Press Release – BNZ BreakersFresh off an assistant coaching stint with the San Antonio Spurs at the 2026 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, rising Kiwi coach Josiah Maama has officially joined the BNZ Breakers as an Assistant Coach for the NBL27 campaign. Maama’s appointment brings a potent blend of NBA Summer League exposure, historic international success, a lifelong passion for the Breakers, and deep Auckland roots to Head Coach Gordon Herbert’s staff at the BNZ Breakers. Working with fellow assistant BNZ Breakers coach Matt Lacey, this was the highest World Cup placement ever achieved by a New Zealand basketball team at any junior level. “Josiah is widely recognized as one of the sharpest young basketball minds in Australasia,” says Dillon Boucher, BNZ Breakers President of Basketball Operations. “I’ve been a lifelong fan of the club – so it means a lot to represent the BNZ Breakers.