2022-23 NBL Season + Off-season news

[Gozu]

Xavier Cooks has officially signed with the Washington Wizards now to a 4 year deal.

https://www.espn.com.au/nbl/story/_/id/ ... s-contract

Also the Illawarra Hawks have re-signed Dan Grida to a 2 year deal.

https://nbl.com.au/news/hawk-grida-signs-new-deal

[Gozu]

In more good news for the NBL NZ Breakers forward Jarrell Brantley has signed a 10 day contract with the Utah Jazz which will be his second stint with the team.

https://nbl.com.au/news/brantley-nba-bo ... -utah-jazz

Also Xavier Cooks has already made his NBA debut with the Wizards playing over five minutes in Washington's loss to Matthew Dellavedova's Sacramento Kings.

https://nbl.com.au/news/cooks-logs-minutes-in-nba-debut

[Gozu]

The Sydney Kings have announced they've re-signed forward Angus Glover to a 2 year deal.

https://nbl.com.au/news/kings-title-her ... re-seasons

The Kings have also re-signed forward Jaylin Galloway to a 3 year deal.

https://nbl.com.au/news/kings-re-sign-emerging-talent

[Gozu]

The NBL have released the Free Agency list which begins on Thursday and this is how the 36ers roster currently stands:

Adelaide 36ers

Under contract: Antonius Cleveland*, Robert Franks*, Mitch McCarron, Sunday Dech, Kyrin Galloway, Nick Marshall

Free agents: Ian Clark*, Daniel Johnson, Anthony Drmic, Kai Sotto, Hyrum Harris, Deng Acuoth

https://nbl.com.au/news/list-of-free-agents-revealed

[DOC]

I think Drmic has said he is leaving/left. Sotto already gone,

I really hope we keep DJ.

[Gozu]

I wouldn't expect DJ to be re-signed, it would've happened already if it was going to happen.

[DOC]

Sixers part company with Mick Downer who was an assistant coach.

[Gozu]

The SE Melbourne Phoenix have announced they've signed their new head coach Mike Kelly. The former NBL Coach of the Year with the Cairns Taipans has spent the past couple of seasons with the Perth Wildcats as an assistant coach.

https://nbl.com.au/news/kelly-announced ... head-coach

[DOC]

Good get. Rate him highly.

[Gozu]

The Brisbane Bullets have announced the signing of guard Isaac White to a 2 year deal. The South Aussie played as a replacement player/development player for the Tasmania JackJumpers last season and played for the Illawarra Hawks prior to that.

https://nbl.com.au/news/white-signs-with-bullets

The Bullets have also announced the signing of G/F Sam McDaniel to a 2 year deal who also from the Tasmania JackJumpers.

https://nbl.com.au/news/brisbane-lands- ... ey-signing

Also Melbourne United have re-signed Next Star Ariel Hukporti. The German centre did his achilles in a pre-season game and missed all of last season.

https://nbl.com.au/news/next-star-commits-to-united

[Gozu]

In a big coup the Perth Wildcats have announced the signing of F/C Keanu Pinder to a 2 year deal. The Perth local and former 36er is coming off consecutive NBL Most Improved player of the Year awards at the Cairns Taipans and is currently finishing the season in Spain.

https://nbl.com.au/news/perth-announces-star-signing

[Gozu]

A couple of signings announced by the Illawarra Hawks firstly they've signed forward Mason Peatling to a 2 year deal. Formerly of Melbourne United he was a member of their 2021 championship winning team.

https://nbl.com.au/news/hawks-sign-cham ... ng-forward

The Hawks have also signed young centre Lachlan Olbrich to a 3 year deal. The South Aussie and former 36ers development player was playing college ball at the University of California, Riverside but chose to leave after just one year to turn pro.

https://nbl.com.au/news/hawks-secure-au ... ege-talent

Also the Perth Wildcats have signed centre David Okwera to a 3 year deal who had been playing with Melbourne United.

https://nbl.com.au/news/exciting-young- ... with-perth

[Gozu]

The Brisbane Bullets have announced the signing of Aussie Josh Bannan to a 3 year deal. The 6'9" PF has left college early and played his college ball at the University of Montana.

https://nbl.com.au/news/collegiate-big- ... n-brisbane

Also the Cairns Taipans have announced the signing of Sam Mennenga to a 2 year deal. The 6'9" Kiwi PF also left college early and was playing at Davidson College.

https://nbl.com.au/news/cairns-secures- ... giate-star

[Brodlach]

Hearing Adelaide have signed Cadee. Hope not, at 32 has zero defence

[Gozu]

Hearing Adelaide have signed Cadee. Hope not, at 32 has zero defence

It's official now, Jason Cadee returns to the 36ers for his second stint with the club on a 2 year deal.

https://nbl.com.au/news/nbl-veteran-hea ... o-adelaide

[Gozu]

The SE Melbourne Phoenix have signed centre Gorjok Gak to a 1 year deal who played for the Brisbane Bullets last season.

https://nbl.com.au/news/phoenix-continue-roster-build

Also the Cairns Taipans have signed his brother Akoldah Gak to a 2 year deal who's spent the past few seasons with the Illawarra Hawks.

https://nbl.com.au/news/nba-aspirant-ga ... -in-cairns

[Gozu]

The NZ Breakers have announced the re-signing of star Aussie PG Will McDowell-White to a 2 year deal.

https://nbl.com.au/news/star-guard-conf ... o-breakers

Melbourne United have signed guard Tanner Krebs to a 3 year deal who had spent the past couple of seasons with the Brisbane Bullets.

https://nbl.com.au/news/bullet-shoots-s ... -melbourne

Melbourne United have also announced the signing of Kiwi guard Flynn Cameron to a 3 year deal. The 6'5" son of NZ Tall Black great Pero Cameron has just finished playing his college ball at UC-Riverside and played for the Tall Blacks at last year's FIBA Asia Cup.

https://nbl.com.au/news/collegiate-guar ... ith-united

[Gozu]

A big one for Melbourne United announcing the signing of the returning Jo Lual-Acuil to a 2 year deal who played in China last season.

https://nbl.com.au/news/united-re-sign- ... nning-star

Also the Sydney Kings have announced the signing of Makuach Maluach to a 2 year deal who played with Melbourne United last season.

https://nbl.com.au/news/athletic-forwar ... ith-sydney

[Gozu]

The Illawarra Hawks have announced the signing of Next Star AJ Johnson a 6'6" guard who is projected to be a lottery pick in the 2024 NBA Draft and played his high-school basketball at South California Academy.

https://nbl.com.au/news/high-school-sensation-joins-nbl

Also the Perth Wildcats have announced they've released veterans Todd Blanchfield and Mitch Norton from their contracts making them both free agents.

https://nbl.com.au/news/perth-pair-rele ... ree-agents

[Brodlach]

Boti Nagy suggesting the 36ers will have Jacob Wiley back.