Felt like Taine didn’t get to show the full bag at Virginia (a very structured system and high level). Stepped up in a big way tonight.

A massively successful week for Australia and the NBL. A big milestone to have an NBA team on home soil. The Pels gave the fans a lot of energy and seemed to enjoy themselves. Next step - a NBA regular season game in Australia!

In case you missed it, here's my preview of Australia's 17 incoming freshman to college basketball this season. A super talented group full of big names - basketball.com.au/news/aussies-i…

I haven't seen this level of pliability/shiftiness from Dyson with the handle before. Curious to see if this is a legit development. This is the key to unlocking more from him as a facilitator and scorer.

Che Brogan was a standout for the Centre of Excellence over at the 2025 NBA Academy Showcase Abu Dhabi late last month - Game 1 vs IMG - 24 points, 3 assists (22 mins) Game 2 vs Polé - 19 points, 5 assists (22 mins)

My top 5 Australian NCCAM to watch this season ⤵️

Really like Wes Iwundu. Lots of NBA experience. Great defender. Clearly a very Josh King-esque player. Would've liked to have seen someone that could provide a little more offensive juice, but this is a better offensive fit imo - leaning into Foxwell/Sobey as ball handlers.

TJ Starks is so good.

Got a feeling Johnny Furphy will be catching a lot of bodies over his career 🤯

This Cairns team has some pretty fatal offensive flaws, in my opinion. First and foremost - lack of ball carriers/advantage creation. Teams are applying pressure and the Taipans are failing to generate good looks.

It's just preseason, and looking at the roster Tyrese may not see many minutes come the regular season, but what we've seen in preseason has been super promising. I had a look into Proctor's game, his role, and why he might be more suited for the NBA than college.

Across 4 years in the G League, Admiral Schofield took less than half of his shots from 3. He played as a small 4/5. We've seen Schofield take 11 of his 14 shots from 3 today. Love to see him more aggressive getting to the rim, and matched up to attack bigs, where possible.

I will never get tired of watching Bryce Cotton play basketball.

Very limited resistance in this game, but great to see Sam Mennenga continue to thrive this season for the NZ Breakers. Ability to score both inside and out gives him a weapon against most matchups.

Indigenous round is one of the most important rounds in the NBL calendar. Awesome to see teams like Melbourne United that go above and beyond with their embracing of the round!

International sensations 💫 Andy Katz ranks the best international players in college basketball 🗺️