2019-20 NBL Season + Off-season news

[Jim05]

Harry Froling off to Brisbane aswell

[Jim05]

Sixers sign Keanu Pinder

[Gozu]

Sixers sign Keanu Pinder

Although a bit undersized at 6'8" he's very athletic and his father was former star NBL import Tiny Pinder. A good signing for the backup centre spot on a 1 year deal and has spent the past couple of years playing in Poland.

https://nbl.com.au/news/keanu-pinder-signs-with-36ers

In other signings Melbourne United have re-signed star guard Chris Goulding to a 3 year deal.

https://nbl.com.au/news/chris-goulding- ... hree-years

In a coup the Sydney Kings have announced the signing of potential Aussie gun Dejan Vasiljevic to a 3 year deal. The 6'3" SG returns home after playing his college ball at the University of Miami.

https://nbl.com.au/news/sydney-sign-dej ... -year-deal

Also as previously mentioned former 36er Harry Froling has signed with the Brisbane Bullets to a 2 year deal. He had a brief stint playing in Poland at the end of last season before the coronavirus shutdown.

https://nbl.com.au/news/bullets-sign-harry-froling

[Gozu]

Brian Goorjian already having a whinge about other teams cutting deals with Hawks players prior to the official beginning of free agency as due to the voluntary administration all of their contracts became null and void.

Incoming Hawks coach Brian Goorjian has taken aim at clubs he says breached a guarantee to not recruit former Hawks players until July 15.

The NBL free agency period is a time when players not contracted to a club are allowed to be contacted and signed by teams.

The period was pushed back this year, partly to allow the Hawks more time to appoint coaching staff after new owners took over.

But Goorjian said Boomers representative and Hawks player Angus Glover was already lost to the Sydney Kings before free agency started, and that guard Sunday Dech was set to go elsewhere too.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-16/ ... h/12453996

Sunday Dech is expected to sign with the 36ers.

[Gozu]

Melbourne United have announced the signing of Japanese star Yudai Baba to a 1 year deal. The 6'5" SG has been signed as a Special Restricted Player and is thus able to play as a local. Baba played for the Japanese national team at last year's FIBA World Cup where he scored 18 points against Team USA and played last season in the G-League.

https://nbl.com.au/news/japanese-star-y ... -melbourne

[Gozu]

The Brisbane Bullets have announced the signing of indigenous talent Tamuri Wigness to a 2 year deal. The 5'11" PG has been at the NBA Global Academy in Canberra and BA's Centre of Excellence he also played for the Bullets in last year's NBL Blitz.

https://nbl.com.au/news/bullets-sign-tamuri-wigness

Also the Perth Wildcats have announced the signing of former Hawks forward Todd Blanchfield to a 2 year contract.

https://nbl.com.au/news/wildcats-add-todd-blanchfield

Finally the Sydney Kings have signed another former Hawks forward Angus Glover to a 3 year deal.

https://nbl.com.au/news/kings-ink-angus ... -year-deal

[Brodlach]

Damien Martin retires. What. A. Player.

[Gozu]

Damien Martin retires. What. A. Player.

6 x NBL Champion, 6 x Defensive Player of the Year, 1 x Grand Final MVP, 342 games, Olympian.

https://www.wildcats.com.au/news/legend ... retirement

Such a great career that the NBL also announced the Defensive Player of the Year award will now be re-named The Damian Martin Trophy.

In other news the Hawks announced they've re-signed young guard Daniel Grida to a 2 year deal:

https://nbl.com.au/news/dan-grida-commits-to-the-hawks

[Gozu]

Confirmed the 36ers have signed former Hawks swingman Sunday Dech to a 3 year deal:

https://nbl.com.au/news/sixers-land-sunday-dech

Also the Hawks have announced they've re-signed centre Sam Froling to a 2 year deal:

https://nbl.com.au/news/froling-returns-to-the-hawks

Melbourne United have announced they've re-signed veteran David Barlow to a 1 year deal:

https://nbl.com.au/news/barlow-back-with-united

Finally the SEM Phoenix have announced they've signed former Bullets forward Reuben Te Rangi to a 2 year deal:

https://nbl.com.au/news/reuben-te-rangi ... -melbourne

[Brodlach]

Hawks sign former Cleveland Cav Deng Adel

[Gozu]

Hawks sign former Cleveland Cav Deng Adel

Good signing for the Hawks 6'7" SF played in the G-League last season after playing 19 games with the Cavs in 2018-19.

https://nbl.com.au/news/hawks-land-nba-talent-deng-adel

[Gozu]

The Hawks have announced they've signed talented youngster Isaac White to a 1 year deal. The 6'2" SG from Adelaide just finished playing college ball at Stanford.

https://nbl.com.au/news/returning-colle ... oins-hawks

Also Melbourne United have signed another talented young Aussie in Mason Peatling to a 3 year deal. A 6'8" PF he played his college ball at Eastern Washington and will be a development player for this upcoming season and then moving on to the full roster the following season.

https://nbl.com.au/news/mason-peatling- ... -melbourne

Finally SEM Phoenix have announced they've signed F/C Dane Pineau to a 2 year contract extension putting him under contract until 2023.

https://nbl.com.au/news/dane-pineau-sig ... -extension

[Gozu]

The Hawks have announced the signing of their first import Tyler Harvey to a 1 year deal. The 6'4" SG most recently played in Germany last season.

https://nbl.com.au/news/hawks-announce- ... rst-import

Also the SEM Phoenix announced the signing of Kiwi Yanni Wetzell to a 2 year deal. The 6'10" PF just finished playing in college at San Diego State.

https://nbl.com.au/news/sem-phoenix-sign-yanni-wetzell

[Gozu]

Two Melbourne United players Mitch McCarron and Jo Lual-Acuil have tested positive for Covid-19 so both United & SEM Phoenix have had their trainings immediately suspended.

https://nbl.com.au/news/training-for-me ... tive-tests

[Gozu]

Bloody hell, 12 Melbourne United players have now tested positive for Covid-19.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-02/ ... s/12516546

[Gozu]

The Cairns Taipans have announced they've re-signed centre Nathan Jawai to a 2 year contract.

https://nbl.com.au/news/nate-jawai-re-signs-with-cairns

[Brodlach]

Cam Bairstow signs with the Illawarra Hawks

[Gozu]

Huge signing the NZ Breakers have poached former Bullets star import Lamar Patterson signing him to a 1 year deal. Patterson made the All-NBL First Team in both of his seasons with the Bullets.

https://nbl.com.au/news/breakers-sign-lamar-patterson

[Gozu]

The Hawks have announced the signing of young Kiwi Max Darling to a 3 year deal. The 6'6" PF has been playing in Croatia and played for NZ at the FIBA U19 World Cup last year.

https://nbl.com.au/news/hawks-sign-risi ... ax-darling

[Gozu]

The Perth Wildcats have announced they've signed former 36ers guard Kevin White to a 1 year deal:

https://nbl.com.au/news/wildcats-add-kevin-white

Also the Cairns Taipans have re-signed guard Jarrod Kenny to a 1 year deal. The Kiwi played in the NZ league during the off-season winning a championship with Otago and also the league's Best Defensive Player award.

https://nbl.com.au/news/jarrod-kenny-re ... ith-cairns