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Melbourne United may have claimed the 2021 NBL Championship, but the action isn t over yet with Free Agency set to begin on Monday. Olgun Uluc has everything you need to know about the best marquee and local free agents.
Going into the 2021 off-season, there are multiple head coach vacancies and, even though basketball is still being played - the playoffs set to tip off shortly - interviews are already underway.
After a thrilling one-point win over Brisbane, the Sydney Kings would need something ludicrous to happen in the last game of the season to parachute in to the NBL Finals.
Keifer Sykes dropped 29 points for the Phoenix.
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In just the franchise s second season, the Phoenix are in the box seat to snap up the last playoff spot on offer after retaining fourth place on a congested ladder with one game to play.
Import Sykes proved the difference on Saturday with 29 points - including 21 in the first half - along with seven rebounds and five assists to help the Phoenix overcome a Breakers fourth-quarter fightback and snap a two-game losing streak.
The Phoenix moved to a 19-16 season tally, ahead of fifth-placed Sydney Kings (18-17) and No.6-ranked Brisbane Bullets (17-17), who were playing each other on Saturday night.