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2025 NBA Draft Team Wrap – Boston Celtics
IT WAS a solid outing for the Boston Celtics at the 2025 NBA Draft, making the most of their picks and finding value players that should slot into their system nicely in what may just be a tough 12 months ahead. The Celtics were the most active team heading into the draft, trading NBA Champions […]

Sabres slam Boomers to further gap in standings
IT APPEARS to be the Sandringham Sabres and then daylight in the 2025 VJBL Under-18 Girls VC Championship division, with the ladder-leaders producing another powerful display in their win over the Bulleen Boomers in Round 4. The Sabres are the only unbeaten team since the formation of the VC Championship division, and despite the regrading […]

2025 NBA Draft Team Wrap – Atlanta Hawks
IT WAS an extremely successful 2025 NBA Draft from the Atlanta Hawks, who not only snagged some pieces that will be crucial for the future, but also set themselves up for years to come with some clever trading. The Hawks were already one of the busier teams coming into the intake in Chicago last week, […]

Sabres storm past Falcons with big win
THE SANDRINGHAM Sabres recorded a massive win over the Waverley Falcons in the Big V Youth Championship Women’s over the weekend, getting the job done by a whopping 37 points in an emphatic display. It was a highly anticipated clash coming into Round 14 of the 2025 season, with both sides performing very similar throughout […]

Kirikiri leads Rangers past Wildcats
STAR guard Austin Kirikiri has led the Dandenong Rangers to a 15-point win over the Eltham Wildcats when the two sides went head to head in Round 4 of the VJBL U18 Boys VC Championship division over the weekend. The Rangers had been one of the form teams of the newly formed VC Championship competition […]

Emus escape with double OT win over Cameroon
THE AUSTRALIAN Emus have made it one from two at the FIBA Under-19 World Cup, this time in dramatic fashion as they defeated Cameroon in Switzerland last night, getting the job done by five points in double overtime. The Emus looked down and out late in the fourth quarter, trailing by six points with less […]

Aussie quartet join the top level in 2025 draft
IT WAS a successful second round of the 2025 NBA Draft from an Australian perspective, with four players being picked up to join the top level in the coming years, while another joined as a signing after the draft. It was always looming as a big year for Aussie prospects, even after the duo of […]

Two-way deals aplenty as undrafted players join NBA
ALTHOUGH the NBA Draft sees 59 prospects have their dreams realised on the big stage, there are always some players who unfortunately did not hear their name called out over the past couple of days, although there are more avenues to the top level. The NBA has seen plenty of players come through alternative routes, […]

2025 NBA Draft Round Two – Talking Points
NIGHT two of the 2025 NBA Draft has wrapped up, putting an end to the intake for this year as another 29 players joined the world’s premier basketball competition and have their dreams realised in Chicago earlier today. Although the first round was full of surprises and trades, there were less moves made on the […]

2025 NBA Draft Round Two – Pick by Pick
THE 2025 NBA Draft is now complete, with the second round of action taking place earlier today as the next 30 young guns join the top level for the coming years, as some teams found value on night two. The big story from an Australian perspective was the selection of four Aussies, in a clear […]

2025 NBA Draft – Night One Movers
THERE were a few surprises throughout the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft, making for plenty of bolters and sliders among the prospects making for an unpredictable night of action in Chicago. Some teams showed their confidence in prospects earlier than expected, while other sides got a bargain further down the order after a […]

2025 NBA Draft – Best on the Board
THE FIRST round of the 2025 NBA Draft saw some expected selections, as well as some surprises, meaning there is still plenty of value heading into the second night of action on Friday morning AEST. Mock drafts were thrown out the window with some bolters and sliders seriously shaking up the draft order, with plenty […]