NBL21 season previews: Melbourne United
WITHOUT a doubt, Melbourne United looks one of the teams to beat in NBL21, with the NBL20 finalist having clearly improved its list from last season. Having secured the final spot in the postseason series after seeing off challenges from Brisbane Bullets and New Zealand Breakers, United went about a recruiting spree, only losing a […]
NBL Free Agency – May: How each team stands after contract opt-outs
LAST month the National Basketball League (NBL) announced it would need to reduce player payments across the board, slashing contracts by up to 50 per cent and reducing the maximum amount of imports to two per club. This had a ripple effect on the clubs and we take a look at who has fared best […]
Draft Central’s NBL 2020 Top 10: Seeds 10-6
FOLLOWING an incredible season in the National Basketball League (NBL), Draft Central has compiled a list of ten exemplary individuals that performed at an elite level consistently throughout the 20 rounds of NBL20. Here are the first half of our selections, with the final five still to come. 10. Will Magnay It is rather rare […]
Draft Central’s Top 10 2019/20 NBL memorable moments: #6 – Casper Ware torches former team in regular season
WHEN you go up against your former team, former friends and most importantly against your replacement, it is not just another game in a long season. Instead it is an opportunity; a chance to prove to your old fans and new fans what you bring to the table away from the system that fostered your […]
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 […]
