How to watch & talking points: New Zealand v Brisbane (Round 1, NBL26)

Friday, September 19, 2025

The Breakers and Bullets clash in a Friday night showdown with new imports Javon Freeman-Liberty and Izaiah Brockington in the spotlight.

New Zealand Breakers v Brisbane Bullets
Friday, September 19, 5.30pm AEST
Spark Arena

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Talking points

Born to score
Experts have been raving about new import Javon Freeman-Liberty over the past month, particularly highlighting his scoring ability. In his first game at the Code Sports NBL Blitz, he dropped 27 points and looked comfortable scoring from all areas of the court.

Blitz MVP in action
Izaiah Brockington made his presence felt during the Code Sports NBL Blitz with an MVP performance across two games. The combo guard looked like the perfect complementary piece to Parker Jackson-Cartwright, using his size and three-level scoring ability to full effect.

New faces

Team
Izaiah Brockington, Izayah Le’Afa, Reuban Te Rangi, Rob Baker, Rob Loe, Taylor Britt

Team
Alex Ducas, Jack Purchase, Jacob Holt, Javon Freeman-Liberty, Jaylen Adams, Taine Murray

Depth charts

New Zealand
‍Projected depth chart:
PG: Jackson-Cartwright (IP) / Britt / McNaught (DP)
SG: Brockington (IP) / Le'Afa / Cooper (DP)
SF: Lopez (NS) / Bairstow / Davison / Judd (DP)
PF: Baker II (IP) / Te Rangi / Darling
C: Mennenga / Loe / Andrew (DP)

‍Brisbane
‍Projected depth chart:
PG: Adams (IP) / Norton
SG: Freeman-Liberty (IP)/ Murray / Devers (DP)
SF: McDaniel / Ducas / Patterson (IP/NRP)
PF: Prather (IP) / Holt / Purchase
C: Harrison / Smith-Milner / Bradtke (DP)