reach the medal rounds and finish in seventh place overall.

Longley was then selected for the Australia team that played at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Alongside Larry Sengstock, Andrew Gaze, Phil Smyth, Andrew Vlahov and Mark Bradtke the team finished in 6th-place finish with a 4–4 record.

postseason surgery to his left ankle and the recovery time forced him to miss playing for the Australian Boomers at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Longleys last FIBA tournament with the mens national team came at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney. There, in front of 14,833 fans at the Sydney Super Dome, Australia equalled their highest finish ever (fourth) after losing the bronze medal playoff to Lithuania (71-89).

FIBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
2000	31	7	173	72	32	20	9	23	3	6	15	26	33	57	57.9%	0.0%	6	7	85.7%
1992	23	8	152	58	29	17	9	20	9	8	16	30	26	53	49.1%	0.0%	6	12	50.0%
1990	21	8	0	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	12	16	75.0%
1988	19	7	90	30	26	5	7	19	3	7	11	19	11	21	52.4%	0.0%	8	12	66.7%
Total		30	415	232	87	42	25	62	15	21	42	99	70	131	53%	0%	32	47	68%

FIBA PER GAME STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
2000	31	7	24.7	10.3	4.6	2.9	1.3	3.3	0.4	0.9	2.1	3.7	4.7	8.1	57.9%	0.0%	0.9	1.0	85.7%
1992	23	8	19.0	7.3	3.6	2.1	1.1	2.5	1.1	1.0	2.0	3.8	3.3	6.6	49.1%	0.0%	0.8	1.5	50.0%
1990	21	8	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0%	1.5	2.0	75.0%
1988	19	7	12.9	4.3	3.7	0.7	1.0	2.7	0.4	1.0	1.6	2.7	1.6	3.0	52.4%	0.0%	1.1	1.7	66.7%
Total		30	13.8	7.7	2.9	1.4	0.8	2.1	0.5	0.7	1.4	3.3	2.3	4.4	53%	0%	1.1	1.6	68%

NBA EXPERIENCE

Luc Longley was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with pick #7 in the 1991 NBA Draft.

As a result of long contract negotiations that were still going on when the 1991/92 NBA season begun, Longley missed the first month of his rookie season. Longley then made his NBA debut for the Timberwolves on 30 November 1991. After two-plus mediocre seasons with the struggling franchise, the 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) center was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Stacey King late in the 1993/94 season.

In Chicago, after Longley had played 55 games from the bench, Bulls coach Phil Jackson made him the starting center by the end of the teams 1995/96 season. As the Bulls starting center, he won three straight championships with the Bulls from 1996 to 1998, becoming the first Australian player to win an NBA title and the only player to have won three championships. This included being a part of the 1995/96 Bulls team, that set an NBA record for most wins in a regular season with 72.

Longley famously missed almost two months of the 1996/97 season after dislocating his shoulder while body surfing at Hermosa Beach near the teams hotel after a game in Los Angeles.

Following the breakup of the Bulls roster after the 1997/98 season, Chicago did a sign-and-trade deal with Longley, sending him to the Phoenix Suns for Mark Bryant, Martin Muursepp, Bubba Wells, and a conditional first-round draft pick.

Longley was later traded to the New York Knicks prior to the 2000/01 NBA season in what was only the second four-team trade in NBA history. The Suns acquired Chris Dudley as part of the deal together with a first-round draft pick from New York and an undisclosed amount of cash, while New York received Longley, Glen Rice, Travis Knight, Vladimir Stepania, Lazaro Borrell, Vernon Maxwell, two first-round draft picks (from the Los Angeles Lakers and the Seattle SuperSonics) and two second-round draft picks from Seattle. Seattle received Patrick Ewing and the Lakers received Horace Grant, Greg Foster, Chuck Person and Emanual Davis.

Longley spent one year with New York before retiring, due to a degenerative condition in his left ankle.

Longley played 567 games in the NBA. He averaged 7.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game over his NBA career.

NBA TRANSACTIONS:

- June 26, 1991: Drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1991 NBA Draft.
- February 23, 1994: Traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 1995 2nd round draft pick (Dragan Tarlać was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls for Stacey King.
- January 23, 1999: Traded by the Chicago Bulls to the Phoenix Suns for Mark Bryant, Martin Muursepp, Bubba Wells and a 1999 1st round draft pick (Metta World Peace was later selected).
- September 20, 2000: As part of a 4-team trade, traded by the Phoenix Suns to the New York Knicks; the Los Angeles Lakers traded Travis Knight, Glen Rice and a 2001 1st round draft pick (Jamaal Tinsley was later selected) to the New York Knicks; the New York Knicks traded Chris Dudley and a 2001 1st round draft pick (Jason Collins was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns; the New York Knicks traded Patrick Ewing to the Seattle SuperSonics; the Seattle SuperSonics traded Emanual Davis, Greg Foster, Horace Grant and Chuck Person to the Los Angeles Lakers; and the Seattle SuperSonics traded Lazaro Borrell, Vernon Maxwell, Vladimir Stepania, a 2001 2nd round draft pick (Eric Chenowith was later selected), a 2001 2nd round draft pick (Michael Wright was later selected) and a 2002 1st round draft pick (Kareem Rush was later selected) to the New York Knicks.
- September 25, 2001: Waived by the New York Knicks.

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	16%	39%	0%	0%
2	0	2	1	0	0
Total						1	2	50.0%	0	0	0.0%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
2000-01	32	New York	C	25	2	301	49	66	7	26	40	3	9	22	51	18	54	33%	0	0%	13	17	76%	40%	33%
1999-00	31	Phoenix	C	72	68	1417	452	323	77	100	223	22	42	136	221	186	399	47%	0	0%	80	97	82%	51%	47%
1998-99	30	Phoenix	C	39	39	933	339	221	45	59	162	23	21	53	119	140	290	48%	0	0%	59	76	78%	52%	48%
1997-98	29	Chicago	C	58	58	1703	663	341	161	113	228	34	62	130	206	277	609	45%	0	0%	109	148	74%	49%	46%
1996-97	28	Chicago	C	59	59	1472	537	332	141	121	211	23	66	111	191	221	485	46%	2	0%	95	120	79%	50%	46%
1995-96	27	Chicago	C	62	62	1641	564	318	119	104	214	22	84	114	223	242	502	48%	0	0%	80	103	78%	52%	48%
1994-95	26	Chicago	C	55	0	1001	358	263	73	82	181	24	45	86	177	135	302	45%	2	0%	88	107	82%	51%	45%
1993-94	25	Chicago	C	27	17	513	204	138	63	42	96	10	21	40	85	85	176	48%	0	0%	34	45	76%	52%	48%
1993-94	25	Minnesota	C	49	29	989	324	295	46	87	208	35	58	79	131	134	289	46%	1	0%	56	80	70%	50%	46%
1992-93	24	Minnesota	C	55	25	1045	319	240	51	71	169	47	77	88	169	133	292	46%	0	0%	53	74	72%	49%	46%
1991-92	23	Minnesota	C	66	3	991	281	257	53	67	190	35	64	83	157	114	249	46%	0	0%	53	80	66%	49%	46%
1991-92	23	Minnesota	C	66	3	991	281	257	53	67	190	35	64	83	157	114	249	46%	0	0%	53	80	66%	49%	46%
1992-93	24	Minnesota	C	55	25	1045	319	240	51	71	169	47	77	88	169	133	292	46%	0	0%	53	74	72%	49%	46%
1993-94	25	Chicago	C	27	17	513	204	138	63	42	96	10	21	40	85	85	176	48%	0	0%	34	45	76%	52%	48%
1993-94	25	Minnesota	C	49	29	989	324	295	46	87	208	35	58	79	131	134	289	46%	1	0%	56	80	70%	50%	46%
1994-95	26	Chicago	C	55	0	1001	358	263	73	82	181	24	45	86	177	135	302	45%	2	0%	88	107	82%	51%	45%
1995-96	27	Chicago	C	62	62	1641	564	318	119	104	214	22	84	114	223	242	502	48%	0	0%	80	103	78%	52%	48%
1996-97	28	Chicago	C	59	59	1472	537	332	141	121	211	23	66	111	191	221	485	46%	2	0%	95	120	79%	50%	46%
1997-98	29	Chicago	C	58	58	1703	663	341	161	113	228	34	62	130	206	277	609	45%	0	0%	109	148	74%	49%	46%
1998-99	30	Phoenix	C	39	39	933	339	221	45	59	162	23	21	53	119	140	290	48%	0	0%	59	76	78%	52%	48%
1999-00	31	Phoenix	C	72	68	1417	452	323	77	100	223	22	42	136	221	186	399	47%	0	0%	80	97	82%	51%	47%
2000-01	32	New York	C	25	2	301	49	66	7	26	40	3	9	22	51	18	54	33%	0	0%	13	17	76%	40%	33%
1991-92	23	Minnesota	C	66	3	991	281	257	53	67	190	35	64	83	157	114	249	46%	0	0%	53	80	66%	49%	46%
1992-93	24	Minnesota	C	55	25	1045	319	240	51	71	169	47	77	88	169	133	292	46%	0	0%	53	74	72%	49%	46%
1993-94	25	Chicago	C	27	17	513	204	138	63	42	96	10	21	40	85	85	176	48%	0	0%	34	45	76%	52%	48%
1993-94	25	Minnesota	C	49	29	989	324	295	46	87	208	35	58	79	131	134	289	46%	1	0%	56	80	70%	50%	46%
1994-95	26	Chicago	C	55	0	1001	358	263	73	82	181	24	45	86	177	135	302	45%	2	0%	88	107	82%	51%	45%
1995-96	27	Chicago	C	62	62	1641	564	318	119	104	214	22	84	114	223	242	502	48%	0	0%	80	103	78%	52%	48%
1996-97	28	Chicago	C	59	59	1472	537	332	141	121	211	23	66	111	191	221	485	46%	2	0%	95	120	79%	50%	46%
1997-98	29	Chicago	C	58	58	1703	663	341	161	113	228	34	62	130	206	277	609	45%	0	0%	109	148	74%	49%	46%
1998-99	30	Phoenix	C	39	39	933	339	221	45	59	162	23	21	53	119	140	290	48%	0	0%	59	76	78%	52%	48%
1999-00	31	Phoenix	C	72	68	1417	452	323	77	100	223	22	42	136	221	186	399	47%	0	0%	80	97	82%	51%	47%
2000-01	32	New York	C	25	2	301	49	66	7	26	40	3	9	22	51	18	54	33%	0	0%	13	17	76%	40%	33%
1986	17	Perth	8-18 (12)	2	0.0	2	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	50%	0	0%	0	0	0%	50%	0%	2
1991-92	23	Minnesota	C	66	3	991	281	257	53	67	190	35	64	83	157	114	249	46%	0	0%	53	80	66%	49%	46%
1992-93	24	Minnesota	C	55	25	1045	319	240	51	71	169	47	77	88	169	133	292	46%	0	0%	53	74	72%	49%	46%
1993-94	25	Chicago	C	27	17	513	204	138	63	42	96	10	21	40	85	85	176	48%	0	0%	34	45	76%	52%	48%
1993-94	25	Minnesota	C	49	29	989	324	295	46	87	208	35	58	79	131	134	289	46%	1	0%	56	80	70%	50%	46%
1994-95	26	Chicago	C	55	0	1001	358	263	73	82	181	24	45	86	177	135	302	45%	2	0%	88	107	82%	51%	45%
1995-96	27	Chicago	C	62	62	1641	564	318	119	104	214	22	84	114	223	242	502	48%	0	0%	80	103	78%	52%	48%
1996-97	28	Chicago	C	59	59	1472	537	332	141	121	211	23	66	111	191	221	485	46%	2	0%	95	120	79%	50%	46%
1997-98	29	Chicago	C	58	58	1703	663	341	161	113	228	34	62	130	206	277	609	45%	0	0%	109	148	74%	49%	46%
1998-99	30	Phoenix	C	39	39	933	339	221	45	59	162	23	21	53	119	140	290	48%	0	0%	59	76	78%	52%	48%
1999-00	31	Phoenix	C	72	68	1417	452	323	77	100	223	22	42	136	221	186	399	47%	0	0%	80	97	82%	51%	47%
2000-01	32	New York	C	25	2	301	49	66	7	26	40	3	9	22	51	18	54	33%	0	0%	13	17	76%	40%	33%
Total				567	362	12006	4090	2794	836	872	1922	278	549	942	1730	1685	3647	46%	5	0%	720	947	76%

NBA PER GAME STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
1991-92	23	Minnesota	C	66	3	15.0	4.3	3.9	0.8	1.0	2.9	0.5	1.0	1.3	2.4	1.7	3.8	46%	0.0	0%	0.8	1.2	66%	49%	46%
1992-93	24	Minnesota	C	55	25	19.0	5.8	4.4	0.9	1.3	3.1	0.9	1.4	1.6	3.1	2.4	5.3	46%	0.0	0%	1.0	1.3	72%	49%	46%
1993-94	25	Chicago	C	27	17	19.0	7.6	5.1	2.3	1.6	3.6	0.4	0.8	1.5	3.1	3.1	6.5	48%	0.0	0%	1.3	1.7	76%	52%	48%
1993-94	25	Minnesota	C	49	29	20.2	6.6	6.0	0.9	1.8	4.2	0.7	1.2	1.6	2.7	2.7	5.9	46%	0.0	0%	1.1	1.6	70%	50%	46%
1994-95	26	Chicago	C	55	0	18.2	6.5	4.8	1.3	1.5	3.3	0.4	0.8	1.6	3.2	2.5	5.5	45%	0.0	0%	1.6	1.9	82%	51%	45%
1995-96	27	Chicago	C	62	62	26.5	9.1	5.1	1.9	1.7	3.5	0.4	1.4	1.8	3.6	3.9	8.1	48%	0.0	0%	1.3	1.7	78%	52%	48%
1996-97	28	Chicago	C	59	59	24.9	9.1	5.6	2.4	2.1	3.6	0.4	1.1	1.9	3.2	3.7	8.2	46%	0.0	0%	1.6	2.0	79%	50%	46%
1997-98	29	Chicago	C	58	58	29.4	11.4	5.9	2.8	1.9	3.9	0.6	1.1	2.2	3.6	4.8	10.5	45%	0.0	0%	1.9	2.6	74%	49%	46%
1998-99	30	Phoenix	C	39	39	23.9	8.7	5.7	1.2	1.5	4.2	0.6	0.5	1.4	3.1	3.6	7.4	48%	0.0	0%	1.5	1.9	78%	52%	48%
1999-00	31	Phoenix	C	72	68	19.7	6.3	4.5	1.1	1.4	3.1	0.3	0.6	1.9	3.1	2.6	5.5	47%	0.0	0%	1.1	1.3	82%	51%	47%
2000-01	32	New York	C	25	2	12.0	2.0	2.6	0.3	1.0	1.6	0.1	0.4	0.9	2.0	0.7	2.2	33%	0.0	0%	0.5	0.7	76%	40%	33%
Total				567	362	21.2	7.2	4.9	1.5	1.5	3.4	0.5	1.0	1.7	3.1	3.0	6.4	46%		0%	1.3	1.7	76%

COLLEGE

Longley was recruited out of Scotch College in Perth by the University of New Mexico's basketball coach, Gary Colson, who went to Perth to recruit Longley's childhood friend Andrew Vlahov, who ended up attending Stanford University.

Longley attended college at the University of New Mexico, from 1987 to 1991, where he averaged 18.4 points and 9.7 rebounds as a junior (1989/90) amd 19.1 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists in his senior year (1990/91). He helped New Mexico reach the NCAA Tournament in 1991 and he is the only Lobo to ever register a triple-double, something he did twice. (23 points, 15 rebounds 10 blocks and 17 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists).

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AWARDS

- 2× First-team All-WAC (1990, 1991)
- 3x NBA champion (1996-1998)

COACHING HISTORY

From 2013 to 2019, Longley was an assistant coach of the Australian men's national basketball team.

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Former West Sydney Razorbacks coach Mark Watkins joins the podcast to take us through the incredible highs and crushing lows of the franchise’s journey in the NBL. Watkins was with the Razorbacks from their inception in 1998 as an assistant coach and eventually took the reins as head coach in 2004. Across nearly a decade with the club, he witnessed the Razorbacks' rise from expansion team to Grand Final contenders before financial struggles ultimately led to their demise. Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of…
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Aussies Abroad

Kyrie Irving Says ‘We’re in the Process’ regarding switch to Boomers

Kyrie Irving is taking serious steps toward a potential shift in his Olympic basketball career. While he previously hinted at the possibility of representing Australia at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, he has now confirmed that the process is actively underway. Having won an Olympic gold medal with Team USA in 2016, Irving is currently navigating the complex eligibility requirements to join the Australian national team. The veteran guard is putting together an impressive season with the Mavericks, averaging 24.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.8…
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NBL News

NBL Free Agent Tracker

Below is an up-to-date roster for each NBL team and a list of rumours and potential signings derived from discussions with NBL staff and media. Players listed as contracted come from information supplied by the National Basketball League. * = Denotes import player ** = Naturalised Australian DP = a member of the team's development roster SRP = the previously named Asian player exception denoting an Asian player who qualifies as a local in the NBL. MP = Marquee players listed as known Click here…
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NBL History

The NBL Triple-Double Club

The triple-double is one of basketball’s rarest feats, with only 130 recorded in NBL history. The latest to achieve it? Young gun Taran Armstrong of the Cairns Taipans. Armstrong delivered the season’s lone triple-double in Cairns’ 100-88 win over the Brisbane Bullets, lifting the Taipans to just their fourth home victory of the season and sending the 4,145 fans at the Cairns Convention Centre home happy. Taipans coach Adam Forde believes Armstrong is destined for bigger stages. "This is just an example of what he's…
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NBL News

NBL Awards Finalists: The Hits, The Misses, and the Biggest Snubs

The NBL has officially announced the finalists for its end-of-season awards, sparking plenty of debate among fans and analysts. With categories including MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Most Improved Player, this year’s selections have drawn praise and controversy, with some notable snubs and unexpected inclusions. MVP Race: Cotton Leading the Pack? The three finalists for the league’s top individual honour are Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats), Kendric Davis (Adelaide 36ers), and Matt Hurt (South East Melbourne Phoenix). Cotton, a three-time MVP, is considered the…
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NBA News

Melbourne will host NBA Exhibition Games in October

Melbourne is set to make basketball history, with an NBA team scheduled to play in Australia for the first time. The Victorian Government, NBL, and NBA are finalizing a deal to bring an NBA franchise to Melbourne in October 2025 for a two-game exhibition series, sources told ESPN. The event will mark the first time an NBA team has played on Australian soil, a significant moment for basketball fans across the country. The games will be played at Melbourne Park, with Rod Laver Arena emerging…
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