Next star?

Undrafted so can't be a next star

Melo and rj are undrafted

Didi was nominated for the draft

Can somebody please show me the actual rules for the Next Stars program. Seems the goal posts change very quickly. I'll go out on a limb and say there aren't any and the rules are made up on the fly as players are seen who may be a candidate for the NBL level.
Looking on the NBL site there is this:

'Next Stars players must be eligible to nominate for the NBA Draft, and will be hand-picked by a panel of experts to be appointed by the NBL. Once selected, the pool of Next Stars players will enter into a contract with the league which will then place the Next Stars in NBL teams. Further details of how they will be placed will be announced shortly.

Those players selected will play at least one season with an NBL Club before nominating for the NBA Draft the following year (or potentially the season after)'.

So now we have 'Didi' playing for Sydney, already drafted at 35 but with already a season of professional basketball under his belt in the Brazilian Premier League. Before the Next Stars he would definitely be classified as an import.

Why doesn't the NBL just allow 4 imports and be done with it without hiding behind this smokescreen where there is obviously no hard and fast rules?

And what is to stop an Australian coming in under the Next Stars program? If they are drafted in the NBA then they are good enough to play in the NBL. But if the NBL is going to pay their wage, wouldn't it be smart for a club to nominate them as a Next Star and effectively get them for free? So many loopholes in this as the NBL seems to be making it up as they go along.

I like the next star concept. Being able to watch future NBA talent and ex NBA players is what the NBL needs.
It would be nice if the rules for the next stars were clear and not made up on the run and I'm a kings fan

So if tacko is eligible to be a next star does that mean an NBL team can get a stash Brian Bowen ll ? So many questions

"Didi was nominated for the draft"

and he was drafted. Under the new Next Stars rule this is permissible.

NBL site there is this:

'Next Stars players must be eligible to nominate for the NBA Draft, and will be hand-picked by a panel of experts to be appointed by the NBL.
Those players selected will play at least one season with an NBL Club before nominating for the NBA Draft the following year (or potentially the season after)'.

So a next star who isn't drafted to the NBA can come back to the NBL
Not that much different to tacko or Brian Bowen ll
I guess they can change the rules if they need to

Not sure if the OP is an idiot or it's a typo....Tacko not Tacky.

Four Imports now allowed. How times have changed.

It looks like didi was hand picked by Sydney and not placed into a team by the NBL

He is 23. Might be a bit old for next star

That's ok the NBL can change that at any time they see fit.

It’s a good move if the nba change the one and done rules

Short term he could bounce around nba, long term a place like nbl would help him develop. Looks like he's got some smart advisors if he's looking at nbl. Based on a lot of 3rd choice imports perviously he couldn't be worse. Can seriously change a game defensively.

If the league had 4 imports then the teams would have to pay for all 4 imports. Next Stars players are helped paid for by the league.

Only drafted players (Draft and stash players) and first year out of High School players can be Next Stars otherwise Deshon Taylor would be a Next Star. That means Tacko cannot be a Next Star.

They changed the rules so the program can still run when NBA drops the one and done rule.

And lastly, Brian Bowen is on a two way contract. He didn't get drafted and therefore can’t be stashed.

It really isn’t that hard to understand.

It really isn't that hard to understand


It is when the NBL expert panel change the rules on the fly

If the NBL are looking for side shows i hear Nick Kyrios thinks he could play some bball

NBL already has one
Lavar would eat nick kyrios for breakfast

And lastly, Brian Bowen is on a two way contract. He didn't get drafted and therefore can't be stashed.


If Brian Bowen ll didn’t get a two way he would go back to playing with the kings the next stars are on a two year deal.
The NBL expert panel would be the ones to decide if Brian Bowen ll can be stashed along with if tacko could be a next star.

He is 23. Might be a bit old for next star

I've had a look on the net and doesn’t seem to be an age limit for the next stars

Burrito Drop

Lmao

Nacho Plunge could do worse than play 20 minutes a game in the NBL.

It would be a bonus to have him in the NBL
Seems to have a lot of fans with the young on instafacetwitts

"If the NBL are looking for side shows i hear Nick Kyrios thinks he could play some bball"

I stuck $1 on nick to play in the NBL at odds of like @301 a few years ago when he kept saying he wants to play basketball lol

It is when the NBL expert panel change the rules on the fly


Shit man they changed one rule for good reason. Get over it.

Hey twerp what's with the love heart?

Shit man they changed one rule for good reason. Get over it.


It's all good mate I have nothing to get over
I support the rule change and l support the kings didi looks like a good player. It’s a win for me
All I was saying was if the NBL can change the rules for didi then NBL could change the rules for tacko to be a next star
The more next stars the better I feel

Not certain Didi qualifies, his summer league is looking quite good, can't speak a word of English though.