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Perth Lynx superstar Anneli Maley joins Jack Heverin to discuss a brilliant opening night of HoopsFest which saw the Lynx and Kings shine, before considering what the Perth Wildcats can do in their hunt for a playmaker as the clock ticks down.

Get ready for four huge days of basketball, as HoopsFest, Australia's premier basketball culture event has begun. In person from RAC Arena, Kelsey & Wortho bring the biggest storylines of the weekend from Allen Iverson’s arrival to Torrey Craig’s massive signing with the Sydney Kings. With WNBL & NBL double-headers lighting up Perth all weekend.

NBL NOW | Everything NBL DJ Vasiljevic & Pete Hooley *Two big signings for Sydney & Adelaide *Torrey Craig comes ack to the league *John Jenkins to help Adelaide title push *Hoopsfest returns tomorrow *Adelaide take on South East Melbourne in Hoopsfest blockbuster

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Chris Anstey & Joel Peterson *Nice win for Cairns at home *Adelaide have signed John Jenkins and fired a warning shot to the league *Perth starting to find momentum as they hunt down 4th spot *JackJumpers are doing Tassie things as they find their feet *Melbourne United remain incredibly vulnerable *Hoopsfest starts Thursday *Who needs to Step Up for Step One

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Cam Gliddon & Pete Hooley *Sobey magic hurts Hawks in OT *Hawks so close to season defining win *JackJumpers face their ultimate test tonight *NZ must beat Kings to keep season alive *PJC will be ready  *6 days until HoopsFest!

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Chris Anstey & Pete Hooley Cairns Taipans' victory over Melbourne United was unexpected but deserved. Anstey dissects Uniteds fall from grace Melbourne United's defensive issues are a major concern. Confidence plays a crucial role Illawarra Hawks face a critical moment in their playoff chase. Southeast Melbourne Phoenix championship potential Anstey on Brisbanes coaching chase 7 days until HoopsFest!

NBL NOW | Everything NBL DJ Vasiljevic & Kelsey Browne DJ loves Hoopsfest (8 days to go!) DJ on the shot that buried the Kings The importance of team roles in basketball success. Sydney Kings are in the mix this year Are we worried about United Does McVeigh stay at Cairns  Adelaide 36ers are focusing on defensive growth. DJ embraces his role as a sixth man. Mick Randall with a Code Sports Update

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Aron Baynes & Jowl Peterson Take away from an exciting three weeks of games. Defensive strategies are crucial for winning championships. Nathan Sobey's dedication to fitness is paying off at 35. DJ Mitchell's impact off the bench is significant. What the Kings need to adjust. HoopsFest is almost here! Brisbane Bullets face cultural and performance challenges. D-Mac is respected and has potential for long-term success. Coaching stability is essential for team development. Who leads Coach of the Year race.

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Mark Worthington & Kelsey Browne *Perth go on a 21-0 run to defeat Brisbane *The wait is over as the NBLs two biggest heavyweights do battle *Bryce Vs KD *How to stop Cookes *Coach of the year predictions *Who wins and why?

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Andrew Parkinson & Pete Hooley *Massive start to the New Year as NBL26 heats up *Who is the current 'In-Form' top 4 *Are United losing touch? *Brisbane Vs Perth tonight is important for the Wildcats *JLA needs to step up *Sydney Vs Adelaide tomorrow night is all time!

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Casey Prather & Kelsey Browne *DMac draws line in the sand for Bullets coaching job *Ignite Cup is firing up ahead of a big double header tonight *McVeigh Vs John Brown get the popcorn ready *Tassie find their groove *Sam Waardenburg is back like he never left *The Ian Clark factor

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Chris Anstey & Joel Peterson * Momentum building for the JackJumpers * Just a hicup for the Phoenix * Sydney prepare for a revived Brisbane * DMac a coach in waiting? * Tyrell Harrison is the Bullets secret weapon * Can KD still chase done Cotton for MVP?

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Cam Gliddon & Pete Hooley -NZ face an uphill battle tonight against the JackJumpers -The big man battle could be the key -JackJumpers look to have found their groove -The PJC factor -Whats happened to United -Adelaide Vs Perth is the new must-watch

NBL NOW | Everyhting NBL Merry Christmas from Damon Lowery & Pete Hooley  Damon calls out the Hawks to show some heart in tonights Sydney Vs Illawarra Christmas game. And find out who is on Damons naughty and Nice list .

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Casey Prather & Kelsey Browne -JackJumpers embarrass United -Adelaide Vs Cairns Ignite Cup tonight -Adelaide a chance to go to 2nd on the ignite cup ladder -Cairns have to show heart -The Jack McVeigh factor -Is DMac a coach in waiting -Ian Clark is back 

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Mark Worthington & Joel Peterson - Brisbane show heart with amazing win - Bullets coaching search, who is on the list? - Ian Clark in huge signing for Phoenix - Zylan signs long term deal - Scott Roth says Doolittle is MVP - Melbourne Vs Tasmania tonight!

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Chris Anstey & Joel Peterson - Melbourne United back on the winners list -Phoenix in comeback thriller -Stu Lash steps down as Brisbane Head Coach -Who's next inline for Bullets Head Coach ad what they need -The Weekend of Hoops ahead

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Andrew Parkinson & Jack Heverin Sydney beat ladder leaders in Overtime! Championship rematch tonight to kick off a huge double header Can United break a four game losing streak Happy 18th to Dash Daniels Perth and South East Melbourne is juicy Will Doolittle remove himself from the pram? Phoenix a the 3 ball Rumours swirl around Stu Lash

NBL NOW | Everything NBL DJ Vasiljevic & Pete Hooley Adelaide are in in incredible form Bryce seems to be in a really good spot Humphries a different player and Zylan in career best form The Melbourne United OT Game Whats happened to MU - 4 losses in a row DJ is getting back to his best Last time you met they kept Bryce to single figures -  how do you help him and stop KD Kauai Noi social post of Bul Kuol pushing Goulding and Doolittle in a pram Thursday night is SEM and PER how you seeing this?  

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Jason Cadee & Kelsey Browne -What an incredible weekend of hoops -Adelaide stamp authority on the league -Whats happened to Melbourne?  - Kings Vs Adelaide tomorrow night is next level -The master Vs the apprentice - is KD ready to take on the GOAT -Tassie the sleeping giant

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Chris Anstey & Joel Peterson Illawarra beat Brisbane to start climb Massive night of hoops ahead Adelaide Vs Melbourne - top of the table clash Perth Vs Sydney has all types of intrigue Two big in's for Melbourne and Sydney The full round ahead

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Jason Cadee & Jack Heverin * Tassie get season back on track with a win over Phoenix * Must win game tonight for both Bullets and Hawks * Top of the table clash tomorrow night is a must watch * What is going on at United * Perth and Sydney tomorrow night is important for both

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Casey Prather & Kelsey Brown Ignite Cup tonight - Tassie can move to 2nd on the ladder Phoenix open their ignite cup account tonight Sobey is the key to the Phoenix success JackJumpers have lost 4 of their last 5  - what do they need to do Caseys reflections on Bryce' big day The inside word on Vickerman Bullets in a must win clash against Hawks

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Ricky Grace & Kelsey Browne Bryce Cotton returned to Perth and things got crazy Did the Perth leaders lose control Whats it like to be in the 'zone' Melbourne United stumble and face Adelaide next Whats happened to the Hawks? NZ the darkhorse of the league

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Chris Anstey & Joel Peterson Hawks beat Phoenix in a crazy overtime game NBL26 is wide open as Perth expose United Adelaides big weekend ahead Brisbane’s new import to play tonight! Super Sunday- Throwdown into Bryce In Perth NZ Vs Tassie is just as big Code Sports Update Who needs to Step up for Step One

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Mark Worthington & Jack Heverin Ignite Cup review The PJC Show! Lopez flexes with extended court time Big Double Header tonight Perth Vs Melbourne- 1st Vs 4th - this is set to be a massive game JLA Vs Jesse Edwards - 4th Vs 5th from Ruckers Top 15 - how important is this matchup. Hawks Vs Phoenix  With Hickey and Sobey in charge this is going to be hectic. The countdown to Super Sunday has begun  Throwdown 30 Bryce itravels to Perth Is this the biggest game of the year? What is the feeling in Perth?

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Casey Prather & Kelsey Browne Ignite Cup tonight - ladder leaders NZ Vs Kings Big matchups -KD Vs PJC and Cooks Vs Mennenga  Caseys Injury and his return Big round of hoops ahead Bryce returns to Perth for the first time Big round of hoops ahead Bryce returns to Perth for the first time Throwdown can the Phoenix find a way?

NBL NOW | Report Card Series Cam Gliddon & Kelsey Browne The report card series - a deep-dive into each teams NBL26 so far Whats to like in NBL26 so far? What needs to change in the run to the finals? Most Improved player Current team MVP Who needs to step up? (for Step-One the offical NBL Underwear partner) Finishing prediction Report Card Score

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Cam Gliddon & Kelsey Browne Review of  Boomers and Tall Blacks game 2 in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers

NBL NOW | Report Card Series Chris Anstey & Kelsey Browne The report card series - a deep-dive into each teams NBL26 so far Whats to like in NBL26 so far? What needs to change in the run to the finals? Most Improved player Current team MVP Who needs to step up? (for Step-One the offical NBL Underwear partner) Finishing prediction Report Card Score

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Chris Anstey & Kelsey Browne Pre-View of tonights Boomers and Tall Blacks game in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers

NBL NOW | Report Card Series Damon Lowery & Joel Peterson Damon destroys Dereks Top 15 & The report card series - a deep-dive into each teams NBL26 so far. Whats to like in NBL26 so far? What needs to change in the run to the finals? Most Improved player Current team MVP Who needs to step up? (for Step-One the offical NBL Underwear partner) Finishing prediction Report Card Score

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Aron Baynes & Joel Peterson Boomers Vs NZ Game 1 Review The report card series continues with a deep-dive into the Bullets Whats to like in NBL26 so far? What needs to change in the run to the finals? Most Improved player Current team MVP Who needs to step up? (For step one - the offical NBL Underwear partner) Finishing prediction Report Card Score

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Chris Anstey & Joel Peterson Boomers Vs NZ Preview The Top 15 Drops CodeSports update with Matt Louge The report card series continues with a deep-dive into the Taipans Whats to like in NBL26 so far? What needs to change in the run to the finals? Most Improved player Current team MVP Who needs to step up? Finishing prediction Report Card Score

NBL NOW | Report Card Series Andrew Parkinson & Jack Heverin The report card series is a deep-dive into each teams NBL26 so far. Whats to like in NBL26 so far? What needs to change in the run to the finals? Most Improved player Current team MVP Who needs to step up? Finishing prediction Report Card Score

NBL NOW | Report Card Series Jason Cadee & Kelsey Brown The report card series is a deep-dive into each teams NBL26 so far. Whats to like in NBL26 so far? What needs to change in the run to the finals? Most Improved player Current team MVP Who needs to step up? Finishing prediction Report Card Score

NBL NOW | Report Card Series Mark Worthington & Kelsey Brown The report card series is a deep-dive into each teams NBL26 so far. Whats to like in NBL26 so far? What needs to change in the run to the finals? Most Improved player Current team MVP Who needs to step up? Finishing prediction Report Card Score

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Mitch McCarron and Joel Peterson Welcome to Mitch for the first time this season Who Mitch has loved watching this year Phoenix defeat a wounded Brisbane Massive game tonight- championship rematch and a must win for the Hawks A weekend of huge blockbusters - Perth Vs Tasmania, Phoenix Vs 36ers and United Vs Wildcats  

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Chris Anstey & Kelsey Browne Adelaide flex muscle against Illawarra Bryce under duress but still MVP Brisbane lick wounds as they await reinforcements How do we rate Stu Lash’ performance so far? Can Phoenix win Championship Drums beating about a Mid-Season trade period

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Mark Worthington & Joel Peterson Ignite cup tonight has turning into a really important game in the context of Illawarra's season Can the 36ers’ learn for Kings defensive shut down of Hawks Adelaides new import -Troy Brown Jnr second game tonight Where does DJ fit into the 36ers line up? Is it time for the introduction of a Mid-Season Trade period Andrew Gaze is now officially a legend Montrezl Harrell ban and is there a future for him in the NBL Code Sports investigation shows NBL one of the fastest leagues in the world

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Jason Cadee & Kelsey Browne Javon Freeman-Liberty is on his way back to Brisbane & set to unite with newly signed NBA-calibre import Terry Taylor. How big of a task is it to rebuild and restructure an entire team for the second half of the season? Bryce Cotton and Jack McVeigh rip it up on Sunday? We got our first look at new Adelaide import Troy Brown Jr. Can we trust Illawarra? Montrezl Harrell, is there a place for him back in the league Mick Randall is here with the latest code sports headlines

NBL NOW SPECIAL Perth Wildcats new import David Juke Jr joins Joel Peterson to chat the NBL, NBA and being inspired by watching Bryce Cotton at college.

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Mark Worthington & Joel Peterson * Tasmania Vs Adelaide recap- Tassie under the pump * Brisbane drama continues as Adams rumours swirl * Massive blockbuster on Sunday with the Hawks Vs Kings * Wortho on the current MVP chat * Phoenix Vs Taipans tonight- what do we need to see from Cairns * Boomers team and coaches announced

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Ricky Grace & Kelsey Browne Thoughts go out to Casey & Ariana Prather after last nights injury concern  Blow out in the Ignite cup with NZ embarrassing Brisbane Ricky on watching the immergence of Davo Hickey Kings Vs Hawks - Do the kings have someone that can stop McGee? Hickey Vs Kendric has actually become must watch TV Tonight- Tasmania Vs Adelaide  This is a huge game - Tasmania coming off 4 losses and in danger of a derailing their season - it's must win. Damon Lowery is not seeing a team that is desperate to ‘Defend the island’ Can Tasmania stop Cotton? Do they have a match for him? We chat about home court advantage and the Red Army It’s thought this current team might be struggling with the pressure of playing at home    

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Parker Jackson-Cartwright & Pete Hooley The team’s mindset heading into the Ignite Cup clash with the Brisbane Bullets. Reflects on the Breakers’ rollercoaster start to the season  Leadership, accountability, and what’s next for the club. Sam Menennga deserves more respect The challenge for imports adjusting to the NBL Who impresses him around the league right now from Jack McVeigh to Owen Foxwell  Which teams he thinks are flying under the radar heading into the back half of NBL26. Presented by Code Sports – your home of expert NBL analysis.

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Chris Anstey & Kelsey Browne Adelaide Vs Perth Wildcats 1, Bryce Cotton 0 - That would have stung the MVP  That question raises its head again do the 36ers have enough offensive fire power?  Throwdown United flex muscle,  did we see enough from SEM to warrant their 2nd position on the ladder?  United seem to have the mental edge over SEM? Illawarra - Here they come Mc-Hick-Gee  - JaVale and Davo Hickey is the combination everyone is talking about - Should the league be worried? General  Who can dethrone Cotton as the MVP?

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Andrew Parkinson & Joel Peterson * Phoenix and JackJumpers in a classic * NZ scare Adelaide * Melbourne come back to the pack as Vickerman calls for more aggression * Throwdown on Saturday night is huge! * Bryce takes on Perth for the first time- what can we expect? * Kings and Hawks seem to have arrived and are looking ominous * Tough time for the Taipans to take on Illawarra tonight- they seem angry

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Aron Baynes & Kelsey Browne Illawarra Vs Melbourne Review Incredible win by Illawarra Does this tell us more about Illawarra or Melbourne? We have to talk about JaVale McGee last night Wow! - 37 pts &14 rebounds, now they have a proper point guard this guy could get scary! Post game push and shove - we’ve seen it a bit this year This has to be the turning point for the Hawks Melbourne Melbourne are no longer unbeatable, in fact there are 3 teams on 2 losses, the league all of a sudden looks a lot different. Makes the Showdown on Saturday huge!! Double Header Tonight Tasmania Vs SEM is a big game, particularly for Tasmania coming off two losses These next two games are big for  SEM in the context of - are they a contender? NZ Vs 36ers’ is the early game- Is this a danger game for the 36ers' Bryce Vs Perth this weekend!

Jonathan Givony — DraftExpress - NBA Draft Analyst. Jonathan Givony joins the show to break down the next wave of NBL Next Stars making noise on NBA radars. The DraftExpress founder and ESPN analyst shares his take on Australia’s development path and NBA scouting trends.

NBL NOW | Everything NBL Jason Cadee & Jack Heverin * Ignite Cup tonight - Can the Hawks upset United * Melbourne are hungry after their first loss of NBL26 * Is Will Hickey the key? * Edwards and McGee will be amazing * Why Adelaide launched at Lowery * Are NZ building to something? * Cadee's tips- coach of the year, Most Improved and MVP