Ryan Broekhoff Rumors
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Position: F
Born: 08/23/90
Height: 6-7 / 2.01
Weight:215 lbs. / 97.5 kg.
Salary: $1,416,852
Born: 08/23/90
Height: 6-7 / 2.01
Weight:215 lbs. / 97.5 kg.
Salary: $1,416,852
It was the easiest “hard” decision of Ryan Broekhoff’s life. The NBA swingman will miss playing for the Australian Boomers this year, including in the showdown with Team USA at Marvel Stadium in August and the FIBA World Cup campaign in China.
In late June, Broekhoff and wife Katie are expecting their first child, a son, and they can’t wait for him to arrive. They pair have been together since college and they were never sure if they would be able to conceive a child, making this moment even more special. Broekhoff wants to be there for his wife and with her family based in the US, he would be too far away to be completely focused while playing for the Boomers in Australia and then China. Adding to Broekhoff’s concerns, Katie has an auto-immune disease that requires medication and makes a pregnancy difficult. There are many cases of people having healthy babies in the same circumstances, but the birth and early weeks can be difficult.
What’s just as eye-catching, however, is the number of prominent players who weren’t on the list, for a series of different circumstances. Danté Exum’s patellar tendon injury will keep him out of the tournament, Ryan Broekhoff ruled himself out to be there for the birth of his first child, while the Detroit Pistons preferred that Thon Maker not take part.
In addition to Mills, the likes of Matthew Dellavedova, Joe Ingles, Aron Baynes, Ryan Broekhoff and Andrew Bogut have all publicly committed to the World Cup campaign. Ben Simmons’ availability remains unlikely, while his NBA teammate, Jonah Bolden, remains undecided on whether he will participate in the World Cup.
Tim Cato: Salah Mejri and Ryan Broekhoff are both on the floor warming up for the Mavericks tonight, which indicates Dallas won’t be waiving either to complete this trade. 15th man Ray Spalding is the obvious candidate.
