No, probably and maybe.

He's right up there with the best. It's hard to compare him with the imports of the old era, James Crawford for example. But certainly, Childress is one of the best.

There's a good chance of him Re-signing with the Kings. I seem to remember he wanted to or was going to study over here also( not sure if is the case). He has publicly stated he wants to come back so I guess itmdepends on if they can agree to terms.

Doubt he would of retired, there's plenty of clubs out there that would of paid big for him.

Better than Childress all around? Andrew Vlahov comes to mind. Vlahov was underrated. The guy was a beast and should have got an NBA shot.

I think it's out of Childress and Leroy for greatest all-around player. Childress is doing a lot of the things now that Loggins did in a semi-pro comp, but Leroy did them for so long it really is hard to compare the two, just glad I've got to enjoy them.

Chris Williams was only here for a year but he was pretty damn good!

"Vlahov was underrated. The guy was a beast and should have got an NBA shot."

I can't like this comment enough :P My favourite NBL player of all time.

Andrew Gaze, Leroy Loggins and Rob Rose are three who immediately come to mind as being ahead of him - at this stage. Ricky Grace as well, I suspect. They all have the advantage of longevity in the league with all-around excellence throughout their careers. Childress hasn't yet had the chance to demonstrate his ability to play at that level for more than this season.

It would be good if he was able to stay around for a few seasons. If he's able to maintain his all-around excellence, I think that would make him a real contender for BOAT. That said, he'd need to become more productive when he's on court to match someone like Loggins.

Over his 567 game career, Loggins averaged comparable all-around stats, to Childress. However, he did that while spending 10 minutes per game less time on the court:

Category Childress Loggins
BPG 2.5 0.9
APG 4.2 2.7
SPG 0.8 2.2
RPG 9.2 6.9
TOPG 2.1 2.6
PPG 21.1 23.1
FG% 51.1% 50.5%
3PT% 25.5%. 39.4%
MINSPG 35.5 25.2

So it remains to be seen if Childress can continue to produce at those levels over multiple seasons. It also remains to be seen if he can improve his all-around productivity while on court to match a player like Loggins.

Loggins played NBL to 43 years of age, Rose to 42, Gaze to 39 and Grace to 38. Childress could play for another 5-10 seasons, so he can achieve that if he wants to.

Thanks for all your replies guys, it really helped me out. Just one thing. I never looked at gaze as a great all around player but more a great scorer and offender. From the games I've seen( Which is limited) I never saw him as being good enough defensively to be on this list. But what do I know

Yeah, some of the names mentioned have been all-time great players, but the OP was asking for all-round player... Childress at the time of his injury, was 1st in point AND rebounds, 2nd in blocks, 4th in assists, has any one else in the past been so highly ranked in so many different categories?

Some players being listed are great players but not great all-around players. Not many in the class of Childress in so many areas, if any, he's 1st in scoring and boards, 2nd in blocks and 5th in assists. Pretty poor effort not to be top 10 for steals though!

Vlahov got a lot of hype, he was a great player and teams knew it. NBA shot though, take it easy, no where near that level.

Carlos Powell also had a bit of a combination of strength and agility. Scored, rebounded and inevitably had some assists.

In his one season, he averaged 28.2 PPG, 8.2 RPG and 4.0 APG. 54% from the field. In one game against Melbourne, he had 50 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Impressive game-by-game stats here.

Vlahov was one of the great leaders in the NBL. Strong too, I'll always remember when Cats played Houston Rockets and Vlahov put Clyde Drexler on his ass and scored.

I had forgotten about Carlos Powell, he was awesome. Anyone know where he is at and how he is doing?

He's leading a campaign to count dribbles before a shot as assists.