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A ton of interesting news for all of you who have been missing our Aussies in the NBA this week. Bogut dominates the glass, and looks increasingly comfortable. Meanwhile Exum’s put in his nomination for Shaqtin’ A Fool, and his lack of drives are a becoming a popular topic. Ingles hits a career high, and opts to sit out for the Boomers this year. Finally, Patty has a great piece up on Sports Illustrated that you should definitely check out.

Aussies in the NBA: Bogut-mination

LOL!

8 March 2015 was one hell of a night for two of our Aussies in the NBA. Danté Exum broke out with a 14-point night against the Brooklyn Nets. Patty Mills similarly, blazed a 15-point hole against Chicago in the United Center. We also look at Bogut’s impact to the current Warriors right now. Bogut talks about the NBL dilemma right now, and offers thoughts on the changes needed.

Find out what else happened this week for our Aussies in the NBA.


Aussies in the NBA: Mills accelerates, Exum turns it up a notch

The Jazz went 4-0 over the past week, and are 9-2 since the All-Star break. The team is on a streak, and Joe ingles is playing a huge role during this surge.

Aussies in the NBA: The Ingles Invasion

The Golden State Warriors have proved themselves capable of surviving without Bogut, and even flourishing as a two-way team with a fearsome small-ball lineup that features multiple long-limbed swingmen like Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston.

Is Andrew Bogut still as invaluable to the Warriors as we believed in the early season?

How important is Bogut to the Warriors right now?

Following the All-Star break, our Aussies get back into the grind of the regular season. Ingles is back on the court, Exum reflects on his rookie season so far, and Patty has a new statistical milestone.

http://pickandroll.com.au/aussies-nba-ingles-return/

The All-Star break is just around the corner, and here are some choice quotes from our favourite barbie tossing, all-Aussie Spurs guard, Patty Mills on the season and more!

Patty talks Spurs season, playing alongside Baynes & bringing Lazza home

Back to back double figure games from Delly with 10 points in the 4th quarter, 9 of which came from 3pters, helped break what was a spirited comeback by the 76ers. The Cleveland Cavaliers running away with it in the end 97-84, Delly led all scorers off the bench with 12.

[VIDEO] Once again, Matthew Dellavedova comes up big in the 4th

Delly was deceptively effective in the Cav's win against the T-Wolves. He had two dagger 3’s in the 4th that closed the door on the Wolves, who were on the verge of pulling off an upset.

[VIDEO] How Matthew Dellavedova’s fourth quarter daggers buried Minnesota

The latest Aussies in the NBA recap with a heap of highlight clips on Aussies only!

Aussies in the NBA: Exum shines as Rising Star

Andrew Bogut opens up to PnR's Alisha Paelmke with a great Q&A:

Q&A with Andrew Bogut: On Success, The Future and Missing Australia

Just another week in the NBA? Not for Australian basketball!

A historic moment transpired on 19 Jan 2015, when Aron Baynes, Patty Mills, Joe Ingles and Dante Exum were all on the hardwood at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. It marked the first time four Australian NBA players were ever on the court together, unfolding a proud milestone for Aussie fans everywhere.

http://pickandroll.com.au/aussies-nba-history-four-australians/

This week's Aussies in the NBA update features Patty & Aron go to (the) White House + more!

Aussies in the NBA: Patty and Aron go to (The) White House

The latest weekly Aussies in the NBA roundup is here - Bogut is back as Delly and Ingles continue to start.

Aussies in the NBA: Jazz starts Ingles and Exum, Bogut returns

It’s almost Christmas, and everything is on a slow grind this week. Bogut is out of action along with Mills, and Bairstow has gotten almost no show time. Ingles and Delly are quiet for varied reasons. Baynes is consistently performing, but Exum gets the spotlight this time with a career high against New Orleans.

Exum clinches career high against Pelicans

This week's Aussies in the NBA recap is Delly-packed! Yes - he is back!

Dellavedova leads Cavs to comeback victory

Nothing grabs the headline quite like Matthew Dellavedova’s return. He’s already making an impact on his second game back, and led a late game charge that ended in a home victory.

Banga's best still in front of him....

The week draws to a close once more, and it’s time to look at our Aussies in the NBA. Bogut has deserved top praise for staying in top form, but Cameron Bairstow gets the headline this week.

Some major milestones:
◾It’s Cam’s first ever start in the NBA.
◾He’s also the third Australian to start for the Bulls, the other two being Luc Longley and Chris Anstey.
◾He could also possibly be the eighth Australian to start in the NBA, but this is undergoing verification.

Aussies in the NBA – Bairstow’s historic night as Bulls starter

A weekly summary with stats, clips and fun covering the Aussies over the past week.

Aussies in the NBA: Where Patty tosses one for the barbie

In this edition of our weekly wrap for Aussies in the NBA, Andrew Bogut continues to assert his dominance over the NBA landscape. On the other hand, we have Patty absolutely owning social media with the latest H-E-B burger ad. Who’s your pick for NBA Aussie of the week?

Bairstow is still with the team, albeit in a suit. Past history would indicate tat Thibs does not like sending his players to D-League, preferring to have them train with the team - so let's see what happens.

This week's Aussie NBA roundup...a great read!

Aussies in the NBA: Bogut leads Warriors to victory with smarts and toughness

First game of the season Bairstow played 4min.

I think it is awesome to have so many Aussies contributing to open the season! Now we just want to see a little more of Cam Bairstow and the return of Patty Mills.

Great to see some of those trademark Joe Ingles threes today!

I loved watching Bogey against the Rockets. As long as he stays healthy.

A nice summary of the Aussies in the NBA from the past week.

Aussies in the NBA: Baynes notches career night in Houston

How good have the Warriors been to start the season? Bogut is definitely more involved on the offensive end so far under Steve Kerr and this has led to a few more open looks for the shooters. A really fun team to watch right now.

LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers has been named as the 2008/09 NBA Most Valuable Player in his 6th NBA season.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers star won what some expected to be a close vote in a slam dunk. He received 109 of a possible 121 first-place votes to easily outdistance Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. James totaled 1,172 points in balloting by media members in the U.S. and Canada.

Bryant, last year's winner, got two first-place votes and finished with 698 points. Miami guard Dwyane Wade was third with 680 points and was named first on seven ballots. Orlando center Dwight Howard (328) was fourth followed by New Orleans guard Chris Paul (192).

James is the first Cavaliers player to win the award. He averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists this season, his sixth as a pro. He also finished second in voting for defensive player of the year, making him perhaps the league's most dominant two-way player since Michael Jordan.

Kings Of The Court
LeBron James became the seventh player since the ABA-NBA merger in 1976 to earn rookie of the year and MVP honors in a career. Here's a look at his prestigious company:

ROY MVPs
LeBron James 2004 1
Tim Duncan 1998 2
Allen Iverson 1997 1
Shaquille O'Neal 1993 1
David Robinson 1990 1
Michael Jordan 1985 5
Larry Bird 1980 3