Bijan's game is going to get exposed at NBL1 level. Got away with a lot of low IQ stuff in PL because he was more athletic than most guards. Won’t get away with it in NBL1, they’ll just bench him.

Many players are going to be exposed at NBL1 level, especially those who are stepping into it from lower levels where they were found out under pressure.

Frankston looking like title favourites, bringing back their main core, with the exception of Majok.

Are they planning on re-signing Bozeman?

Geelong looking strong.
Players that played in NZ last season, Naar, Grida, Gliddon, Moller, Froling late in season could be good gets.

Looks like Sandy have some big United signings and who said the Tigers are struggling, a few big $$ signings.
Heard Bozzeman will bob up at a regional NBL1 club for a healthier salary.

Any qld nbl1 news? Teams? Players?

Hobart Chargers are hoping to sign at least one, possibly both, of Jalen Billups and Marcel Jones from the now defunct Southern Huskies.

Billups should dominate NBL1.

Good pick ups by the Hobart Chargers..

Bilups is woeful, he could not dominate in WA, throwing down cherry picking dunks is not dominating. He plays no defence either. Jones is a stats padder and has played for so many clubs tells you he get second chances to often.

Billups had a great season in the NZNBL

He was also the MPV of the WA league..

Some people easily fooled.

Mvp should play for teams that compete at the end of season, not stand out in middle the road sides.

Will NBL players who log more than a certain amount of minutes (7.5 I believe) still be classified as imports.

If that is the case I think the NBL1 should abolish this rule. The more NBL talent the better, alongside quality imports.

Small word if.

7.5 mins was never an NBL1 rule. That was in the NZNBL for the Huskies.

Billups won't be back.

Any Australian player who averages more than 20 minutes per game in the NBL, WNBL or the higher level leagues in Europe is classed as a B restricted player in NBL1.

Imports are A restricted.

Teams can have three restricted players but no more than two A's.

Pretty sure it isn't 20mins.

Naar and Pineau to reunite in Melbourne. Big get for the Tigers

It's 50% of game time. For NBL and WNBL players that’s 20 minutes. Not sure about QBL but that’s definitely the rule in NBL1 as it was for SEABL.

Liam Thomas and Johnny Crnogorac to Albury/Wodonga. Two legit seven footers. Should help address their defensive issues from the last couple of seasons.

Almost sure SEABL was 12min.

Thomas not 7ft unless he's in high heals.

Kiera Rowe to Frankston

Kathleen Scheer returns to the Hobart Chargers.

Glover to Eltham. Will be elite at the NBL1 level.

Adelaide may make playoffs in NBL1.. If they can stay injury free and Froling develops like we all hope.

Adelaide are in NBL1?

"Almost sure SEABL was 12min."

Seabl was definitely 12min. I know our team was chasing a player with about those minutes. Massive difference between playing 20 minutes + as an Aussie / import or under 12 mins and not being an Aussie.

What's the story on bj, is he American or Aussie? Why is he here as a dp?

He has dual citizenship I believe.

He has matured greatly in last year and will do very well

Defensive anchor? Hardly the phrase that springs to mind when I think of Bijan.

Bigan is a mental midget. Small man syndrome.

Shea Ili to Southern. Some quality NBL players signing with NBL1 clubs this season (McCarron, Naar, Glover, Pineau etc). Should see the league take another big step forward this year.

Getting back to seabl level which is a good thing.

Which it needed to. I couldn't even tell you who won last season.

Nunawading men, Kilsyth women.

Yes the same Nunawading side that Hobart beat convincingly the season before.

"Yes the same Nunawading side that Hobart beat convincingly the season before."

Plus Lucas Walker

Hobart premiership team was a lot better than the side Nunawading beat the previous season.

Yep. 1st SEABL championship winners and last SEABL championship winners. Ironic now.

Last season NBL1 had some very ordinary players running around in it, hopefully it can continue to grow and get to SEABL standard once was.

/agrees

It looks like a fair few players that went to nznbl last season are playing nbl1 this season so that should make it stronger. Naar, McCarron, Illi, that come straight to mind.

Keely Froling to Launceston. Big pick up for them.

Hearing Frankston have a big singing to be announced in the coming weeks.

Hearing Frankston have a big singing to be announced in the coming weeks.

Barker ain't a big signing.

Sounds like Frankston are breaking out in song with the upcoming singing!! lol

Probably will still miss out, again.

Are Frankston resigning Bozeman?

He's elite at the NBL1 level.

Bozeman was selling himself araound to various clubs.
I hear Hobart Chargers MEN may have a BIG announcment soon.

Dan Trist to Franga?

Frankston just announced Tahlia Tupaea

Ballarat to announce a big signing soon.

Ballarat to announce a big signing soon.

Tahlia Tupaea a big signing for Frankston. Should be exceptional at the NBL1 level. Will be interesting to see how she fits alongside Steph Reid.

There's an NBL1 Central?

Is anyone surprised that Chris Patton has signed to play BigV instead of NBL1? An interesting development for sure.

The draw is now out but not on the nbl1's website :(

NBL1 North's draw was embedded in the article of NBL1 South and NBL1 North. Maybe the South draw is in there too?

Frankston to sign David Chavlovic.

A 5'9 graduate from West Texas A&M, he averaged 20,4,5 in his senior year.

He most recently played in top tier Croatia where he averaged 10 points.

I think he'll be one of the elite guards in NBL1.

Will be interesting to see where Bozeman lands?

Daniel Joyce to Ballarat to play under Dad: Brendan Joyce.

Interesting signing.

Ballarat not looking great at present. No name signings yet.

Ballarat have a name announcement on the way.

Tupaea will be just ok at NBL1 level. There is a reason why she is always injured and can't train, she is over-weight and out of shape plain and simple.
The league speed will do her no favours also.

Chargers hoping to make some men's announcements shortly. They should have a very competitive side in a very competitive year.

Man, Joyce has been playing for the Gunners over the years. No conspiracy here.

Chavlovich be decent. But he's from D2

So what he's from D2? How many imports from D2 that are great do you need to see before you realise how good D2 all American caliber players are.
Look at the aussies who come back from d1 are often aren’t stars in nbl1 etc

The mvp of the GF played D3....

Notable D2 NCAA Aussie players:

Luke Kendall
Dave Barlow
Sunday Dech
Mitch Mcarron
Nick Kay
Jesse Wagstaff
Mark Worthington

Don't discount a player just because they played D2.

Joyce was okay at Canberra cause they were terrible and didn't have the budget to pay imports. Will be okay at the NBL1 level on a good Ballarat team. Unsure if he's starter level though.

Does that mean no Sam Short in Ballarat? He was really good last year.

Ballarat looks horrible at the moment, if I'm Sam Short I’m looking elsewhere. Sam is a high potential player on both ends, he’s the sort off point guard Sixers should look at bringing in, will always be behind big money players in Melbourne.

Sam Short ceiling isn't that high imo. At best he's a prime Daniel Dillion.

Are the Pioneers going to get an import?

Maybe Sam might head to Supercats. Surely a link to Justin with state inclusions over the years.

Dillon Stith (Knox) was D3

Dillon Stith (Knox) was D3

Anyone know where Bozeman is heading?

He's been selling himself for a while.

mount gambier have signed ally wilson.

Geelong looking great with Gatlin and Mccaron on the wings.

Surely Schuller brings in Peter Hooley to run the point?

Joyce could hardly cut it in seabl two seasons ago. He's a bench player.

Scheuler should get Small to run the point, far better option than Hooley.

When the team was as bad as they were some one has to throw shots up

Pretty sure Geelong will sign another big.

Can NBL1 please publish the schedule, it's still not on their webpage.

Dane Pineau calling Melbourne Tigers favourites for this year. They will be strong with Pineau, Naar, Pozoglou and Von Hofe. Will take it right up to Frankston, Geelong etc.

Jalen Billups is a big signing for Bendigo. Jeremiah Ingram back in the league with Albury/Wodonga after two years at NW Tassie.

NBL1 South is looking super strong right now.

Billups is going to Ballarat.

Be interesting to see Bilups at Ballarat, not convinced he has the defensive capabilities to be a starter. Dunks are his go but that don't win championships or games.

Billups is equivalent to Turner.

Scoring wise possibly but defensively poor, cherry picks as well on last season form, could have worked on it though.

Tigers are looking strong as well, plus Geelong, Frankston, Ballarat, Mount gambier are always tough.

Sorry, I meant Ballarat, not Bendigo.

Some big signings on the women's side too. Three big signings at Dandenong with Bec Cole, Aimee Clydesdale and Louella Tomlinson all signing on.

Bendigo looking strong again with Lauren Scherf signing on. Is that her third club in three years?

Snell has recruited big time at Frankston. Should be top 4. Wouldn't want to be a Frankston Junior that got a run last season.

Tad Dufflemeir to Hobart, would not think the marlins would be to happy with this.

Deshon Taylor to Melbourne Tigers

Taylor to tigers and they are title favourites by a long shot, where is all the money coming from, thought tigers were broke, got a star studded side.

Is there an import rule on nbl players in nbl1 ???

I thought they had Mike Wells? Aren't they the same player?

"Joining Dufelmeier as a Charger is another former Cairns project player in Christian Jurlina.
Jurlina, a 196cm sweet shooter who can play small forward or guard, has been training with the Sydney Kings and came recommended to Stewart from his Chargers SEABL championship captain Craig Moller."

Jurlina is a very good pick up, what he does very well is play team and good D. Chargers not as strong as some the other sides but will be competitive.

How can Melbourne have Wells Taylor and Pineau? Would have thought Pineau played too many minutes in the NBL to allow 2 imports as well??

How can Melbourne have Wells Taylor and Pineau? Would have thought Pineau played too many minutes in the NBL to allow 2 imports as well??

Tigers got Naar as well who would've played to many minutes.

Taylor to sign with one of the NBL1 Melbourne teams not the Tigers I don't believe .... also on his Instagram story is he hitting that he’s coming back for Finals ?

"Jurlina is a very good pick up, what he does very well is play team and good D. Chargers not as strong as some the other sides but will be competitive."

Chargers haven't finished announcing their team :)

Taylor would be good, not many left.

what ever happened to that 7 3 CENTER who played with the Melbourne Tigers, I think he was from europe

Naar averaged less than 20 minutes per game with Illawarra. Unless they've changed the rules that means he'll be unrestricted. Pineau averaged 26 so he'll be B restricted.

Each team can have three restricted players but no more than two A restricted (imports). So if they have the money, Melbourne could still sign another import or another B restricted player.

I thought the nbl time restrictions were 15 minutes and that would make Naar an import.

NBL used to be 12.

It's 50% of game time, so 20 minutes for NBL/WNBL players (or other top overseas leagues playing 40 minute games).