Wish peach all the best, really appreciate all he did during his time in Adelaide. I hope we can sign someone to replace his defence, rebounding and leadership.

When the team was in its worst years, I wished we could get Gibson and Petrie, given that Martin and Vukona were out of the question. They helped improve the club on court and I'm always appreciative of in-demand players making the move to Adelaide. Gibson looked a bit over it by the end, but I think Petrie will be difficult to replace.

AndTheFoul says that Brisbane is likely to be signing Gibson, Kickert, Petrie and Bairstow.
Pretty strong starting point, but that would suggest that Petrie would be coming off the bench. And it's 3 power forwards, which is an interesting move.

Nick Kay please...

Definitely some acid in that release. Peach has played his best ball in the past, but he single-handedly won the Sixers a couple of games this year with those freakish big nights he gets through hardwork around the hoop.

Thought he would be man enough to at least front the team and tell them...bit of a cop out getting your agent to do it imo.

Wish him all the best though and wouldn't be too concerned as a 36er fan as at this point in time in his career he is replaceable.

I doubt Brisbane snag Bairstow...he'd have to be an idiot to give up his NBA contract and come back here to play!

Pretty sure Bairstow's NBA contract ends in a couple weeks. He's played about 160 minutes total in 2 years at the Bulls, can't see him getting an extension.

Bairstow hasn't really shown me much to get excited about when playing for Australia or the Bulls. His NBA pedigree is really about it. But hey, size is a premium.

I agree AngusH.

I've never understood how some people think Bairstow should be ahead of Motum in the Boomers setup. Other than energy Bairstow's never really shown much with the Boomers (he wouldn't be in my Rio team) and I thought he was very fortunate to get drafted by an NBA team.

He's done well to last two whole years with the Bulls despite not getting on court and only putting up average numbers in the D-League (14p, 8r, 1a).

If Brisbane think they're going to go anywhere with a bigs combo of Bairstow, Kickert & Petrie good luck to them but I doubt Bairstow ends up being a superstar level talent in the NBL.

I am confused by some of these comments about Bairstow. I see a guy that is big, plays hard, makes good inside and mid range shots, and is high energy. If you don't think he would be the best centre in the league I think you might have rocks in your head.

He is like AJ Ogilvy without the bitch factor.

ATF posts what's here. Nothing more.

I can only judge Bairstow on what I've seen, 99% of which was with an Australia jersey on. His midrange jumper might be OK, but he looked real soft around the hoop and had very little upper-body strength. Maybe he's as good as AJ in the NBL, maybe he's not, but he's going to probably cost as much (if not more) than AJ to sign, which is a bit of a gamble IMO.

He hasn't stuck around the NBA for two seasons for being a weak little wimp with no game. If you watch his summerleague games you can see he can ball.

Again, I'm not saying Bairstow is terrible, just that I honestly don't know if he's not, either. He's stuck around because he signed a 2 year deal, and has seen an undrafted rookie overtake him in the rotation as far as those spot minutes at the end of the bench go.

Making an NBA roster doesn't necessarily equate to being an NBL performer.

Bairstow's game is very similar to Matt Knight, though probably not quite as rounded yet. He will be a very good big man in the NBL and many other comps around the world.

Matt Knight is coming to Adelaide 36ers for sure, as he wants out of Perth Wildcats. Joey Wright is after Jermaine Beal, after Adam Gibson has left the club. This would be two good signings.

The article Boti wrote has huge importance with the quotes from Joey. This kind of money being bandied around is silly. Some teams can afford it, but for the long term. It will break the smaller clubs and put a pinch on the bigger clubs. It has too.

What it really shows tho, is that the players who's salaries are now being shown to everyone is that these players were on this before...they haven't just decided to get a pay rise. They are on this already.

What it really shows tho, is that the players who's salaries are now being shown to everyone is that these players were on this before...they haven't just decided to get a pay rise. They are on this already.