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New look sides continue to impress at Blitz

ON Wednesday night’s action at the National Basketball League (NBL) Blitz on the Gold Coast, it was the teams that have been seriously transformed over the off-season that got the job done. The 2024/25 NBL season is shaping up to be one of the most even fixtures in recent memory, largely due to the large […]

Contenders shine as Blitz begins

THE NATIONAL Basketball League (NBL) Blitz preseason tournament began on the Gold Coast on Saturday afternoon, and all four matches have made the picture clearer ahead of the 2024/25 fixture. The Blitz preseason tournament takes place over the span of seven days, and with Round 1 scheduled to begin next weekend, it is the final […]

Early NBL Predictions – 2024/25 Season

ALTHOUGH the other basketball action around Australia just wrapped, the National Basketball League (NBL) is rapidly approaching, with the landscape of the competition becoming clearer and clearer each day. Following a thrilling conclusion to last season that saw the Tasmania JackJumpers claim the ultimate prize for the first time in their short history, the 2024/25 […]

Rising Aussie stars join NBL as development players

THE young talent coming from the Australian basketball system continues to grow on a yearly basis, and there are a new crop of promising prospects set to join the premier men’s competition for next season. The National Basketball League (NBL) will welcome the services of Kye Savage and Luke Fennell for the 2023/24 fixture, with […]

Phoenix power up with Walton Jr.

THE list resurgence of the SEM Phoenix has continued throughout the National Basketball League (NBL) off-season, with the team acquiring the services of star guard Derrick Walton Jr earlier today. Following a disappointing season in the 2023/24 fixture, change was always going to come for the Phoenix, and they have now added two proven superstars […]

2023/24 NBL Team Preview – Sydney Kings

THE 2023/24 National Basketball League (NBL) is right around the corner, with the fixture set to kick off on Thursday, September 28. The season is shaping up like no other, with an unprecedented amount of young and international talent complimenting the homegrown players set to suit up in the nation’s premier basketball competition. The landscape […]

Kings fill MVP void with Adams return

JUST when everyone though the Sydney Kings were losing a former league MVP, they added one right back for their upcoming campaign. It was announced on Wednesday that star guard Jaylen Adams would be returning to the reigning NBL champions, just one year after departing the team for international opportunities. He has signed a one-year […]

2022/23 NBL team wrap: Sydney Kings

THE final team in our NBL team wrap series is here, and what better side to finish on than the 2022/23 champions. It was as dominant a season from the Sydney Kings as anyone could have expected. Backing up a championship season was going to a tough task, with the other nine teams looking to […]

Gutsy Glover gives Kings another gear

IT WAS the fourth quarter when the Sydney Kings needed a hero after finding themselves trailing by seven points to the New Zealand Breakers in the deciding game five of the NBL Championship. Although there are some bigger names on the list, it was guard Angus Glover that stood up, despite the going being a […]

Game of Thrones; Kings go back to back

IN a fitting conclusion to NBL23, the Sydney Kings have claimed their second consecutive title after producing a stirring comeback to defeat the New Zealand Breakers in game five of the Championship Series. The Kings were tested by a red hot start from the Breakers, and trailed by as much as seven points in the […]

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