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Dallas Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving reacts during their NBA China Games 2026 clash against the Houston Rockets at The Venetian Arena in Macau, China, on October 11, 2026. Photo: Zhizhao Wu/Getty Images.
Highlights
How all 12 Australians are going in the 2026-27 NBA preseason, updated after every game they play.
- Twelve Australians at 11 clubs, with 41 preseason games between them
- Eleven have played so far, with only the injured Furphy yet to appear
- Tuesday, October 13: Daniels, Landale, Zikarsky and Green all tip off by 12pm AEDT
Melbourne-born superstar Kyrie Irving scored a team-high 17 points in 22 minutes in his first game since March 4, 2025, as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 132-115 at the Venetian Arena in Macao on Sunday, October 11 (AEDT).
In the build-up to the clash, Irving said: "I'm still trying to sneak on to the Australian team.
"I did have Australian pencilled in in early September but I had to come back to Dallas to acclimated but trust me, at the end of this season, Melbourne is on top of the list."
Josh Giddey handed out a team-high eight assists in the Chicago Bulls' 133-128 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday, October 12 (AEDT).
Irving, who did not play in the first of the two Macao games on Friday, started and went 6-from-13 from the field, 2-from-6 from three and 3-from-3 at the line, with two rebounds and three assists. His last appearance before Sunday came against the Sacramento Kings on March 4, 2025 (AEDT), and ESPN lists no game for him in the 2025-26 season.
Giddey started and played 24 minutes for seven points, a rebound, a steal and a block, going 1-from-3 from the field and 4-from-4 at the line. Tyrese Proctor hit a three in eight minutes off the bench as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic 119-105 in Cleveland, finishing with three points, a rebound and a steal.
Duop Reath scored four points and blocked a shot in four minutes off the bench as the Phoenix Suns beat the San Antonio Spurs 102-98 in Phoenix on Sunday, October 11 (AEDT), going 1-from-3 from the field and 2-from-2 at the line.
Twelve Australians are in NBA camps for the 2026-27 preseason, spread across 11 clubs and 41 games. Every game each of them has played, with dates in Sydney time (AEDT), is in the Game Tracker below.
Latest results: Sunday, October 11 and Monday, October 12 (AEDT)
- Josh Giddey (Bulls): 7 pts, 1 reb, 8 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk in 24 min, started (1-from-3, 1-from-2 from three, 4-from-4 from the line). Denver won 133-128 in Denver.
- Tyrese Proctor (Cavaliers): 3 pts, 1 reb, 1 stl in 8 min off the bench (1-from-3, all from three). Cleveland beat Orlando 119-105 in Cleveland.
- Kyrie Irving (Mavericks): 17 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast in 22 min, started (6-from-13, 2-from-6 from three, 3-from-3 from the line). Dallas beat Houston 132-115 in Macao.
- Duop Reath (Suns): 4 pts, 0 reb, 1 blk in 4 min off the bench (1-from-3, 0-from-2 from three, 2-from-2 from the line). Phoenix beat San Antonio 102-98 in Phoenix.
Next up: Tuesday, October 13 and Wednesday, October 14 (AEDT)
Dyson Daniels and Jock Landale's Atlanta Hawks host the Oklahoma City Thunder at 10am, Rocco Zikarsky's Minnesota Timberwolves visit the New York Knicks at 10:30am and Josh Green's Utah Jazz host the San Antonio Spurs at 12pm on Tuesday, October 13 (AEDT).
