"Clearly the one deficiency": GM outlines Wildcats' plans

Heading into the off-season with the majority of their core locked in, the Perth Wildcats are in a strong position.

As it stands, Kristian Doolittle, Jo-Lual Acuil Jr., Dylan Windler, Ben Henshall, Jaron Rillie, Sunday Dech, Noa Kouakou-Heugue, Cameron Huefner and Lat Mayen (club option) are all on the books for NBL27.

But one glaring hole in their roster is at the point guard spot, which was filled by Rillie, Mason Jones and David Duke Jr at different times this season.

In an interview with The West Australian, General Manager of Basketball Operations Danny Mills outlined the club’s plans heading into a crucial off-season.

“Clearly we have to address that," he said of the Wildcats' point guard conundrum.

“Jaron [Rillie] only played 16 games, and it was his first year as a pro. What we saw from him was really exciting, there is a bright future there and having a local in that spot is a great building block. But clearly we need to add depth in that position and playmaking so guys like Windler, Doolittle and JLA’s offence can come even easier.

“Then we can have a real playmaker at the end of games who can control the clock and the score. That’s definitely a focus for the off-season.

“It was clearly the one deficiency in our roster that we needed to address and tried to address, but the market dictates a lot.”

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