The Pick and Roll
Daniel Herborn, Ayush G, Matt Hickey, Jacob Doole, Adam Webster, Will Crouch, Tom Hersz, Lukas PetridisWe're all about Aussie hoops. Independent reporting and analysis that goes deeper on Australian basketball: NBL, WNBL, national teams, Aussies abroad, prospect pathways and the next generation.
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Unwrapped: Trailblazers A/C Jacob Mooallem
Adam and Tom chat to Portland Trailblazers’ Analytics Coach Jacob Mooallem, who got his start in the NBL for the New Zealand Breakers, about his journey so far, and working with Boomers Duop Reath and Matisse Thybulle.
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Can Australia’s NBA young guns break out this season?
The new NBA season is less than two weeks away, and as pre-season action winds down, a strong Australian contingent is ready for action. The likes of Josh Giddey, Dyson Daniels and Jock Landale are all sure to play a big role for their team...
NBA Draft watch: Five young Aussies pushing into the 2027 and 2028 picture
A number of NBL-based Aussie talents will be in the mix for NBA draft selection in years to come.
The 2026 NBA draft did not feature any Australian players, but that drought likely stops there, with the 2028 draft looming as a potential se...
Unwrapped: WNBA, World Cup, WNBL
Adam and Lukas run through their predictions for the remainder of the WNBA Playoffs, discuss Lukas’ experience at the FIBA Women’s World Cup, and the WNBL Preseason.
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Why Tyler Robertson is ready for a bigger role with the Kings
Image credit: Supplied / Sydney Kings
When asked about the injury that cost him the chance to play in the Sydney Kings’ successful 2025/26 NBL championship run, Tyler Robertson doesn’t mince words.
“The timing of it all sucked,” he te...
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Sydney journalist and author. Women's basketball watcher. Former social basketball chucker. San Antonio Spurs true believer.
A basketball tragic who has cried multiple times with joy and sadness while watching the Boomers. Twitter: @mhickey23
Covering the NBL, Boomers and more with The Pick and Roll since 2019.
Host of the Podium Pod, NBL Roundtable, The Paceroos, and The Stingcast.
South Australian sports journalist and feature writer. Lifelong basketball tragic.
I like basketball
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