2019/20 NBL weekend preview: Round 9 – First and third do battle in headline clash
SYDNEY and MELBOURNE’s clash on Sunday afternoon headlines numerous enticing matchups for Round 9. We take a look at the five games across this weekend. CAIRNS TAIPANS vs. MELBOURNE UNITED Friday November 29, 7.30pm Cairns Convention Centre The round opens with Cairns hosting United in a rematch of their epic Round 4 encounter. At the […]
NBL Round 8 review: Top four starting to shape up
THE Sydney Kings continued their reign at the top of the table while Melbourne United extended their winning streak to firm up their spot in the top four after Round 8. Cairns Taipans did not leave any stone unturned downing the higher ranked Perth Wildcats but that high was shortly lived with LaMelo Ball bringing […]
2019/20 NBL weekend preview: Round 8 – Red hot United look to extend streak
MELBOURNE United will be looking to extend their current winning streak to six games as they go in as the in-form team in round eight. We take a look at the six games across this weekend. BRISBANE BULLETS vs. ADELAIDE 36ers Friday November 22, 7.30pm Queensland State Netball Centre The round opens with Brisbane hosting […]
2019/20 NBL Team of the Week: Round 7
IT was another week of tight games and individual match winning performances making the selection for Draft Central’s National Basketball League (NBL) Round 7 Team of the Week challenging. South East Melbourne Phoenix and state rivals Melbourne United only had one nomination each. With two wins under their belt from the round, reigning premiers Perth […]
NBL Round 7 review: Largest NBL attendance record broken as top three bridge gap on rest
THE NBL’s Rivalry Round exhibited close results from Friday to Sunday with Melbourne United getting the one-point Throwdown victory over the Phoenix and with LaMelo Ball Illawarra was able to gather the largest attendance record at NBL game in history, travelling to Sydney for the first time against Andrew Bogut and his Kings. We also […]
2019/20 NBL weekend preview: Round 7 – Throwdown III to light up Melbourne
WITH one game down and still plenty of action to come over the weekend, we preview Round 7 of the National Basketball League (NBL), with a wrap-up of these games and preview of the final game of the round on Monday. MELBOURNE UNITED v. SOUTH EAST MELBOURNE PHOENIX Saturday, November 16, 5.30pm Melbourne Arena In […]
2019/20 NBL weekend preview: Round 7 – Adelaide vs. Perth
IN a standalone Friday night game, two finals hopefuls go head-to-head with Adelaide 36ers hosting Perth Wildcats in a huge night of Round 7 action. The Wildcats dropped their first game after gaining some strong momentum, sitting two games adrift of top spot, while the 36ers languish in sixth place following three consecutive losses. It […]
2019/20 NBL Team of the Week: Round 6
IN the hardest week thus far to try and pick just four guards for our Draft Central National Basketball League (NBL) Team of the Week for Round 6, it was cellar dwellers, Illawarra Hawks who had an impressive three players in the team. The Hawks won their second game of the season in impressive fashion, […]
Long way to the top as quartet maintain chase in DC Medal
FOUR players remain determined to catch Melbourne United’s Shawn Long at the top of the Draft Central (DC) Medal leaderboard, with the center siting three votes clear of his nearest rivals following Round 6 action. The DC Medal is a 3-2-1 vote award we give for every game to determine our Most Valuable Player (MVP) […]
NBL Round 6 review: Kings and United stand tall in big round of action
SYDNEY Kings and Melbourne United stood tall with a couple of wins across the weekend, emerging as two of the four teams to beat, with South East Melbourne Phoenix also getting a win and Perth suffering a loss to the Kings. New Zealand Breakers (101) defeated by Melbourne United (104) Last year’s grand finalists, Melbourne […]
