Are the Sydney Kings better than last season? Is it time to worry for Melbourne United and Brisbane Bullets? There's Xavier Cooks' dunk and plenty more in the #NBL23 to dissect on Hoops Heaven's Basketball Hustle this week.

Cody Ellis joins up with Chris Pike to look at everything happening after two rounds of the NBL season while Matty Knight gives his Player of the Year votes, Scott Ninnis names his Best Team Man #TheGalen winner thanks to Sports Card World and we get Damian Martin's votes in #TheDamo.

We open this week's Hoops Heaven's Basketball Hustle by discussing the standout starts to the season from both the Sydney Kings and Perth Wildcats while also discussing Xavier Cooks' Dunk of the Year and talking about his continued growth into MVP candidate and potential NBA player.

It's then time to discuss the Illawarra Hawks needing a new import following the injury to Justin Robinson along with the winless start to the season for the Brisbane Bullets and Melbourne United's big loss to Sydney and if they need to consider making a move or not.

We then get to our awards segment of the show with Damian Martin's votes in #TheDamo Best Defensive Player Award while Matty Knight gives his Player of the Year votes and Scott Ninnis drops by to nominate his #TheGalen Best Team man nominees thanks to Sports Card World.

We then have a discussion over Cairns Taipans coach holding people to account and discuss milestones of Todd Blanchfield and Kevin White before getting stuck into our preview of Round 3 in the NBL.

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