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Big Ben says he's ready to return
REMEMBER Ben Simmons? A decade ago he was the NBA's No.1 draft selection and Australia's great hope for a genuine superstar in The Show. But injuries and some head-scratching career decision-making derailed all that. Yet after sidelining himself for a year, he has designs on a comeback at Miami.
United takes a smart Chance, as expected
MELBOURNE United today finally put its fanbase out of its misery, announcing Jacob Chance as the club's NBL head coach until the end of the 2029-30 season, Dean Vickerman's former assistant returning from a stint in the US as head coach of San Antonio Spurs' G-League affiliate Austin Spurs.
FLASHBACK 153: The Cannon, April 13, 1985
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.*
NBL championship beat the Knicks' NBA rout
ALWAYS far too anxious to copy the NBA or to claim it is the world's second-best league behind it, the NBL has just missed a golden opportunity to actually make a bold claim which genuinely stands up. The NBL's five-game 2026 championship was far more entertaining than the NBA's.
FLASHBACK 152: 36ers Home Program, May 30, 1987
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.*
FLASHBACK 151: NBL 1981 Media Guide
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.*
Historic new 'first' for Bruton NBL legacy
INCREDIBLE as many will find it, the Bruton name is about to move into its third generation in the NBL with Rio, son of CJ, son of Cal, to debut next season at the club which has meant so much to the family over the journey - the Brisbane Bullets. This historic event is an exclusive "Bruton First".
Tune in as I join Bruce and Steve at TRP
IF my website here is one of your regular destinations then I am very confident you would enjoy "The Reverse Pivot" podcast presented by NBL championship-winning coach Bruce Palmer and former Brisbane Bullets guard and longtime coach Steve McLeod talking basketball present, past and future.
WNBL 'Big Fish' landing, as expected
GREAT to see some reasonably big names signing contracts at new WNBL destinations greatly in need of a boost and, of course, at our newest franchise, Tasmania Jewels. Championship-winning coach Claudia Brassard has sought some big fish, playmaking guard Steph Reid her latest "catch".
GOAT or GOTE? Answering an age old debate
WHO is the GOAT of the NBL, the GOAT of the NBA, the GOAT of FIBA? These are perennial debates (except maybe the last one) that lean into your personal favourites, recency biases, the state of the sport at the time and can never satisfactorily be answered. So why try? Because it IS a perennial debate.
