Nelson Giants win national awards, gear up for finals
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Nelson Giants feel hometown love as they get their groove back
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The 10 teams play each other twice in a home and away format, with the season culminating in a Final Four playoff in July. For the Giants, it means a return to the Trafalgar Centre and playing before their loyal fans after an almost two-year absence. The Giants will take to the court with a typically local flavour to their roster, spearheaded by talismanic veteran Sam Dempster, who returns for his 13th year in blue and white having missed the curtailed Auckland-based 2020 season due to work commitments. The former Nayland College rebound magnet will bring his usual brand of leadership, hard work, and smarts to the court, while former Waimea College star Tom Ingham will look to build on an impressive 2020 where he footed it with some of the top Kiwis in the league.