Creek patient as D-Day arrives
MITCH Creek will know later today if his drive for an NBA roster spot or a two-way contract has succeeded or whether his game will need more refinement in Europe this Australian summer.
Bogut key to NBL record chase
THE NBL is hoping to smash its all-time attendance record for an opening round of 48,007 set in 1995, when it tips off on October 11, NBA champion Andrew Bogut headlining its 2018-19 season.
Great week on the grand (NBA) stage
JONAH Bolden, son of NBL great Bruce Bolden, has won his NBA contract, Liz Cambage has set another WNBA record, Sandy Brondello is coaching in the All Star Game ... Aussie basketball is looking good on that grand stage.
Cambage in record WNBA points haul
THE first woman to dunk in an Olympic Games today became the highest single-game scorer in WNBA history as Opals centre Liz Cambage dropped a record 53 points for Dallas Wings in a 104-87 win over New York Liberty.
Moore there for Creek
ADELAIDE 36ers import combo guard Ramone Moore may have been a hot property after the NBL Finals last season, but he was only ever coming back to the Sixers.
Ryan joins our NBA mavericks
MANILA exempted, it hasn’t been a bad week for Australian basketball with first Dante Exum signing a three-year $33million deal at Utah Jazz, now Ryan Broekhoff securing a two-year deal at Dallas Mavericks.
Larry, Lord of the Rings
YESTERDAY's revelation NBL teams would play seven preseason games against NBA opponents saw league owner and executive director Larry Kestelman again raise the bar on his - and our - expectations for Australian basketball.
Biggest day in NBL history
IT may not be the biggest day in NBA history but the news today NBL clubs would leapfrog from three preseason games last year to seven against NBA opponents is massive for Australian basketball's credibility.
36ers' historic NBA coup
THE Adelaide 36ers facing the might of the NBA’s Utah Jazz is the biggest event in club history since it claimed the 2002 NBL championship says owner Grant Kelley.
Big Ben scores a Rookie 'first'
MOST Australian NBA fans would not have been surprised when our own Ben Simmons today claimed NBA Rookie of the Year honours.

