Australian basketball.

[peternorth]

NATIVES OF AUSTRALIA IN THE NBA
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Dyson Daniels	Atlanta Hawks	5
Alex Ducas	OKC Thunder	88
Dante Exum	Dallas Mavericks	5
Johnny Furphy	Indiana Pacers	12
Josh Giddey	Chicago Bulls	3
Joe Ingles	Minnesota Timberwolves	7
Kyrie Irving *	Dallas Mavericks	2
Jock Landale	Houston Rockets	2
Thon Maker	Houston Rockets	15
Jack McVeigh	Also of the Houston Rockets	58
Patty mills	Utah Jazz	8
Duop Reath	Portland Trailblazers	28
Ben Simmons	Brooklyn Nets	10
Matisse Thybulle	Portland Trailblazers	4
Luke Travers	Cleveland Cavaliers	33
Josh Green	Charlotte Hornets	10

 

[peternorth]

 

[dimensions]

Guys moving to Canada, which means he may not be a Boomer. I think his plan is to become a naturalized Canadian then bypass the college process. He will then be able to pull a Dante Exum and join the draft as an 'international player.'

Just come back to Australia....

 

[dimensions]

+ I'm also questioning the amount of say the Maker kids had in this, seems as though their guardian is just racking up coin with some coaching jobs.

 

[Barry Roundhouse]

that would be some bullsh*t

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Couldn't blame him if that's the case

 

[flaps]

that would be some bullsh*t

Wouldn't it just. Though he could end up being a dual citizen and opt to play for us couldn't he?

 

[flaps]

So my girlfriend's cousin made the U18 Aus squad and he's only 16....

As you can imagine they're pretty happy, and I'm pretty stoked that one day (*starry eyes*) I might have a relative in the NBA. Hehe

Back on this one, there's an article on him from last week if anyone is interested in reading:
http://www.examiner.com.au/story/2529612/dream-beckons-as-nba-scouts-keep-an-eye-on-hadley/

 

[Goodo73]

After reading the article posted by flaps I checked out the Adidas Nations rosters. The son of NBL import Tad Dufelmeier (Tad Jnr) played for the Asia-Pacific team. Dunno if he's a future Boomer, but it's good to see another product from the basketball factory that was the late 80s/early 90s NBL.

Looks like the best performed of the Aussies (other than Thon Maker) was William McDowell-White (as in the son of former Brisbane Lion Darryl White):

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/br...-basketball-camp/story-e6frf7jo-1227021906594

 

[Dr Awkward]

Guys moving to Canada, which means he may not be a Boomer. I think his plan is to become a naturalized Canadian then bypass the college process. He will then be able to pull a Dante Exum and join the draft as an 'international player.'

Just come back to Australia....

Sauce?

 

[dimensions]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/b...049083372?nk=b6b370d40b87f577113433928da05966

 

[flaps]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/b...049083372?nk=b6b370d40b87f577113433928da05966

We're really ****ed if that happens.

 

[Dr Awkward]

What would be the advantage of being a Canadian instead of an Australian in terms of your NBA career??

 

[Barry Roundhouse]

Sauce?

tomato, BBQ, sweet chilli

 

[Upgrayedd]

What would be the advantage of being a Canadian instead of an Australian in terms of your NBA career??

Playing against talent in your 14-19 year span

 

[djrossie16]

Despite the failings of the world cup I think there's been some positives. The big one being Broekhoff and also bringing through guys like Bairstow and Motum.
In addition to having guys like Simmons coming through hopefully guys like Greenwood and Drmic keep pushing. It's always good to have depth.

 

[sojthebest]

"Sources"

 

[Goodo73]

"Sources"

I've always loved "unnamed sources with intimate knowledge of the deal"

 

[Jakko]

Despite the failings of the world cup I think there's been some positives. The big one being Broekhoff and also bringing through guys like Bairstow and Motum.

Totally agree. Next major tournament, lets hope we have a full compliment to choose from...Patty, Bogut, Big Ben as well as more experience for Bairstow, Delly, Motum, Broekhoff and others.

 

[Dr Awkward]

Playing against talent in your 14-19 year span

No I know what the advantage of him going to Canada is, but I'm saying what is the advantage in him becoming a Canadian citizen like some have suggested?

At the moment he's an Australian citizen and lived here from 5 - 14 or something. To play for Canada or the US he would have to get one of their passports and more or less denounce Australia.

 

[Big_Luch]

Why dont we put a boomers singlet on him ASAP?

 

[Dr Awkward]

Why dont we put a boomers singlet on him ASAP?

Yeah I don't think we've done that good a job of integrating him. We should have invited him and Simmonds to the World Cup, maybe not as players but just for development or something.

 

[Dirty Bird]

Might be meeting the future of Australian Basketball this week in Boise

Guy I know has gone and organised meeting John Rillie (Australian, Boise State Assistant coach)
And they're in the process of setting up meeting Anthony Drmic (think he's played for the boomers), Igor Hadziomerovic and Nick Duncan (Think he's played for the boomers too) as well.

 

[peternorth]

one thing for sure, ferry will not draft him

 

[Dirty Bird]

Just wondering.
Does anyone here know much about Daniel Mading?

He's currently in High School in Florida. Is From Perth though.
But he's being heavily recruited now (despite being class of 2017, so 3 years away from College)

BoiseState is going hard. 1st in, and with the Aussie connections, who knows.
But he's being looked at by a lot of colleges atm.

 

[Wizard]

Is it just me or does Thon seem like a primadonna douche bag?