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Jock Landale finished Atlanta’s preseason by showing the combination the Hawks need from their reserve centre: efficient interior scoring, credible spacing and enough passing to keep the second unit organised.
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Jock Landale finished Atlanta’s preseason by showing the combination the Hawks need from their reserve centre: efficient interior scoring, credible spacing and enough passing to keep the second unit organised.
Jock Landale ’s 17-point, seven-rebound, five-assist, three-steal and two-block performance against Oklahoma City broadened Atlanta’s reserve-centre question beyond shooting and finishing.
Jock Landale ’s efficient showing against San Antonio offered Atlanta a sharper version of his reserve-centre value: a big who can stretch the floor, finish the possessions that follow, and keep the second unit moving...
Jock Landale gave Atlanta a compact demonstration of the role it needs from its second-unit five: stretch the floor, finish possessions and protect the rim without demanding extended touches.
Jock Landale ’s first preseason appearance for Atlanta offered no scoring statement, but his rebounding and passing gave the Hawks another reason to keep the backup-centre competition unsettled.
Jock Landale enters Atlanta’s first preseason game with no guaranteed frontcourt runway — but a clear chance to show why his screening, spacing and size still matter to the Hawks.
Jock Landale has spent the summer rebuilding his body, refining the familiar tools and forming an early partnership with Atlanta’s highly regarded rookie guard Kingston Flemings.
Jock Landale returns to Atlanta with a one-year contract and a defined challenge: show that his screening, passing and floor-spacing can give the Hawks’ second unit a different shape, not merely another body at centre.
Jock Landale enters his first full Atlanta Hawks camp with a one-year contract secured but his rotation status unresolved, as Onyeka Okongwu remains the incumbent starter and a deeper group of young bigs raises the co...
Jock Landale has his Atlanta future secured for 2026-27, but his place in the Hawks’ frontcourt remains conditional. The next challenge is turning useful production into a dependable rotation role.
Jock Landale has secured a one-year return to Atlanta, but the Hawks’ investment does not guarantee the Australian a larger role. His 2026-27 test is whether the interior scoring, rebounding and passing that played in...
Jock Landale, a 29-year-old Australian center, is in his fourth NBA season, currently playing for the Houston Rockets. Standing at 6'11" and weighing 255 pounds, Landale has been contributing off the bench for the Roc...
Dyson Daniels ’ first 17:51 of the new Atlanta season were less about production than deployment: the Hawks started him at small forward, kept him alongside their principal ball-handlers and asked him to contribute wi...
Ben Simmons has the NBA lifeline he needed. Now the Sacramento season becomes the clearest test of whether Australia can trust him with a major Boomers role at the 2027 FIBA World Cup.
Josh Giddey is no longer simply one of Australia’s most promising NBA players. With Chicago’s long-term commitment secured and a player-led Boomers camp bringing the national team’s leading voices together, his next c...
Australia’s national-team rebuild is no longer just about fitting every NBA name into one lineup. With Ben Simmons signalling a return and Dyson Daniels emerging as an All-Defensive NBA guard, the Boomers are confront...
The conversation around Australia’s next NBA generation has become louder after a Melbourne mini-camp. Giddey’s role in it offers a more useful question than a headcount: can the Boomers turn expanding international r...
Australia’s NBA presence remains healthy, but the 2026-27 roster map reveals a sharper divide between established contracts and players still fighting for access.
With Dyson Daniels locked in long-term and Jock Landale retained after a productive mid-season move, Atlanta has quietly become the NBA’s clearest Australian hub.
It has been a while since my last update, well overdue!!
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Jock Landale has made a remarkable comeback this March with the Houston Rockets. For the first time this season, he's been getting significant playing time on the court. Throughout March, he's been averaging 15 minute...
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