2020–21 Adelaide 36ers season

The 2020–21 NBL season was the 40th season for the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL, and their first under new Head Coach Conner Henry.

Signings

 * The 36ers retained Jack McVeigh, Obi Kyei, Brendan Teys, Daniel Dillon and Alex Mudronja who had all signed multiple season contracts that covered the 2020–21 season.
 * On 26 February 2020, former head coach Joey Wright and the club parted ways despite still have time left on his contract. Following his departure there were accusations of abuse and bullying by Wright across their final season together.
 * On 12 March 2020, the 36ers announced that they had signed Josh Giddey on a Next Stars program contract.
 * On 15 April 2020, club co-captain Kevin White was released from his remaining contract.
 * On 6 May 2020, Daniel Johnson signed a new three-year deal with the club.
 * On 16 July 2020, the 36ers signed 2018 NBL Rookie of the Year Isaac Humphries on a two-year deal.
 * On 17 July 2020, the 36ers announced that Keanu Pinder had signed a one-year deal.
 * On 22 July 2020, former Hawk Sunday Dech joined the 36ers on a three-year deal.
 * On 18 August 2020, Jamie Pearlman was announced as the lead assistant coach.
 * On 20 August 2020, Donald Sloan signed a one-year contract with the 36ers, filling their first import slot.
 * On 29 September 2020, Obi Kyei's request to be released from his contract was granted by the 36ers, releasing him from the final year of his contract.
 * On 1 December 2020, Tony Crocker signed a one-year deal to complete the 36ers roster.
 * On 7 January 2021, the 36ers signed Owen Hulland as a development player for the 2020–21 season.
 * On 7 February 2021, the 36ers granted Donald Sloan a release from the remainder of his contract.
 * On 10 February 2021, Jeremy Kendle was announced as the temporary replacement of former import Sloan.
 * On 18 February 2021, Brandon Paul was announced as the long-term replacement to Sloan.
 * On 2 March 2021, the 36ers announced that Humphries was injured and would be sidelined for four to six weeks. Jack Purchase was announced as his injury replacement player.
 * On 12 March 2021, Kendle was released from his short term contract.
 * On 17 March 2021, Josh Giddey was released from the active playing roster to prepare for the 2021 NBA draft. He averaged 10.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and a league-leading 7.6 assists per game in 28 games played.

Pre-season
To start their first season under their new head coach, the 36ers hosted 2 practice matches against the Brisbane Bullets.

Game log

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 * 1
 * 13 November
 * Brisbane
 * W 93–75
 * Daniel Johnson (20)
 * Josh Giddey (8)
 * Josh Giddey (6)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 4,516
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * 15 November
 * Brisbane
 * W 87–62
 * Daniel Johnson (19)
 * Isaac Humphries (12)
 * Josh Giddey (7)
 * Titanium Security Arena 200
 * 2–0


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 * 3
 * 9 January
 * @ Cairns
 * L 96–88
 * Donald Sloan (24)
 * Daniel Johnson (10)
 * Daniel Dillon (3)
 * Cairns Pop-Up Arena 1,000
 * 2–1

Game log

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 * 1
 * 15 January
 * Melbourne
 * L 65–89
 * Daniel Johnson (29)
 * Dech, Giddey, Johnson, Pinder (6)
 * Josh Giddey (5)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,539
 * 0–1
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 * 2
 * 17 January
 * South East Melbourne
 * W 116–108 (2OT)
 * Daniel Johnson (33)
 * Isaac Humphries (12)
 * Josh Giddey (7)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,518
 * 1–1
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 * 3
 * 20 January
 * South East Melbourne
 * L 83–89
 * Isaac Humphries (20)
 * Daniel Johnson (10)
 * Daniel Johnson (4)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,946
 * 1–2
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 * 4
 * 22 January
 * New Zealand
 * W 94–91 (OT)
 * Isaac Humphries (24)
 * Isaac Humphries (11)
 * Daniel Johnson (4)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,589
 * 2–2
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 * 5
 * 27 January
 * New Zealand
 * W 88–78
 * Isaac Humphries (21)
 * Josh Giddey (10)
 * Josh Giddey (8)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 5,706
 * 3–2
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 * 6
 * 30 January
 * Sydney
 * W 85–80
 * Isaac Humphries (27)
 * Isaac Humphries (9)
 * Giddey, Johnson, Sloan (4)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 7,087
 * 4–2


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 * 7
 * 6 February
 * Sydney
 * L 75–94
 * Daniel Johnson (21)
 * Isaac Humphries (8)
 * Josh Giddey (4)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 7,317
 * 4–3
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 * 8
 * 13 February
 * @ Brisbane
 * W 70–85
 * Isaac Humphries (24)
 * Isaac Humphries (13)
 * Josh Giddey (7)
 * Nissan Arena 4,240
 * 5–3
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 * 9
 * 15 February
 * Brisbane
 * L 74–93
 * Daniel Johnson (20)
 * Humphries, Johnson (8)
 * Josh Giddey (8)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 5,183
 * 5–4


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 * 10
 * 21 February
 * @ Sydney
 * L 94–77
 * Tony Crocker (15)
 * Josh Giddey (7)
 * Josh Giddey (7)
 * John Cain Arena 2,566
 * 5–5
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 * 11
 * 23 February
 * South East Melbourne
 * W 99–94
 * Daniel Johnson (27)
 * Isaac Humphries (11)
 * Josh Giddey (9)
 * John Cain Arena 1,079
 * 6–5
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 * 12
 * 25 February
 * Melbourne
 * L 73–82
 * Daniel Johnson (14)
 * Giddey, Humphries, Johnson (8)
 * Sunday Dech (4)
 * John Cain Arena 1,991
 * 6–6
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 * 13
 * 27 February
 * New Zealand
 * L 62–106
 * Jack McVeigh (20)
 * Daniel Johnson (8)
 * Daniel Johnson (4)
 * John Cain Arena 4,206
 * 6–7
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 * 14
 * 4 March
 * @ Illawarra
 * L 98–89
 * Tony Crocker (23)
 * Daniel Johnson (8)
 * Josh Giddey (9)
 * State Basketball Centre 1,355
 * 6–8
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 * 15
 * 6 March
 * Cairns
 * W 81–71
 * Daniel Johnson (30)
 * Daniel Johnson (9)
 * Josh Giddey (8)
 * John Cain Arena 3,708
 * 7–8
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 16
 * 11 March
 * @ Brisbane
 * L 109–104
 * Daniel Johnson (29)
 * Daniel Johnson (9)
 * Josh Giddey (11)
 * John Cain Arena 997
 * 7–9
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 17
 * 14 March
 * @ Perth
 * L 97–88
 * Brandon Paul (25)
 * Josh Giddey (8)
 * Josh Giddey (13)
 * John Cain Arena 4,019
 * 7–10


 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 18
 * 20 March
 * @ South East Melbourne
 * L 96–89 (OT)
 * Brandon Paul (29)
 * Josh Giddey (10)
 * Josh Giddey (7)
 * John Cain Arena 1,682
 * 7–11
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 19
 * 22 March
 * @ Perth
 * L 92–82
 * Daniel Johnson (19)
 * Daniel Johnson (8)
 * Brandon Paul (5)
 * RAC Arena 9,550
 * 7–12
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 * 20
 * 28 March
 * @ Cairns
 * L 79–65
 * Daniel Johnson (21)
 * Daniel Johnson (8)
 * Sunday Dech (5)
 * Cairns Pop-Up Arena 1,945
 * 7–13


 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 21
 * 3 April
 * Illawarra
 * W 84–72
 * Daniel Johnson (26)
 * Daniel Johnson (15)
 * Josh Giddey (8)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 5,686
 * 8–13
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 22
 * 10 April
 * Perth
 * W 83–68
 * Daniel Johnson (28)
 * Sunday Dech (10)
 * Josh Giddey (12)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,339
 * 9–13
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 23
 * 14 April
 * @ Cairns
 * L 91–88
 * Daniel Johnson (24)
 * Josh Giddey (7)
 * Josh Giddey (9)
 * Cairns Pop-Up Arena 1,869
 * 9–14
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 24
 * 17 April
 * @ South East Melbourne
 * W 81–90
 * Daniel Johnson (22)
 * Daniel Johnson (8)
 * Josh Giddey (9)
 * John Cain Arena 2,512
 * 10–14
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 25
 * 24 April
 * @ Melbourne
 * L 92–78
 * Brandon Paul (20)
 * Josh Giddey (10)
 * Josh Giddey (7)
 * John Cain Arena 3,034
 * 10–15
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 26
 * 26 April
 * @ New Zealand
 * L 93–77
 * Daniel Johnson (20)
 * Josh Giddey (10)
 * Josh Giddey (10)
 * Silverdome 893
 * 10–16


 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 27
 * 1 May
 * Brisbane
 * W 101–79
 * Daniel Johnson (26)
 * Josh Giddey (11)
 * Josh Giddey (13)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,683
 * 11–16
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 28
 * 4 May
 * Cairns
 * W 92–76
 * Brandon Paul (18)
 * Johnson, Paul (10)
 * Josh Giddey (6)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 7,001
 * 12–16
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 29
 * 9 May
 * @ Sydney
 * W 88–97 (OT)
 * Daniel Johnson (20)
 * Josh Giddey (10)
 * Josh Giddey (12)
 * Qudos Bank Arena 4,063
 * 13–16
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 30
 * 11 May
 * @ Illawarra
 * L 71–66
 * Tony Crocker (16)
 * Giddey, Pinder (9)
 * Josh Giddey (8)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 2,036
 * 13–17
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 31
 * 16 May
 * @ Sydney
 * L 85–75
 * Daniel Johnson (23)
 * Giddey, Johnson, Pinder 7
 * Josh Giddey (5)
 * Qudos Bank Arena 5,078
 * 13–18
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 32
 * 21 May
 * Illawarra
 * L 73–81
 * Daniel Dillon (17)
 * Daniel Dillon (8)
 * Daniel Dillon (5)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,090
 * 13–19
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 33
 * 23 May
 * Perth
 * L 68–76
 * Daniel Johnson (13)
 * Brandon Paul (11)
 * Crocker, Dillon (5)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 6,422
 * 13–20
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 34
 * 25 May
 * @ New Zealand
 * L 94–76
 * Daniel Dillon (22)
 * Paul, Pinder (7)
 * Daniel Dillon (6)
 * Christchurch Arena 2,803
 * 13–21
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 35
 * 30 May
 * @ Illawarra
 * L 97–83
 * Sunday Dech (15)
 * Keanu Pinder (11)
 * Daniel Dillon (6)
 * WIN Entertainment Centre 3,004
 * 13–22


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 * 36
 * 6 June
 * @ Melbourne
 * L 102–80
 * Tony Crocker (27)
 * Daniel Johnson (13)
 * Daniel Dillon (6)
 * Adelaide Entertainment Centre 1,817
 * 13–23

Player of the Week
Round 2, Isaac Humphries

Round 9, Josh Giddey