Basketball On The Internet.

THE Christmas season is done and fireplaces dusted, the New Year has passed, but just recently enough for Joey Wright and I to revisit the NBL's landmark 2025 year, my colleague back from his regular US pilgrimmage to record this week's Time Out-NO FLOP ZONE podcast.

Before turning our attention to the current round, we take a more in-depth look back over how 2025 unfolded.

From Bryce Cotton’s stunning move to Adelaide, to Illawarra’s championship run, billionaire ownership battles, imports imploding, records falling, and legends lost — 2025 had everything.

We revisit the moments that defined the year:
• Montrezl Harrell’s public fallout
• Tyler Harvey’s G2 championship three in Melbourne
• Matthew Dellavedova’s class act handing over the Larry Sengstock Medal to "Davo" Hickey
• Jack McVeigh’s monster contract
• Javale McGee arriving in the NBL
• Melbourne United’s blistering 9–0 start — and collapse
• Stu Lash’s failed coaching experiment
• Bryce Cotton’s jaw-dropping 53-point game
• And the players, coaches, and people we lost along the way

We also answer viewer questions about end-of-game decision-making, broken seasons, dysfunctional teams, and whether the modern NBL is too reliant on the three-point shot.

This is not just a recap — it’s the story of a league at its most formative since the very early days and you can view all this (and more) right now by clicking the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/@TimeOut-NOFLOPZONE-123

You can also catch the audio version of the podcast - perfect for the drive to-or-from work - at https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/time-out-no-flop-zone/id1788230822 or at https://open.spotify.com/show/1hkTWrvaicUjZ0BchW1Hhw?si=2ea1b6ef8db74166&nd=1&dlsi=50e4d54062ac43e8

But only audio means you miss out on the fact that no, Joey and I haven't joined the party but we are popping some big stories in our Year in Review!