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Phoenix swoop to finish second in NBL Cup South East Melbourne Phoenix have stormed home to finish the NBL Cup competition in second spot following a 103-89 victory over the New Zealand Breakers. The Phoenix took out all four quarters at John Cain Arena on Sunday to claim a third win in the space of five days and rise above the Brisbane Bullets and Melbourne United, collecting $100,000 in prizemoney as runner-up to the Perth Wildcats. Kyle Adnam was on fire against the Breakers.  Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images Mitch Creek and Kyle Adnam each scored 21 points and Ben Moore made eight of...

The opening round of the NBL season is in the books, and it sure feels like we've already seen it all. The top talent has been shining, a double-overtime thriller had the NBL world on the edge of its seat, some imports are looking questionable, Next Stars are taking centre stage ... and that's all basically come from just one game. Despite how early it is in the season, we've seen enough glimpses to make a few educated assessments of what we liked and didn't like from the first round of action, all under the obvious preface of understanding the tiny sample size.

Joining his fifth club in 12 months, Keifer Sykes' path to his impressive NBL debut has been the continuation of a globetrotting basketball journey for the Chicago native. Tallying 18 points and 11 assists against the Adelaide 36ers, Sykes' orchestrated the Phoenix offence, displaying his much-touted maturity and leadership that he says stems from his late father's guidance. "For sure it was my dad, 100 percent my dad, rest in peace to him," Sykes tells ESPN of his father, James. "He was a leader. You have to have those leaders as a kid and people that you follow to develop and be nurtured an...