Perth young gun Luke Travers has gone from development player to solid contributor to potential NBA lottery pick in the past three years.
Stepping up his game, perimeter shooting and strength each season to now be a major part of the Wildcat's success, Luke joins Dan Boyce on the podcast to discuss his decision to play in the NBL over college, the people within the Perth Wildcats organisation helping him prepare for the NBA draft and lessons learnt along the way.
Topics include...
Snapping the Wildcats three-game losing streak with a win over Tasmania (1:00) How the Perth Wildcats players view the JackJumpers roster who many fans refer to as Perth 2.0 (2:30) Growing up in Rockingham and watching the Wildcats as a junior (3:30) At what point as a junior did he feel he could play as a professional (6:00) What led to him deciding he would attempt to reach the NBA via the NBL instead of college (7:30) His first season with the Wildcats and takeaways from his "learning" year (8:30) Winning an NBL championship in 2020 under bizarre circumstances due to COVID (13:00) The differences playing for under Scott Morrison compared to Trevor Gleeson (16:00) Mock Drafts and draft rankings how much attention does he give those types of things? (19:30) Plans on improving his stock prior to the NBA draft (20:30) Which players does Luke get along with the most off the court (21:30) Players who have helped Luke with his development along the way (22:30) What's the go with the haircut? (24:30) His relationship with his Mum and Dad (26:00) Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms.Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, Phil Smyth, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Damian Martin, AJ Ogilvy, Daniel Kickert
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All that and much more.
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