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, […]
Giddey’s career year boosting Bulls
WHEN Joshua Giddey was traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Chicago Bulls, many believed the Bulls received far less for Alex Caruso than they deserved. Several months later, and Giddey is proving not only that the Bulls were right in targeting him, but that he may be the best player in the trade. […]
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 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 […]
Next Stars under the spotlight ahead of NBL season
THE introduction of the Next Stars program in the National Basketball League (NBL) has seen a huge boost in the number of players that have gone on to forge successful careers around the world. The success stories have included Lamelo Ball, Joshua Giddey and Ousmane Dieng, all of whom were selected in the top 10 […]
Serbia stunner sees Boomers bow out
IT seems to the be the end of an era for the Australian Boomers, with their 2024 Paris Olympic campaign ended by a stirring Serbia comeback overnight, as the Aussies suffered a five-point defeat in the Quarterfinals. The Boomers led by 24 points in the second quarter, having complete control of the contest behind a […]
Fortune favours the Boomers as Aussies advance despite loss
THE Australian Boomers’ loss to Greece at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday night, may have meant they left their hopes of advancing to chance, but the Aussie side has advanced to the quarter finals after other results fell their way. The Boomers could have secured a spot in the next stage on their own, […]
Brave Boomers beaten by clinical Canada
ALTHOUGH they put up a fighting performance, the Australian Boomers were defeated by Canada to the tune of 10 points to suffer their first loss of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Boomers were bested by a hungrier Canada side that was more physical and had the NBA talent to deliver down the stretch, despite the […]
Boomers bring the heat to start Olympics in style
IN a clash that was heated at times, the Australian Boomers defeated Spain in the first game of the 2024 Paris Olympics for both sides on Saturday night. The Boomers had to withstand a tough challenge from a Spain side that has typically had the wood over the Aussies in years gone by. Although the […]
