2025 NBA Draft Team Wrap – Washington Wizards
THE WASHINGTON Wizards added a trio of young players to continue their rebuild at the 2025 NBA Draft in Chicago last month, making smart decisions with their two first round picks and one second round selection. The Wizards are coming off another season that delivered a poor record, but there were promising signs with the […]
Kouakou-Heugue set to wonder as Wildcats Next Star
NOA KOUAKOU-HENGUE has become the second Frenchman to join the Perth Wildcats as an NBL Next Star, after joining the pathway for the 2025/26 season following an eye-catching stint on the international stage. A big man who brings plenty of versatility to the table, Kouakou-Heugue stands a mighty six-foot-11, and is rising as a prospect […]
2025 NBA Draft Team Preview – Washington Wizards
THE WASHINGTON Wizards endured a tough campaign throughout the 2024/25 fixture, and will head to the 2025 NBA Draft with two first round draft picks in hand and will be eager to accelerate their rebuild with some handy selections. The Wizards were coming off a disappointing season the year prior, producing their worst-ever record with […]
TOP 10 – NBL Next Stars
THE NATIONAL Basketball League (NBL) Next Stars program has proved fruitful as a pathway to the NBA Draft, with plenty of players reaching the top level after honing their craft in a professional competition for a season or two. There have even been a handful of players that have been selected in the Top 10, […]
RANKED | 2024/25 NBL Next Stars
IT WAS another successful season for the National Basketball League (NBL) Next Stars program, with the five players from the year’s class all honing their craft in Australia’s top competition, and capturing the attention of NBA scouts across the globe. The NBA Draft is set to take place in June, and the 2024/25 NBL season […]
NBL Next Stars under the microscope in new series
WITH THE 2024/25 National Basketball League (NBL) season all wrapped up, some of the competition’s Next Stars have played their final game on Australian shores, while others are gearing up for a big finals campaign to further their NBA Draft stock. The NBA Draft is just four months away, and the NBL fixture has offered […]
Daniels Dash-ing to United as Next Star
THE DANIELS name continues to grow, with Dash looking to follow in his brother’s footsteps and make the NBA. However, he will be taking a different path, instead joining the National Basketball League (NBL) Next Stars program. Daniels’ brother Dyson was drafted to the NBA as the eighth overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, […]
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 […]
2024/25 NBL Team Preview – Perth Wildcats
A POWERHOUSE of the modern National Basketball League (NBL) landscape, the Perth Wildcats will be hoping to return to the postseason action after being eliminated in the semi-finals during their last campaign. The Wildcats have been one of the biggest contenders over the past few years, having built a consistently strong roster around superstar point […]
2024/25 NBL Next Star Spotlight – Izan Almansa
19-YEAR-OLD Izan Almansa is following Alexandre Sarr‘s footsteps and joining the Perth Wildcats as a Next Star of the National Basketball League (NBL) for the upcoming 2024/25 season. Almansa is a talented power forward/center that recently withdrew his name from the 2024 NBA Draft Class in a bid to build his stock ahead of next […]
