Breakers return to face Bullets in round-opener
ROUND 5 of the National Basketball League (NBL) season for 2024/25 has arrived, and it all kicks off with a clash between the New Zealand Breakers and the Brisbane Bullets at Nissan Arena on Thursday night. The clash marks the return of the Breakers to the NBL, having missed the last two rounds due to […]
NBL25 Next Star Watch – Round 4
WITH THE fourth round of action in the 2024/25 National Basketball League (NBL) season now complete, the next generation of players are truly embedded in their respective teams. With just five Next Stars suiting up for the 2024/25 season, there will be plenty of attention on each and every player within the program over the […]
Breakers’ bravery on display in Thunder loss
ALTHOUGH it was not exactly the trip to the United States they were hoping for, the New Zealand Breakers delivered their best performance yet in the loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday morning. The clash marked the last of the NBL x NBA preseason clashes, with the Breakers missing the last two rounds […]
NBL25 Next Star Watch – Round 3
ROUND 3 of the National Basketball League (NBL)’s 2024/25 season saw some cracking contests and big upsets, with the competition’s Next Stars right in the thick of it. With just five Next Stars suiting up for the 2024/25 season, there will be plenty of attention on each and every player within the program over the […]
Lopez lights up big stage against Jazz
ALTHOUGH the result was far from desired for the New Zealand Breakers, the performance of Next Star and 2025 NBA Draft prospect Karim Lopez was a massive positive and showed he belongs at the top level against the best in the business. Lopez and the Breakers took on the Utah Jazz on Saturday morning in […]
Breakers bested by 76ers in brutal loss
ALTHOUGH they were competitive in their first NBL x NBA clash, the New Zealand Breakers were convincingly beaten by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second preseason game for the team across the Tasman. The Breakers were beaten by the Jazz over the weekend, but competed extremely well in the first half of that clash and […]
Breakers fall to Jazz in first NBL x NBA preseason clash
ALTHOUGH Round 3 of the National Basketball League (NBL) season dominated headlines for much of the weekend, Saturday also saw a clash between the New Zealand Breakers and the Utah Jazz as a part of the NBA preseason. The Breakers missed the third round of the NBL calendar and instead flew over to the United […]
Where are they now? – NBL Next Stars 2022-2024
THE INCLUSION of the National Basketball League (NBL) Next Stars program has put the competition on the global map in the past five years, now more loaded with talent than ever before. The program brings some of the best NBA Draft hopefuls down under, competing in a league that is highly regarded around the world […]
Where are they now? – NBL Next Stars 2020-22
THE INCLUSION of the National Basketball League (NBL) Next Stars program has put the competition on the global map in the past five years, now more loaded with talent than ever before. The program brings some of the best NBA Draft hopefuls down under, competing in a league that is highly regarded around the world […]
2024/25 NBL Next Star Watch – Round 2
ALTHOUGH it was a reasonably quiet weekend on the production front from the National Basketball League (NBL) Next Stars in Round 2, there were still some positive signs from the next generation of superstars. With just five Next Stars suiting up for the 2024/25 season, there will be plenty of attention on each and every […]
