{"id":1774,"date":"2020-10-08T14:58:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T03:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/?p=1774"},"modified":"2020-10-08T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T04:00:35","slug":"3x3-has-taken-leaps-and-bounds-wright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/zh\/3x3-has-taken-leaps-and-bounds-wright\/","title":{"rendered":"3\u00d73 Has Taken \u201cLeaps and Bounds\u201d: Wright"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>3x3Hustle superstar Tom Wright says 3\u00d73 basketball has taken \u201cleaps and bounds\u201d in Australia over the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>Wright has been a permanent fixture on the 3\u00d73 Pro Hustle circuit and on the Australian national team since 2018 and he thinks the format will only grow as its debut at the 2021 Olympic Games approaches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s taken leaps and bounds since its initial conception,\u201d Wright told <em>3x3Hustle Hype<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think number one from an exposure point of view, so many more people know about the sport now, there\u2019s so many more eyes on it, so many more high quality players, grassroots players all the way through to your top tier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great to see and I think it\u2019s only going to go much further in the next couple of years. I can only see it getting better and I\u2019m super excited to see where it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Wright admitted Australia\u2019s geography makes it difficult for Australian teams to travel to international tournaments, he thinks 3x3Hustle is doing a strong job at creating a network of pro events down under.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/znMPg-_FLC0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing able to build up a quality local network of tournaments, which is currently being built up and I know it\u2019s a focus of the NBL Hustle, is only going to make us better,\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n<p>The 3\u00d73 basketball format is also coming to the 2022 Commonwealth Games and with the men out of the running for an Olympic spot, fellow Australian teammate Andrew Steel has his sights set on that event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all focused towards that Commonwealth Games goal,\u201d Steel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know there\u2019s some really exciting events in the pathway, we just got to find our way through this period and then it\u2019s back on track.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Listen to the 3x3Hustle Hype Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. 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