Daniel Grida

The West Australian product might have had a horror run of injury so far in his Illawarra Hawks tenure, but became an NBL championship winner last season.

Known for his tremendous work ethic, dedication and commitment along with what he brings as a hustle machine on the court, and he is now entering an eighth season with the Hawks having played 123 games after making his debut in 2018/19.

Played in all 56 games in first two seasons, but since then he has undergone two knee reconstructions after rupturing the same ACL twice before a run of different injuries since as well.

The 27-year-old grew up in Perth playing his basketball at the Lakeside Lightning where he made his SBL (now NBL1 West) debut back as a 16-year-old in 2016 where he kept playing until attending the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence in 2018.

Was a popular member of the championship team for the Hawks in NBL25 before spending the off-season in the NZ NBL with the Hawkes Bay Hawks.