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If these guys played NBL?

Dellavedova would be a 15ppg and 7apg player in the NBL. Would shoot good %'s, play good defense and make smart decisions.

And no NBL team is touching him which suggests he prices himself too highly. The talk with Bairstow is that he'll likely go and play in Europe and if so he will get brought back to reality over there.

Humphries clearly has potential, and is still relatively young.

Would I prefer to see him or Bogut in Perth next season??
All completely hypothetical, but it also comes down to price.
Bogut clearly still a better player, but what's he being paid?

And then, if Humphries has been playing o/s, how much does he think he's worth?

Bairstow is all of 28. Yeah he's still recovering from an injury, but he's in his prime.

[There is no way those two players should be compared at this point.]

Hence why I said I'd take Bogut ahead of him.

In Humphries favor is that he is 21 years old.

Based on the flashes we saw in NBL 17/18, some big G League games and a decent stat line in 18/19, it seems his trajectory is moving upwards quickly. He has all the physical tools, and appears to have a rapidly improving game.

If I was a GM I'd take the punt on that quick improvement continuing, ahead of signing someone like Boone, Brandt, Jawai, Bairstow- who are all either at their likely peak or in decline.

Probably Joondalup as they spend more than a lot of NBL teams

Right time and place led Humphries to his NBA shot.

Plus not to knock Humphries but if Atlanta thought there was something there he wouldn't be playing for the Clippers in summer league.

Yeah, there's still some thinking that exists in some folks that because a guy steps on an NBA court he'd also be a dominant NBL player. A lot of guys better than Humphries don't get the same chance he did re: an NBA roster because they opt to make big money overseas rather than risk a year in the G League hoping for a call up. It was a great decision for Humphries though (and Creek).

I'm sure Humphries has improved since his last stint here, but I don't think he's suddenly transformed into an elite player of the Long/Bogut level.

"NBA isn't basketball"

Jog on you imbecile. NBA is basketball at its absolute peak. But no, let's see second rate athletes and lots of travel calls because that's what Trev wants.

Humphries would be behind Bogut or Long but not too far off

If I could pick any current NBL C 5 man to join my team for next season, including Humphries tmI'd take Bogut/Long, then Humphries 3rd

Humphries would be a force if he came back for next season. He'd be there with the likes of Bogut and Long, as an elite NBL big.

Delly would lead the league in assists, drawn charges and toughness. Might average 12-14ppg. Would be first or 2nd team all NBL. Kind of like a guard version of Bogut who averaged 11ppg but influenced games with smarts, passing, rebounds, D.

None will dominate because the refs call fouls as per the fiba rule book, and you can't travel. NBA isn't basketball , it's entertainment, just how the WWE is not wrestling.

Some decent players in the OP.
Bolden, Exum and Landale would do well.
Pinder would be a bench player.
Not sure how Humphries would go but I'm sure he would've improved a fair bit since his Sydney Kings days.

I don't think Delly would rack up big numbers, it's just not his game. To me it kinda feels like if he played 30 mpg in any big league in the world (including NBA), he'd get about the same line regardless of competition.

Bolden would be dynamite I think. Exum would be very solid as well, and probably a much better shot at staying healthy.

Delly would be like peak Kevin Lisch.

Bolden would put up huge numbers with his ability to shoot and increased usage.

Exum would rack up numbers across the board.

Can’t see many dominating players in the list.

Mathiang, Exum and Delly I think most likely

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