From the humblest beginnings, the New Zealand Breakers have risen to capture a nation, becoming one of our most respected sports franchises and achieving the unthinkable – winning three consecutive Australian National Basketball League championships.

What is it that makes the Breakers so successful?

Breakers charts the thrilling story of the team's uneasy first steps, through turbulent and testing times, and builds an epic story of courage, camaraderie and determination, resulting in their historic threepeat. Written by basketball guru Marc Hinton, it also includes candid comment from players and personnel – master-coach Andrej Lemanis, Paul Henare, Dillon Boucher, Kirk Penney, Mika Vukona, CJ Bruton, Cedric Jackson, and more.

A highly visual celebration, featuring spectacular photography from throughout the life of the club – some of it previously unpublished – Breakers is a timely portrait of a team at the top of their game; a success story that New Zealand can be supremely proud of.

‘We looked at each other and it was like, 'finally, we did it.’ Everyone had fought so hard. It was a very, very sweet feeling.' Kirk Penney

‘We determined that we would be a club based on values – doing things the right way. We wanted to be a family and help people be the best they could be.’ Andrej Lemanis, Head Coach, 2005–13