'Mr. Hot Scoop' from the Illawarra Mercury, Julian O'Brien, joins the podcast to talk:

- The Stratford ownership era

- The Beveridge relationship 

- The superannuation issues after NBL19 

- Mid season pressure from the NBL to bring in imports 

- Is this Coronavirus related?

- Sydney Kings owner Paul Smith's offer for the team

- Smith's offer timeline and why it was refused

- The misunderstanding between Tory Lavalle and the Ball camp that led to the quote "it's a done deal"

- Does the NBL care more about the NBA than the Hawks?

- The final word of LaMelo Ball then and now 

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