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    Last year's New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Lachlan Olbrich has been taken in the NBA Draft as the 55th overall pick by the Chicago Bulls

    Last year's New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Lachlan Olbrich has been taken in the NBA Draft as the 55th overall pick by the Chicago Bulls


    Olbrich won the local NBL title with the Canterbury Rams and the Australian NBL title with the Illawarra Hawks.

    Now the Aussie big man will feature in the top league in the world.

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     Today's News

    		 Rugby:
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     Entertainment:
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     Rugby:
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     Entertainment:
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     Entertainment:
    Mel B teamed up with Mel C to perform a Spice Girls song at her second wedding celebration 20:42

     Entertainment:
    Yungblud has vowed to spend the rest of his life honouring Ozzy Osbourne 20:12

     Entertainment:
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     Entertainment:
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     Politics:
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