Hoops

NBL releases EOI memo regarding new league

Spose if it's 11 games @ about $25 a ticket here.

I did look at ozhoops once , about a year ago ,but they seemed a bit outta date with their info, and behind hoops sa..

If they are still saying $700,000 per team for membership.. they should read, on here...

So you can put in a non confirming bid.
Clubs that haven't defaulted are in.
Hard to see 36ers etc. not being there or much change, after listening to Gaze.

Fiveaa are gonna talk to Gaze about it, ' after 6pm tonight ' ( guess that could be just after 6 or closer to 7 )

Nice work Statman,
but you also missed out that the road may be windy and un-even. Pavement may be missing in some areas and roadworks may be undertaken at any time without notice.

"club will have at least 10 home games"

I'd say the above was included as a minimum requirement to guard against situations such as arose in Singapore, where venue availability threw the entire schedule into chaos.

Anyone nominating for a licence must have a venue available for at LEAST 10 games.

I'd assume the number of home games will be similar to this season.

So you need $1.2m in ticket sales and $1.2m in sponsorship.
My understanding was that were 8 owners aware of this and could comply.

What I mention is only partly covered by nbl.com.au
' new league underpins future ' In para 6 = financial guarantees and working capital.

Then the rest has been comments over the last few months in relation to working through all this with all parties , including owners.
And, HO , on here that owners have already spent a lot of their own time and money on this, and are not going to walk away from it.

On nbl.com.au is the statement re finacial gurantees and working capital.

( There has been previous statements that they have been working thru this with all parties , including owners, re 8 teams and fox etc etc... It can't say anything about owners paying a bit more than the salary cap, of course.)

The documents contain financial guarantees and working capital , that 8 owners would would be aware of and have the means to comply and have been paying paying $1.2m, this season.

I guess '8 teams' was around for a while. So has increase in salary cap, reduction in home games and bank guarantee.
There's been consultation on this, with owners who are paying $1.2m now, and are aware of the above.

I would like to see them go with a Star player option, similar to the A league, where that player is Cap Exempt.

The secret to a successful national league is in generating interest in it.

The EOI memo talks about the financial requirements, which are important, and states its goals to be:

13. The New NBL will:
a. provide a career path...
b. showcase elite...
c. enhance ....
d. improve facilities...
e. improve links...
f. strenghten....

The NBL still seem to think it is all about basketball. The NBL does not sell basketball just as the A(V)FL does not sell Australian football.



The NBL sells entertainment. Basketball is the medium through which is sells entertainment.

Telstra does not sell phone calls, they sell communication solutions.



I am more interested in how the NBL will market the league and sell entertainment.


Marketing is the key! Who on that board has an MBA or a marketing degree?

Annual membership reads collective $700k. Doesn't it?
About $70k per team .. I think

So Basically nothing has changed, accept they are just asking if anyone else wants to come in, and there are a few more fees and a higher cap. Sounds like something the NBL would come up with