Kiwi Steven Adams posts up against Australian Andrew Bogut. Photo: ReutersTall Blacks coach Paul Henare is optimistic of getting Steven Adams to play for New Zealand's national team. Adams, a seven-foot centre with the Oklahoma City Thunder, has yet to pull on the Tall Blacks' singlet. However Basketball New Zealand CEO Iain Potter said it would settle for having Adams available for the World Cup. Despite Adams' absence there is plenty of other young talent coming through the ranks which bodes well for the Tall Blacks over the next decade.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 01, 2016 19:55 UTC