Not long to go before the start of the 2018–19 NBL season

The Breakers are one of the selected NBL teams participating in the NBA preseason this year with a game against the Phoenix Suns in Arizona at the start of October
Kevin Braswell an American former professional basketball player has been appointed head coach of the NZ Breakers on a three-year deal

Oz basketball great Andrew Bogut has returned home & signed with the Sydney Kings

Market is:

Sydney Kings $3.60
Melbourne United $4.00
Perth Wildcats $6.50
New Zealand Breakers $10.00
Brisbane Bullets $11.00
Illawarra Hawks $13.00
Adelaide 36ers $15.00
Cairns Taipans $17.00

Former coach Paul Henare has not extended his involvement with the Breakers & is now totally focusing on the Tall Blacks role

Current Ladder

Team P W L %
Perth 6 5 1 115.63
Melbourne 7 5 2 102.85
Brisbane 7 4 3 98.22
Sydney 6 3 3 102.86
NZ 5 2 3 94.93
Adelaide 8 3 5 97.35
Illawarra 6 2 4 93.97
Cairns 5 1 4 95.23

Andrew Bogut has signed on for a second stint with reigning NBA champions Golden State Warriors
Bogut won this season's NBL MVP award playing for the Sydney Kings
He was also named Defensive Player of the Year

I was thinking that Bogut might have nominated for the now vacant Sydney Kings coaching job but that's not obviously happening,,yet

Rob Beveridge, Trevor Gleeson, Joey Wright & Brian Goorjian, among the names being mentioned, as potential Andrew Gaze replacement

The Sydney Kings new Head Coach - Will Weaver
Weaver, currently an assistant coach for the Boomers, is the head coach of Brooklyn Nets affiliate club Long Island Nets, who play in the NBA G-League

We have an additional franchise for the 2019–20 NBL season
South East Melbourne Phoenix

Current market - NBL Outright Winner 2019-20

Melbourne United $3.50
Perth Wildcats $5.50
Sydney Kings $6
Brisbane Bullets $9
Illawarra Hawks $12
South East Melbourne Phoenix $12
NZ Breakers $13
Adelaide 36ers $21
Cairns Taipans $34

home & away
 

nbl r1

melbourne united -3.5 $1.68 v south east melbourne phoenix
melbourne united v south east melbourne phoenix +9.5 $1.68