NBA teams set sights on Blitz, Next Star

02 Sep 2026

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Six NBA franchises will send scouts to Bendigo for the CODE Sports NBL Blitz to watch the League's rising talent in action.

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NBL.com.au

The NBA will have plenty of eyes on the 2026 CODE Sports NBL Blitz, with numerous scouts set to be in attendance.

Over five days in Bendigo, representatives from clubs including Orlando, Portland, Oklahoma City, Houston, Golden State and Miami will run the rule over all 10 NBL sides.

In particular, eyes will be on NBL Next Star Dash Daniels (South East Melbourne), along with a number of the League's other top rising stars.

Fellow Next Star Luke Paul (Cairns), who NBA scouts are sure to be interested in, is sidelined with an ankle injury.

The Next Stars program has seen seven players drafted in the first round across the last seven NBA drafts, including LaMelo Ball (2020), Josh Giddey (2021), Ousmane Dieng (2022) and Alex Sarr (2024), all being selected inside the lottery.