16 ROUNDS into the National Basketball League (NBL) season and the Adelaide 36ers are the team to beat heading towards the postseason, and it has been one of their breakout stars that has proven to be one of the biggest factors in their championship quest.
Hailing from New Zealand, Flynn Cameron is the son of FIBA Hall of Famer and Olympian Pero, who captained the New Zealand All-Blacks multiple times from 2000-2010. Wanting to follow in his father’s footsteps, Cameron made his FIBA debut for New Zealand in 2016 for the U18 FIBA Oceania Championship.
His consistent international play earned him a chance to play for DePaul University at D1 level in the collegiate system. After two seasons in a limited role, he opted to transfer to UC Riverside, where he found himself in a bigger role, which he succeeded in.
Following his successful college career, Melbourne United came calling, and he was signed in 2023. Throughout college and his limited NBL minutes, he had shown to have a very high ceiling as he ticked the boxes in almost every category, but United were not able to fit him into the rotation and he was never given a true opportunity to show everything he could do on the court.
In early 2025, Cameron decided to leave Melbourne to sign a three-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers, joining Bryce Cotton to start a new era for the team. Many knew that Cameron was a diamond-in-the-rough type player; he just needed that chance to be unleashed, and Adelaide has been the perfect environment for him to flourish.
Off the bat, Cameron was put into a major starter role where he was expected to be a key piece alongside reigning MVP Cotton, and was asked to play championship-winning basketball. He impressed in his first couple of games, and has continued strong play within his role to help Adelaide maintain its spot as title favourites.
His ability to be a secondary scoring option, whilst being a good passer, rebounder and a capable defender of four positions makes him an exceptionally valuable piece for any team, and has played a huge part in the Sixers’ success.
So far in January, Cameron is averaging 22.6 points in three games, with an exceptional 73.9 per cent field goal percentage. His consistent improvement every game shows that in the next couple of years, he will develop into a top-tier star in the competition and could one day lead his own team.
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