NZFOI: Nice to see the BDS crowd weren’t successful in preventing Shamir’s appointment.
With the start of the new ANBL season almost two months away, NZ Breakers newly appointed director of basketball Dan Shamir has ensured he’s settled, and ready to tackle both a new culture and a new club.
Shamir touched down on New Zealand soil from his native Israel with his family at the start of July to begin the complex process of getting the four-time champions back on the track to title contention after some lean years, with just two playoffs appearances through their past five campaigns.
That challenge – combined with the chance for him and his young family to experience a new lifestyle down under – were Shamir’s primary motivations in the decision to accept the position on a three-year term.
“This is a very unique place,” Shamir told Newshub. “It’s a place with some kind of special energy.
“I’ve been told from the first moment that I’m going to meet a lot of good people and that’s happened.”
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