(MEL) WILCHER, Josh #
(NZB) PREWSTER, Dion #
(NZB) BLOXHAM, Josh #
(NZB) FOTU, Isaac #
(TVL) TUDEHOPE, Keegan #
(ADE) DALY, Tom #
(ADE) WARBOUT, Jan #
(CRN) MITCHELL, James #
(CRN) HUSSEY, Jackson #
(CRN) ADEKPONYA, Matthew #
(CRN) COMINO, James #
(GCB) CARTER, Zac #
(GCB) TEYS, Brendan #
(GCB) NILSSON, Karl #
(PER) BALCOMBE, Jarrod #
(PER) CASSIR, Rob #
(PER) SCOTT, Damien #
(PER) VIGOR, Michael #
(PER) PURSER, Ben #
(SYD) WEEKS, Jarrad #
(WOL) DELANEY, Zac #
(SYD) KERRY, Tanner #
(SYD) WRIGHT, Tom #
(TVL) TUDEHOPE, Keegan #
(TVL) ODIGIE, Owen #
(TVL) DEMERTZE, Michael #

Nice to see a few AIS kid in there,i don't understand why cairns have some DP that don't even get time in ABA also cause they don't get to develop in ABA so some these kids are just training bait yeah? some might not even be good enough for NBL ever,but i guess on the other hand,atleast they get a chance to train learn from the best everyday,and they could fulfill there potential 1 day,i like NZ have some great kids so does Perth.

Dion Prewster for NZ will be replacing Leon Henry in the Breakers full squad for the first 6 games while Leon recovers and Issac Fotu recently won with 3 other Breakers academy players took out the world 3 on 3 tournament.

Can someone you knows more about this than me comment on the whole "development player" program?

How many guys actually graduate from development player to a fulltime roster position?

Has it been successful or is it a lacklustre alternative to the US college programs, or are we even better converting to a 1-2 league system like the AFL or NRL, switching players between top and second tier based on form?

When I see teams carrying development players who are quite old and clearly will never make it, I have to ask what's the point?

Have you not ever watched the Breakers Anon?
Thomas Abercrombie, Alex Pledger, BJ Anthony and Cory Webster were all Breakers development players over the last few years and have all made the Breakers NBL roster.
Abercrombie came back from US college disillusioned and ready to quit basketball until the Breakers got him into the their development academy, last season he took out finals MVP.

Owen Odigie..Has he actually signed on as a development player?

Pretty crazy to think that he is 93 born..I reckon its going to become a trend..younger players signing on as development players.

Would have loved to see him go to college though. Had athleticism that was on par or better than American athletes which is relatively rare for Australian players.
I think he could have done big things at a good college.

Correct me if im wrong, but some development contracts are money based, while others aren't right? Do we know which ones are on financial based contracts and which ones are solely on development contracts?

I agree Mystro that the Breakers have done a good job in bringing their development players through onto their main roster. But they are about the only team in the league to have done so.

Mitch Norton is 1993 born and he's not a development player: he's on the proper roster, while Keegan Tudehope is 1988 born and he's a development player.

Just thought that was interesting...

Alex Pledger had actually done 4 years at college before becoming a development player.
Corey Webster had done 1 year aswell.

that list is from NBL DreamTeam...

Dion Prewster has also recently returned from College in the US.