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Quick thoughts, ignoring some imports who are obviously rated high:

Schenscher high at 8?
McCamey high at 10
Ballinger high at 7
Hire touch high at 7
Drake U'u high at 4 ;)
Madgen high at 10, should be a 9 after that season?
Coenraad low at 6? Thought his season was more a 7

At first look, seems around the mark to me.

God they are still persisting with this crap?

How is t. Jervis and l.davidson ranked the same????

I think Corletto is high, Madgen is high and Hire and Ballanger should be 6.

Bad luck if your club folds, you lose your loyalty bonus.

New Zealand not in a bad position with their 6 contracted players only taking up 36 of the 70 points and having both import spots to fill. If they can snag St Louis Billiken Rob Loe as backup to Alex Pledger (would he be a 3 as a former NCAA player?) that would leave them with potentially 30points for those last 3 spots 2 of which are Imports.

? (10)/ ? (10)
Corletto(7)/Webster(4)
Abercrombie(8)/TeRangi(1)
Vukona(9)/? (10)
Pledger(7)/Loe(3)

69.

They can go for an Import PG & an Import SG and try to get a decent Aus/NZ PF to back up Vukona.
Alternatively they can chase an Import PG and the other Import can be more of a combo guard and again try and snag a decent local to backup Vukona.
The other option is chase a stud local PG to back up an Import PG and get an Import to backup Vukona.

Jason Cadee (5)
Casey Frank (6)
Daniel Dillon (6)

With 10 points available in either position, are there any better locals available who aren't under contract?

"Bad luck if your club folds, you lose your loyalty bonus. "

and your job...

Probably around the mark and I am sure there is a way you could do it via DT points per minute played. (would that vary per position played though?)

While Luke has had a renaissance, an 8 is too much I would suggest, maybe 7 considering where he is at with his career. BJ @ 5 - possible 3 or 4?

Weigh @ 7? Mitch Young v good value @ 5.

Worthington @ 9 would be worth it under a good coach who can tease that out of him. Tomlinson v good at 7.

Breakers looking good. Corletto could be a point or 2 down for the same reason as Luke. A useful bloke in a squad and brings experience and leadership, but at the twilight end of his career.

Perth look a little hard done by with those 10's, but as we keep on getting told, they are the best team going around. Erik excellent value at a 2 would be a perfect "book end" to complete a roster.

Garlepp excellent value at a 7. Harvey a 5 maybe makes a point that after 10 seasons, or 200 games, you should apply a couple of "veteran concession points"

Townsville and Wollongong can't really complain. Oscar Forman an 8? Is that his higher points ranking of his career??

I thought Garlepp was pretty decent last season. Played some solid defence and took his opportunities offensively when they presented themselves without forcing it.
He would be a nice poach.

Breakers
Import(10)/Webster (4)
Penney (10)/Corletto (7)
Abercrombie (8)/Te Rangi (1)
Vukona (9)/ Cheaper Import (10) would look for an import from the NZ League. Maybe Jamal Boykin from Nelson.
Pledger (7)/Loe (3)
Not sure they'll be able to get Penney though. CJ's salary will free up cap space. I'd look at Bartlett. Either way Websters points rising next year will be used.

Penney would be great but apparently is finishing his degree this coming season.

the dream would be

Jackson/Webster
Penney/Corletto
Abercrombie/TeRangi
Vukona/Conklin or Hudson
Pledger/Loe

with the available points I'd way rather chase a Jason Cadee or Daniel Dillon or even take Rhys Carter over settling for Bartlett/Tait/Kenney in any of the guard positions.

As a New Zealander would rather see Tait/Bartlett/Kenny instead of Cadee/Dillon etc prob cheaper too

So the Wildcats can swap Uu for Mou and find a import replacement for Ennis and thats it.....Just as long as everyone resigns they can keep there whole roster together and intact, Scary Scary stuff.

From what I hear Mou is a major upgrade on shooting if nothing else.

Teys a 5? Ouch

Loyalty discounts saving Perth's bacon this time around. Shouldn't have a hard time putting together another competitive side.

An 8 for Redhage after loyalty discounts makes him pretty reasonable given the stage of his career that he is at.

I would have thought the Loyalty Discounts would not apply mid-contract.

I am happy for Wollongong that they are well placed to really reap the benefits of their player loyalty, an 8 point reduction can really be an opportunity for them to cash in.

I wonder if they cannot use their points cap due to financial limitations whether the NBL can let them turn the points into a marketable commodity to other teams. Another sort of luxury tax if you like.

Tom Jervis @ 7 is way too high for a second year player with limited offence.

Nate Tomlinson should be higher as the assist leader in the game.

Wortho's play last year does not warrant a 9 now.

I really hope Wollongong can use this to build a team that Gordie can really take to the next level.

"As a New Zealander would rather see Tait/Bartlett/Kenny instead of Cadee/Dillon etc prob cheaper too"

I'm also a Kiwi. Only Tait & Kenney are PG's and I can't see NZ winning a title with either of them as the backup PG.

I would imagine the PGs will be an import and Webster again.

NZ's owners and major sponsors aren't broke sorry anon.
If the right player came along that fitted their team needs and fulfilled their character requirements, they would shell out the cash.

Madgen is high and Hire and Ballanger should be 6.

[Garlepp] would be a nice poach.

How is t. Jervis and l.davidson ranked the same????

Nate Tomlinson should be higher as the assist leader in the game.

Melbourne's owners aren't short of cash, and Sydney's spent a fair bit last season too. The changes to the points system don't make sense with the marquee player rule coming in though, not well thought out.

How so paul?

If the anons are already out and crying about Perth's 6point reduction this year imagine the outrage for the 12 point reduction next season. ;)

All Perth had to do to get the loyalty points reduction is keep the core of the team together I don't understand why some are bothered by it.

"Even so, if you include them as being able to benefit from the marquee rule you will still see a lopsided comp with the same 4 or 5 teams generally making Finals."

That assumes spending more money gets you a better import, which is not always the case.

Pardon my ignorance but is the loyalty bonus new this year? Perth must have had a heads up on this otherwise why would they have signed Redhage as a 10 point player to his multi-year contract.

There's a number of teams that could capitalise on the marquee rule, including any of Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand, and even outside of that it would not be a particularly hard sell if a team outside of those four had a player lined up to go to a sponsor and get a deal where they pay for the player contract but get priority use of that player for marketing purposes.

I'm not sure, but I don't think the NBL Players Association is a big fan of the points system. <.<

Are the player points in any way tied to their contracts?

Wilson, it's been around before in a slightly different form. The NBL is made up of the clubs and Perth is one of the power clubs so would've had a strong influence on rule changes like this.

I think the Redhage contract came after his injury and was a feel-good thing?

Contracts used to be loosely tied to points values (e.g., if a player was an 8 but signed for $40k, the league would be looking deeper at that) but not sure if it's still the case.

Adelaide doesn't seem to have a problem getting sponsors.

They just seem to have a slight issue with those sponsors then ... you know ... dying. Mid-season.

That's a different sort of issue.

If the loyalty points reduction helps keep players together then i think its a great thing. Both Perth and Wollongong have done well out of it so far. It helps less experienced players with increasing ratings stay at the same club if they prefer to do so with out being squeezed out. And assists the clubs in retaining older players which maybe be on the decline in their careers. The loyalty goes both ways