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'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.
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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.
Magic Mike to wave big stick at South East
SOUTH East Melbourne Magic championship winner Mike Kelly has been crowned as the second NBL coach of South East Melbourne Phoenix, succeeding the club's inaugural coach Simon Mitchell at the helm of one of the league's most potentially exciting franchises.
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.
