Hoops

NBL delays free agency until May

I would guess it's probably Machado as he's supposed to have agreed to re-sign with Cairns to a 2 year deal.

So we have confirmation re: Machado. Cairns apartment dude - I imagine he is shacked up with a local?

Plumlee staying has got me CURIOUS. A quick search reveals despite only signing with the Wildcats in early January he had been dating an Australian model since September. The story checks out.

Oliver is heading to the nba/g league. Cairns will have both machado and newbill back next season. I'm a cairns local and also have heard they will be back. Machado loves cairns.

Cam Oliver??.....

Taipans and Wildcats obviously doing well at match making.

Newbill is back in the states.

Bit of fun, keep you guys guessing.

^ obviously Newbill, why not say who it is.
And since when has Plumlee called Australia home?

There is one cairns import thats lives in the same apartment complex as me, who has settled in pretty well and doesn't look like leaving anytime soon. Which I find odd because the other 2 imports returned to the states before the borders shut. I believe cairns may have him locked in for next season.

For those wondering why (it's odd) FA is being pushed back.

If you were a club, you have no idea of your finances next season.

Revenue would at best be reduced significantly, at worst Zero.

How will you plan on paying players when there is nothing coming in on the revenue side?

How can you offer big money to the Pattersons, Hopsons and the Machados when you might not be able to afford them at all.

If the boarders stay closed but the league restarts due to be in control in Australia, Perth are in the best position with Plumlee and Cotton living hear already. Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, NZ all reasonably placed assuming NZ like Australia.
Players like Drimic, Moller, TeRangi, Naar all become valuable as all good quality but sit behind imports. There is others as well.

It makes really good sense. Free agency would start at a time when the people involved in the process are coming to terms with the new world. No doubt there is a fair bit of stress, although financial security at this time is most of the worlds issue.

Just gives the number crunches at each club to work out what they really can afford to offer, gives 4 weeks which in pandemic terms is enough time to go from 1 case to Italy. But for our country it puts us in a place where we can see 3 months maybe duration versus 6 months likely duration. The fear in Australia is we are taking this virus into Winter.

A season starting with full crowds is going to look different to a season start without crowds.

Why is it odd? We have no idea if there's even going to be a season yet.

The cats have just opened up level 4 of the Perth Arena making the new capacity over 13000 seats for the 2nf GF after only having single seats available.Not to bad considering the Freo Dockers are playing the Bombers at subi same time on a Friday night footy time slot. Well do Cats fans.