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

 

[Satan]

Green's really coming on, which is very good to see. Was getting a bit worried about him. Has taken the chance with some extra minutes getting thrown his way.

Landale too is getting minutes and doing ok , also engaged

 

[larrikin]

Some nice athleticism from Green in this package (no surprise there)

 

[Marcel Proust]

Green is only 21..

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Green has been incredible these last 2 games. Hope they keep on giving him minutes. Probably also deserved more minutes with the Boomers.
Highlights from the 1st game:

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Crazy how young Giddey is. The four other players listed are widely seen as the potential top 4 in this years (2022) draft.

 

[philthy05]

That’s why I reckon his record will stand a while.
College 1 and done rule means most (if not all I’m not totally across the exact rules) draftees will either be older than giddey once they make the league or have a very very short window to beat him once drafted.

Foreigners coming in from overseas pro leagues like giddey and doncic did will be the most likely threat imo, and that’s such a small pool that someone good enough and with the skill set and player type is rare enough that it might take a while.

 

[Goodo73]

 

[Marcel Proust]

Be nice if he learns to shoot

 

[Marcel Proust]

The giddy part to dort was magic

 

[larrikin]

Be nice if he learns to shoot

Go on...

 

[Marcel Proust]

If giddy can become an all star / DPOTY level player in a couple years not being able to shoot should be less of an issue

 

[larrikin]

If giddy can become an all star / DPOTY level player in a couple years not being able to shoot should be less of an issue

Haha, I actually agree with you..

 

[JT_the_Man]

Be nice if he learns to shoot

 

[Luuuc]

Ok, Ben. Go get yourself a strong case of Covid ASAP.

 

[Royces Hart]

Ok, Ben. Go get yourself a strong case of Covid ASAP.

Probably will, refused to take the shots from what I hear.

 

[Nuggetz]

Be nice if he learns to shoot

He is learning how to shoot, that's why he's taking shots in game. It's nice to see him take shots and not be afraid, he'll continue improving. His 3pt % is 28.0, league avg is 34.8.

 

[philthy05]

He is learning how to shoot, that's why he's taking shots in game. It's nice to see him take shots and not be afraid, he'll continue improving. His 3pt % is 28.0, league avg is 34.8.

Yeah one of the most exciting things I’ve seen is how fearless gidds has been to keep shooting in games.
Especially opposed to Simmons.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Yeah one of the most exciting things I’ve seen is how fearless gidds has been to keep shooting in games.
Especially opposed to Simmons.

To be fair to Giddey he's playing for an OKC team that is objectively bad, in a market where no one really cares.

Simmons was playing in Philly who went 52-30 in his rookie season. All different kinds of pressure.

 

[JT_the_Man]

A couple of Boomers tidbits about our WC qualifying games.

First window of games coming up late next month with two against Taipei and one against Japan. From what I can gather it seems like the team could be a bit on the weaker side, with the NBL needing to continue to play through the window. Outside of Australia the only players we’ll probably have access to are Asian based (Nick Kay).

Boomers Coaching team named for Japan Qualifier | Basketball Australia

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The second window sounds like it could be a bit more exciting, with it looking likely the games (against China and Japan) will be played in June/July on home soil after the NBA season is finished. The plan is for the NBA players to play. There’s a small section on it in this article if you scroll past the Cambage stuff.

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[Marcel Proust]

Yeah one of the most exciting things I’ve seen is how fearless gidds has been to keep shooting in games.
Especially opposed to Simmons.

2nd last in the nba of those that take shots

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[Royces Hart]

2nd last in the nba of those that take shots

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Can you bring up Ben’s stat for comparison?

 

[Goodo73]

Can you bring up Ben’s stat for comparison?

His only stat is $12M+ (how much he's lost this season ... so far).

 

[Marcel Proust]

His only stat is $12M+ (how much he's lost this season ... so far).

It's reported he will get it back

 

[JT_the_Man]

A bit of news on the threads namesake.

I think it’s about time he comes to the NBL personally, but I’m guessing this is his last ditch effort of getting back in the league.

 

[Royces Hart]

A bit of news on the threads namesake.

I think it’s about time he comes to the NBL personally, but I’m guessing this is his last ditch effort of getting back in the league.

Must be due to play a masters league