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NZ Breakers 2025/26
Well that was a season. Part of me renders this exercise moot as Matt Walsh is likely to intervene and stuff this up before the season, or decide to chase $30 photo ops and stuff this up during the season.
But here goes.
Karim Lopez, Sam Mennenga, Max Darling all back next season - want to see them all come back.
Mitch McCarron back next season but who knows given the last time he signed a deal he entered into a coaching fiasco. Does he want to stay?
Sean Bairstow has an option - his outside jumper is enough to warrant the team taking the option.
Carlin Davison likely to elevate to full roster and be the 12th man.
Tacko has a 'player option' (aka maybe a trip to Taiwan is on the cards?)
That's three local spots and three imports left - assuming PJC re-enters somewhere in the league.
Finn Delany wants to come home - it's admirable he wants to return to the Breakers after NZ signed a player who played near the same position last season.
Can we get one of Jonah Bolden, Sam Waardenburg, Yanni Wetzell or Isaac Fotu to sign?
Can we get one of Flynn Cameron or Izayah Le'afa to sign?
So it could look like:
Local Big (see above) / Import
Mennenga / Delany / Davison
Lopez / Darling / Bairstow
Import / Local Guard (see above)
Import / McCarron
Or Tacko opts in and then does any of this exercise matter. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
