He was clearly the MVP this season for the cars and it's not because it's a case of him being our best player but a case of us looking horrendous and clueless in games he wasn't available!

Wherever he ends up playing next season I hope he stays injury free.

Congratulations Casey, you deserve everything you get

Coming to a hoops forum near you... This Autumn.... "Will Casey Prather return to the NBL?"... Directed by Dazz. Haha

Congrats to Casey. Could realistically have gone to Matty or Damo too, but I like this choice. His absence was the toughest for us to cover.

The best decision of the night was the coaches award to Jarrod Kenny. Well deserved.

Yeah, thumbs up for me...

Where is Dazz?

Someone send help. He must be in strife.

Oh.....and Gleeson is a flog

http://www.hoops.com.au/forum/38876-casey-prather-perth-mvp/

Actually I thought he might have missed out after missing those couple of games towards the end, but after a slow start, he has adapted well and easily become our best most consistent player.

Plus as mentioned, he has really filled the required role to perfection.

Yes, we've had a bunch of good players this season, you don't win a 'ship without them.
Matty made the running early on, and Damo missed too many games to be in the running.

Will he stay with the Cats? That would buck the trend of using one import slot for 1yr NBA development players, although with 3 imports they can still chase somebody else.
Interesting to see what happens. I hope he stays, he is a joy to watch. Hopefully he can work out his hand-fouls and polish up his perimeter shooting, and be even better.

Be interesting to see what options he has. Will he go back to the D-League and try again for the NBA?

That's true, but what does a 2nd round pick really mean? Ennis has done the best, getting a full season in the NBA, but they're all effectively D-League players.
What is "hopeful" from my perspective is that Prather did his season in the D-League before coming to Perth, so maybe he has already come to terms with not making it to the NBA?
Wait and see I guess.

The way his game came on in just 6 months he certainly should retain any NBA aspirations he had, yes. With his pre-season jumpshot, no way, but he's far from a liability now.

It's actually quite remarkable to see a player transform their shooting the way Casey did. I don't think I've ever seen an improvement of that magnitude ... or even close to it ... over that short a space of time.

I don't think it was much of a transformation. It was more confidence.

His mechanics are the same, and still not that nice looking.

But confidence wise he turned a corner somewhere during the middle of the season, and from that point on he's been great from deep.

I think his shots too slow for the NBA, and he didn't show he can create a shot off the dribble all that well.

While he may still have NBA aspirations, If I was his manager I'd be telling him to start creating a career/brand in Australia. Big fish, small pond.

Love Prather's game for the NBL, but I don't think he'll make the NBA

I agree that his shot is still slow & low and far from ideal for NBA level. But I also still think he'd be quite justified in aiming for higher than an NBL career.
Realistically this league is probably ideal for his skill set, but this stage of his career I'm sure he'd still be curious about how high he can reach.

^good point. And I also agree.

Word is, cats have a three year contract on the table. Most likely want to sign him up before free-agency begins.

Top notch video of Casey Prather
https://vimeo.com/159698810

That's dope. Very Dope! Great stuff - does this guy have a twitter handle so I can tell him how dope that was?

I don't really want to sign up to vimeo.

@Harryboy85

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Thanks! now... how to rip video from vimeo? haha

I don't think anyone truly gives up on their dream to play NBA, at least not at Prather's age.
But at this stage his most likely bet is that he goes back to the D-League, tries to make a name for himself and pick up a 10-day contract. But as mentioned, he's already tried a year in the D-League, and whilst I don't know if anyone was looking, it didn't result in a call-up.
So he can get a decent contract here (plus accommodation, car, etc) or play for $30k in the D-League. At some point the idea of earning a steady income for the next few years must start to look attractive.
Europe might be an option, but the fact that he hasn't immediately jetted off suggests offers are not forthcoming.

He hasn't immediately jetted off because his contract stats he has to stay in Perth until a certain date (Wildcats Ball presumably).

Dreams are dreams. The reality is, although you dream of playing in the NBA, if the reality is you are unlikely to get a secure contract anywhere, then to begin making a living elsewhere.