It's a fair question to ask

It's great for the NBL obviously, and a testament to what they've built in Perth.

In the past we've seen stars attempt for NBA or go to even the shitty conditions of Europe. Is the NBL a legitimate gateway to NBA these days? Is the morning closing the gap with Europe? Does livability count as a greater factor these days? Is it just a comfort thing or lack of ambition for Cotton?

Maybe he is content where he is? Maybe you rather be a star than playing 5min garbage time in the nba?

Good on him for staying and hopefully Ware stay's at united and it brings more talent and stay.

Listen to the latest dribble podcast, he touches on this. He hasn't ruled out the nba, but also knows that opportunities are fickle and rare. I would say you don't get that good if you're willing to settle.

I would like to see more players like Cotton. I can't work out why more imports don't stay like they did in the 80's/90's. A good lifestyle. Okay the money ain't nothing like some pro-leagues, but is very good compared to average citizen. How many imports leave chasing something they never get and where do they end up? Playing different teams never settled anywhere to do anything to be remembered by. Another couple of years in the NBL, another championship, MVP and Cotton will have built something and may go down as Perths best ever player and one of the best in the NBL so far.

Everyone seems to be forgetting during his first season here Cotton was called up to the NBA but the Wildcats denied his clearance.

Oh and proFARCEy lol.

Cottons best spot is 2, but he's too small to play 2 in the NBA

I reckon Casper Ware is more of an NBA prospect than Cotton. But he's 29, so time is running out very quickly

Trust you to come up with some crap! Cotton carried us all the way to a grand final! 1 import less and Norton out injured! How would united go less Boone? And a back up point guard?

I'm pretty sure Cats didn't deny his call up to the Atlanta Hawks for a 10 day contract. Pretty sure cotton turned it down saying he wanted some stability and wanted to keep things rolling in Perth.

Agreed senator11, it was only a 10day and during playoffs or right before. Not sure pj tucker is a guard, plays pf but yeah he would probably bully cotton

Yeah what a load of crap. Wildcats would never deny him a crack at the NBA. He himself knocked back a 10 day contract to focus on the finals and as others have said he's chosen the stability and lifestyle over more money in europe.

The truth re cotton being the one who turned down the 10 day contract, doesn't fit PW's agenda though...


So you can't really blame him for changing it completely to make it sound better for him.

I would imagine he has an NBA clause in his contract. So if a serious opportunity came along, I'm sure he'd take it. But he's obviously decided he prefers the money on offer rather than bumming around the G-League for peanuts.
Unlike somebody like Creek, he's seen America, had a few NBA games, and done his time in the D-League, so the G-League is no great adventure for him.

He would be quite undersize for the NBA. Not impossible, but he's obviously realistic about his chances.
He can already tell his Grandkids about the time he played in the NBA, so that box is already ticked. He's unlikely to go back unless its a genuine opportunity.

The difference with Cotton is that he apparently doesn't like some of the European prospects, and its understandable why some Americans feel more at home in Australia.

There's also something to be said for stability. Having good coin "guaranteed" for 3 years allow you to make plans

Any more details re: $500K? Was it part of declining the ten day contract?

We all love Bryce Cotton. We all do.

Why is he satisfied seemingly being a big fish in a small for the rest of his career?

This isn't a slight on him, I'm just trying to understand his being so comfortable in Aus when every other import I've ever seen has NBA as priority No. 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Just further on this....I don't necessary blame you for taking this position. It is entirely understandable to be resentful when the only import to return for your team recently is Nanna Egwu.

Hahaha, knew you'd chime in at some point.

Had yet to read a word of your first post, just saw your username and started laughing.

Your interpretation is predicated on a gross loathing for myself, and god it's wonderful

"Patty Mills has had a more than respectable NBA career is Cotton really that much smaller than him?"

Angus Brandt is also bigger than Mills, should he be playing in the NBA also?

Mills is a PG. Cotton is a SG, and very lightly built.

Yeah Mills mostly played PG for the Spurs. You could say Mills is a SG in style but he had one of the most creative guards ever to play basketball next to him in Ginobili, so playing 1 was fine for Patty

Also as mentioned, Patty may only be an inch taller than Cotton but he has a bigger frame

Still, often it's as simple as right place right time. Some guys make it in the NBA, some don't, and it's often hard to discipher why, but right place right time is often the answer

From school days I recall a quote from Shakespeare's Julius Ceaser when Mark Anthony was trying to persuade Julius to return to Rome from Egypt.

Big Juli (apparantly) says, "I would rather be the leader in a village than to be No 2 in Rome."

I think Cleo (read "a village") made Julius an offer of No 1, Mark could only offer the No 2 spot in the big dance (read "Rome).

Move over Big Juli, Bigger Bryce is here.