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Possible Taipans import

Oliver is a 4-5, cant see him anywhere near the three spot.

The Cairns Taipans have announced their first import of the 2019-20 NBL season, with Cameron Oliver heading to Far North Queensland after a stint in the NBA G-League.
Oliver, a 6’8 big-man, is coming off a season with the Delaware Blue Coats, where he averaged 15.5 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game, with the Taipans seeing him as a player who can play in either frontcourt position.

It’s not about weight, it’s about length, strength and iq, any decent lighter player can beat the heavier one with these assets.

Exactly, Fisher and Jurlina stayed the course, they deserve a chance. Djeric is a bench player at best.

Djeric has played point guard for three seasons in Serbia, doesn’t have high percentage shooting. Surely Jurlina is worth a place, two very good years in the qbl, not certain why he would’ve stayed there, Kauny was smart and moved to nbl1.

Lat Mayen also maybe a DP potentially.

Machado / Kenny / (NS) 5’11 Wigness out of NBA global?
Import / Djeric / Hooley
Import / Noi / (DP) 6’7 Martin out of college?
Jois / Deng / Krslovic
Jawai / Jervis / (DP) 6’9 McCarthy out of college?

Deng at the 3? Probably not a good move defensively, but it means you could go with an undersized hustle import 4 maybe, someone who can switch onto wings on defense.

Targeting an import PF?

I wouldn't have thought Majok Deng signed with Cairns to come off the bench.

And Djeric is not a point guard.

Noi will start at the three. Kelly has stated they're targeting a four along with Newbill.

So 2 more imports? And a next star

Great signing hey dickhead.

Looks a decent size for an NBL PG too, will get lots of boards, is he a good defender? Great looking signing by Cairns.

Feel sorry for the young Brazilian kid at Sydney. Could of had someone to talk to.

Would this be an upgrade on Trimble? Never seen Machado play, but if he's been NBL level then I would assume so...

Sorry a PG not a big

Scott Machado?

Jeremy lin? has played with all 3

The league needs to concider ditching the points system. We are pushing awesome Australian talent away by the points system. Now I understand why we do have a points system but honestly it's crap, lets just have a salary cap. How bout the NBL take a leaf out of the A-League were the have 1 marque player, lets not push awesome talent away whether its Australian or any overseas player. I say 1 marque player per team


BARLOW'S NBL RETURN BLOCKED BY PPC
Barlow's NBL return blocked by

The National Basketball League Players Association has an ally in its push to rid the Player Points Cap out of the NBL, with Australian Boomers forward David Barlow saying he would come back to the NBL if the PPC was abolished.

In a BackPageLead exclusive, Barlow indicated "job security" is the biggest factor in his decision to remain overseas, because, "the points system takes the security away."

Barlow left the NBL following the 2008/09 campaign after playing six seasons with the Sydney Kings and Melbourne Tigers. Since departing Australia, Barlow has played in Spain (ACB) with CAI Zaragoza and UCAM Murcia.

Playing as an import in the ACB, regarded as the best league outside the NBA, Barlow would be rated a '10' if he returned to the NBL.

The other Australians to be on the top shelf, Mark Worthington, Julian Khazzouh and Adam Gibson were all ranked '10' before the 2012/13 NBL commenced.

Only Gibson is playing in the NBL currently.

The NBL's Player Points System is a cap of 70 points, where teams must fill out their roster of 10 players; each player ranked between 1-10 points based on perceived talent.

"I'm over here as an import in an environment where my job is always on the line," said Barlow, "One of the main reasons I would want to come back to Australia is for job security, but the points system takes that security away, makes players with higher ratings at risk of losing their job. Why would I want to come home to that?"

Last month when I spoke to Tigers head coach Chris Anstey about Khazzouh's availability, after he was released by Asseco Prokom (Poland), Anstey spoke out against the Player Points System, saying, "I've never liked the Player Points System, it puts a restraint on the players' trade."

Speaking to Perth's The Sunday Times on the PPC, NBLPA President Jacob Holmes said, "We don't see the points system as agreeable as a matter of principle, or in law. It restricts the players, their movement, and restricts their trade."

With so many talented Australian basketballers plying their skills overseas, the NBL would only boost its stock by being more accommodating to get them back and dumping the Player Points System for once and all.

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