Draft Central’s Top 10 moments 2019/20 NBL memorable moments: Phoenix upstage United in opening round
THE 2019/20 season of the National Basketball League (NBL) had plenty of momentous occasions with some close encounters, star recruits joining the ranks and a new team introduced. Draft Central has created a countdown of the top 10 moments throughout the season starting with the inception of South East Melbourne (SEM) Phoenix. It was arguably […]
Opinion: What would happen if five Australians returned home to play in the NBL?
WHAT would happen in a reality where five of the best Australian NBA players returned to their home towns to play basketball in the NBL? Why? Maybe the NBA gets shut down because of the coronavirus, maybe they all just consequently and simultaneously become so patriotic for Australia that they take their talent to the […]
2019/20 NBL season review: Melbourne United
HAVING made the postseason the last two seasons, Dean Vickerman’s Melbourne United was keen to make it three in a row, especially after finishing runners-up to the Perth Wildcats in 2019. But United lacked the pieces to really make a hard championship push throughout the NBL 2020 season, despite ultimately making the final four. Although […]
Kings overcome half-time deficit to book grand final spot
SYDNEY Kings are through to the National Basketball League (NBL) decider for 2019/20 after defeating Melbourne United in a thrilling third and final game in the semi-finals series last night. Back on their home court at Qudos Bank Arena following the debacle that was Game 2 for the Kings, Sydney looked a lot more comfortable […]
2019/20 NBL Semi-final 3 preview: Sydney Kings vs. Melbourne United
FOLLOWING their fourth quarter disintegration back in Game 1, nobody expected the retaliation that Melbourne United was going to release upon a visiting Sydney Kings side at Melbourne Arena in Game 2. A retaliation so severe that one might ask, “how are Sydney meant to bounce back from this?” Moving on from their monumental 45-point […]
NBL Semi-final review 2: United destroy Kings in record-breaking night
MELBOURNE United has forced historians to pour through the history books after an unbelievable performance in the second of a best-of-three semi-finals series against the Sydney Kings. United not only broke finals records, but season ones as well, with the home side winning by a whopping 45 points – the most ever recorded in the […]
2019/20 NBL Semi-final 2 preview: Melbourne United vs. Sydney Kings
MELBOURNE United will be ruing their last quarter stumble less than two days ago in their best-of-three series against the Kings, and as a result are down to their final chance as they host their New South Wales rivals at Melbourne Arena. Despite leading by as much as 16 against the minor premiers with less […]
NBL Semi Final review: Kings overrun United in a Game 1 thriller
GAME 1 of the National Basketball League (NBL) clash between the Kings and United lived up to the hype with Sydney showing who’s boss in an enthralling encounter. Sydney Kings (86) defeated Melbourne United (80) Despite facing a side that has only lost at home twice this season, Melbourne United was not going to lay […]
Melbourne-Sydney rivalry continues with grand final spot on the line
WITH the regular season done and dusted, there is no better way to start the playoffs with a classic Melbourne-Sydney rivalry in one semi-final. Every Kings fan still remembers when their head coach, Will Weaver ‘lost his cool’ at the officials, getting himself ejected when these two juggernauts played each other in early November. To […]
2019/20 NBL Team of the Week: Round 20
TWO teams fighting over fourth spot in the final round earned multiple Draft Central National Basketball League (NBL) Team of the Week player nominations for Round 20. Both Brisbane Bullets (three) and Melbourne United (two) had multiple players in our team for the final round of the season, while five other sides – those in […]
