Hukporti previews 'scary' season ahead

Written by Melbourne United Media

Ariel Hukporti is ready to go.

The Togolese-German Next Star has completely recovered from the ruptured achilles that kept him on the sidelines for the entire NBL23 season, and is previewing big things for NBL24.

In a feature with NewsCorp, Hukporti gave fans an indication of what they can expect from the skyscraping big-man next season.

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“I feel great… Achilles is great, I’m dunking on people this season, it’s going to be scary,” he told Michael Randall.

“This year, I’m off and running, it’s going to be a big year. First, I’ve got to play pre-season, get used to the game again.

“The end goal is winning a Championship with this team… I’m leaving with a trophy, a Championship, All-NBL, Defensive Player of the Year.

“Why not, anything’s possible.”

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