2026 NBA Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cIt’ll be huge,\u201d Daniels said. \u201cLittle bro just signed with Melbourne, so he’ll be there for that game. That’ll probably be his first game for them.\u201d<\/p>\n
The idea of Dash testing himself against NBA talent at just 17 years old is something Daniels sees as both a challenge and an opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’ll be like an exhibition match, a practice game,\u201d Daniels stated. \u201cTo go up against some NBA players, I’m sure it’s going to be a good opportunity for him to showcase his skills and to kind of learn what the NBA style is like.\u201d<\/p>\n
Growth of a Young Prospect<\/p>\n
Daniels has tracked his brother\u2019s rise closely, even from afar. He noted that Dash\u2019s development has been steady and impressive.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’ve been around him the last three years because I’ve been over here, but I’ve seen him progress a lot,\u201d Daniels said of his brother. \u201cHe’s pretty much my height now, 6’6″. He’s put on some size.\u201d<\/p>\n
He went on to highlight Dash\u2019s expanding game on both ends of the floor.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs he gets older, he’s getting more athletic, learning the game more, shooting the ball better. He’s a really good defender as well\u2014he got the Defensive Player of the Camp at BWB. His whole game’s evolving.\u201d<\/p>\n
That growth has already translated into early production with Melbourne United. Through his first two NBL games of the 2025-26 season, Dash is averaging 8.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists in about 17.5 minutes per game, while shooting 54% from the field. It\u2019s a solid start for the 17-year-old guard as he establishes his role in the rotation during his rookie campaign.<\/p>\n
Sharing Australia With The NBA<\/p>\n
Daniels also wanted his former Pelicans teammates and other NBA visitors to enjoy more than just basketball during their stay in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
\u201cGo have some beers down there. Meat pie. Go watch some footy,\u201d Daniels said with a smile.<\/p>\n
To him, the trip is about embracing the culture as much as the competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust enjoy the culture. Get down to the pub, sink some beers. That’s all I can say.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dyson Daniels (Photo by Mike Ehrmann\/Getty Images) When the NBA tips off its first-ever games in Australia this…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":164070,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[6703,49,48,84942,18719,84943,459,84944,8214,82,8227],"class_list":["post-164069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-atlanta-hawks","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-dash-daniels","tag-dyson-daniels","tag-melbourne-united","tag-nba","tag-nbl","tag-new-orleans-pelicans","tag-sports","tag-zion-williamson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}