What's he done? How long are we talking? This season ending, isn't it?

Yeah, it is.

It's devastating to be honest.

I mean, he had a documentary that just came out as well about everything he's been through and From all reports, the boys, the Boomers boys who had that secret camp a month or so ago, his mindset was ready to roll.

And I think the reports, I was watching ESPN this morning, that the head coach of the Kings was actually going to make him captain for the season.

That's how well he'd come into the year.

So that's just, it's a devastating blow for him.

Is it, and it's a lot more complex than people think, I imagine, that when you're playing in America, you're playing in Asia, you're playing in Europe, how much different is it, all those different styles of basketball to the NBL?

What's he done? How long are we talking? This season ending, isn't it?

Yeah, it is.

It's devastating to be honest.

I mean, he had a documentary that just came out as well about everything he's been through and From all reports, the boys, the Boomers boys who had that secret camp a month or so ago, his mindset was ready to roll.

And I think the reports, I was watching ESPN this morning, that the head coach of the Kings was actually going to make him captain for the season.

That's how well he'd come into the year.

So that's just, it's a devastating blow for him.

Is it, and it's a lot more complex than people think, I imagine, that when you're playing in America, you're playing in Asia, you're playing in Europe, how much different is it, all those different styles of basketball to the NBL?

It doesn't look promising, considering they are looking at signing Mangot Mathiang to make his way into the squad.

No, exactly right.

And we've heard those whispers for a little while now.

And I go back to the start of last year, and I think through round nine, we were saying how Bryce Conn and Isaac Harbury were probably the best duo in the league, the way they worked out of their ball screen action.

So to not have Isaac, I mean, the silver lining is Rokosiewicz has stepped into that role and is really putting up good numbers.

What's going to be his backup now? What's the plan B? If he's having the foul trouble, if he's having the struggle at the line, I think a guy like Mango Mathien with his athleticism alongside Zyla and Cheatham, who I think can have to continue to play games of 37, 38 minutes.

So how does his body take that toll over the course of the season? I think it'll be nice for them in the long run.

So he still has some upside for sure, I reckon.

It doesn't look promising, considering they are looking at signing Mangot Mathiang to make his way into the squad.

No, exactly right.

And we've heard those whispers for a little while now.

And I go back to the start of last year, and I think through round nine, we were saying how Bryce Conn and Isaac Humphries were probably the best duo in the league, the way they worked out of that ball screen action.

So to not have Isaac, I mean, the silver lining is Rakosevic has stepped into that role and is really putting up good numbers, but...

What's going to be his backup now? What's the plan B? If he's having the foul trouble, if he's having the struggle at the line, I think a guy like Mango Mathien with his athleticism alongside Zion Cheatham, who I think is going to have to continue to play games of 37, 38 minutes.

So how does his body take that toll over the course of the season? I think it'll be nice for them in the long run.

So he still has some upside for sure, I reckon.

So are we lucky right now with the NBL that a number of high-profile players just happen to be crossing over at the same time? Or is this indicative that the NBL is reaching a golden period? How have we managed to get in this position with this many

stars? I think it's both.

You need an element of luck.

We never thought a guy like Cole Anthony would come to the NBL at this stage.

Normally we have the young guys, the next stars, even some high school kids in America coming out to get drafted.

Or we've got the deli types.

JaVale McGee was here last year, three-time NBA champion on the back end of their career.

What are we throwing around in the NBL when we're flying commercial? Well, it depends now.

That's

what I thought.

Now, so when we get there, I let her, she wanted to go in because my oldest wanted to go and get the flowers and balloons from the store next door to then bring, which was a beautiful little thing.

But I got in there and she's sitting out the front.

I was like, what are you doing? She's like, I'm waiting for you.

There's a little hole in the wall.

We can't take the pram in.

Let me help you with that.

We called you for Dead Set Legends, and you were like, yeah, I'm in.

Well, we had a chat yesterday, you and I, on the phone, talking about parenting, and I've got a three-and-a-half-year-old and an eight-month-old.

So, yeah, in the trenches at times.

But yesterday I was cooking.

I was trying to be a good husband, Izzy.

I was trying.

So my wife was doing the contact nap with the eight-month-old in the room.

Here's

When I

was coming in here today, I was trying to think, and you guys would be better placed to answer the comparison.

Everyone likes to compare basketball and footy to some regard, obviously, with the pendles and everything of that.

I'm trying to think of the AFL comparison of Jalen Brunson as someone who was an underdog story, came across from Dallas, and New York put all chips in on this guy, and everyone was like, what are we doing? He's undersized.

He's not proven anything.

He's not going to lead us to the promised land, even to last year.

You reckon? Well, mid-season pick up.

Well, I think it's

He'd go back to America and then he'd say for family reasons he's staying.

Yeah, I don't think, no, I don't think it would be a smoke screen, to be honest.

I think there was genuine, and from what I understand, and making a few calls in the last couple of hours, this took the players by surprise as well.

The playing group didn't expect this to be coming, and credit the LA 36ers for it not getting leaked out as well.

And I think that there was a genuine, probably, conversation.

We heard from Matt Weston, who, again, I echo your statements about Mike Wells.

I say the same about Matt Weston.

Pete, do you know anything about Bryce Cotton and Mike Wells' relationship? Because surely Bryce would have had a big input in this decision.