Creek into Summer League Final
MITCH Creek continued today to drive his case for a full NBA contract, leading Minnesota Timberwolves into the Final of the Summer League in Las Vegas.
Patty's backbone recognised with award
TRIPLE-Aussie Olympian Patty Mills has been recognised by the NBPA, winning the NBA's ultimate "glue guy" Backbone Award for San Antonio Spurs.
High time for Big Ben to chime in
THE best way to dispel a rumour is come out and speak your truth, so it's high time we heard from Ben Simmons himself on his availability or otherwise for the Boomers this year.
FLASHBACK 125: May, 1969
*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.*
Brogues and the 'remarkable man'
DESCRIBED by Dean Brogan as a "remarkable man", legendary sports icon Kevin Sheedy will talk exclusively to the Free Throw Foundation lunch on Thursday about "Basketball to Footy."
Christmas for Phoenix with 3 wise men
THE revelation today Zach Randolph, Al Harrington and Josh Childress have (literally) bought into the NBL's new South East Melbourne Phoenix club is huge news.
Creek rounds up T'Wolves
MITCH Creek, who South East Melbourne Phoenix fans are still hoping might be on their NBL roster in 2019-20, did his NBA ambitions no harm with a quality Summer League showing today.
The Blitz is back ... in Tasmania
TASMANIA today came a step closer to having an NBL team in the near future, with league owner Larry Kestelman announcing the Preseason Blitz would be held across the island state.
Wright's role in Next Stars 'dominoes'
JONATHON Abrams' Bleacher Report article last week revealing Joey Wright's involvement in bringing RJ Hampton to the NBL and LaMelo Ball following suit, caught a lot of people by surprise.
No time for whimsy, Timmsy
ICONIC Australian basketball superstar and FIBA Hall of Famer, Michele Timms, has been selected to coach the World Team V The Americas at the Aurora Games Festival in Albany next month.

