Round 7 Buy, Hold, Sell, Captain: SuperCoach NBL Classic

Parker Jackson-Cartwright ($405,200), now $477,500, missed two rounds and came back as the most expensive player in SuperCoach NBL.

He has passed six-time MVP Bryce Cotton ($473,900), now $438,400, on price, and his 51.3 average is the only one in the game above 50. His last three games returned 49, 60 and 41.

The Breakers play twice in Rounds 7, 9 and 10. If you traded him out when he went down, getting him back will take some surgery. Do the surgery.

At the other end is Illawarra. The NBL25 champions are 2-8 after a 98-81 loss to the Bullets, and they play once this week, at 5-2 Perth on Saturday.

William Hickey ($331,600), now $227,900, has lost $103,700 since Round 1. Kelan Martin ($277,000), now $208,800, is down $68,200, and Milton Doyle ($274,700), now $243,600, is down $31,100. Sam Froling ($228,200), now $238,800, is the only one still above his starting price, and he lost $21,300 in the Round 6 update.

In Cairns, Jaylin Galloway ($196,400) is back from shoulder surgery. He scored 29 on debut against the Breakers on Sunday (18 points in 26:32), more than 1,650 coaches have traded him in, and his ownership is past 10%.

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Eight of the 10 clubs play twice in Round 7. Illawarra and SE Melbourne play once.

Round 7 tips off at 9:30pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, October 28, when Perth hosts Sydney at RAC Arena.

Our Round 6 captains returned:
87 from Cole Anthony ($300,000), now $356,900, from 26 and 61.
77 from Kendric Davis ($436,000), now $405,000, from 63 and 14.
70 from Nate Hinton ($277,000), now $322,700, from 27 and 43.

Buy

Parker Jackson-Cartwright ($405,200), now $477,500. He missed Rounds 4 and 5, then scored 49, 60 and 41, and his 51.3 average is the best in the game. New Zealand hosts Adelaide on Friday and visits Melbourne on Monday, and he scored 60 against the 36ers on October 4. The Breakers double again in Rounds 9, 10 and 13.

Torrey Craig ($290,400), now $313,700, topped Round 6 with 88, from 40 and 48. Sydney plays at Perth on Wednesday and at Tasmania on Friday, and he scored 38 against the Wildcats on October 17. The Kings double five times between Rounds 7 and 13.

Andrew Carr ($277,000), now $298,600, scored 47 and 36 from the same double, and 34 against Perth on October 17. Both Kings rose more than $40,000 in the Round 6 update, and both are owned by fewer than one in 10 coaches.

Kristian Doolittle ($317,500), now $345,100, scored 54 in Perth’s only Round 6 game. The Wildcats host Sydney on Wednesday and Illawarra on Saturday, then double again in Rounds 8 and 9. He scored 40 against the Hawks on January 31.

Dylan Windler ($271,100), now $337,000, has the same three Perth doubles and is owned by fewer than 2% of coaches. He scored 39 against Sydney on October 17.

Taran Armstrong ($304,700), now $347,200, scored 46 and 51 before 29 in Round 6. Tasmania hosts Sydney on Friday and visits SE Melbourne on Sunday, and he scored 30 against the Phoenix in Round 1.

Value: Jonah Bolden ($133,600), now $263,700, scored 46, 24 and 20 in his last three games and is up $130,100 since Round 1. Cairns plays at Brisbane on Thursday and hosts Melbourne on Saturday, then doubles again in Round 8. He scored 34 against the Bullets on October 8.

Jaylin Galloway ($196,400), no change yet. Same two Cairns games, same Round 8 double. He scored 38 against Melbourne and 16 against Brisbane in January. Follow the crowd before his price moves.

Still rising: Carlin Davison ($121,600), now $274,900, is up $153,300 since Round 1, including $45,300 in the Round 6 update, and the Breakers play twice. The head-to-head is the worry: 7 against Adelaide on October 4.

Hold

Kendric Davis ($436,000), now $405,000, scored 63 and 14 in Round 6. Ignore the 14. Sydney plays twice, and he scored 45 against Perth on October 17 and 52 against Tasmania in January. The Kings double five times to Round 13.

Cole Anthony ($300,000), now $356,900, scored 87 in Round 6, from 26 and 61. Melbourne plays at Cairns on Saturday and hosts New Zealand on Monday. He scored 44 against the Taipans on October 3.

Bryce Cotton ($473,900), now $438,400, is rising again, up $21,900 in the Round 6 update after 52 and 53 in his last two games. Adelaide plays at New Zealand on Friday and hosts Brisbane on Sunday. He scored 45 against the Bullets in January.

Nick Rakocevic ($188,400), now $357,300, is up $168,900 since Round 1, the biggest rise in the game. He scored 46 in Round 6, and 65 against the Breakers on October 4, with Adelaide in Auckland on Friday.

Sam Mennenga ($303,100), now $370,900, scored 50, 46 and 32 in his last three games. The Breakers double, though he scored 23 against Adelaide on October 4.

Will Magnay ($269,300), now $357,100, has a 40.4 average and a double: home to Sydney on Friday and at SE Melbourne on Sunday. He scored 34 against the Phoenix in Round 1.

Nate Hinton ($277,000), now $322,700, and Max Mackinnon ($200,000), now $253,100. Brisbane doubles in Rounds 7, 8 and 9. Hinton scored 43 in his last game and 44 against Cairns on October 8, and Mackinnon scored 31 in that game.

Ben Gold ($69,000), now $117,800, owned by 44.5% of coaches, is still rising, up $7,200 in the Round 6 update. Tasmania plays twice.

Makur Maker ($99,800), now $188,000, scored 40 and 17 in Round 6 and rose $36,100. Illawarra plays once, then doubles in Rounds 8, 9 and 10. He is the one Hawk to keep through the single.

Sell

Illawarra plays once, at Perth on Saturday, and four Hawks are falling.

Kelan Martin ($277,000), now $208,800, scored 4 and 3 in Round 6 and lost $35,900. William Hickey ($331,600), now $227,900, scored 2 in his last game and lost $33,500.

Sam Froling ($228,200), now $238,800, scored 13 and 16 in Round 6 and is down $21,300. Milton Doyle ($274,700), now $243,600, scored 13 and 14 and is down $20,700. The Hawks’ three-round double starts in Round 8, but Maker is the Hawk for it. Clear these four before it.

Skylar Mays ($277,000), now $257,900, scored 39, 18 and 14 in his last three games and is down $10,900. SE Melbourne plays once, at home to Tasmania on Sunday, and does not double until Round 9.

Dejan Vasiljevic ($144,000), now $139,300, scored 3 and 8 in his last two games. The Breakers double, and he scored 23 against Adelaide on October 4, but just 2 at Melbourne in February.

Injured and still owned: Matt Kenyon ($69,000), now $129,700 (back, return to be confirmed), and Arnas Velička ($277,000), now $301,900 (lower limb, expected back early December). Adelaide and Brisbane both play twice. Neither player will.

Captain

Parker Jackson-Cartwright: 51.3 average, home to Adelaide on Friday and at Melbourne on Monday. He scored 60 against the 36ers on October 4, his best game of the season.

Bryce Cotton: 41.9 average, and 52 and 53 in his last two games. At New Zealand on Friday and home to Brisbane on Sunday. He scored 45 against the Bullets last time.

Kendric Davis: 40.8 average, at Perth on Wednesday and at Tasmania on Friday. He scored 45 and 52 the last time he played those two clubs.

Will Magnay: 40.4 average, home to Sydney on Friday and at SE Melbourne on Sunday.

Cole Anthony: 61 in his last game. At Cairns on Saturday and home to New Zealand on Monday. He scored 44 against the Taipans on October 3.

Kristian Doolittle: 54 in his last game, and both of Perth’s games are at home.

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