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In massive news yesterday, Casey Prather has spurned the Perth Wildcats to join rivals Melbourne United for the upcoming NBL season. To compare this to the NBA, it’s like Kevin Durant joining the Warriors. Granted, Melbourne didn’t go quite as well as Golden State the season before Durant joined, but the signing of Prather is…
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In what was essentially a “behind closed doors” match-up, with no statistics kept, Melbourne United have defeated Chinese Taipei in convincing fashion, 111-74. Chinese Taipei arrived in Australia earlier in the week and hope to use this tour as a way to prepare for competition in the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup. The Asian side will…
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Melbourne United center Majok Majok is looking forward to showcasing his skill set and athleticism to NBA scouts and coaches. The 24-year-old will be attending the Dallas Mavericks mini-camp with the hopes of impressing coaches and earning a spot in the team’s summer league squad where he will be able to play in front of…
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It has been over two months since the Sydney Kings played their last game of the NBL season, but plenty of rumours are already swirling around the glamour ball club during the offseason.
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NBL Free Agent list updated 31/3/17 CONTRACTED Mitch Creek Majok Deng Anthony Drmic Daniel Johnson Brendan Teys UNCONTRACTED Adam Doyle Terrance Ferguson Matthew Hodgson Eric Jacobsen Jerome Randle Nathan Sobey (Player Option not taken) Free Agency Thoughts – Having their captain, the reigning Rookie of the Year and an All-NBL First Teamer…
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The 2016-17 NBL season has arguably had the best spread of imports the league has ever seen. The talent on show in every team has been fantastic to watch and brings the standard of competition up to a level not seen for many years. Here at Aussie Hoopla, we’ve ranked all 34 imports that suited…
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SEASON RESULT Record: 13-15 (sixth) Average Points: 84.0 (4) Average Points Against: 83.5 (4) Points Differential: +0.5 (4) STATISTICAL LEADERS Points: Casper Ware – 22.1 Assists: Cedric Jackson – 5.4 Rebounds: Josh Boone – 9.2 Blocks: Josh Boone – 1.1 Steals: Cedric Jackson – 1.4 Team MVP: Casper Ware There were two tales…
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What a season that was. It was the closest on record, the play was spectacular, and the attendance and viewer numbers were through the roof. We had returning Boomers, guys from the NBA and story after story that kept people coming back for more. Sydney’s rise and then fall, Adelaide’s rise and then rise again…
Read MoreThis is it. One of the best regular seasons in history boils down to six games to select the four combatants in what will hopefully be one of the best postseasons in NBL history. Fingers crossed. In fairness to the six teams competing for three playoff spots, every team other than Adelaide and Brisbane…
Read MoreOnly two rounds left and apart from the Sixers, the playoffs are still well and truly up in the air. Illawarra is second on thirteen wins while Melbourne is second last on eleven wins. These next two rounds are going to be played at playoff intensity because for six teams, it is. Question of…
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