In The Post – Oliver Signs with Hawks

Catch up on all the latest headlines from around the basketball world in today’s edition of In the Post.

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Cam Oliver Atlanta bound

Former Cairns Taipans star Cam Oliver has become the latest NBLxNBA player to sign a deal this season, as he has signed a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks.

The Athletic was the first to report the deal.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Atlanta Hawks are planning to sign G League forward Cam Oliver and former Rockets guard Chris Clemons on 10-day hardship deals, sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Stadium</a>.</p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1475882811617906690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Hopson joins OKC

Another NBLxNBA player to get snapped up over the past 24 hours was Melbourne United championship winner Scotty Hopson, who has joined Josh Giddey with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL</a> ?? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBA</a> <br><br>Former <a href="https://twitter.com/MelbUnitedHQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MelbUnitedHQ</a> star and NBL champion Scotty Hopson has inked a 10-day deal with the <a href="https://twitter.com/okcthunder?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@okcthunder</a> ?? <a href="https://t.co/SowooMcnLy">pic.twitter.com/SowooMcnLy</a></p>&mdash; The NBL (@NBL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL/status/1475689253925392384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Wildcats remaining positive 

The Perth Wildcats are maintaining a positive mindset despite numerous schedule changes and being moved interstate for the foreseeable future.

Perth will now play the Cairns Taipans on New Year’s Eve and club CEO Troy Georgiu believes the league can find a way to keep the season rolling. Click here to read the full story via The West Australian.

Goorj keeping Hawks focused

Illawarra Hawks captain AJ Ogilvy says coach Brian Goorjian has done a great job at keeping the players focused while in COVID isolation.

“It's very easy for us to be miserable right now, but Goorj has urged us to maximise our time in isolation and better ourselves,” Ogilvy said via the Illawarra Mercury.

Cotton honoured in WA

Wildcats superstar Bryce Cotton has been lauded as one of the WA Athletes of the Year by The West Australian.

Cotton spoke to the media outlet about his three MVPs, how he continues to improve himself and more. Click here to read.