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Gunners import keen on NBL

Jon Tuxworth A diminutive point guard from St Mary's College will play for the Canberra Gunners this season. And no, it's not Patrick Mills.

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Australia on brink of another golden age

Jon Tuxworth Basketball Australia development officer Mike McHugh believes the sport is on the verge of a similar ''golden generation'' to that which uncovered Canberra Capitals star Lauren Jackson.

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Olympics spurs on Mills in NBA mission

Chris Dutton He missed out on Olympic Games bling but Patrick Mills and the San Antonio Spurs are on a mission to ''achieve greatness'' and believe they have the firepower to win an NBA championship ring.

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Beveridge eyes Boomers gig

Jon Tuxworth Canberra's Rob Beveridge wants the Australian Boomers coaching job after Brett Brown quit the post this week.

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Spain gives Boomers a touch up

Chris Dutton The Australian Boomers are fighting to get through to the next stage of the Olympic Games after they suffered a second consecutive defeat last night.

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Boom times

Daniel Lane A recuperating Andrew Bogut, back in Melbourne, talks to Daniel Lane about the Olympics and his move to San Francisco.

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Mills ready to finalise NBA future

Chris Dutton FIRST his NBA future and then the Olympic Games - Patrick Mills wants to finalise where he will play next season in the coming days so he can fully focus on his London mission.

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Canberran Malone joins star in elite company

Jon Tuxworth ON FACE value, seven-foot Canberra teenager Darcy Malone and pint-sized NBA star Patrick Mills have little in common.

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Bogut urges Boomers to look beyond London aspirations

Andrew Bogut believes Australia's national basketball coaches must think beyond keeping their jobs and use up-and-comers in the Olympic squads to develop the Boomers into genuine medal contenders.

Mills turns down Spurs, chases better offer

Chris Dutton, Jon Tuxworth Canberra basketballer Patrick Mills will enter the NBA free agents market after declining a second-year option on his contract with the San Antonio Spurs.

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Mills set to test free agency

AAP Canberra basketballer Patrick Mills will enter the NBA free agents market after declining a second-year option on his contract with the San Antonio Spurs.

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Mills re-signs with Spurs

Chris Dutton Patrick Mills hopes being free of the burden of an uncertain future will help propel him to a stellar Olympic Games campaign as he leads the Australian Boomers bid for their first medal.

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Mills settles NBA future with new Spurs deal

By Chris Dutton PATRICK MILLS hopes being free of the burden of an uncertain future will help propel him to a stellar Olympic Games campaign as he leads the Australian Boomers' bid for their first medal.

Mills is Deadly

Canberra basketballer Patrick Mills was named indigenous sportsman of the year at last night's Deadly Awards.

Mills at home with Gunners

It's a long way from the glitz and glamour of the NBA, but Patrick Mills insists training with the Canberra Gunners is the perfect way to prepare for his first game in three months.

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Mills makes his mark in NBA

Guy Hand Canberra basketballer Patrick Mills continues to make a serious impact in the NBA - playing himself into the record books and finding some timely form ahead of the Boomers' Olympic campaign.

Mills rejects Chinese accusation of faking injury

Canberra basketballer Patrick Mills has vehemently defended accusations he has faked a hamstring injury after his Chinese club terminated his lucrative contract.

Sky the limit as towering Malone aims for the stars

He overtook his mother by the age of 12, and is literally and figuratively one of Australian basketball's next big things.

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Mills keen to be back on court

Chris Dutton Patrick Mills refuses to let a turbulent three months and his uncertain NBA future ''break'' his love of basketball and derail his preparations for the London Olympics.