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loooooooooool

Classic.

In the context of one less import where Aussie talent is important they're looking real good. If they add Drmic to the mix, fit Lamar Patterson in, they will be looking very good!

If as rumoured they've already locked in Drmic then I think he would replace Patterson and they use the difference to solidify the two imports.

Keep in mind Patterson was never meant to come back last season he wanted a lot more than they were prepared to give him so they moved on signed Braun & Singler and were structuring their team differently and then later in the offseason Patterson became available again significantly cheaper than earlier in the offseason so they just decided to re-sign him anyway.

That's why they were seemingly SG/SF heavy last season because they had built the roster around the intention Patterson wouldn't be coming back. There is no way Drmic is signing with them to get Te Rangi's money and court time.

Roster looking real deep if they grab Drmic. Patterson + Decent Import PG would be a great foundation. Prob won't have the money or need to use the 3rd slot but could keep it open incase an injury or to fill a gap. Are Vukona/Te Rangi not currently re-signed? Only spot that above roster is lacking is backup depth at the 4

Prob won't have the money or need to use the 3rd slot but could keep it open incase an injury or to fill a gap. Are Vukona/Te Rangi not currently re-signed?

Bryce Cotton
Nick Kay
Casper Ware
Xavier Cooks
Matt Hodgson

Something is not right with that list.

Matt "FIGJAM" Hodgson.

Where did he seriously think he was going to find a more lucrative contract?

For mine, easily the most frustrating Bullets player I've watched in the last 25 years considering his potential. The constant boneheaded fouls and overreactions to referees is too much.

Would prefer him to be another team's problem but I genuinely hope someone works out how to unlock him in Brisbane. At least there is Magnay.

"Bullets looking ok with"

The same crap players they had last season??

ROFL

Caddee was going to opt-out, to explore other opportunities, but the trolley-boy job didn't pan out.

So how does this work?

With players and clubs evidently free to simply renegotiate contracts around the cuts,
and with no hard cap, the only real restriction is the super tax,
which is paid by the club to the league,
and the Bullets are owned by the League...

Drmic is actually happy to be coming off the bench?

I doubt he will be coming off the bench.

Even if it does come down to those two (I think he will replace Patterson) with how much Gliddon's court time dried up late last season I think Lemanis has finally accepted Gliddon isn't the player he thought he would be or could be and that Drmic would start over him.

Drmic is not leaving Adelaide with all the court time on offer and his best friend McVeigh too to come off the bench in Brisbane.

D2.0 - the Bullets are now owned by K-Mart Lite? (Kevin Martin)

I'm assuming he's now controlling anyway.

Brisbane would look at an Import 3 and a 1.

Drmic is unlikely to start over Sobey or start over the Import 3 whether it is Patterson or Patterson's replacement.

Drmic is not a PG so would not start above the Import 1 either.

The only wat Drmic starts is if Brisbane cannot afford a gun import 3 and Drmic is it.

He played for Adelaide 36ers... ( and he shopped at the same shopping centre as me.... kenhell of a good guy.)...
A lotta of his fouls aint fouls..

and he shopped at the same shopping centre as me

I saw Hodgson over at West Lakes mall one time stood out like dogs balls, very big guy.

Wasn't it minority ownership and in exchange he gets to be the GM to gain experience for hopefully a similar role in the NBA one day.

Former NBA star Kevin Martin will lead a new ownership group of the Hungry Jack's National Basketball League team, the Brisbane Bullets.

Martin leads a syndicate that will acquire a 75% interest in the Brisbane Bullets. This will include an initial 37.5% now with a further 37.5% upon the conclusion of the 2019/20 Hungry Jack’s NBL Season.

The ownership group will have a call option over the remaining 25%, which will continue to be held by the NBL for a further two years. The group includes Jason Levien, Martin's former manager, long time mentor, and former executive of several NBA Clubs including a period as CEO of the Memphis Grizzlies.

Levien also lead the ownership groups of the Philadelphia 76ers and the Memphis Grizzlies and has interests in various other sporting franchises and venues globally, including Swansea City and D.C. United.

I like Hodgson and think he'd be an absolute asset coming off the bench but he needs to be BEHIND an import 4/5 and he will flourish.

This talk about Drmic as a starter is funny, he's not that good a player and with what he's done to Gliddon and his career I wouldn't have high hopes of him progressing next season.

Te Rangi could offer some value for Phoenix but I hope it's not at the expense of Stephens who I'd like to see more of after a horrible end to the season

If Patterson available and signs, would Jeremy Kendle be an option as Import PG. Already part of organisation, served well, on-court, when healthy, serves well, off-court, when unhealthy. Would have had a chance to make his case in NBL1, but not now. Pity really. Might have been a chance, may still be????

I'm not reliable with this but my guesses are:

Adelaide: Grant Kelley + Silent Backer, with some NBL assistance
Brisbane: Kevin Martin Syndicate 75%, NBL 25%
Melbourne: Crocmedia 25%, LK 25%, Others accumulative 50%
Perth: Bendat?
NZ: Walsh Syndicate including Shawn Marion
SEM: Romie Chaudhari, Zach Randolph, Dante Exum, Josh Childress, Al Harrington
Illawarra: VA, NBL holds licence
Cairns: Community
Sydney: Paul Smith

I didn't wanna do a greg hire at the shops.
Drimic, the day after a home loss, not a happy chappie,so, I stayed away.
Majoc Deng was in a little bit of excitement. "I hear you on the radio."
He told me.

Kings are AEG (50%) and Paul Smiths's TSE (50%).

Drmic to replace Patterson, yeah that's equal value! Just need to sign Ramone Moore and Griffin and it'll be a less talented Adelaide squad that even Adelaide rejected.

So they did. AEG are laughing now, the perfect time to get out.

"turned it into a profit in first full season of ownership" [Citation Needed]

Smith turned it into a profit in first full season of ownership with smart player recruitment with some very good budget buys and some very good marketing.

Kings made a profit, Perth fans just can't cop it. He's no fool Smith.

"D2.0 trying to insult a team, but doesn't have his facts straight"

Where did I insult them? (In that part of the conversation.)
I simply asked how the duper-tax works, and has worked, for a team majority owned by the NBL.
Martin & co owned about a third, and were due to take on another third, but who knows if that went through.

As for team itself, well yeah, remains to be seen what other teams do, but they really do need to make some changes.
They need a better balanced squad, including an actual PG.

Why is everyone so determined to be right that our clubs are losing money?

Whilst we want our memberships and game tickets to be affordable we want our teams to have strong league and club sponsors and a decent tv deal...

As for all our good imports not wanting to be here, why do we have this mindset?

NBA scouts have been looking at our league for a few seasons now and personally I'd sacrifice money if I knew I had NBA scouts checking me out rather than play in China or some substandard league that I may earn more but have less eyes on my performances so surely the exposure the league has had will get players asking about Australia (even if player agents would rather the higher priced contract.

Magnay
Sobey
Hodgson
Gliddon
Cadee


If Magnay keeps improving as I expect him to, this is a formidable Aussie group in a league where less money will be thrown at imports.

Although, it does remain to be seen exactly how this virus plays out

It could be that there's less money everywhere, and so the NBL will continue to attract top imports, but just for less money because those imports will have lower salaries no matter where they go.

Nothing compared to a potential 36ers side of.

Giddey / Dillon / DeLeon (Randle 2nd half of season)
Teys / Mudronja
McVeigh / Harris
Kyei / Smith-Milner
Johnson / Import

Jesus, even an Ingles homecoming couldn't get that 36ers outfit to playoffs!

Breakers very nearly like a national team, it would want to "look good". Embarrassing if they don't perform against local rosters of, at best, 2nd string (with all due respects) players divvied up over 8/9 teams.

Seeing Drmic's name in the line-up too. Is he a Bullet? Can't see anything on w/site. Imo, when Sobey came to Bris, he seemed to lose his attitude and performed better, with more consistency. If similar changes happened with Drmic, reckon he'd be a great fit with the other Aussies. Imagine him in a team that played like that last regular-season game (the run-and-gunner). As I wrote above, get Patterson back and the best PG you can afford (I suggested Kendle, above, but they'd want better if affordable). Agree with LV on Bullets.

Anon post: brackets are my adds:
Cadee.
Sobey.
Gliddon.
Magnay.
Hodgson.
Harrison.
Import* (Patterson)
Import* (PG)(What's Trice doing?)

Replace Vukona (?? Hard to find who might move. Maybe Deng or Acuil to be a 4/5 back-up with Harrison. Dalton to see some time, perhaps?) and TeRangi. (Drmic).

So, line-up could look like this.

PG: *Import/Cadee
SG: Sobey/Gliddon
SF: *Patterson/Drmic(?)
PF: Magnay/???/Dalton(DP)
C: Hodgson/Harrison