"With NBA teams going to a 17 man roster"

Source?

To make it easier to speculate, I'll summarize each team's remaining slots, assuming they're going for 3 imports.


ADELAIDE: 3 import spots. Chasing Ramone Moore?

BRISBANE: 2 imports.

CAIRNS: 3 imports, 2 locals (Damon Heuir re-signing rumour).

ILLAWARRA: 2 imports, 2 locals.

MELBOURNE: 3 imports (Josh Boone rumoured to have signed), 2 locals (Daniel Dillon? Julian Khazzouh?).

NEW ZEALAND: 3 imports, 1 local.

PERTH: 3 imports.

SYDNEY: 3 imports, 3 locals.


If you assume the rumours are all true, its really only 7 local spots left to fill (Cairns 1, Illawarra 2, NZ 1, Sydney 3). Some are probably already in verbal agreements so the only one looking a bit behind the eight ball is Sydney.

Kings fans definitely fretting about that empty frontcourt and not many local FA bigs out there. They will most likely have to rely on import bigs or returnees. JVG was in Europe though, so he may be scouting there a bit.

One interesting thing I came across was Joey's in Singapore scouting for possible Asian import. Maybe to replace Jacobsen? Probably ends up getting one for a DP spot. Everyone's encouraged by NBL to get one in their roster ala the Kings and Bullets.

Speaking of which, Gaze managed to recruit 2 new Chinese players into the Tigers to 'replace' Bo Liu. The interesting one of the two is Ming Zhao, a 7'2" kid who weighs around 130kg. Supposedly have a very nice touch but only 17 years old.

@693/696 - I wasn't aware of that change in the newest CBA. No need to be assholes.

Kings to announce college signing soon

so the only one looking a bit behind the eight ball is Sydney.

Kings fans definitely fretting about that empty frontcourt and not many local FA bigs out there.

If Boone is coming back I can't see how the Khazzouh rumour could be true unless as I hypothesized that Andersen is gone. Majok & Moller are under contract too.

ugh... our off season is too long... want answers now...

Yeah, off topic but the season is too short.
And the playoff semi's need to be best of 5 series too....

LK will fix it!

This offseason will be shorter than last though with no Olympics or WC pushing back the start of the season by a month.

Last season started in October not September.

Okay maybe the league has moved to an October start date permanently now but the way it had been for a long time was the season started in early Sep unless an Olympics or WC was on then those seasons it would start early Oct.

The season before that it started on the 13th Sep, yeah way off.

They changed it ages ago because the start of the NBL season was being lost in the media among AFL and NRL finals. Not much better since until this year.

Does anyone have any concrete evidence that the Hawkies have resigned Foreman & Coenraad?

I'm assuming we've stayed loyal, but really want to know! : )

http://www.cairnspost.com.au/sport/local-sport/knockback-spurs-hill-on-to-make-statement/news-story/2d00a84b1cb48fc01a6bae830da8019c

So it does look like Jeromie will stay in Sydney after all. I've always felt he was underutilised, particularly last season.

Not many bigs have his skill set and I wondered why Gaze used him mainly at 5 with no license to shoot it from outside. He was an ok 3pt shooter as a big in Texas-SA.

Paywalls for news articles, I just don't get it... So going to have to assume what it says and even though from post-game pressers it was sort of clear that Gaze was still a fan of Hill, but that still never translated to more than maybe 20mins of game time for the season...

There's a new video out of Copes discussing what he and the coaching staff have said they were after for next season... A big 5 who can rebound, a stretch 4 and a back up guard... No mention of import (or otherwise) PG, so it looks like Gaze will be persisting with not having a proper PG... Hoepfully they get the other parts right that help cover for this, otherwise it's going to be another long season...

Paywall? Well, Gerrans wrote in the article that "Hill and his management are continuing talks with the Kings, optimistic a new deal will be struck for next season, but he was left disappointed by the Taipans decision."

"I suppose I am not what they are after," Hill, who came through the Cairns Basketball program, said.

“Cairns is one of the places I would love to play at but it is a bit disappointing Fearney (Taipans coach Aaron Fearne) does not want me to come up and play."

Anyways, Jeromie should be a natural stretch four, certainly has the ability to defend bigs and have the ballhandling/shooting to stretch opposition. Just need more opportunity and have the coaches focus more on him in training.

Thanks Steve... With Pineau signing with the Kings last week, seems Hill is out of Sydney options at least...