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Bob's Corner: Triple J is no surprise, topping the DP ratings

BOB'S CORNER: THE first of the major individual awards for the 2022-2023 NBA season is in and, no surprise here, as it was almost unanimous - Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Memphis Grizzlies is the Defensive Player of the Year. That's the word from our US correspondent BOB CRAVEN with this weekend's read.

By the Grace of Ricky, don't miss this!

WHEN anyone talks about THE Perth Wildcat, only two players come to mind - Andrew Vlahov or Ricky Grace. The good news for burgeoning Adelaide basketball players is that on Anzac Day next week, one of them - the Amazing Grace - will run a two-hour pop-up clinic for Joey Wright's Transition Sports.

'Rivalry Round' to launch 2023-24 NBL season

THE NBL will launch its 2023-24 season on Thursday, September 28 with the nearest thing to a 'rivalry round,' only Perth's match against Tasmania not qualifying as Mike Kelly opens his South East Melbourne head coaching career against crosstown nemesis Melbourne United.

Travers steers to United in the end

MANY considered him in the "top three" of NBL free agents this season and it was finally Melbourne which took on the services of former Wildcats tyro Luke Travers ... and for the next three years while Perth goes through what appears to be a rare rebuild this off-season.

Sixers finally moving, with FA to show

ADELAIDE's announcement it signed NBL warrior Jason Cadee still had fans scratching their heads wondering what else might be happening? Well, Jacob Wiley and naturalised Alex Starling now appear to be heading for spots on the 36ers' roster and there's half a chance they may need to go back cap-in-hand to Daniel Johnson. 

The mighty JLA to the rescue! (NBL FA update)

Bob's Corner: Zach zaps Raps

BOB'S CORNER: THE first round of the NBA playoff play-in round is over with the Chicago Bulls coming from way down to nip Toronto 109-105, behind 39 points from all-star Zack LaVine, and the Oklahoma City Thunder downing New Orleans 123-118. Our man BOB CRAVEN catches us up on the latest news.

NBA regular season over. Here we go

THE NBA regular season ends tonight (April 10). The play-in games to determine the 7th and 8th seeds for each Conference will start mid-week, and then the playoffs begin in earnest next weekend, with the top eight seeds in each conference starting to heat things up.

Taipans bullish about key returnee

CAIRNS may have lost dual-Most Improved Player Keanu Pinder to his hometown Perth Wildcats, but retaining highly-sought free agent guard Bul Kuol is a coup for the Taipans, already buoyed by securing Kiwi-born big Sam Mennenga to join the NBL's 2023 Next Generation award-winner Sam Waardenburg.

There's movement at the station; no more SFA for FAs

NBL free agents are on the move with two of the league's biggest names - Keanu Pinder and William McDowell-White - ending rampant speculation about their destinations. Cairns' dual-winner of the Most Improved Player award is bound for the wild west but WMW won't be breaking NZ hearts.