The 30-year-old small forward spoke to the South East Melbourne Phoenix upon his arrival in Melbourne, where he has been gradually gathering match fitness adjusting to the unique on-court conditions of the NBL.
Iwundu was recruited to the Phoenix for his disruptive defensive skills in the hope that the club can continue to improve upon their average of 85 points conceded per game.
"You can count on the defence being there every game," Iwundu told the Phoenix in his first club interview.
"It's easy to say that because that's what shows up so much. My impact is felt so much on that side of the ball.
"But with that said, I also have a nice offensive game.
"I think in certain situations I can blossom and really expand parts of my game in terms of playmaking, scoring and getting everybody involved.
"I've had a lot of different roles within my various stints, so it's about just putting it all together."
The American brings over 200 games of NBA experience with Orlando Magic, Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans and Atlanta Hawks to the NBL, but it was his time with Vechta in Germany where he was spotted by Phoenix coach Josh King, who at the time was in charge of German BBL club Riesen Ludwigsburg.
Iwundu said his familiarity with King's coaching style was a "selling point" of his journey to the NBL.
"I've been speaking with him a lot and he knows me well as a player," Iwundu explains.
"His expectations for me is to come in here, learn the system, adjust to their style of play and also doing what I do as a player and impacting the game in many different ways, whether that's defence, being able to make plays on the offensive end and just impacting the game all around.
"I think Coach King is very familiar with that. I trust him to put me in those proper positions and situations to be successful in the NBL."
The NBL will be Iwundu's third professional league since he left the NBA G-League in 2022/23 and, naturally, adjusting to new surroundings has become easier with time and experience.
"The timing felt like this was the perfect opportunity to get my feet in the door in the NBL," Iwundu said.
"For the last three years of my career it's been a first every year, whether it's Germany, Greece and now Australia. It's a fun opportunity.
"I think it'll be another step in my career and I think I'm ready to make a name in this league."
The Australian culture and lifestyle has successfully attracted many high-quality overseas players to the NBL in recent years and Iwundu is no exception.
"Playing basketball in good weather - I don't think anything beats that," Iwundu responded when asked what he's looking forward to most.
"I'm ready to get on the court and play, and like I said earlier, I haven't heard anything bad said about Australia.
"I hear about the culture and the people out here, so I'm excited to get this journey started."
