The ESPN Aussie Hoops Hour

Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Green joins the show. Entering his third year in the NBA, Green discusses lessons learned including multiple coaches, playing with Luka, being benched during the playoffs and much more. Also, Green describes the Olympic experience with the Boomers, returning to Australia for the first time in years and his future with the national team. Learn more about your ad choice...

Concerns for Melbourne, Aron Baynes benched down the stretch, Bryce Cotton and Xavier Cooks star, Cairns up and down style presenting problems, Tasmania's rotation, New Zealand return home and all the other stories from Round 2. Kane and Olgun get together every Tuesday to discuss the news and events from the weekend's NBL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kane and Olgun are back for the weekly NBL pod to break down Round 1 and discuss the Adelaide 36ers' historic win over the Phoenix Suns. What does the win mean for Adelaide? Who could realistically be snapped up by an NBA club? How big is the concern for the JackJumpers? Bryce Cotton sending reminders, the Sydney Kings import point guard dazzles and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

From on the ground in Darwin, Kane Pitman and Olgun Uluc discuss their biggest takeaways from the 2022 NBL Blitz, from Aron Baynes’ preseason debut, which imports have impressed, to a string of brutal injuries across the league. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The build up to the FIBA Women's World Cup continues as Sara Blicavs and Jenni Screen join the show. Blicavs gives insight from within the Opals squad and her own development in recent years and expectations for the home nation. An Opals legend in her own right, Screen analyses the makeup of the Australian squad and helps preview what's to come in Sydney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

Australian Opals head coach Sandy Brondello and Melbourne United's Dave Barlow join the show. With the FIBA Women's World Cup fast approaching, Brondello discusses the preparation to the tournament, balance of the squad, the events that led to Lauren Jackson's inclusion in the squad and how a surprise training camp visit from Patty Mills eventuated. Then, Barlow walks through his transition to coa...

Perth Wildcats star Luke Travers joins the show. Returning to the NBL after being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Travers discusses a whirlwind four months in his young career from travelling to the US to pre draft nerves to Summer League. He also talks about his recent stint with the Boomers and dives into the upcoming season in Perth and his own emotions with the NBA draft spotlight now behi...

Adelaide 36ers head coach C.J. Bruton joins the show to discuss a very busy offseason for the club. Bruton breaks down the inclusions of Antonius Cleveland and Robert Franks, discusses how the team approached the offseason, Kai Sotto's development, expectations for NBL23 and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tasmania JackJumpers head coach Scott Roth joins the pod as his team prepare for their second season in the NBL. Roth sounds off on expectations for the team this year, why the team had minimal roster turnover and gives injury updates on several key players including Will Magnay. Also, Roth outlines why he signed a multi-year extension with the team and why it's important for the JackJumpers to bu...

Brisbane Bullets and Boomers guard, Nathan Sobey joins the podcast. Sobey gives an update on his knee rehab, discusses the Bullets offseason, life after basketball, the potential return of Aron Baynes and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2022 NBA Draft is in the books, with four familiar faces being selected on a successful night for Australian hoops. Kane Pitman is joined by Andrew Lopez in New Orleans to discuss Dyson Daniels joining the Pelicans, before Steve Smith jumps on the line to break down the rest of the night's events including the selections of Ousmane Dieng, Luke Travers and Hugo Besson. Learn more about your ad...

In a two part episode of Ball and the Real World, Australian Opals star Cayla George and Sydney Kings champion DJ Vasiljevic join the show. George wraps up the Opals recent series against Japan, discusses the upcoming Women's World Cup and the excitement around a new era for the national team. Vasiljevic gives insight into signing a new contract with the Kings, heading to NBA Summer League, recove...

Thon Maker joins the show to discuss his season with the Long Island Nets, getting healthy, Boomers ambitions, NBA ups and downs and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Coaching legend Brian Goorjian jumps back on the podcast. Goorj discusses his move back to Asia, the future involvement of the NBL in the EASL, why he took the job to move back overseas, the upcoming Boomers qualifiers, the lure of staying in Australia and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sydney Kings are NBL22 Champions. Kane Pitman, Peter Hooley and Steve Smith get together to discuss the Kings' championship run, the individual stories, performances and everything in between. They also dive into what's next for the JackJumpers, after an incredible first season in the NBL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Tasmania JackJumpers remarkable run has continued, with the first-year franchise booking a matchup with the Sydney Kings. Kane Pitman, Peter Hooley and Steve Smith get back together to dissect the Grand Final series and ask what went wrong for Melbourne United and the Illawarra Hawks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NBL playoff matchups locked in, Kane Pitman, Peter Hooley and Steve Smith get together to break down how we got here. Perth's dramatic fall is also on the agenda, along with key players, semi-finals predictions and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jaylen Adams has rocketed into NBL MVP contention and he joins Kane Pitman to chat all things NBL, the Sydney Kings, and the upcoming playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBL championship-winning coach Dean Vickerman joins the show. Vickerman explains how Melbourne United's defensive prowess in NBL22 has launched them into the title favouritism conversation, and looks ahead to what is shaping to be an enthralling postseason.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Illawarra Hawks big man and Boomers bronze medallist Duop Reath joins the show. Reath discusses an up and down season for the Hawks, finding chemistry on a talented roster, his unique path to and through US college and his eventual path back to Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First round prospect Dyson Daniels joins Kane to discuss his season with the G League Ignite and what's next on the road to Draft night. Daniels gives an inside look to life in the G League, challenges he faced along the way, what his plans are while home in Australia, which NBA player he models his game on and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The road to the postseason is underway in NBL22. Kane Pitman and Peter Hooley get together to discuss all the big topics: Melbourne United add Babe, Perth import signing, Scott Roth love, what is wrong with South East Melbourne, how bad was Kane's Top-15 list, coaches' challenges and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Perth Wildcats superstar Bryce Cotton joins the show. Cotton discusses the run to the postseason for the Wildcats, his pairing with Vic Law, 48-minute games, being a villain on the road, returning from injury and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Houston Rockets assistant coach Will Weaver joins the show. Will discusses the emergence of Jae'Sean Tate, the Rockets flipping from contender to rebuild, coaching philosophies with a young team and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rising Australian star Josh Green joins the show to discuss breaking into the Mavericks rotation, playing under Jason Kidd, alongside Luka Doncic and his experience with the Boomers. ESPN's Tim Bontemps also jumps on the pod to discuss the Eastern Conference bloodbath and the opening press conference introductions of James Harden and Ben Simmons at their new home. Learn more about your ad choices....