A model player for the NBL - played both ends and was a solid character off court.

I didn't hate him for one season when he played for the Hawks.

A legend. I guess he got tired of the continual injuries because I think at worst he had a season or two left in him in a reduced role. It's a shame we never got his best in Sydney but that doesn't matter in the end, great career in the NBL and with the Boomers.

A gun at both ends of the court. That's pretty rare.
Thanks Kev

Great player. Sydney will look very different next season.

A great player who had a great career. It was likely expected a few dominoes would fall after Bogut's departure so will be interesting to see what happens now with Newley & Kickert.

According to the article, he was told by doctors to stop playing. Nothing to do with Bogut or anything else.

A really great career. Shame he couldn't go another couple of years but will be remembered as an elite player and valued teammate.

Fantastic player, great guy by all reports. He even took a paycut to keep the Sydney Kings team together.

Wish him all the best in his future endeavours.

If Weaver had given Ware's minutes and shots to Lisch, the GF would have a very different result.

I did try and convince him to come back and play for the Cats, he responded by offering to buy us both Hawks jerseys. Great guy.

You know this without knowing what the team will look like?

Homocide will probably want a statue of Kevin outside Challenge Stadium.

Great player, and was still a crowd favourite in Perth.
Genuinely sad to see him go.

Strange contrast with Martin, cruelled by injuries but still fighting to play on.
I gather some of Kevin's must have been degenerative and made worse by continuing to play. Sometimes we forget that these "old players" are only in their thirties and have their whole lives ahead of them.
Best of Luck to him and his family.
I wonder what he would be like as a commentator?

Yeah Lisch is unfortunately a classic example of just how short a pro-career can be. Came out of college nearing 24. 10/11 years later and its over. Takeaway a few with injury and probably only got 8-9 actual years? It's quite sad.

Wishing him the best for his next step;

MACDUB, very insightful.

'840, I agree. Had he played his entire pro career in AU and got 1-2 more championships, of which neither is a stretch, he'd be in those discussions. I thought the year with the Hawks and Penney, they were a solid shot. In the top tier on the ladder. Had an import spot that could've been burned on upgrading one of the locals.

Was a great player. One of my favourites in the league over past many years. Looks liked he was well respected by all players too. Well done.

An absolute legend that we were very fortunate that he returned to the NBL and I can't think of a better poster child for the NBL (plenty are equal but none are better) but did they use him enough ?

All the best to Kev and he deserved everything he got from championships, MVP, defensive player of the year to Olympic representation.

I reckon if he writes a book it would be a great read.

Totally waste of a career once he went to Illawarra then Sydney. Shame his girlfriend was from Sydney otherwise he would of won an record amount of championships with the Wildcats.

Fantastic player and ambassador of the NBL, sad to see him leave considering how good he was in the finals this past season.

If Damo retired and Cotton became naturalised he would have been the perfect fit to slot into the PG spot at Perth to finish his career.

As much a PG as Damo is/was

2010 Champion and Grand Final MVP.

Lisch and Cotton sharing starting PG minutes with Norton backing them up would be just fine. The year calls for different circumstances, would also give Cotton more space and remove the extra defender who usually would sag off Damo.

Legend of the NBL and top bloke, onya Kev

Totally different player to Martin

Although Lisch's true position was shooting guard, he could capably play point for spurts. He had vastly superior offensive skills to Martin, so if I'm coach then I'd sign Lisch first regardless of which position I was looking for.

Lisch was often called upon to play PG when Damo was hurt.

He is not a PG but is decent as a second option.

He is more capable at PG than other SG's in the league.

Don't insult Lisch by trying to compare Martin to him as a player. The guy was a former DPOTY and won a scoring title come on.

We have decent young talent.

Froling.
Drmic.
Dech.
Norton.
Magnay.

With the NBL restricting imports to 2 , it will look to be a much less talented league in the future.

IMO two imports is fine as long as at least one all-star-caliber American playing for the Cats is naturalised.

IIRC there was a time when teams finishing lower on the ladder were allowed an extra import. I wouldn't mind seeing that, where say the teams finishing 7th, 8th, and 9th, were allowed an extra import for 2 seasons.

IIRC there was a time when teams finishing lower on the ladder were allowed an extra import. I wouldn't mind seeing that, where say the teams finishing 7th, 8th, and 9th, were allowed an extra import for 2 seasons.

" Illawarra would just get another Billy Preston with their extra import."!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there's another one?

IIRC there was a time when teams finishing lower on the ladder were allowed an extra import. I wouldn't mind seeing that, where say the teams finishing 7th, 8th, and 9th, were allowed an extra import for 2 seasons.

- Illawarra would just get another Billy Preston with their extra import.

Cairns showed its getting the right imports not the number of imports that matter.

Perth won it 2 seasons ago with 2 imports whilst allowed 3.

Clever and gutsy player.

Can see him becoming a great coach