October 16, 2024 • 7 mins
Former NBA Superstar Tacko Fall joined D'Arcy Waldegrave to discuss his latest move to New Zealand.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Dancy Wildegrave
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
It'd be Taco falls our case now on sports So
if you don't know who is, well you will eventually.
He's a former NBA player who's looking up with the Breakers.
Was going to be playing on the NBA League. Unfortunately
a bit of a twine couldn't do it. But he's
heading over and he'shilling to train with the team. Taco,
welcome to the program. Exciting times for you, and I
(00:33):
believe the family are coming over as well.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
They are.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Yes, what does the family consist of? You got a
little girl?
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Yeah, I'm my wife and I have two daughters. One
is nineteen months and the other one you're seven months.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Wow, that's a lot to deal with coming on over here.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Yes, he's going to be quite the plane rate.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
A very big plane ride. Please don't tell me your
traveling business class. I think they'll hate you for that one, mate.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
But there's only a few select bits that I can
use on the airplane.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
So yeah, it'll be the exit. That's the way it works,
isn't it for you? Tall Timber?
Speaker 3 (01:08):
Actually not even the exit, because I'm told and actually
why so even sometimes the exit I have a little
bit of trouble. So pretty much in every single airplane
stepped international when you can get the businesses with the beds,
but I don't know that. I always see them like
the both heads.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
So you're coming over to train with the Breakers, I'm
only presuming that once the training goes well, you're you're
looking to sign a contract. Otherwise, why would they bring
you all the way over here here?
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Yeah, I mean just take taking any day by day,
rehaving them like I said, rehaving currently minor injury. I'm
being around the team when they did the US tour,
really excited to be around them again. They didn't, like
I said, nothing but professional. They're a very young team
and they're having a really good season so far, and
(02:03):
it would be great for me to come in and
contribute to that as well.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
What at some point, what excites you about the Breakers?
You obviously like the people involved, but what else about
the group do you enjoy? Is it the NBL itself?
Is it the fact you get to possibly be moved
to New Zealand, is the way you fit into the side.
What really does it for your taco.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
For starters, I'm still playing basketball. That's you know, I'm
enjoying it. I still I'm still fairly young. I'm not
past thirty yet, so I get to go out there
and compete. I've never been to New Zealand. That's something
that I'm really looking forward to, especially this experience that
I'm about to have with you know, my family, my
(02:44):
wife and my daughters, and also the NBL. I've heard
nothing but great things about the NBA pretty much from
NBA people to people who've played there. They say how
good the league is, they have. The league in itself
has a lot of eyes on it because there's been
a lot of prospects that came out of it. So
the level of competition is it's fun, I think is
(03:06):
something that really the last couple of years, you know,
I've been in Chinese, it's not been like, let's say,
the best. So I'm really looking forward to going out
there and competing and having fun. I've had a great summer.
I've had a great couple of years. I'm a much
actually much better player than I was even when I
was in the NBA, and who knows what may come
(03:28):
out of it.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
The idea to get back in the NBA ideally as
you said, you're still a young dude, You've still got
a lot to offer. Is that we'd like to hit
eventually back there again?
Speaker 3 (03:40):
Absolutely? Absolutely?
Speaker 2 (03:42):
What's so special about playing in the NBA The competition wise,
it's very different to European basketball, I speak to Chinese basketball,
to New Zealand basketball as well. What sets it apart?
Do you think?
Speaker 3 (03:54):
I would say for me the level of competition And
secondly I'm at home, you know, with my family. I
think traveling with family is kind of hard, especially once
I have, you know, kid and being close to them
for me, I think is the most important thing and
that's why I'm taken and taking them to New Zealand
with me. For me, it got to a point where
(04:16):
I was like, if I'm if I have to go,
it has to be places where I could take them
and there will be comfortable as well.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
You've got a lot of length about you. I think
that's been widely spoken about standing nearly two point three
zero meters that's big. What about your body weight? Are
you carrying a lot as well? As far as playing
in that center role, expect to be quite difficult to
defend against not only height, but what you actually what
(04:45):
your body consists of. Size wise, you got a lot
of that.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
Uh yeah, I'm pretty proportionate right now. I weigh about
three hundred pounds, which is I'm not sure how many
it is and pillows maybe what something.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
It's roughly then all there. I'm not that quick when
I'm math, I can't do it so that that can
but you can work that around. Okay, You're not like
an immobile scene that just provides some height.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
Absolutely absolutely, I mean that that in itself took a
lot of work to be able to do certain things
that my height is not the easiest, but it just
takes a lot of work, which I've done, especially like
I said, this summer in the last couple of years,
and my body feels great.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Besides the obvious, what else do you bring to the court?
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Taker, leadership and positive energy. I think I've you know,
I've had a lot of experience playing in the NBA.
I've been, you know, in great teams. I was part
of the Boss and Celtics for the Cavs. I've had
some experience playing overseas. I've seen a lot, I've learned
a lot through the years. And this team is very young.
I think there's a lot of things that I can
(05:50):
bring and show show them, you know, to my my experiences,
and also I believe who I am, you know, as
a person, but very positive, very uplifting, and that's something
I think everything needs.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
You probably don't need it. But how's your outside game?
Can you pop threes? It will now, I can yet
multi talented, you can do it all and plenty. On offense,
you've got it as well. But as a defensive player,
you rate yourself there?
Speaker 3 (06:21):
Oh yeah, I think I've always been and lead the
defensive player, especially around the basket. There's not there's very little.
There's not a lot of people who can do what
I can do on that side of the you know,
on that side of the board. Just with my hate
you know, not coming. I'm mobile, am and and everything,
and my game offensively has you know, also grown too
(06:43):
other years.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
They can always go under attack. I don't underestimate the
small guy coming through. You can slap away all you want,
but these little I believe.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
I believe you.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
So how long before you get your signature? Go and
give us a rough idea? When are you going to
join up full time the Breakers? Yeah, let's take it,
you know, right now.
Speaker 3 (07:03):
I just have to hear you get back on the
team and get with the fire and check it by
to day.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
I love it. You're very, very cautious. You won't give
us too much the media. You've dealt with us before,
so the smile on your face doing this by zoom
suggests that it will happen. It will happen once you're
cleared Taco fall when you get here, which I believe
is coming up over the weekend. Welcome to New Zealand.
You're going to love it, my friend. You're going to
love it.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
Thank you. I'm really looking forward to it.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
For more from Sports Talk, listen live to News Talks.
It'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Sports Talk podcast with Dancy Wildegrave
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
It'd be Taco falls our case now on sports So
if you don't know who is, well you will eventually.
He's a former NBA player who's looking up with the Breakers.
Was going to be playing on the NBA League. Unfortunately
a bit of a twine couldn't do it. But he's
heading over and he'shilling to train with the team. Taco,
welcome to the program. Exciting times for you, and I
(00:33):
believe the family are coming over as well.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
They are.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Yes, what does the family consist of? You got a
little girl?
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Yeah, I'm my wife and I have two daughters. One
is nineteen months and the other one you're seven months.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Wow, that's a lot to deal with coming on over here.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Yes, he's going to be quite the plane rate.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
A very big plane ride. Please don't tell me your
traveling business class. I think they'll hate you for that one, mate.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
But there's only a few select bits that I can
use on the airplane.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
So yeah, it'll be the exit. That's the way it works,
isn't it for you? Tall Timber?
Speaker 3 (01:08):
Actually not even the exit, because I'm told and actually
why so even sometimes the exit I have a little
bit of trouble. So pretty much in every single airplane
stepped international when you can get the businesses with the beds,
but I don't know that. I always see them like
the both heads.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
So you're coming over to train with the Breakers, I'm
only presuming that once the training goes well, you're you're
looking to sign a contract. Otherwise, why would they bring
you all the way over here here?
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Yeah, I mean just take taking any day by day,
rehaving them like I said, rehaving currently minor injury. I'm
being around the team when they did the US tour,
really excited to be around them again. They didn't, like
I said, nothing but professional. They're a very young team
and they're having a really good season so far, and
(02:03):
it would be great for me to come in and
contribute to that as well.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
What at some point, what excites you about the Breakers?
You obviously like the people involved, but what else about
the group do you enjoy? Is it the NBL itself?
Is it the fact you get to possibly be moved
to New Zealand, is the way you fit into the side.
What really does it for your taco.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
For starters, I'm still playing basketball. That's you know, I'm
enjoying it. I still I'm still fairly young. I'm not
past thirty yet, so I get to go out there
and compete. I've never been to New Zealand. That's something
that I'm really looking forward to, especially this experience that
I'm about to have with you know, my family, my
(02:44):
wife and my daughters, and also the NBL. I've heard
nothing but great things about the NBA pretty much from
NBA people to people who've played there. They say how
good the league is, they have. The league in itself
has a lot of eyes on it because there's been
a lot of prospects that came out of it. So
the level of competition is it's fun, I think is
(03:06):
something that really the last couple of years, you know,
I've been in Chinese, it's not been like, let's say,
the best. So I'm really looking forward to going out
there and competing and having fun. I've had a great summer.
I've had a great couple of years. I'm a much
actually much better player than I was even when I
was in the NBA, and who knows what may come
(03:28):
out of it.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
The idea to get back in the NBA ideally as
you said, you're still a young dude, You've still got
a lot to offer. Is that we'd like to hit
eventually back there again?
Speaker 3 (03:40):
Absolutely? Absolutely?
Speaker 2 (03:42):
What's so special about playing in the NBA The competition wise,
it's very different to European basketball, I speak to Chinese basketball,
to New Zealand basketball as well. What sets it apart?
Do you think?
Speaker 3 (03:54):
I would say for me the level of competition And
secondly I'm at home, you know, with my family. I
think traveling with family is kind of hard, especially once
I have, you know, kid and being close to them
for me, I think is the most important thing and
that's why I'm taken and taking them to New Zealand
with me. For me, it got to a point where
(04:16):
I was like, if I'm if I have to go,
it has to be places where I could take them
and there will be comfortable as well.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
You've got a lot of length about you. I think
that's been widely spoken about standing nearly two point three
zero meters that's big. What about your body weight? Are
you carrying a lot as well? As far as playing
in that center role, expect to be quite difficult to
defend against not only height, but what you actually what
(04:45):
your body consists of. Size wise, you got a lot
of that.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
Uh yeah, I'm pretty proportionate right now. I weigh about
three hundred pounds, which is I'm not sure how many
it is and pillows maybe what something.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
It's roughly then all there. I'm not that quick when
I'm math, I can't do it so that that can
but you can work that around. Okay, You're not like
an immobile scene that just provides some height.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
Absolutely absolutely, I mean that that in itself took a
lot of work to be able to do certain things
that my height is not the easiest, but it just
takes a lot of work, which I've done, especially like
I said, this summer in the last couple of years,
and my body feels great.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Besides the obvious, what else do you bring to the court?
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Taker, leadership and positive energy. I think I've you know,
I've had a lot of experience playing in the NBA.
I've been, you know, in great teams. I was part
of the Boss and Celtics for the Cavs. I've had
some experience playing overseas. I've seen a lot, I've learned
a lot through the years. And this team is very young.
I think there's a lot of things that I can
(05:50):
bring and show show them, you know, to my my experiences,
and also I believe who I am, you know, as
a person, but very positive, very uplifting, and that's something
I think everything needs.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
You probably don't need it. But how's your outside game?
Can you pop threes? It will now, I can yet
multi talented, you can do it all and plenty. On offense,
you've got it as well. But as a defensive player,
you rate yourself there?
Speaker 3 (06:21):
Oh yeah, I think I've always been and lead the
defensive player, especially around the basket. There's not there's very little.
There's not a lot of people who can do what
I can do on that side of the you know,
on that side of the board. Just with my hate
you know, not coming. I'm mobile, am and and everything,
and my game offensively has you know, also grown too
(06:43):
other years.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
They can always go under attack. I don't underestimate the
small guy coming through. You can slap away all you want,
but these little I believe.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
I believe you.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
So how long before you get your signature? Go and
give us a rough idea? When are you going to
join up full time the Breakers? Yeah, let's take it,
you know, right now.
Speaker 3 (07:03):
I just have to hear you get back on the
team and get with the fire and check it by
to day.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
I love it. You're very, very cautious. You won't give
us too much the media. You've dealt with us before,
so the smile on your face doing this by zoom
suggests that it will happen. It will happen once you're
cleared Taco fall when you get here, which I believe
is coming up over the weekend. Welcome to New Zealand.
You're going to love it, my friend. You're going to
love it.
Speaker 3 (07:30):
Thank you. I'm really looking forward to it.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
For more from Sports Talk, listen live to News Talks.
It'd be from seven pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio.
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