Fresh from leading the Sydney Kings to another NBL title, Xavier Cooks plays four minutes off the bench for the Washington Wizards in his NBA debut.
abc.net.au/news/sport-xavier-cooks-makes-nba-debut/102117380NBL MVP Xavier Cooks has made his NBA debut for the Washington Wizards just hours after having his first workout with the team.He helped the Sydney Kings wrap up the NBL championship series on Wednesday nightCooks was playing just four days after
leading the Sydney Kings to a second consecutive NBL title with victory over the New Zealand Breakers in game five of the championship seriesHe came off the bench for four minutes in the Wizards' 132-118 home loss to the high-flying Sacramento Kings. "Another guy with size, athleticism," Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr told reporters, who revealed Cooks had his first session with the team in the morning.The Wizards sit 11th in the eastern conference as they battle for a spot among the seventh to 10th-placed teams who will contest the NBA Play-In tournament.
Cooks's fellow Australian Matthew Dellavedova got a rare cameo off the bench for the Kings, nailing a three-pointer in his four minutes on court for the Kings. The 32-year-old Dellavedova returned to the competition last year from Melbourne United and is attempting to help another team to an NBA championship after playing alongside LeBron James in the Cleveland Cavaliers' triumphant 2015/16 season.
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