Former Perth Wildcats Next Star dynamo Alex Sarr has realised his NBA dream, picked by the Washington Wizards with the second overall selection in the 2024 draft.
He may end the week as a Washington Wizard, but Alex Sarr will forever be a Wildcat – and he’s praised the impact the NBL has had in fast-tracking his development as one of the NBA’s top draft prospects.
Alex Sarr is firming to become the highest NBA draft pick to have come out of the NBL – and the Perth Wildcats have declared the young star’s ascension stamps them as a global destination club.
Past and present players have weighed in heavily after the latest Australian basketball uniform was launched ahead of the Olympics and the feedback has been nothing short of brutal.
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