Aussies in the NBA

[MelbFORCE]

Apparently Delly has signed a 2-year deal with the Cavs?
No news on Rotoworld, not that it actually matters too much, but great for Delly if this is true.

Hopefully Bogut can stay healthy, will be great with Exum and Simmons on the horizon...we might even have a minor return to the glory days of Aus basketball in the public eye like during the mid-90s when we had Gaze, Heal, Anstey, Longley all spend time in the big league.

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Sept 9, 2013 8:10:55 GMT -5 MelbFORCE said:

Apparently Delly has signed a 2-year deal with the Cavs?
No news on Rotoworld, not that it actually matters too much, but great for Delly if this is true.

Hopefully Bogut can stay healthy, will be great with Exum and Simmons on the horizon...we might even have a minor return to the glory days of Aus basketball in the public eye like during the mid-90s when we had Gaze, Heal, Anstey, Longley all spend time in the big league.

Bradtke also played for the Sixers on a couple of 10 day contracts in the 90's.

Dellevadova has come out and clarified that the 2year contract is partially guaranteed and that he still needs to win a spot after training camp. Still, it's great to think that the National team, entering the World Champs will have up to 6 players with NBA experience, and one who could be there (Ingles) if he was happy to play a bench role.

Bogut, Jawai (if healthy), Baynes, Anderson, Mills, Dellavedova, Ingles.

Then there are the future stars like Simmons and Exum as mentioned and the next Olympic games could be one that sees us field up to 7 players with NBA experience (I'm assuming Anderson doesn't play as he'll be 34 by then).

The thought of this lineup in 3 years time gets me excited from a medal perspective.

C/PF: Bogut/Baynes/Jawai
SF: Ingles/Simmons
SG: Exum/Dellavedova
PG: Mills

With so many of the established European NBA players starting to scale back their national team play, the time is now for Aus to get a men's Olympic medal.

[Reavers]

Kyrie?

[pm24]

If only...