Clint looks like exactly what the 36ers need.
A tall SG with good shooting % will be great next to Randle.
36ers were missing some good 3pt shooters last season, if they can pick up an import that can shoot 3s as well it will make Randle very hard to defend.

I'd heard it was down to Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane.

Really thought/hoped he'd wind up at the Bullets.

Good pickup for Adelaide if so. He should be one of the most coveted free agents out there, IMO.

Provides length in the back court which I think is important given Randles deficiencies.

Can cover both the SG/SF positions.

Also provides that outside threat which we sorely lack and is important for Randle not only to keep the lanes open but to provide him with someone to dish to on the perimeter.

He has all the attributes to thrive in Joeys run n gun style.

I would be super happy with this pick up. The few games that Ebi was knocking the 3 we looked unbeatable. If Steindl can provide that consistantly, it is going to be fun to watch.

Obviously a better defender than Ebi too, which isn't hard.

Don't go too crazy guys, according to Boti there are other teams throwing more money at him...

NZ have been also chasing Kay while he's over here playing NZNBL and are expected to meet with Rob Loe.

Rueben TeRangi has been told to explore other options after he told the Breakers what he was expecting to resign for and Tai Wesley is exploring his options after he turned down NZ's first offer.

NZ have hoped that Ced Jackson would return but aren't going to get into a bidding war with United.

Shea Ili and Finn Delaney are going well in the NZNBL, Ili is expected to find himself playing backup PG but Delaney may find himself with a contract but other options include Leon Henry and Duane Bailey.

Sounds like a bit of a shake up for NZ, they have had a pretty settled roster for a while.

With Webster, Penney, Abercrombie, Vukona and Pledger they'll be settled enough.

Perth needs a big, why not Wesley?. He and Knight down low would be a pretty good combo.

Are we seeing the upshots of the new cap regime i.e. players getting a bit more money orientated than in previous years.

Can't help but think in years past, Te Rangi, Wesley, Pledger and Jackson wouldn't explore/sign on with Aussie clubs as it appears they will do. I put Pledger in that group because he did explore Brisbane.

Wesley was getting a damn good run of it with the Breakers i thought and probably would have even more seniority this year with Vukona continuing to age.

Te Rangi still has upside but if you look plainly at his ANBL stats, they make for absolutely horrible reading and can understand if he wasn't in demand by an aussie club. Don't get greedy Reuben..you have to recognise you may not be as good as what you think you are. If you give up the Breakers deal, it will be 10x harder to try get it back..especially with the talent coming through.

Could Wesley not coming back to the breakers have anything to do with Vukona choking him in an NZNBL game recently?

Agreed TeRangi will probably find he isn't as in demand as he thought he would be.
A change in scenery may do him some good but I can't see any clubs wanting to throw much cash his way based on his output and then his recent off court history.
Bailey was playing well in the UK and is back now for the Southland Sharks and could be a viable replacement.

What is TeRangi thinking? If he is not keen on suiting for the Breakers again he'll find himself out of the league.

I am not even sure what Te Rangi does to qualify himself as a basketball player.

He's good at running into screens

in his defence Rueben is still pretty young

Part of me is annoyed that a thread about a Townsville player signing with the 36ers has turned into majority chat about the NZ Breakers. Is the 36ers off-season really that boring?

MACDUB - can't be sure it's a money thing. Too many confounding factors - impending change of ownership, change in coaching, Penney returning, internal disharmony during the middle of last season.

KET - so far, yes it has been that boring. I note this thread didn't originate from anything the club put out. In the club's defence though, the 36ers only have 6 player spots to fill and have most of their starting spots already filled (if you can trust the NBL free agents' list - Tom Jervis says you can't).

Apparently other clubs are throwing more cash at Steindl....

Joey is waiting for all the money chasing to die down but in the meantime is talking to some very good names by all reports.

Not sure the Breakers are being sold but more so people have been invited to invest in the franchise.
The new Coach was the former assistant and one of the franchises longest serving players and Coached Reuban in Southland so I don't think there is any instability there driving these issues.
TeRangi wants more money and a bigger role but his performances to date don't support these demands so the Breakers have invited him to test the waters elsewhere.
The market will determine his worth.

I love Clint Steindl and really hope Perth are trying to throw money his way as he has the ability to really get the Perth fans out of their chairs with his athleticism and his shooting ability... It's just getting that out of him on a consistent basis.

Now someone I don't like, Rueben Te Rangi, yes he seems useless on a basketball court but he will still be one of the youngest players in the league and if I'm not mistaken he is still Developmebt Player age so I think if he can get his shit together and his shot to drop then he could be very valuable.

As for Adelaide and their offseason movement... Didn't Townsville make more noise than the 36ers?

TeRangi is 22 this year I believe

Yeah that's what I thought Mystro, two years younger than what some DPs will be this season, it's certainly not all doom and gloom for the young fella.

I'm guessing you've seen a lot more of him than I have (Mystro) so what does Rueben do that's elite or does he just do a lot of things ok?

In the NZNBL he is able to bully players with his size and strength but in the NBL the players are just as big and strong. His outside shooting percentages have fallen dramatically from season to season after having a very good rookie campaign with the North Harbour Heat and he just hasn't really played up to his potential.
A few people have said that he has always just relied on his natural talent rather than work his ass off to improve his game and the reason he chose the Breakers over the College pathway was that his grades weren't up to scratch. This was from a couple of people who played in the same age group with and against him and a girl who's playing NCAA now who played a lot of the same age group tournaments as TeRangi.

He sounds lazy to me.
As you said, at 22 it isn't all doom and gloom but he does need to get on track quickly if he wants to make the most of his opportunities.

NZ will sign another import PG and Shea ili will play backup. They have decent scouts in the US and have the money to get a decent player if Ced does in fact leave.
Penney, Webster, Abercrombie, Vukona, Pledger is a pretty good start.

Of course the last time Ced left they got a dud replacement. It's always a bit of a gamble

Speaking of which, is that impacting his play? I seem to remember he dropped off significantly right around the time that happened.

Prewster is a free agent and playing well in the NZNBL for the saints and would be a solid replacement for TeRangi.
TeRangi's performances did suffer around the time of his court case for assault.

After losing Gibson and Petrie why can't they find the cash to offer Steindl ?

Master Chief...feel they can get better for the money with the import spots.

Doesn't make sense over paying for a player when you can get as good or better for less.

We have some good players on the books already with 2 import spots left to fill....patience isn't necessarily a bad thing.

I would be going for Steindl plus the two imports though.

Master Chief...I agree but at the right price. Pay too much for Steindl and it can/will affect the level of import(s) you can recruit.

Steindl is exactly what the 36ers need and hoping some gun 3pt shooting import falls through the cracks just isn't going to happen. Our recent history of picking dud imports says it all. The Randle's rarely happen.

Cortez Groves
Craig Winder
Troy DeVries
Eddie Shannon
Ron Howard
John Williamson
CJ Massingale
Scott Christopherson
Jarrid Frye
Daequon Montreal
Kenyon McNeail
Ebi Ere

"We've put the brakes on and will wait until the dust settles," Wright said of the frenzied free agent market.

“That’s not to say we’re not talking with anyone, we’re in conversations with a lot of free agents but right now everyone is chasing the highest dollar.”

Wright remains unconcerned at the heightened off-season activity and spent the weekend in Melbourne watching SEABL matches.

“There’s a lot of recruitable guys in the SEABL and the calibre of player there has been upgraded,” he said.

Wright also will make his annual pilgrimmage to Las Vegas to attend the NBA Summer League in July, confident he again can assemble a contender.

FWIW I thought McNeill was a good signing based on what I saw of him before the injury. I think they were a bit unlucky there.

I would be happy to have him back to form a sweet shooting backcourt if it meant they could go hard at a quality defensive 4 man

AngusH - IIRC McNeail, Williamson, Frye and de Vries all had injury problems.

It's weird, for some reason people seem to think that the changes have somehow opened up a bunch of cash for 2nd-tier local players.
If anything, I think the opposite is true.

Apart from Brissy, there's probably no more cash to splash around than in previous years. Yet teams will be chasing extra imports and/or "local" marquees. And by "local" we mean guys who would otherwise be playing in Europe. Whilst at the other end we now have the cap applied to the 5 lowest paid players.
These 2nd-tier guys are going to find it harder to land a starting spot, and there's really only a thin island between the top 4~5, and the bottom 4~5.