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Leandro Barbosa to the Kings?

I think every season since the new owners took over the Kings have had 3 imports (on and off maybe), so technically, it would have been only one marquee local...

The money talked about for Newls and Lisch early on it was expected that both of them would be marquees, but then 3 imports were signed, so they would have had to juggle the numbers...

If they go three imports again this season, that means only one local marquee and that has already been stated by I think JvG or even LK at being Bogues and the Kings will have to cop any extra cap amount for the others...

I don't think Lisch is. I haven't followed the Kings closely, but I think I've seen Bogut and Newley spoken of as some sort of marquee deal. Bogut at least. Who even knows the rules.

Who out of Bogut, Lisch and Newly isn't a marquee player?

Haha, yes they'd pay more to the equalization tax wouldn't they.

"Also with 2 imports already and at least 2 marquee players, the Kings are already at the limit of restricted players"

Not sure the Kings would care about using marquee player status. They'd just revert one of the marquees to local player status and then take the third import. The marquee status only affects how much of the local player's salary counts towards the notional team salary cap. Just means Kings would pay a few more dollars to the NBL in "salary equalization subsidy" in order to get a third import. Money's clearly not an issue for that organisation this year.

"Looks like his time with GSW overlapped Andrew Bogut's time there.
That might explain this signing, if it is a signing."

That was the whole point of the FB Post: Bogut has speculated about bringing in an import "Mate".

Checkout Barbosa's Tweet from the Olympics:
https://twitter.com/TheBlurBarbosa/status/1002697661550678017

Wow at not knowing Barbosa from the Suns years.

Which farewell tour?

He had about a dozen or so (at least it seemed like it).

I also don’t follow John Farnham farewell tours much.

Barbosa was just about a star player on those mid-2000's Suns teams I was thinking he would've been about 40 now but looking him up he's only 35 only one year removed from the NBA and still playing in Brazil so could be effective for the Kings. Assuming this rumour is true of course.

I wouldn't complain about having Barbosa come off the bench (not something I ever imagined myself saying re: an NBL team...), but the Kings are beginning to look like a John Farnham farwell tour.

Nope. Don’t follow NBA much

@UseTaHoop You honestly had no idea who he was?

After thinking “who” I looked him up.

Looks like his time with GSW overlapped Andrew Bogut’s time there.

That might explain this signing, if it is a signing.

Wow at how old this Kings team is going to be.

mates rates

Citation on the marquee players?

Just curious if anybody knows the rules that govern development players in regards to minutes played and how that effects their status as a development player. For me Tom Daly has played quite considerable minutes as a development player(more than any other in the league) and I'm wondering if it will hurt his status.