NZ NBL: The 'joke' that lured Troy McLean back to the Saints after six year hiatus
The Saints mean the world to McLean. A born-and-bred Wellingtonian, he debuted for the team in 1996 against the Hutt Valley Lakers as a 17-year-old Rongotai College schoolboy. He holds the record for games played for the club (269) and has spent 16 seasons with them, winning three championships in 2003, 2010, and 2011. Chris Skelton/Stuff Troy McLean, right, celebrates the Wellington Saints' title win in 2011 against the Hawke's Bay Hawks. McLean has played the fourth most games in NBL history (320), also spending two seasons with the Manawatū Jets (2013-14) and another in 2006 with the d...