Anonymous
Years ago
Good news story for the Sixers with a free trip to China to play there and formalise a sister city arrangement with Shandong.
Read on.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/adelaide-36ers-heading-to-china-to-shore-up-international-relations-with-shandongs-high-speed-golden-stars/news-story/1a3a3119cd25472fa14fc580824df01e
Zodiac
Years ago
Adelaide's multiple-MVP Daniel Johnson is concluding the season playing in Puerto Rico and venerable forward Anthony Petrie also has been ruled out, needing an off-season break.
Sixers coach Joey Wright said his touring team would feature Mitch Creek, Brendan Teys, Lucas Walker, Nathan Sobey and Matt Hodgson from this year’s NBL fifth placegetter.
Squadmen and development players such as Sam Johns, Tyson Hoffman, Nelson Larkins and Adam Doyle will complete the line-up.
Master Chief
Years ago
That's a pretty sure sign Walker will be returning ?
I like the idea of the sister city
Shandong has a population of 97 million people, if you can get a tiny portion of them following the NBL/Adelaide 36ers to some degree, even if its tuning into some sort of free tv coverage or live stream, that could work out to some massive ratings and potential sponsorship $$$ for the league/36ers
I assume this is one of the major things they are aiming for with this sort of move
Zodiac
Years ago
The off-season trips to China with a 36ers skeleton team have been going on for a few years now, the Tigers used to do it with Gaze in tow and then I think he even started taking his own team over too.
With Walker I think I remember reading player contracts don't technically end until around May or something and as he didn't join the team until late last pre-season due to his SEABL team going deep into the playoffs perhaps he's being 'held' to this tour by the 36ers as he's still under contract.
Don't get too excited, Raheim the Dream played one year for Joeys team haha
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