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Lucas Walker to sign with Cairns

Great signings and dickheads like Lovebroker just need just need to STFU. I certainly understand the community model well and unfortunately the only one to blame here is Kestelman.
He wants teams with a few owners and deep pockets. His quote not mine. The days of Cairns an Illawarra are doomed. A budget of $3.2mill won't get the job done in an uncapped NBL under Kestleman.

Which is still more equity than the Kings have.

"Just the sort of signing Cairns and Illawarra need to make. Recycle someone from another team who could play more minutes, shoulder more responsibility, etc."

Exactly.
Those teams will never be first-choice destinations for stars chasing the money. They have to go looking for diamonds in the rough, at either end of the spectrum.

Not sure if Perth wanted to keep him. Sure they'd have loved to keep Waxy the person, but finding a place on the roster would be tough. He had an outstanding start to last season, but faded (as you'd expect at his age) and they finished with Wagstaff having to step up, again not ideal given his age.
They made a choice to go with some youth, signing Vague and Kay, and with Wagstaff contracted I don't think that left a place for Waxy.

Hope he monsters it in Cairns

SMITH ^ Absolutely, well written and correct.

Just the sort of signing Cairns and Illawarra need to make. Recycle someone from another team who could play more minutes, shoulder more responsibility, etc.

Agreed... not every team has had a rich benefactor that put money into the team for years until they could survive on their own, what Cairns has done especially needs to be applauded, not have the piss taken out of...

I think is a good get for Cairns... Not a premier player, but all teams need players that will work their arse off and do the stuff that Waxy does...

I think assuming that Perth offered anything decent for him would be a stretch... notoriously frugal and no doubt having to throw some cash at the Norton/Kay double, maybe they low balled him and Cairns still got a bargain? Wouldn't be the first time that the Wildcats have asked players to take less for the greater good...

I think it's a good get and perhaps taking the role that Stevie Weigh played last season as a 4/3 and will be interesting to see if Walker or Loughton starts.

Good luck to Waxy and I'd still rather him than Wagstaff

Walker is a really good get ....he plays hard and will be a pretty good mentor.

I agree the regional clubs have done an outstanding job on a shoestring budget.

Went from a guy no-one wanted to an Australian player. Will he have same impact with cairns? Their offer must have dwarfed wildcats, looked like he found a home there after looking like career was done and Perth probably wanted him back but cairns must be desperate and threw some cash at him. Personally think it's a mistake for him but has to cash in after the season he had.

Whats your salary Jimny? Please tell us.
Do you have a job?

Who is going to pay Walker?

The local bakery or mobile phone repair shop?

Again with the nighttime announcements

He had a league wide season high 16 rebounds in one game last season and averaged 8.8 ppg & 5.6 rpg for Perth.

Good get by Cairns when you haven't got the money to throw around go after a hard working mobile guy like Waxy.

#scraps

Confirmed.

Someone just replied to the tweet above that members were just notified of the signing.

Fits the Mike Kelly mould.

I like it

Cairns according to this tweet
https://twitter.com/tomhersz/status/988344722220449792?s=21