Dante Exum comes of age in NBA to boost Boomers ahead of Paris Olympics | Jack Snape

The Australian playmaker's luck appears to have finally turned as he solidifies his status among the world's best basketballers

It's taken him a decade, but Dante Exum has finally made it in the NBA, and it comes at the perfect time for Australia's Boomers.

The imposing perimeter defence has helped. So too the smooth playmaking as the anchor for the bench of the fast rising Dallas Mavericks. Hitting 50% from the three-point line certainly doesn't hurt.