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Cut to the Jase Episode 10: NBA prospect Dash Daniels
Melbourne United Next Star and NBA prospect Dash Daniels is the latest guest on Cut to the Jase.
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Australia's next first-round NBA draft pick talks his journey with NBL legend Jason Cadee
- Dash Daniels is the brother of Atlanta Hawks star and the NBA's Most Improved Player, Dyson Daniels
- Daniels has been projected to go as high as No.9 in NBA mock drafts over the past year
- He is shooting 36% from the three-point line as a Next Star for Melbourne United
His brother has taken the NBA by storm over the past year but Dash Daniels is next up.
The 17-year-old NBL Next Star with Melbourne United is a projected first round pick in next year's NBA Draft and joined Jason Cadee on the latest edition of 'Cut to the Jase'.
Daniels speaks about everything from how he's dealt with the hype as a teenager, taking on the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBLxNBA series in Melbourne, learning from the NBA's Most Improved Player in his brother Dyson Daniels, improving his three-point shot as well as playing for the Australian Boomers at the recent FIBA Asia Cup and the upcoming series against the New Zealand Tall Blacks.
Recent mock drafts from different publications have the Bendigo product in different spots for next year's draft with The Athletic's Sam Vecenie predicting Daniels to go at pick 14 while the latest from ESPN has him going 23rd.
But one thing is for certain, Daniels has impressed in his first professional season with the league-leading United, shooting 36% from distance, averaging 5.8 points per game and also taking the challenge of guarding the opposition's best players - including five-time MVP Bryce Cotton.
Daniels has played a major role of the bench for Melbourne in a reserves unit which also features the likes of Tanner Krebs, Fabian Krslovic, Kyle Bowen and more.
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On the latest episode of Cut to the Jase, Cadee and basketball.com.au editor Brayden Heslehurst also talk Montrezl Harrell's recent drug ban and what it means for the eccentric superstar, a change they believe is needed for the future of the Ignite Cup and how the recent roster changes is a "make or break" situation for the Brisbane Bullets.
The co-hosts also give their tips for this week's NBL games.
CUT TO THE JASE EPISODES
- Episode 1: Jason Cadee shocked at Montrezl Harrell release
- Episode 2: Indy Cotton and Roman Siulepa
- Episode 3: Nathan Sobey ahead of NBLxNBA
- Episode 4: Basketball Australia CoE's Peter Lonergan
- Episode 5: WNBA and UC Capitals star Jade Melbourne
- Episode 6: Next Stars GM Liam Santamaria
- Episode 7: Brisbane Bullets star Casey Prather
- Episode 8: Jason Cadee reveals his Boomers starting five
- Episode 9: Australian basketball legend Sandy Brondello
