When the Utah Jazz open their preseason schedule Monday night against the Sydney Kings, Brad Newley will be sure to ignore Joe Ingles when he begins his inevitable banter on the court.
Of course, growing up together in Australia, the two have known each other for close to a lifetime. Newley is the sharpshooting 6-foot-6 small forward and leader for the Kings. Ingles and Dante Exum are two examples of the recent influx of Australian basketball in the NBA.
Together, Ingles and Newley have helped put Australia on the worldwide basketball map. They’ve played in leagues around the globe.