I shortened the article. I thought there were a few interesting comments made by Luc Longley.

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Australian basketball great Luc Longley has urged the sport to capitalise on the rise of Patrick Mills and Dante Exum as the Boomers prepare to train in blank uniforms next week after failing to find a major sponsor.

Longley also claims the Boomers have more international stars than the heavily backed Socceroos, declaring NBA championship-winner Mills and Exum can be the catalyst for a golden era for the men's team.

"Our men's basketball program, I reckon, we've got more international stars than the Socceroos do, and I believe there's more people playing basketball here than soccer,'' Longley said.

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/basketball/boomers-stars-deserve-better-backing-says-luc-longley-20140715-ztay4.html