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NBL US Teaser

Why not happy? Selfish Perth fan who thinks they should get everything?

I am happy that this is happening (props to LK) it's a good first step, just not pleased with the teams going.
However we don't know the details. All other teams may have been offered the chance and turned it down due to the timing and logistics.

"Such snivelling little comments there, Anonymous about LK, who has done more for the NBL than you ever could."

What? I correctly predicted which teams were involved, and the reason 2/3 are is because they are LK's teams.

Haters can F off. LK has delivered

*sigh* so we send 3 of last years bottom 4 teams to showcase our league. Would have preferred an NBL select team.
Hopefully it is just a stepping stone to getting 1 of those 3 NBA teams to Australia soon.

Yeah the cat is out of the bag! Utd vs Okc, Bullets vs Phx and Sydney vs Jazz. All 3 teams will travel to US in early October. Not quite NBA in Oz but good exposure for NBL.

Such snivelling little comments there, Anonymous about LK, who has done more for the NBL than you ever could.

"Apparently three other NBL teams are involved."

Two of three have to be LK teams so Brisbane and Melbourne. Third you would think Sydney to keep AEG happy.

thanks

If these games are over there then nothing changes. For it to be big and for all the public sheep to follow it has to be on Aussie soil. Cats already played an NBA team in the 90s, meh.

Roy Ward dropped the article in The Age that is being released later today

Where are you ppl getting your info from? Sauces pls

Apparently three other NBL teams are involved. My bets would be on the money clubs - Sydney, Melbourne, Perth.

So Melbourne start their season like this:

@ ADL
@ OKC
@ ADL

What an odd combo.

In the states I believe

Melbourne V OKC. Between United's first and second reg season game. Strange timing but a good step in the right direction.

Thinking (with a large portion of hope) that it will be a NBA team doing a few pre season games in Australia, like teams currently do through Europe against Barcelona etc.
However, putting on my downtrodden Perth native hat, it will be held in Sydney and Melbourne despite Perth having the best team and largest fan base and a stadium they can fill.

Guessing it may be Kings and United travelling to the US for exhibition matches on the west coast.

I hope the NBL know that by hyping it up they put themselves at risk of severely damaging their brand if the announcement isn't as big as the hype.

Yeah, it will be similar to the Team Africa vs. Team NBA format played in South Africa the last couple of years. The only difference is one side will be NBL as we have local talent.

Being that the logo is NBA V NBL it's no college tour. Back a year or two ago there was an exhibition match 36ers v clippers (bench) in the works... I doubt it's that, clearly didn't work out... I'd say it's the NBA Aussies v the NBL all star team and it will be used as cross promotion for the NBL to the USA, china etc.

Whatever it is, we shall see tomorrow.

Dione's guess is good.

No.

I retract my earlier statement. It would not be absolutely crazy to believe the unthinkable might happen

hmm they've now changed the teaser to:'NBL Logo' x 'NBA logo'. I assumed it was just going to be about the College tour, but the NBA logo being in it now has me interested...

It might be the NBL being broadcast into the US

Timing doesn't match up for it to be a game of locals vs imports at the Blitz.

If you're expecting NBL vs NBA games or NBA games in Australia this year prepare to be underwhelmed. However I also don't think it is going to be as simple as just another college tour seeing as we have them every year. I am leaning towards a more substantial NBL vs USA College tournament and I think Tuesday will prove me right.

If it's merely the college vs NBL teams then I'll cringe. We already know that United, Kings, Taipans and Breakers are playing Wisconsin, Texas, American and Oklahoma universities.

If the picture was NBL x NBA logos, I'd be pretty sure you might lose money there ME. Heard rumours about JLo trying to organize some NBA games with their superstars to be played in max capacity Qudos (18k seats) and the MCG. That's right the MCG!

You could be somewhat right though that it may turn out to be something lesser. Will know soon enough.

I suspect whatever it is, it will be underwhelming

There's already a schedule floating around of 3 or 4 us college teams who are going to be playing in Australia the second week of August. The timing would fit with what you've just suggested.

I do hope that its a bit more than this though..

There are a lot of fanciful theories out there about this being some sort of NBA crossover game. I would bet a lot of money that that is not the case. NBA games take a fair amount of time to organize and this announcement looks like it will have more immediate affect than that.

If I were to guess I'd say there is some sort of NBL vs US College tournament to be announced that is a bit more indepth and involved than your usual college tours. Maybe it is a couple of college teams vs some NBL teams in something of a mini cup or something.

Big first half effort by Dallas to generate a lead behind Terry & Nowitzki.