Donta Smith = Lots of Money!

Unless he wants to move back for family reasons, Nielsen will stay in Spain as the coin is much better than anything he could earn in the NBL.

I'm not even from NSW but the idea of the Kings back and potential roster has me salivating!
Like the Blaze thread we will just have to wait and see, depending on money etc.

Bring back the D-Train, Bruce Bolden and Dean Utoff I say.

i heard steve leven as a potential kings player.

Anon #271536

Who have contacted Schenscher and Hoare? We only found out a few days ago that Sydney are going to have a team in 10/11. Is is already confirmed they will be called the Sydney Kings and have they confirmed who the coach will be? I would have thought that the coach needed to be sorted out before they could start looking at players.

The consortium have had a far idea they would be in for over a month now, pending finalising important details, so I am sure they would have had a few conversations with players and managers.

Interesting times ahead, that's for sure.

Bring it on! This has to get people excited, even those that hate the Kings. It gets the fires burning a little bit more at least...

homicide would be a sold 2nd string pg in nba atm, same with gibbo and ubaka.

Hoare and vukona make sense, but schenscher is a terrible defensive player. Goorjian would go ape trying to coach this soft stiff to play like a man.

With Dillon boucher i'm haring has a legit very, very solid offer to go to perth again to replace Cattalini's spot and kazzouh will be replacing Schenscher, i think the Cats are again going to be the best team in the comp next season. if Lisch does leave, they'll probaly go for an explosive 2 guard import like Ere.


Martin/Robbins
Lisch or Import/Williamson
Weigh/Boucher
Redhage/Wggstaff
Kazzouh/Harris

'Everytime I pick him, he gets injured.' Goorj told us , in frustration, when we asked him about Schenscher for Beijing. 'In fact, he even got injured doing a lay up, pre-game , when I was gonna start him.' He told us.

Schenscher might be the most overrated player i've seen ever. how he played in the nba is anyones guess.

We'll know a little more, tomorrow - when the owners front the media and tell us whether it is kings or another name,colours and answer questions EG 'who's likely to coach etc.)

Anonymous, To criticize the NBL is very short sighted. Australian B'ball punches well above its weight, as does the NBL.

The NBA has been going since the 1940's, plays to a US audience 15 times larger than Australia, therefore has a significantly larger pool of money, corporate support, and 30 years more time to develop and entranch the sport into the lives of Americans, than what the NBL has had in AU.

Dont forget, the USAhas 307 million people. many many cities full of millions of people to fill stadiums, to buy season tickets and to watch BBall on TV. Australia doesnt do too badly given we have just 21m people, spread across only half a dozen or so medium-large cities.

Nathan jawai is coming back home.... From what I heard that he is looking to sign with a team besides cairns.... Lol

Official story on NBL.com:

Link: http://linky.com.au/fdnfj

Name: Sydney Kings
General Manager: Bob Turner
Chairman: Bill Wavish (Woolworths Senior Executive)

Consortium includes:
- Bill Wavish (Woolworths Senior Executive)
- Max Schroder
- Phil Hudson (ex West Sydney Razorbacks Chairman)
- Jim Bosnjak (Former West sydney Depiyty Chairman & former Westbus owner)
- Other members that wish to remain silent

Bob turner is reported as stationg that,

"The consortium of Sydney Kings owners is absolutely committed not just to the team but also to the sport of basketball," said Turner. "We have sought investors who believe in the sport and are dedicated to the long-term success of the Kings and Sydney basketball as a whole."

get shane heal to coach the team

I'm hearing now kazzouh is headed to perth, with schenscher also staying in perth and with lisch going to europe with his italian passport where he wont be an import.so schenscher to sydney rummor is all but dead

What about Scott "Grizzly" McGregor.

He would be a great addition.

Be great to see those Grizzly Boyz Back again at the King Dome.