{"id":797234,"date":"2026-07-13T09:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/797234\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T09:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:13:13","slug":"nbl-powerhouse-battling-nba-superstars-side-for-import","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/797234\/","title":{"rendered":"NBL powerhouse battling NBA superstar\u2019s side for import"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NBL free agency period is in full swing, with clubs descending on the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas as they look to finalise their rosters ahead of what promises to be an exciting NBL27 season.<\/p>\n<p>One team still searching for key import talent is Melbourne United, and according to ESPN\u2019s Olgun Uluc, the club could be on the verge of reuniting with a familiar face from last season.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the biggest Aussie sports &amp; the best from overseas LIVE on Kayo Sports |<a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome?extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkgeneric-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-grc-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, Melbourne United, they\u2019re looking for three imports here,\u201d Uluc said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne name that I keep hearing, and we just watched him play for the Milwaukee Bucks, Jesse Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA &#8211; DECEMBER 18: Jesse Edwards of United drives at the basket during the round 13 NBL match between Melbourne United and Illawarra Hawks at John Cain Arena, on December 18, 2025, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Morgan Hancock\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe really enjoyed his time in Melbourne, his family really enjoyed their time in Melbourne. It seems like there\u2019s mutual interest in a potential reunion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Edwards has been linked with Italian club BC Roma SPQR throughout the NBL off-season. The Rome-based side is owned by NBA superstar Luka Don\u010di\u0107, with reports suggesting a deal between the two parties had been agreed.<\/p>\n<p>However, Uluc believes a return to Melbourne remains a genuine possibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not entirely sure he\u2019s signed with Roma,\u201d Uluc said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of interest from Roma in him. Roma\u2019s a Luka Don\u010di\u0107-owned team, but it still sounds like there are discussions happening between Jesse Edwards and Melbourne United, so I\u2019d watch this space.<\/p>\n<p>Cotton scores first points for Australia | 00:27<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems like there\u2019s mutual interest in a potential reunion, notwithstanding the interest from Roma.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I don\u2019t think that\u2019s a done deal because I\u2019m told, as of right now, conversations between Jesse Edwards and Melbourne United are still happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Edwards averaged 13.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game while shooting 64 per cent from the field across 33 appearances for Melbourne United during NBL26.<\/p>\n<p>Should he return, the 26-year-old would reunite with Chris Goulding while joining new head coach Jacob Chance and NBA veteran recruit Joe Ingles as United looks to mount another championship run in NBL27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NBL free agency period is in full swing, with clubs descending on the NBA Summer League in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":713361,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,85],"class_list":["post-797234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=797234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/713361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=797234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=797234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=797234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}