Bullets sign Casey Prather for the remainder of NBL24

The Brisbane Bullets have announced the signing of multiple-time NBL champion Casey Prather as an injury replacement for the remainder of the NBL24 season.

The star American import has previously had great success in the NBL with both the Perth Wildcats and Melbourne United, winning three NBL Championships across his time in the league.

The 6’6 forward has been added to the roster to replace DJ Mitchell, who will miss the rest of NBL24 with a hip injury. Prather is fresh off a season in Isreal with Hapoel Eilat where he was named MVP of the league, averaging 22.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">3 NBL Seasons. 3 NBL Championships. <br><br>If you ever want to go for 4, Casey Prather, you know where to find us. <br><br>Thanks for the memories/highlights and best of luck in ?? <a href="https://twitter.com/cprather24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cprather24</a> ? <a href="https://t.co/mmhGz2OnYi">pic.twitter.com/mmhGz2OnYi</a></p>&mdash; NBL (@NBL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL/status/1023364367440535552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Bullets Head Coach Justin Schueller was an assistant on United’s championship teams featuring Prather, stating he is looking forward to reuniting and adding someone of his status to the team. 

“To be able to add Casey to our squad at this point of the season allows us to turn a negative in losing DJ into a huge positive for us,” Schueller said. 

“Casey is a winner, a competitor and great culture fit, everything we want our program to be about. I’ve seen first-hand what Casey can do in this league. I was lucky to win a championship next to him and look forward to him helping us in our push to the playoffs and more.”

Prather said he cannot wait to return to Australia. 

“I’m so excited to be joining the team. I’ve played in Australia for the majority of my career, so it feels like a second home to me,” he said.

“I’ve missed the fans, the culture and the atmosphere, so being able to come back and play with such a good group is amazing.

“I was very fortunate to have already played under coach Schueller, so for me it was a no-brainer. 

“Not only is he an excellent coach and leader, but also just a great guy off the court. 

“For me, it’s all about winning. I’ve won three championships in Australia, and I plan on getting with the guys to do it again.”

Prather will arrive in Australia on 27 December.