Angus Brandt on leaving the Wildcats, Perth's 2019 title and playing in Italy

Dan Boyce sits down former Perth Wildcats big man Angus Brandt who was a big part of the team's 2017 and 2019 championships before making the decision to play the 2019/20 in Italy with Pistoia Basket. Brandt has averaged 8 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist over 143 games for both the Perth Wildcats and the Sydney Kings, where he was the 2015 NBL Rookie of the Year. Brandt also has been a key part of the Australian Boomers program since 2017 and played an integral role in the team's qualification for the FIBA World Cup. Currently, he is averaging 11 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist in Italy's Lega A where his team is 5-11. Topics include... The NBL and its player's efforts to help those affected by Australian bush fires (2:00) LaMelo Ball, RJ Hampton and Josh Green's current NBA draft value (4:00) Angus Brandt on Italian basketball and who has the best beaches Perth, Sydney or Tuscany (9:00) Fans in Europe compared to the NBL (12:30) Playing as an import and whether the NBL should change it's import rules (15:30) Playing against Luis Scola, Milos Teodosic, Isaac Fotu and the stars of the Italian league (18:00) Why he left the Perth Wildcats for a chance to play in Europe (21:30) Winning the 2019 NBL Championship (23:00) The impact of the negative media attention during the 2019 season on the Wildcats (25:00) How the 2017 championship compares to the 2019 NBL championship (26:30) Tips on developing the skyhook (28:00) Memories of playing college ball at Oregon University and past NBA opportunities (29:00) Playing for the Australian Boomers and what that meant (36:00) The key to rebounding and how it's something that held Angus back earlier in his career (40:00) What's on the bucket list for Angus before he retires (42:00) Visit dunk.com.au for your next set of basketball uniforms. All of this and a whole lot more... Listen to our previous interviews with the biggest stars in Australian Basketball, head to Aussiehoopla.com. Check out previous podcasts featuring; Australian Basketball Legends - Luc Longley, Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, Mark Bradtke, Leroy Loggins, David Andersen, Andrew Vlahov, CJ Bruton, Chris Anstey, Brett Maher, John Rillie, Tony Ronaldson, Brad Newley Current NBL Stars - Kevin Lisch, AJ Ogilvy, Damian Martin, Daniel Kickert, Thomas Abercrombie, Jason Cadee, Bryce Cotton, Chris Goulding, Mitch McCarron, Cam Gliddon Our Finest Coaching Minds - Brian Goorjian, Joey Wright, Adrian Hurley, Aaron Fearne, Rob Beveridge, Phil Smyth, Ian Stacker, Shawn Dennis, Dean Vickerman, Trevor Gleeson, Lindsey Gaze, Ken Cole NBA Stars Past & Present - Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavedova, Stephen Jackson, Randy Livingston, Torrey Craig, Acie Earl, Josh Childress, Reggie Smith, Todd Lichti, Ryan Broekhoff The NBL's Greatest Imports - Darryl McDonald, Ricky Grace, Derek Rucker, Leon Trimmingham, Scott Fisher, Lanard Copeland, Mike Mitchell, Darnell Mee, Isaac Burton, Shawn Redhage, Willie Farley, Al Green, Corey "Homicide" Williams, Andre Moore, Steve Woodberry, Mike Mitchell, Dusty Rychart And the men who run things - Larry Kestelman, Paul Maley, Vince Crivelli, Jeremy Loeliger, Chuck Harmison, Jeff Van Groningen, Bob Turner All that and much more. Follow @AussieHoopla on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and email at [email protected]