Chris
Years ago
Here is the link to the South Island off-season rate card: http://nzhoops.co.nz/2014-nbl-offseason-update-south-island/
I posted the North Island one earlier.
Also, the RAMS have signed some good talent - check it out here:
http://nzhoops.co.nz/nba-level-talent-joining-rams-revival/
Kerron Johnson
Years ago
how the fudge can a nz team secure nba level talent and the "ANBL" can barely get interest from scrubs??
it aint money?? lifestyle??
they got them coaching aswell
The article says NBA level talent not that they are actual NBAers. NBL here actually has ex- or future NBA players.
Neither of those guys has played an NBA game.
Sydney King Sam Young has played five years in the NBA.
Stevie Wonder
Years ago
imo find that ex nba players that do bring there talents to australasia cant shoot for bricks. slasher type guys.score from dunks & have poor attitudes
Of course they've got some sort of glaring deficiency in their games otherwise they would be in the NBA.
Most guys in the NBA have at least one glaring deficiency in their games.
commonsense
Years ago
get your eyes tested Stevie Wonder no one is perfect
Chris
Years ago
They were good enough to get a run with some NBA teams. Good to see them coming to the NZ NBL....which is a heck of a lot smaller (in every way) than its Australian counterpart...
MACDUB
Years ago
Generally, we don't get the same level of import talent in the NZNBL as the NBL. With that being said, there have been quite a few imports who have played in both leagues (Crowe, Wethers, Braswell, Rickert, Tucker, Andrew Warren, Maxey, Pace, Conklin etc.)
I think the NZNBL punches way above its weight in terms of attracting quality imports.
One advantage may be the length of the season.
Season starts April and finishes in June.
3 month season, and teams often allow imports to come in only a month or even a few weeks before the season.
So they can come here and the pay is very good when you average it out to 4 months work.
ANBL season goes from October to April (7 months), throw in the fact that imports may have to come out 2 or so months before the season, and it effectively means they are working for 9 months. Which could prevent them getting other deals during the year.
Stevie Wonder
Years ago
Brett Brown started coached in the NZBL
look at him now?
Maybe the ANBL needs to be shortened to a 4month format aswell?
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