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Nnanna on the way back

THERE'S a lot going on in Cairns this week with the NBL's Taipans retaining import "big" Nnanna Egwu and receiving a $1.5million upgrade on their training facility. 

The 'Czar' abdicates

BASKETBALL in Australia has lost another super servant with Perth Wildcats CEO and managing director Nick Marvin deciding to move on after 11 years.

Sydney's good news, bad news

SYDNEY Kings have landed outstanding Aussie college star Dane Pineau but the WNBL champion Sydney Uni Flames look likely to mount their title defence without superstar playmaker Leilani Mitchell.

Wait for it, new eligibility?

THE NBL's first officially supported Combine ended yesterday at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre and, wait for it, there easily could be a new secret eligibility category.

BAM! Nice United moves

B.A.M! Melbourne United has retained two key players and added a former AFLer to a roster already boasting Rio Olympians Dave Andersen and Chris Goulding and NBL championship-winner Tai Wesley.

Door ajar for NBL hopefuls

DON'T forget, it tips off tomorrow, the NBL's first fully supported Combine, at Melbourne's Sports and Aquatic Centre for players outside the league's purview who think they can make it in the big league.

Is NZ joshing with Duinker?

HE'S got a New Zealand-born mother and a New Zealand passport but as of this week, former Sydney Kings "big' Josh Duinker has been reclassified as an import in the New Zealand NBL.

Laura, Drewey for FT Lunch

The synergy is right

THE 10-day competition window for the Boomers in the NBL’s late-November schedule opens a golden opportunity for the elite league to join forces with 3on3 specialists Champions League Basketball for the benefit of all of us.

Can Lightning claim North's WNBL title?

NEW Adelaide 36ers’ NBL owner Grant Kelley is only joking when he says he’s already “delivered a championship” in his first year but he may well have delivered two!