dishy
Years ago

How did Braswell get citizenship so quickly?

It seems NZ hand out citizenships as easily as Pizza Hut hand out discount vouchers.

He didnt sign with Breakers that long ago really yet hes already naturalised. If an import cmes to Australia, it takes him a long time to get citizenship, eg lisch still waiting despite debuting in NBL well before Braswell.

Is nz desperate for immigrants or what? Now he has seemingly signed with an aussie nbl team ditching his newly adopted country.

PS: I support him being in the nbl, just seems a bit of a joke.

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natwhereyouat
Years ago

He's been in NZ since 2010.. But i agree.

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Mystro
Years ago

Braswell came into the Breakers in the 09-10 season and then played the whole 10-11 season in which they won a championship. He was not resigned last season due to an injury he sustained in the NZBL. Braswell has resided in NZ full time since signing with the Breakers and has played the last couple of seasons with the Southland Sharks.

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Anonymous
Years ago

I don't think he has yet and think that was why he was left out of the Tall Blacks side.

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Mystro
Years ago

Yeah he didn't have it in time for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament but prob has secured it by now.

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alexkrad
Years ago

Lisch will either be close or already an Australian citizen by the start of the season if we wishes to become one..
Helped by his marriage to an Australian today.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Signed by tigers

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Anonymous
Years ago

Lisch debuted three months before Braswell. He;s lived in NZ for 30 months. If you want countries that hand out c'ship like discount vouchers (not shopping vouchers) look at europe. EJ Rowland the Bulgarian who has never lived in Bulgaria!

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Anonymous
Years ago

Different countries have different citizenship rules and why is that be a problem?
Some teams may be smart enough to know that, others may not. If the Tigers knew it, and if he signs with them or any other NBL team as a 'local' that's smart recruiting IMO.

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Wookiee
Years ago

No-one was complaining when Rickert was trying to do this and signed on at the Blaze with the assumption that he would be a NZ citizen in time (which of course didn't happen) - good to see he stuck around in his possibly new homeland after that fell through ;)

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Anonymous
Years ago

CJ Massingale has played in SEABL for like 8 years and isnt naturalised yet? WTF?

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paul
Years ago

Has he applied?

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Mystro
Years ago

Aron Baynes, born in 1986, Gisborne NZ

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OzHoops
Years ago

what a joke