{"id":97247,"date":"2025-08-26T13:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/97247\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T13:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:46:09","slug":"lamar-patterson-on-hawks-radar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/97247\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamar Patterson on Hawks\u2019 Radar"},"content":{"rendered":"

A former MVP candidate is emerging as a potential wildcard for the reigning champions, with Lamar Patterson firmly in contention for a roster spot at Illawarra.<\/p>\n

With two vacancies still open, the Hawks have been putting the former Brisbane Bullet and New Zealand Breaker through his paces at practice.<\/p>\n

Patterson, a two-time All-NBL First Team selection, last featured in the league in 2022.<\/p>\n

“Lamar’s obviously a former MVP of the league. He’s in great shape. He’s lost nearly 20 kilograms,” Illawarra\u2019s Head of Basketball Operations Mat Campbell told The Mercury<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“We’ve been looking at him as a potential opportunity for either a roster spot or an injury replacement, just in case we have one of our imports go down for an extended period of time.”<\/p>\n

Patterson, 34, enjoyed his most dominant season in 2019\/2020, averaging 21.4 points, 6 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game.<\/p>\n

This year, he captured NBL1 North\u2019s Most Valuable Player honours while starring for the Ipswich Force.<\/p>\n

The Hawks made it clear there’s no rush to finalise a signing, prioritising the search for the ideal player to help deliver back-to-back titles.<\/p>\n

Read the full story here >>\u00a0‘We have the deepest roster’: Hawks’ ominous warning to NBL rivals<\/a><\/p>\n

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