Sydney Kings coach Brian Goorjian insists his team won't be hot favourites when his NBL side meets the New Zealand Breakers in round 13.

The Breakers host the defending champions at the North Shore Events Centre.

While there may be eight teams between the Kings and Breakers on the league ladder, Boomers mentor Goorjian said he has the utmost respect for a rejuvenated opponent.

"Having been involved with the Tall Blacks through the Olympics qualifying series, I've got tremendous respect for the Breakers," he said.

"They've got talent throughout and I don't see a weakness to their game now.

"For some reason, they didn't seem to be together at the start of the season -- maybe there was some burn-out from the international season, they had Pero Cameron out then Ben Melmeth went down.

"But everyone's firing now. They have good targets inside, good size, experience and good perimeter shooting.

"And their new import (Mike Chappell) adds a lot -- he has a great outside/inside game."

Breakers coach Frank Arsego knows that while Goorjian is wary of the playoff chasing Breakers, there's no disguising who the NBL's top dog is.

The Kings currently head the league with 15 wins from 18 matches, averaging 114 points a game.

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