The cost will be the big issue but having hubs in Perth, NZ and Adelaide to start the season is possibly the only way forward to have games from December where fans can attend.

Have it clash with NBL1? Yeah, nah.

One league is far more important than the other #277

Lol the Gold Coast? Can we stop with throwing them into the ring. They've shown they can't support any sort of team, let alone a non local team

No chance of either of those Curtley

League won't be operating until mid 2021 at best more likely now 2022

#302 you are just plain wrong

"Would be good to have them based out of either the Gold Coast or Sunshine Coast"

Why would you base a hub in an area which doesn't have a team?

I think its 50-50 whether we're calling a city in Australia our home, or whether we load up with all our home games at the beginning or end of the season.

Can't be anything in Tassie - there's no infrastructure there yet until that DEC is done up

Just not enough money in bball for any of this to happen(hubs,relocation etc.).
It's not AFL football and the only reason they are playing games is because of TV revenue. THE NBL doesn't have that luxury. Until the NBL is certain of full capacity crowds being allowed, they won't kick off. It's simple economics. Some clubs would go under (Adelaide anyone?)if they started paying players and got f'all bums on seats. I agree with #302 to an extent. May not be 2022 but it won't fire up until Covid restrictions no longer exist.

"One league is far more important than the other #277"
NO NBL no NBL1. You can't have both teams playing in the one season. WNBL is cancelled and right now the NBL is looking very unstable. Loeliger has said, no crowds no NBL. Victoria is a basket base and no other state will accept them in a hub.

They will as essential and 14 days quarantine post Vic in Hub states like WA, SA & QLD. Just like the AFL. Please keep up. Other than NBL1 South every other Comp is state based. No travel. If NBL crosses over I to NBL1 who cares. Niche markets

So there's no AFL GF and you then expect to have the NBL GF in Melb? I think you are off your meds.

There is no way any team is going to give up a finals game to be played in a Melbourne hub. That's the cream on the top for any teams revenue.

Yeah Perth would be broke.

Hubs = shit loads of $'s for accommodation. Hubs also = no home revenue for many teams. Do the maths. It's not gonna happen.

There would be some revenue coming in (as long as fans can attend) but it definitely wouldn't come close to a proper home game.

"NO NBL no NBL1. You can't have both teams playing in the one season"

What on earth does this even mean?

Too much of a risk for the NBL to start the season without 100% certainty that the fixtures can be completed. Hubs, backending games etc. is just not going to happen.

Still a lot of water to go under the bridge between now and December

"Accomodation you pay for anyway for the away team." Since when?

Attendace is in very limited venues. The only reason the AFL is even being played is TV coverage. FFS players were getting 50% of their salaries early on long before thay even had to play. What a joke.

NBL has formed a taskforce to plan for the 20-21 season - https://nbl.com.au/news/nbl21-return-to-competition-taskforce

Key quotes from Kestleman in the article:

"The Taskforce will assist us in planning the season, taking into account the different measures that may be in place across Australia and New Zealand"

"we are still hoping to start the season in early December but we will be guided by the Taskforce"

"Playing as many games in front of fans remains a priority."

Of course it is. But how will that occur? There are very strict gudies lines for indoor sport. I keep saying it, who will pay for this?

They'll obviously discuss the costs for each plan they have, and with that they'll decide if it can be paid for and by whom.

"The NBL has left open the possibility of pushing its tip-off back even further and will consider possible hub arrangements as planning continues for season 2020-2021."

Find a hub in smaller market town that has a few basketball courts, cheaper accommodation and get the season started. Surely with the nrl and afl being watched in record numbers the basketball should be able to get a few bucks out off sbs or a commercial station that cover cost, certainly if it's in a hub and they don’t need to fly gear in and out.

I’ve got no idea of which town out side Victoria, Ballarat, Bendigo would’ve been great but surely SA has such place or maybe Broken Hill where tourism would be shot and the could use the money and community engagement.

If the NBL can't get a TV deal when it's in full swing, it's definitely not going to get one from a hub in a country town.

Let alone a Victorian hub.

There is a lot more things for people to do when the virus is not around. Tv sport is cleaning up because everyone is lock down to a certain extent. Sometimes you just got take the blinkers off.

NBL make no money from TV so a hub won't work if the Melbourne teams aren't play in front of crowds.

NSW to be in trouble shortly I reckon.