China and Croatia are playing I don't see why not

Apparently Perth were invited but declined

I'd like to see the kings go over

Great idea, though some players would not be available, and rosters not completed.

rather than send the nbl team to china would be far better in my view to send them summer league.

Robt
Sounds good
Like a reverse next stars

I think the average NBL team would be pretty competitive at Summer League. I read that the Cavs have only one player on their SL roster with professional experience. Most SL guys are not going to make an NBA roster. 'Proven' NBA guys, which for SL purposes is usually a sophomore who had a solid rookie campaign, tend to sit it out. So most teams have 1-2 guys of first-round pick standard and we know from Ferguson that plenty first round pick guys aren't going to tear up NBL teams. I wouldn't see the fact that they haven't started training as an issue as most SL teams are assembled weeks if not days beforehand and pretty rudimentary in their ability to play together. The fact that NBL rosters aren't even finalised would probably be a bigger challenge.

A Boomers 'B' side or u25 team or something is a nice idea, but we would often struggle to get enough of those guys available. Someone like a Landale would be an obvious candidate for a team like that, but in pursuing NBA opportunities, is he better off playing SL with a Boomers squad, or for an NBA team? I don't know if current college players would be able to participate and maintain their eligibility, either, which would further shrink the pool. That's fine, you could send an NBL all-star team, but that isn't really going to benefit the Boomers. An NBL all-star team is probably too good for SL, anyway. Veteran pros are going to be at a massive advantage against the youth on most of those rosters.

You don't want to risk embarrassment like China. Sending over an NBL team feels like a bit of an unknown might be ok might not, and you don't want to half ass it with some C grade boomers side or D grade NBL select squad like the china tou where people think thats a representation of the best we have to offer.

I'd like to see some sort of legit NBL select squad participate though. Sending invites to a mix of guns/youngsters and imports/locals that have played NBL in the last 24 months who would be the kinds of players NBA teams would look at or be interested in.

Hypothetically a team we could have sent over: (obviously some if these have signed on other summer league teams, and I've probably missed a couple of names)

Ware/Trimble
Cotton/Sobey/Grida
Creek/Bowen/Delany
Kay/Froling
Long/Humphries

China defeated the hornets 84 to 80

It doesn't have to be just young Australia development players. The NBL boomers could trial potential undrafted players or unsigned NBA fringe players on ten day contacts looking to get a NBL gig. That’s why all the NBL teams are at the summer league right now. To find new players for the NBL. NBL boomers could also put a few next stars on the bench.

Not too keen on inclusion of American-Americans. Aussie-Americans are ok. I see this as an Aussie promo for Aussies playing the game (no apologies).


How do you feel about American-Aussies?

The summer league teams are made up of between 14 to 19 players we don't have enough young Aussie talent for that .
But it makes sense to test out young American talent looking at playing in the NBL and NBA plus have best young aus and nz talent on display to help them get to the g league and NBA. The next stars can also start the professional journey on the bench. All the NBL teams can send their couches to play a part in the NBL boomers team. A lot of money could be made for the NBL at the summer league

I don't think the Croatian national team are playing, it's a team from Croatia.