THE SPORT COUNT

In exciting news for Australian fans of the NBA, big Nathan Jawai has been traded today to the Minnesota Timberwolves – joining his third team prior to starting his second season of NBA basketball.

Originally drafted by the Raptors in 2008, Jawai was traded in the offseason to Dallas as part of the Shawn Marion sign and trade bonanza.

Jawai’s move to the Timberwolves is timely for the Aussie seven footer. With a bevy of injuries plaguing Minnesota’s young front court, Jawai is well and truly in the frame for a starters role or big minutes off the bench. With Kevin Love down until at least early December and Al Jefferson looking like his ACL injury is wreacking havoc on the rest of his body, this is one of the better spots for the young centre to find himself in.

With Pecherov and Hollis potentially still in front of Jawai, we look forward to seeing this positional battle playing out – and hopefully seeing big Nate staking his claim to becoming yet another elite Australian big man.

Posted by: James