Guys like Cedric Jackson and Jerome Randle can get jobs regardless of their citizenship status. Also consider that they might be quite attached to their purely US citizenship and it would be quite the step to naturalise and set up camp here.

For guys playing here year after year, it'd probably make sense.

Cedric has been pursuing citizenship with help from the Breakers since he signed his current deal. I read someone from the Breakers or BBNZ say they were about "half way there" last winter. Don't know whether anything has changed.

I wouldn't be surprised if Kevin Lisch did, given the Aussie wife and kids.

I don't know what the current "naturalised" rule is, but I seem to recall that in the past there was a delay between becoming a citizen and being eligibl to play as a nuralised player.
In any event, the first step is citizenship, and that's not as easy as you might think, certainly not as easy as it perhaps once was.

Previously there was a visa just for sports people, now they have to apply for a regular 401 (temporary work - long stay visa). It pretty much pro-forma for a professionals sports person, but its still only a TEMPORARY visa. Whereas to even begin the Citizenship process they must first become a permanent resident. After that, eligibility depends on how time spent in and out of the country.

My understanding is that the chances were introduced to exclude those who obtained residency, but then pissed off and spent most of their time in their home country. However, it might also effect professional sportsmen who spent so much overseas playing in different leagues.

Lisch would be in a different category because he married an Australian. Its not an "automatic" entitlement as it once was, but once he has permanent residence the rules are different, because he can maintain his "connection to Australia" even when overseas.

Was talking with a mate about how their used to be so many naturalised Americans playing in the NBL but nowadays there are none.

Dion Prewster, believe it or not.

No, it's just because most people assume he's a Kiwi when he plays for the TBs as a naturalised player.

The more Aussie citizen ships the better, especially when it comes to hoopers!

No 'trump ideologies here'

Def needs to be more, then we can see stacked rosters again like the 90's.

Crawford, Pinder, M.Davis, Fisher, Grace and I believe Copeland naturalised allowing their teams to have space to reload. Sure there were heaps more.

Boti article:

http://www.botinagy.com/blog/once-everyone-needed-one-or-two/

I was actually thinking of the benefits of them having families here and producing the next generation of Ben's, Kyrie's and Dante's...

I don't know about Pindar, but yes at one point the Cats had Crawford, Fisher, and Grace all Naturalised, giving them at times an all American starting 5.

Personally, the main reason I like it, is that I love to see players sticking around. Its great to see the same faces year after year.

Quite sad that Lisch left when he did, and is now playing for the Hawks. When Redhage retires we will have none.
Apart from the few years between Grace and Redhage, that will be a big change for the Cats.

Not sure what Beal's plans are...

A somebody mentioned in the Wildcats Thread, Beal would be great but its not something I'd pick from the public persona. In the past, players seems to have been happy to make Perth their home for several years. Ricky Grace is still here. I get the feeling that Beal likes it fine, but he'll go wherever his career and the game takes him.
Once again though, pure speculation...

Yep, Crawford and Pinder were naturalised, which meant they could have Grace and Pete Hansen back in those days.. what a team.

Mmmm, instead we could have a minimum of 6 Aussies in the team. haha.

I wouldn't mind seeing an amendment, based on the "loyalty" provisions. As I understand it, an import remains 10 points, but I wouldn't mind a system whereby after say 5 years with one team, an import could play as a local. SO similar effect to naturalisation, without relying on the shifting sands of our citizenship politics.