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The new NBL season finally starts this Thursday with the best broadcast package for fans in NBL history.

The 2016/17 rosters:

ADELAIDE 36ers

Coach: Joey Wright

Returning: Jerome Randle*, Daniel Johnson, Mitch Creek, Brendan Teys, Nathan Sobey, Matt Hodgson

In: Terrance Ferguson*, Eric Jacobsen*, Anthony Drmic, Majok Deng, Adam Doyle

Out: Ebi Ere*, Adam Gibson (Bullets), Anthony Petrie (Bullets), Lucas Walker (Wildcats)

BRISBANE BULLETS

Coach: Andrej Lemanis

In: Jermaine Beal* (Wildcats), Torrey Craig* (Taipans), Cameron Bairstow, Daniel Kickert (United), Adam Gibson (36ers), Anthony Petrie (36ers), Tom Jervis (Wildcats), Reuben Te Rangi (Breakers), Mitch Young (Crocs), Shaun Bruce (Taipans), Matt Kenyon

CAIRNS TAIPANS

Coach: Aaron Fearne

Returning: Cameron Gliddon, Mark Worthington, Alex Loughton, Stephen Weigh, Damon Heuir

In: Travis Trice*, Fuquan Edwin*, Nnanna Egwu*, Nathan Jawai (Wildcats), Mitch McCarron, Jarrad Weeks (Hawks)

Out: Torrey Craig* (Bullets), Markel Starks*, Cameron Tragardh, Shaun Bruce (Bullets), Matt Burston

ILLAWARRA HAWKS

Coach: Rob Beveridge

Returning: AJ Ogilvy, Rhys Martin, Tim Coenraad, Cody Ellis, Oscar Forman, Kevin White

In: Rotnei Clarke*, Marvelle Harris*, Michael Holyfield*, Nick Kay (Crocs), Mitch Norton (Crocs)

Out: Kevin Lisch* (Kings), Kirk Penney (Breakers), Jarrad Weeks (Taipans), Larry Davidson, Tyson Demos

MELBOURNE UNITED

Coach: Dean Demopoulos

Returning: Chris Goulding, Todd Blanchfield, Majok Majok, David Barlow, Nate Tomlinson, Owen Odigie

In: Cedric Jackson* (Breakers), Ramone Moore*, Devin Williams* David Andersen, Tai Wesley (Breakers), Bennie Lewis

Out: Hakim Warrick*, Stephen Holt*, Daniel Kickert (Bullets), Igor Hadziomerovic, Chris Patton, Brad Hill

NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS

Coach: Paul Henare

Returning: Corey Webster, Tom Abercrombie, Mika Vukona, Alex Pledger, Shea Ili, Finn Delany

In: Akil Mitchell*, Ben Woodside*, Kirk Penney (Hawks), Rob Loe, Jordan Ngati, Isiah Tueta

Out: Cedric Jackson* (United), Charles Jackson*, Tai Wesley (United), Reuben Te Rangi (Bullets), Everard Bartlett, Shane McDonald

PERTH WILDCATS

Coach: Trevor Gleeson

Returning: Casey Prather*, Damian Martin, Matthew Knight, Jesse Wagstaff, Shawn Redhage, Greg Hire, Jarrod Kenny

In: Jaron Johnson*, Jameel McKay*, Angus Brandt (Kings), Dexter Kernich-Drew, Lucas Walker (36ers)

Out: Jermaine Beal* (Bullets), Nathan Jawai (Taipans), Tom Jervis (Bullets)

SYDNEY KINGS

Coach: Andrew Gaze

Returning: Julian Khazzouh, Jason Cadee, Tom Garlepp, Jeromie Hill, Dion Prewster

In: Greg Whittington*, Michael Bryson*, Kevin Lisch (Hawks), Brad Newley, Aleks Maric

Out: Josh Childress*, Marcus Thornton*, Angus Brandt (Wildcats), Rhys Carter, Indiana Faithfull, Jordan Vandenberg

* Imports

Every game of the season live on Fox Sports and https://www.nbl.tv/

Also a game every Sunday live on SBS HD starting this Sunday 9th October with the Adelaide 36ers game at Melbourne United

NBL TV options:

Along with every 2016/17 season game live, fans will also be able to enjoy hundreds of classic NBL games on demand via the NBL TV platform.

There are a variety of subscription categories:

Fan Pass – Choose your favourite team, enter your details and wait for round 1 to tip off to watch all of your team’s games LIVE along with full game replays.
All Access Pass – Pay $5 per month to receive access to all live games from the season, plus full game replays and hundreds of hours of NBL Classics content.
Telstra Pass – All Telstra mobile customers are eligible to receive a free All Access Pass for the season. Redemption is via the NBL TV website.

http://www.nbl.com.au/featured-news/33058/

The NBL 2016/17 season schedule:

http://dhp3xz9jmcz9p.cloudfront.net/wp- ... 016-17.pdf

NBL Championship odds:

Sportsbet:

Melbourne United $3.50
Sydney Kings $4
Perth Wildcats $4.50
Brisbane Bullets $8.50
Adelaide 36ers $12
Illawarra Hawks $12
NZ Breakers $13
Cairns Taipans $21

Ladbrokes:

Melbourne United $3
Perth Wildcats $4.50
Sydney Kings $4.75
Brisbane Bullets $9
Illawarra Hawks $12
Adelaide 36ers $13
NZ Breakers $13
Cairns Taipans $19

Centrebet/William Hill:

Melbourne United $3.25
Perth Wildcats $4
Sydney Kings $5
Brisbane Bullets $9
Illawarra Hawks $9
Adelaide 36ers $11
NZ Breakers $11
Cairns Taipans $21

I don't foresee a great season for the 36ers. Some of the other teams have gotten so much stronger. Very interested to see what Terrance Ferguson is like though.

king neptune wrote:I don't foresee a great season for the 36ers. Some of the other teams have gotten so much stronger. Very interested to see what Terrance Ferguson is like though.

Agreed in all likelihood it will be a long season for the 36ers. Ferguson is an interesting prospect and supposedly a few NBA scouts were at the ABC in Brisbane to watch him and a number of scouts intend to come over and watch him in person during the season. Great exposure and opportunities for every team playing against the 36ers.

We all said the same thing last season and ended up playing finals. Hope to do the same again

Brodlach wrote:We all said the same thing last season and ended up playing finals. Hope to do the same again

Last season we didn't make the playoffs but you're probably thinking of the 2014/15 season when we lost DJ & Ervin and replaced them with Jamar Wilson & Daequon Montreal. Most expected us to miss the playoffs but then we cut Montreal and were fortunate Brock Motum needed somewhere to play and agreed to play for his salary and DJ came back later that season replacing BJ Anthony and we went on to make the playoffs.

Gozu wrote:

Brodlach wrote:We all said the same thing last season and ended up playing finals. Hope to do the same again

Last season we didn't make the playoffs but you're probably thinking of the 2014/15 season when we lost DJ & Ervin and replaced them with Jamar Wilson & Daequon Montreal. Most expected us to miss the playoffs but then we cut Montreal and were fortunate Brock Motum needed somewhere to play and agreed to play for his salary and DJ came back later that season replacing BJ Anthony and we went on to make the playoffs.

Yep, sorry that's right.

Great news towards growing the reach of the NBL the league today announced that every game this season will be shown live into China in Mandarin via Ali Sports & Sina Sports.

http://www.nbl.com.au/featured-news/33076/

With the season starting tonight the NBL have also announced another broadcast deal to stream every game of the season live into India through VEQTA signing a five year deal.

http://www.nbl.com.au/featured-news/33108/

The 36ers play their first game tomorrow night away to the Illawarra Hawks and again play away to Melbourne United on Sunday afternoon.

How are the Bullets favourite over the Wildcats tonight?

Brodlach wrote:How are the Bullets favourite over the Wildcats tonight?

Supposedly Bairstow is going to play tonight and Matt Knight is still out injured but I'm not sure that should make the Bullets the favourites.

Brodlach wrote:How are the Bullets favourite over the Wildcats tonight?

Bookies dont get it wrong too often. Perth have come back to the field if last night was any indication. I thought both teams were horrible, Brisbane just a had a patch where they could actually put the ball in the hoop in the third.

Perth imports didn't look as good (only one game) as they have in the past

It was a pretty dour game unfortunately for the season opener. Perth play defensive minded basketball (you would want to if you can't score) and the Bullets had three guys out injured including Bairstow who is likely their best player.

As tough as it was on the optic nerve it was good to see the Bullets get up in their first game back in front of a decent crowd at Boondall. The Wildcats damn if Prather isn't firing they look like they're going to really struggle to put the ball in the hole this season.

Double header tonight

5pm Melbourne at NZ Breakers
7pm Adelaide at Illawarra

36ers up 56-55 at half-time.

Gozu wrote:36ers up 56-55 at half-time.

Our first quarter was shite, 2nd a hell of a lot better

Could've done with an earlier timeout rather than letting the lead blow out.

3-Qtr time

Hawks 89
Sixers 66