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Anonymous

Years ago

NZ breakers to make "international" player announcement

Do Chinese players count as imports in the NBL? Maybe this guy ends up playing for the Breakers for multiple years?

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Anonymous

Years ago

"3 year deal seems a bit wild. I have no idea what the ceiling is for this guy, but surely there is a 17 year old NZ prospect that's worth a 3 year chance rather than a Chinese national. "

So you have no idea what type of player he could be but you think it's wild because he's Chinese? What if he's really good? I assume to be part of the NBA global academy be must be a pretty good talent.

3 year deal kind of makes sense to me if you believe he's a good talent. Given his age, he's unlikely to contribute straight away, by getting him for three years you get to capture some of the upside.

To me, the main question is whether he's any good and we should probably look a bit deeper than just seeing his country of birth to decide if that's the case.

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jimmy.hoff.email@gmail.com

Years ago

A A Ron, your point also applies with Australian NBL teams with three imports, a Next Stars player, an Oceania/Asian player (playing as a local) and any other number of naturalised Americans (playing as locals) that could make up the starting five or bench.

Some Euro leagues have a three import rule but that only two could be on court at any time.

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Cram

Years ago

More of the NBL favouring international headlines over local talent.

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Melbourne Boy

Years ago

So the Australian NBL has the possibility of having a team from New Zealand sending 5 players on court that contains 4 American imports and a Chinese DP?

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Anonymous

Years ago

Good for nz, grabbing some audience from china too.

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Anonymous

Years ago

This kid will start for China one day I think.

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Anonymous

Years ago

Rhymes with Gandrew Moudelock

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Mitch

Years ago

Word on the street is Mason Gaze

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Anonymous

Years ago

The Chinese pg currently at global.

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Cuszy

Years ago

Does he play Tennis?

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Anonymous

Years ago

I read the academy bit from an article called " a day in the life of Matt Walsh". Not sure if this is the one being referred to by Pyro

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Anonymous

Years ago

Got a link for that Chinese player article?

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Anonymous

Years ago

It said a Chinese player from the NBA academy

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Anonymous

Years ago

Yi Jianlian?

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PyroCross

Years ago

A guard with NBA and Euroleague appearance?

I thought Liam was talking on NBL Overtime about a big.

Also - its worth noting I saw on some US article that Matt Walsh is pursuing a Chinese prospect that would not count as an import. Will see what that is tomorrow.

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Anonymous

Years ago

Fits into the word that they signed a guard with NBA and European experience

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Anonymous

Years ago

Screw League Pass, Sportsbet are doing the NBA all season. I'll take that.

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