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SuperCoach NBL
Bryce is twice as nice in Round 4 of Beat the Coach
Bryce Cotton of the 36ers shoots during the round three NBL match between Cairns Taipans and Adelaide 36ers at Cairns Convention Centre on October 2, 2025 in Cairns. Photo: Emily Barker/Getty Images)
Highlights
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EIGHT GAMES IN FIVE DAYS!! That's SuperCoach NBL Beat the Coach dynamite!
Even more explosive is Adelaide 36ers scoring machine Bryce Cotton suiting up twice against Tasmania on Thursday and the Sydney Kings on Saturday in a home and home double header.
Cotton, 33, is worth $452,500 while averaging 53.5 points in his first two games. Coaches who don't have Cotton with the (C) selected will struggle big time.
He's not the only Fantasy star playing twice. Sydney Kings guard Kendric Davis is also getting two shots at it, first against Melbourne United on Wednesday and then the 36ers in what will be a very tasty return to Adelaide for the All-NBL First Team member.
What the data says
- Stack Adelaide (ADL) and Sydney (SYD) players — both teams have double games and elite guard options in Bryce Cotton and Kendric Davis.
- Use one New Zealand Breakers (NZL) value anchor such as Sam Mennenga to balance the salary cap and provide scoring upside.
- Avoid Perth (PER) and Cairns (CNS) players this round — even though JaVale McGee, Jo Lual-Acuil Jr, and Dylan Windler are in strong form, they each play only once.
Strategic Takeaways
- Stack ADL + SYD: two double-game contenders with elite guards (Cotton / Davis).
- One NZL value anchor (Mennenga) for cap balance + upside.
- Avoid PER / CNS despite form (McGee, Lual-Acuil Jr, Windler) due to single fixtures.
- Bench enabler: Taine Murray is the only sub-$100k player trending positively.
- Projected Round 4 total: ≈ 410 points
- 14 of the top 25 are on double games in Round 4 (ADL, SYD, NZL, MEL).
- Biggest price risers: Sam Mennenga (+$37.3k), Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (+$43.3k), Jack McVeigh (+$21.1k).
- Options despite single games: JaVale McGee and Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (elite averages).
- Projected Round 4 power picks: Bryce Cotton, Kendric Davis, Sam Mennenga, Josh Bannan.
Top Tier — Must-Start Premiums
(Best combination of double games + form + price-to-output ratio)
Bryce Cotton (ADL) — $452,500 │ Avg: 53.5 │ Rd 3: 56
- Why: Elite scorer in peak form, back-to-back 50+ rounds.
- Two games this week makes him an automatic captaincy candidate.
- Plays Tasmania and Sydney — both high-tempo matchups.
Kendric Davis (SYD) — $481,300 │ Avg: 36.0 │ Rd 3: 41
- Floor general with consistent assist and scoring numbers.
- Faces Melbourne and Adelaide — both double games.
- Ideal for a vice-captain slot if you have Cotton as C.
Captaincy Plan
- Captain: Bryce Cotton (ADL) — high usage in both games.
- Vice-Captain: Kendric Davis (SYD) — safest double-game guard.
Top 25 NBL SuperCoach players
Players from Adelaide (ADL), Sydney (SYD), New Zealand (NZL), and Melbourne (MEL) — all of whom have two games in Round 4 — are shown in bold.
- Tyrell Harrison (BRI) — 149 points │ Avg: 37.3 │ 4 games │ $355,100 │ (+$16.8k ↑)
2. Bryce Hamilton (ADL) — 128 points │ Avg: 32.0 │ 4 games │ $324,500 │ ( $0 ↔ ) - JaVale McGee (PER) — 121 points │ Avg: 60.5 │ 2 games │ $277,000 │ ( $0 ↔ )
- Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (PER) — 120 points │ Avg: 40.0 │ 3 games │ $323,600 │ (+$43.3k ↑)
- Jack McVeigh (CNS) — 116 points │ Avg: 29.0 │ 4 games │ $289,700 │ (+$21.1k ↑)
6. Parker Jackson-Cartwright (NZL) — 108 points │ Avg: 27.0 │ 4 games │ $348,400 │ (–$19.2k ↓ / –$43.5k ↓)
7. Bryce Cotton (ADL) — 107 points │ Avg: 53.5 │ 2 games │ $452,500 │ ( $0 ↔ ) - Jaylen Adams (ILL) — 107 points │ Avg: 26.8 │ 4 games │ $329,000 │ (–$14.7k ↓ / –$45.2k ↓)
- Casey Prather (ILL) — 104 points │ Avg: 34.7 │ 3 games │ $354,800 │ (+$12.9k ↑)
10. Will Magnay (ADL) — 96 points │ Avg: 24.0 │ 4 games │ $295,300 │ (–$10.3k ↓ / –$36.3k ↓)
11. Josh Bannan (ADL) — 94 points │ Avg: 23.5 │ 4 games │ $258,300 │ (+$4.2k ↑ / –$19.7k ↓) - Dylan Windler (CNS) — 92 points │ Avg: 30.7 │ 3 games │ $308,500 │ (+$14.9k ↑)
13. Sam Mennenga (NZL) — 90 points │ Avg: 30.0 │ 3 games │ $226,700 │ (+$37.3k ↑) - Marcus Lee (CNS) — 89 points │ Avg: 22.3 │ 4 games │ $211,600 │ (+$5.4k ↑ / +$8k ↑)
15. Jesse Edwards (SYD) — 87 points │ Avg: 29.0 │ 3 games │ $284,100 │ (+$6.1k ↑)
16. Karim López (NZL) — 80 points │ Avg: 20.0 │ 4 games │ $215,100 │ (+$10.8k ↑)
17. John Brown III (NZL) — 79 points │ Avg: 39.5 │ 2 games │ $277,000 │ ( $0 ↔ ) - Javon Freeman-Liberty (ILL) — 74 points │ Avg: 37.0 │ 2 games │ $277,000 │ ( $0 ↔ )
19. Tyger Campbell (ADL) — 74 points │ Avg: 18.5 │ 4 games │ $245,700 │ (–$6.3k ↓)
20. Shea Ili (SYD) — 73 points │ Avg: 24.3 │ 3 games │ $263,000 │ ( $0 ↔ ) - Reyne Smith (CNS) — 73 points │ Avg: 18.3 │ 4 games │ $121,300 │ (+$17.6k ↑)
22. Kendric Davis (SYD) — 72 points │ Avg: 36.0 │ 4 games │ $481,300 │ ( $0 ↔ )
23. Rob Baker II (NZL) — 72 points │ Avg: 18.0 │ 4 games │ $236,100 │ (–$14.6k ↓ / –$40.9k ↓)
24. Fabijan Krslovic (SYD) — 72 points │ Avg: 24.0 │ 3 games │ $170,800 │ (+$9.2k ↑)
25. Tyson Walker (SYD) — 70 points │ Avg: 23.3 │ 3 games │ $269,200 │ (+$7.4k ↑)
NBL26 Round 4
Wednesday October 8
- New Zealand Breakers (NZL) vs Illawarra Hawks (ILL) — 5:30pm @ Spark Arena
- Sydney Kings (SYD) vs Melbourne United (MEL) — 7:30pm @ Qudos Bank Arena
Thursday October 9
- Adelaide 36ers (ADL) vs Tasmania JackJumpers (TAS) — 7:30pm @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Friday October 10
- Cairns Taipans (CNS) vs Perth Wildcats (PER) — 7:30pm @ Cairns Convention Centre
Saturday October 11
- Illawarra Hawks (ILL) vs Brisbane Bullets (BRI) — 5:30pm @ WIN Entertainment Centre
- Adelaide 36ers (ADL) vs Sydney Kings (SYD) — 8:00pm @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Sunday October 12
- New Zealand Breakers (NZL) vs South East Melbourne Phoenix (SEM) — 2:30pm @ Spark Arena
- Melbourne United (MEL) vs Cairns Taipans (CNS) — 4:30pm @ John Cain Arena
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