Melbourne Tigers great Lanard Copeland still gets chills thinking about his side’s breakthrough 1993 NBL championship. Remarkably, Josh Giddey, son of Warrick, and Ben Simmons, son of Dave, star in the NBA these days.
Thirty years ago, Andrew Gaze and Lanard Copeland were the stars in Melbourne Tigers’ breakthrough NBL championship. Now, Copeland gets a laugh when he points out that it’s the sons of his teammates who are the big names in Australian basketball.
But while Gaze and Copeland were the superstars back then, now they watch in awe as Josh Giddey, son of Warrick, and Ben Simmons, son of Dave, star in the NBA. Copeland also notes that Jensen Bradtke, son of Mark, has just finished up at the“No way did I think two guys ... and don’t forget Bradtke’s son is playing in college, he’s a chance as well,” Copeland said.
“I think it’s great that Simmons and Giddey are doing their thing . To have two guys, almost three, playing in the NBA from Melbourne Tigers – that tells you we were a very lucky group.”The Age “We were all hysterical. I had just given Andrew a hug and he grabbed his dad – it was just fireworks. It was fireworks. It still makes your eyes water thinking about it.
The Tigers’ time in the NBL came to a shuddering halt in 2014 when the team was rebranded as Melbourne United, although the Melbourne Tigers still proudly play in the Victorian Junior Basketball League and at state league level.and told United to take his retired jersey down from the rafters.
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