European prospects eyeing Australian springboard to NBA
There's a new stopover for European prospects who hope their journeys lead to the NBA draft: Australia.
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There's a new stopover for European prospects who hope their journeys lead to the NBA draft: Australia.
THERE’S a new stopover for European prospects who hope their journeys lead to the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft: Australia. The Next Stars program of the National Basketball League (NBL) has groomed the likes of LaMelo Ball and Josh Giddey and has now added young European players to its ranks…
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There's a new stopover for European prospects who hope their journeys lead to the NBA draft: Australia. The Next Stars program of the National Basketball League has groomed the likes of LaMelo Ball and Josh Giddey and has now added young European players to its ranks for the first time.
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