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It's official! Free agency free-for-all tomorrow!
ENVIRONMENT or financial security? It's the toughest question for any professional sportsperson playing a team sport, made easier by age and length of experience but it's the debate NBL free agents - up for grabs from 9am tomorrow - will be having with family, friends and agents tonight.
Wildcats well overdue celebrating Cal's contribution
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YOU ever heard of the Westate Wildcats? That was the name under which the Perth Wildcats laboured for a few years after debuting in 1982, going five years for 40 NBL wins - yes, an average of eight a year. Finals? Forget it. Then along came owner Bob Williams and key recruit Cal Bruton.
Not just 'silver linings', there's NBL clouds too
SYDNEY Kings beating New Zealand in five games for the NBL championship, three record-breaking crowds in a row, unprecedented interest - the league had plenty of reasons to puff its collective skirt and dance through the meadows. But it still rested on a few laurels and bowed (as always) to the NBA.
Kings roll over Breakers to clinch fifth flag
SYDNEY tonight fulfilled its destiny and claimed back-to-back NBL championships for the second time, coming from behind to overwhelm New Zealand 77-69 in the Championship Series' Game 5 decider, Derrick Walton Jr the key cog in front of another all-time record attendance of 18,124 at Qudos Bank Arena.
B&B: On Game 5 eve, we have 'The Voice'
OK. We know our regular Brad&Boti podcasts with Brad Rosen and myself have been highly irregular lately - we've both had a few private crises - but we're bouncing back today with our NBL Grand Final Eve interview with 'The Voice' of NZ basketball, Casey Frank for all the latest on Game 5 and much, much more.
Breakers bounce back to force decider
SHOWING the heart and courage missing in Game 3's road loss to Sydney, New Zealand today produced the blueprint for how to claim the NBL championship, stunning the Kings 80-70 in Game 4 and in front of a record attendance of 9,742 fans at Auckland's Spark Arena.
Kings hold serve, now heat on NZ
AN NBL record attendance of 18,049 at Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena tonight watched mesmerised as the defending champion Kings banged a nail into New Zealand's coffin with a comprehensive 91-68 rout, built on a second half defensive masterclass and a reasonably acceptable contribution by Tim Soares.
Kings of heart as Breakers choke
THE words "never under-estimate the heart of a champion" were rarely more apt than today in Auckland as the defending NBL champion Sydney Kings, behind the all-court efforts of Justin Simon and a cast of role players, erased Friday's Championship Series home loss to New Zealand with an 81-74 devastation.
WMW a WMD as Breakers seize Game 1 on road
WHILE gifted playmaker William McDowell-White tonight flirted with a triple-double, his New Zealand Breakers simply overwhelmed the defending NBL champion Kings in Sydney 95-87 to seize a 1-0 lead in the Championship Series, with Game 2 at a sold-out Spark Arena in Auckland on Sunday.
Fantastic Five always drew me in
THE battles have been fought and won. The awards declared. Few would dispute the NBL's regular season has been one of its most outstanding, crowd and viewership numbers all at recent record highs. But on the eve of the grand final, OOPS, "Championship Series," here's the five guys who were always worth tuning in to see.
