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Round 6 Scout

SuperCoach NBL: Who to Buy, Hold, Sell & Captain in Round 6

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Peter Brown

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SuperCoach NBL: Who to Buy, Hold, Sell & Captain in Round 6
SuperCoach NBL: Who to Buy, Hold, Sell & Captain in Round 6

SuperCoach NBL – Buy I Hold I Sell I Captain

Four clubs play twice in Round 6, and form plus the last meeting decides which stars you can trust.

The Los Angeles Lakers had “Big Aristotle” Shaquille O’Neal and “Black Mamba” Kobe Bryant – the New Zealand Breakers have ‘Slammin’ Sam Mennenga ($303,100) and “By George” Carlin Davison ($121,600).

Carlin has taken to the point guard spot in Parker Jackson-Cartwright ($405,200)'s absence like a duck to water, while Mennenga is punching points like a pinball arcade.

The Breakers have three double headers up to Round 10, and both will have a price rise. Davison could have 15 turnovers and no other stats in Round 6 and still beat his breakeven.

Mennenga only needs a couple of buckets and some boards in the first half to beat his breakeven.

The choice is to get them in now before their prices go up ahead of Rounds 7, 9 and 10 (if you don’t already have them).

Brisbane, Illawarra, Melbourne and Sydney each play twice in Round 6. Brisbane double in Rounds 7, 8, and 9, and Sydney double in five of the next seven rounds.

So this week we have run every option through three tests.

  • Form: what has he scored in his last three games?
  • Doubles: how many games does he get this round, and how many more doubles are coming?
  • And the one that settles the close calls: what did he score the last time he played the team he is about to play?

Some of the answers are loud. Max Mackinnon ($200,000) scored 55 the last time Brisbane played Illawarra. Will Magnay ($269,300) scored 59, his season-high, the last time Tasmania played Brisbane. The two sides meet again this week.

Our Round 5 Buys returned 97 from Taran Armstrong ($304,700) on the back of his career-high 32 points against the Breakers, and 82 from Kendric Davis ($436,000). Josh Bannan ($317,500) managed 35 across two games, and he is now a sell.

Round 6 tips off at 7:30pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, October 21, when Tasmania host Brisbane in Hobart.

SuperCoach NBL

BUY

Players to bring in
  • Kendric Davis is still $22,700 under his starting price. He has the second-best average in the game, 41.5, behind the injured Parker Jackson-Cartwright ($405,200), and scored 37 and 45 in Round 5. Sydney play at Illawarra on Thursday and at Melbourne on Sunday. He scored 46 against the Hawks in Round 2. Sydney double five times between Rounds 6 and 12.
  • Nate Hinton ($277,000), 37.7 across his last three games. Brisbane double in Rounds 6, 7, 8 and 9. He scored 43 against Illawarra in Round 2 and 30 against Tasmania in Round 3, and both are on the Round 6 card.
  • Value: Max Mackinnon, 49 in Round 5 and 55 the last time he played Illawarra, his best game of the season. Brisbane play Tasmania on Wednesday and Illawarra on Saturday.
  • Josh Oduro ($277,000), 38.3 across his last three games, including 60 in Round 4. Melbourne play at Perth on Friday and host Sydney on Sunday. He has not played either club this season, so there is no head-to-head to lean on.
  • Differentials: Torrey Craig ($290,400) scored 37 and 38 in Round 5, and Andrew Carr ($277,000) 37 and 34. Both are owned by fewer than one coach in 20. Craig scored 29 against Illawarra in Round 2 and Carr 26.
  • Buy now for Round 7: Carlin Davison ($121,600) took the biggest price rise of the Round 5 update, $66,500, after scoring 61 and 41 with Jackson-Cartwright out. The Breakers play once in Round 6, at Cairns, then double in Rounds 7, 9 and 10.
  • Cash cows: Makur Maker ($99,800) scored 33 in Round 5, the night of his career-high 23 points in Illawarra's win in Melbourne, and his price is up $52,100 since he arrived. The Hawks host Sydney and Brisbane. Makuach Maluach ($134,500) scored 41 and 25 in Round 5 and Sydney play twice.
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SuperCoach NBL Round 6: Buy

9 players to bring in · prices after the Round 5 update
Kendric DavisSydney KingsDoubles in Round 6, five doubles to Round 12$436,000 >$413,300−$22,70038.333, 37, 45at ILL 4627 Sepat MEL –no data2 gamesR6, R7,R9, R11,R12−$15,20041.541.036.8633.422.84.77.51.20.0249
Nate HintonBrisbane BulletsDoubles in Rounds 6 to 9$277,000 >$313,200+$36,20037.730, 44, 39at TAS 303 Octat ILL 4325 Sep2 gamesR6, R7,R8, R9,R11+$13,80035.839.014.1631.418.36.73.22.70.3215
Max MackinnonBrisbane BulletsDoubles in Rounds 6 to 9, value$200,000 >$227,700+$27,70032.317, 31, 49at TAS 173 Octat ILL 5525 Sep2 gamesR6, R7,R8, R9,R11+$17,50029.749.022.1630.617.27.72.80.50.2178
Josh OduroMelbourne UnitedDoubles in Round 6$277,000 >$332,600+$55,60038.324, 60, 31at PER –no datav SYD –no data2 gamesR6, R7,R9, R11+$13,70033.031.016.8726.117.37.41.31.11.1231
Torrey CraigSydney KingsDoubles in Round 6, differential$290,400 >$268,500−$21,90032.021, 37, 38at ILL 2927 Sepat MEL –no data2 gamesR6, R7,R9, R11,R12+$14,60025.737.54.0628.617.06.31.00.50.7154
Andrew CarrSydney KingsDoubles in Round 6, differential$277,000 >$257,100−$19,90028.314, 37, 34at ILL 2627 Sepat MEL –no data2 gamesR6, R7,R9, R11,R12+$6,00025.535.51.9623.210.87.71.80.51.0153
Carlin DavisonNZ BreakersBuy now for Round 7$121,600 >$229,600+$108,00043.027, 61, 41at CNS 2730 Sep1 gameR7, R9,R10+$66,50025.551.010.9822.29.03.25.41.40.6204
Makur MakerIllawarra HawksCash cow, doubles in Round 6$99,800 >$151,900+$52,10024.014, 25, 33v SYD –no datav BRI –no data2 gamesR6, R8,R9, R10+$28,60022.833.020.0419.814.55.80.80.20.891
Makuach MaluachSydney KingsCash cow, doubles in Round 6$134,500 >$191,000+$56,50027.717, 41, 25at ILL 2327 Sepat MEL –no data2 gamesR6, R7,R9, R11,R12+$27,30023.533.020.6624.215.83.71.20.80.2141
Only Brisbane, Illawarra, Melbourne and Sydney play twice in Round 6. Davison is a Round 7 buy: the Breakers play once this round, then twice in Rounds 7, 9 and 10.
How this table is built, and where the numbers come from
Start > Now is the starting price and the price after SuperCoach’s Round 5 update, with the total change underneath; Last move is the change that update applied. SuperCoach had not published Round 6 breakevens when this was checked. Last 3 is the SuperCoach average across his last three games, with the scores underneath. v R6 opp is his SuperCoach score the last time he played each Round 6 opponent: this season where they have met, otherwise their final NBL26 meeting, finals included. Pre-season games are not counted, and “no data” means either no meeting or no box score we can verify. Doubles shows his club’s Round 6 games, then every round from 6 to 12 in which it plays twice. Own % is the share of SuperCoach teams that hold him. The season box is per game across Rounds 1 to 5 from the NBL’s box scores; every SuperCoach total matches SuperCoach’s own apart from two late NBL changes SuperCoach never applied (a Round 2 turnover moved from Rakocevic to Kenyon, and a Round 3 assist moved from Jackson-Cartwright to Mennenga), where SuperCoach’s figure is shown. Checked on 20 October 2026.
SuperCoach NBL

HOLD

Players to keep
  • Cole Anthony ($300,000), 41, 37 and 38 in his last three games. Melbourne double in Rounds 6, 7, 9 and 11. Never sell.
  • Sam Mennenga ($303,100) has the best form of any fit player in the game: 62, 50 and 46 in his last three games, and up $54,500 in the Round 5 update. The Breakers play once in Round 6, at Cairns. He scored 34 against the Taipans in Round 3. Then come doubles in Rounds 7, 9 and 10.
  • Bryce Cotton ($473,900). We had him in Sell for Round 5 and he scored 52, closing out Tasmania with eight straight points. His price rose $15,800. Adelaide play once, at SE Melbourne, and he scored 46 against the Phoenix in the deciding game of last season's finals series on March 17.
  • Will Magnay, single game at home to Brisbane, the side he scored 59 against on October 3. Tasmania double in Round 7.
  • Taran Armstrong, 46 and 51 in Round 5. He scored 35 against Brisbane in Round 3, and Tasmania double in Round 7.
  • Nick Rakocevic ($188,400), 38.0 average and owned by about a third of the game. Single game at SE Melbourne, and he scored 30 against the Phoenix in that March 17 decider. Adelaide double in Rounds 7, 11 and 12.
  • Ben Gold ($69,000), owned by almost half the game and still rising, up $13,500 in the Round 5 update. Hold him for Tasmania's Round 7 double.
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SuperCoach NBL Round 6: Hold

7 players to keep · prices after the Round 5 update
Cole AnthonyMelbourne UnitedDoubles in Round 6$300,000 >$341,200+$41,20038.741, 37, 38at PER –no datav SYD –no data2 gamesR6, R7,R9, R11+$11,70036.638.041.2726.023.64.73.71.30.1256
Sam MennengaNZ BreakersSingle in Round 6, best form in the game$303,100 >$356,800+$53,70052.762, 50, 46at CNS 3430 Sep1 gameR7, R9,R10+$54,50035.048.032.4832.423.29.13.10.40.4280
Bryce CottonAdelaide 36ersSingle in Round 6, rising again$473,900 >$416,500−$57,40047.756, 35, 52at SEM 4617 Mar 261 gameR7, R11,R12+$15,80040.552.023.5837.426.22.17.01.40.1324
Will MagnayTasmania JackJumpersSingle in Round 6, doubles in Round 7$269,300 >$358,800+$89,50037.740, 42, 31v BRI 593 Oct1 gameR7, R9,R12+$2,00040.936.517.0729.516.37.75.00.92.4286
Taran ArmstrongTasmania JackJumpersSingle in Round 6, doubles in Round 7$304,700 >$326,900+$22,20041.728, 46, 51v BRI 353 Oct1 gameR7, R9,R12+$27,30035.948.57.2734.021.33.35.40.70.1251
Nick RakocevicAdelaide 36ersSingle in Round 6, doubles in Round 7$188,400 >$348,200+$159,80035.754, 27, 26at SEM 3017 Mar 261 gameR7, R11,R12−$1,20038.026.032.5830.619.010.92.60.60.6304
Ben GoldTasmania JackJumpersStill rising, doubles in Round 7$69,000 >$110,600+$41,60015.320, 13, 13v BRI 23 Oct1 gameR7, R9,R12+$13,50013.413.045.8717.87.04.10.70.30.994
Players to keep through Round 6, including stars who play only once this round and double in Round 7.
How this table is built, and where the numbers come from
Start > Now is the starting price and the price after SuperCoach’s Round 5 update, with the total change underneath; Last move is the change that update applied. SuperCoach had not published Round 6 breakevens when this was checked. Last 3 is the SuperCoach average across his last three games, with the scores underneath. v R6 opp is his SuperCoach score the last time he played each Round 6 opponent: this season where they have met, otherwise their final NBL26 meeting, finals included. Pre-season games are not counted, and “no data” means either no meeting or no box score we can verify. Doubles shows his club’s Round 6 games, then every round from 6 to 12 in which it plays twice. Own % is the share of SuperCoach teams that hold him. The season box is per game across Rounds 1 to 5 from the NBL’s box scores; every SuperCoach total matches SuperCoach’s own apart from two late NBL changes SuperCoach never applied (a Round 2 turnover moved from Rakocevic to Kenyon, and a Round 3 assist moved from Jackson-Cartwright to Mennenga), where SuperCoach’s figure is shown. Checked on 20 October 2026.
SuperCoach NBL

SELL

Players to move on
  • Dash Daniels ($115,000). Owned by about four in 10 coaches, he has scored 12, 15 and 17 in his last three games and lost $13,700 in the Round 5 update. SE Melbourne play once, at home to Adelaide, and do not double until Round 9. Take the profit.
  • Josh Bannan, 19 and 16 in Round 5 and down $22,100. The case to keep him is 45 against Brisbane in Round 3, but Tasmania play once and his last two games returned 35 between them.
  • Elijah Pepper ($202,700), 4 in Round 5 and down $18,800. Perth host Melbourne once, and he scored 17 the last time the clubs met, in last season's play-in game on March 7.
  • Jack McVeigh ($349,800), 5 in Round 5 and down $11,700, and Charles Bediako ($277,000), down $21,000 with 5 and 18 in Round 5. Both play once.
  • Injured and still owned: Tanner Krebs ($150,300) failed a fitness test before SE Melbourne's last game and is listed out, and the Phoenix do not double until Round 9. Jackson-Cartwright (lower leg) and Arnas Velicka ($277,000) (lower limb, expected back early December) are still out.
  • Late mail: Tyrell Harrison ($336,100) left Brisbane's win over SE Melbourne on October 15 with an ankle injury and has no timeline. If he is cleared, he is a buy: he scored 48 against Tasmania in Round 3 and Brisbane play twice. Until then, Hinton and Mackinnon are the Bullets to own.
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SuperCoach NBL Round 6: Sell

9 players to move on · prices after the Round 5 update
Dash DanielsSE Melbourne PhoenixFalling, no double until Round 9$115,000 >$180,200+$65,20014.712, 15, 17v ADL –no data1 gameR9, R10,R11−$13,70023.016.040.8823.212.65.22.00.90.1184
Josh BannanTasmania JackJumpersFalling, single in Round 6$317,500 >$297,200−$20,30024.338, 19, 16v BRI 453 Oct1 gameR7, R9,R12−$22,10026.817.51.9528.914.26.83.40.80.0134
Elijah PepperPerth WildcatsFalling, single in Round 6$202,700 >$265,400+$62,70022.027, 35, 4v MEL 177 Mar 261 gameR7, R8,R9, R11−$18,80026.54.04.5632.019.82.83.01.20.0159
Jack McVeighCairns TaipansFalling, single in Round 6$349,800 >$303,700−$46,10028.040, 39, 5v NZL 1730 Sep1 gameR7, R8,R10, R12−$11,70025.45.05.6831.017.02.53.21.10.2203
Charles BediakoNZ BreakersFalling, single in Round 6$277,000 >$203,900−$73,10015.022, 5, 18at CNS 1930 Sep1 gameR7, R9,R10−$21,00017.511.51.3821.25.25.11.00.81.6140
Tanner KrebsSE Melbourne PhoenixOut: failed a fitness test$150,300 >$170,400+$20,10021.320, 22, 22v ADL –no data1 gameR9, R10,R11+$6,10019.322.012.8724.68.74.61.71.30.1135
Tyrell HarrisonBrisbane BulletsAnkle, status to be confirmed$336,100 >$356,700+$20,60045.348, 59, 29at TAS 483 Octat ILL 1825 Sep2 gamesR6, R7,R8, R9,R11+$11,60034.829.06.0627.117.79.02.30.31.8209
Parker Jackson-CartwrightNZ BreakersOut: lower leg, a number of weeks$405,200 >$468,300+$63,10053.752, 49, 60at CNS 4930 Sep1 gameR7, R9,R10$053.4–8.4536.726.64.49.41.60.6267
Arnas VelickaBrisbane BulletsOut: lower limb, early December$277,000 >$301,900+$24,90030.328, 34, 29at TAS 343 Octat ILL 5125 Sep2 gamesR6, R7,R8, R9,R11$040.2–5.3534.213.84.210.21.20.2201
Falling in price on a single game this round, or injured. Harrison’s ankle is still to be cleared before Brisbane’s game on Wednesday night.
How this table is built, and where the numbers come from
Start > Now is the starting price and the price after SuperCoach’s Round 5 update, with the total change underneath; Last move is the change that update applied. SuperCoach had not published Round 6 breakevens when this was checked. Last 3 is the SuperCoach average across his last three games, with the scores underneath. v R6 opp is his SuperCoach score the last time he played each Round 6 opponent: this season where they have met, otherwise their final NBL26 meeting, finals included. Pre-season games are not counted, and “no data” means either no meeting or no box score we can verify. Doubles shows his club’s Round 6 games, then every round from 6 to 12 in which it plays twice. Own % is the share of SuperCoach teams that hold him. The season box is per game across Rounds 1 to 5 from the NBL’s box scores; every SuperCoach total matches SuperCoach’s own apart from two late NBL changes SuperCoach never applied (a Round 2 turnover moved from Rakocevic to Kenyon, and a Round 3 assist moved from Jackson-Cartwright to Mennenga), where SuperCoach’s figure is shown. Checked on 20 October 2026.
SuperCoach NBL

CAPTAIN

Armband candidates
  • Kendric Davis: 41.5 average, at Illawarra on Thursday and at Melbourne on Sunday. He scored 46 against the Hawks in Round 2.
  • Cole Anthony: 36.6 average, at Perth on Friday and home to Sydney on Sunday.
  • Nate Hinton: 35.8 average, at Tasmania on Wednesday and at Illawarra on Saturday. He scored 43 against the Hawks in Round 2.
  • Josh Oduro: 38.3 across his last three games, with the same two Melbourne games as Anthony.
  • Single-game option: Sam Mennenga, 52.7 across his last three games, at Cairns on Sunday.
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SuperCoach NBL Round 6: Captain

5 armband candidates · ranked on season average, Round 6 doubles first
Kendric DavisSydney Kingsat Illawarra, Thulast time 46at Melbourne, Sunlast time: no data38.333, 37, 4541.546$436,000 >$413,300−$22,70036.8633.422.84.77.51.20.0249
Cole AnthonyMelbourne Unitedat Perth, Frilast time: no datav Sydney, Sunlast time: no data38.741, 37, 3836.644$300,000 >$341,200+$41,20041.2726.023.64.73.71.30.1256
Nate HintonBrisbane Bulletsat Tasmania, Wedlast time 30at Illawarra, Satlast time 4337.730, 44, 3935.844$277,000 >$313,200+$36,20014.1631.418.36.73.22.70.3215
Josh OduroMelbourne Unitedat Perth, Frilast time: no datav Sydney, Sunlast time: no data38.324, 60, 3133.060$277,000 >$332,600+$55,60016.8726.117.37.41.31.11.1231
Sam MennengaNZ BreakersSingle-game optionat Cairns, Sunlast time 3452.762, 50, 4635.062$303,100 >$356,800+$53,70032.4832.423.29.13.10.40.4280
Only Brisbane, Illawarra, Melbourne and Sydney play twice in Round 6, and the armband doubles both games. Mennenga is the single-game option.
How this table is built, and where the numbers come from
Start > Now is the starting price and the price after SuperCoach’s Round 5 update, with the total change underneath; Last move is the change that update applied. SuperCoach had not published Round 6 breakevens when this was checked. Last 3 is the SuperCoach average across his last three games, with the scores underneath. v R6 opp is his SuperCoach score the last time he played each Round 6 opponent: this season where they have met, otherwise their final NBL26 meeting, finals included. Pre-season games are not counted, and “no data” means either no meeting or no box score we can verify. Doubles shows his club’s Round 6 games, then every round from 6 to 12 in which it plays twice. Own % is the share of SuperCoach teams that hold him. The season box is per game across Rounds 1 to 5 from the NBL’s box scores; every SuperCoach total matches SuperCoach’s own apart from two late NBL changes SuperCoach never applied (a Round 2 turnover moved from Rakocevic to Kenyon, and a Round 3 assist moved from Jackson-Cartwright to Mennenga), where SuperCoach’s figure is shown. Checked on 20 October 2026. Best is the player’s best single game of the season.
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