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Kings of the Offseason: Is Sydney the rightful 2022 NBL favourite?

After an injury plagued season which resulted in them missing the playoffs, the Sydney Kings have reloaded. Does the added firepower make them genuine contenders?

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Brad Winter
Aug 31, 2021
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It’s been a weird 18 months for the Sydney Kings.

After over a decade in the NBL wilderness, the 2019-20 season was easily their best campaign since the Brian Goorjian era. Will Weaver’s analytics-driven Kings glided through the regular season from start to finish, only for their season to be infamously upended 3 games…

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