What an eventful draft! We had many of our franchises jostling for position in the lead up to the draft - which was crazy! But the draft itself was full of surprises and we now have our teams formed. Check the lists below:
Cranbourne Bucks
Nicholas Spezza
Craig Drew
David Morsman
Peter Kennedy
Matt Innes
Josh Lanting
Ian Mortimer **
Jake Miotto
Strengths: Shooting, Transition Weaknesses: Size Notes: Pairing David Morseman and Josh Lanting could be genius
Beaconsfield Mustangs
Andrew Printannier
Charlie So
Gavin Trapnell
Alex McMillan
Chris Loogman
Jayden Oneill
Alan Meagher
Jason Stern
Strengths: Interior Defence
Weaknesses: Outside Shooting
Notes: Charlie and Gav could be something special
Maryknoll Matadors
Tim Morgan
Rob Middleton
Liam Blacka
Michael Stewart
Cam Andre**
Nick Buckland
Matt Buck
Jayden Hamilton
Strengths: Outside Shooting, veteran savvy
Weaknesses: Tough to say
Notes: Appears to be a really well balanced team all over. Could be dangerous
Berwick Sharks
Lee Belton
Aaron Olczyk
Gani Uko
Jarryd Hendrikx**
Tristan Blacka
Justin Temby
Shaun Webster
Daniel Lewis
Strengths: Hustle, trash talking, High Basketball IQ
Weaknesses: Size
Notes: Have potential to be a dangerous team. Will be relying on Tristan being healthy sooner rather than later
Cardinia Crocs
Jason Lang
Jay Richardson
Daniel Stow
Nick Lang
Scott Elliot
Riley Smith
Ross Coutts
Jamie Franklin
Strengths: Distribution, speed, defence
Weaknesses: Outside shooting
Notes: This team could be fantastic. Lang brother pairing is clever. Size could be an issue.
Koo Wee Koalas
Ambu Uliando
Michael Bridgman
Brendan Clark
Mason lee
Riley Lanting
Nathan Collister
Stuart Basin
Mitch Gray
Strengths: Defence, Distribution, basketball IQ
Weaknesses: Potentially very few
Notes: CBL Stars all pairing up could be great. Ambu could find himself playing more as a 4 than anything else. With fantastic distributors, this team would serve well with their guards knocking down 3s.
Pakky Upper Unicorns
Pedro Faria
Kurt Lazaro
Joey Nativo
Kiel Sutherland
Travis Stewart
Elton Bland
Jason Seigel
Curtis Wheeler
Strengths: Speed, transition
Weaknesses: Height
Notes: Travis Stewart going to be a MASSIVE X-Factor in this team. Will be relied upon heavily to guard the rim
Garfield Foxes
James Flannery
Leon Stapley
Jak Morris-Burney
Eli Evans
Trent Wreford
Jordan Hendrix
Kyle Day
Gary Miller
Strengths: Well Balanced
Weaknesses: None
Notes: This is our pick of the bunch. Look for this team to do some damage. JMB will be a huge part of this squad. Combined with Trent and Jordan should have a solid inside presence
Belgrave Mambas
Jeff Reid
Lincoln Scott
Ben Collins
Lucas Plozza
Peter Harris
Craig Magrath
Marty Sanchez
Adam Rankin
Strengths: Jeff Reid, Size
Weaknesses: Speed could be an issue
Notes: Solid all round team. Lots of veterans. Jeff looks to be primed for a big season
Philly Island Penguins
Josh Drury
Bradley Starkey
Peter Davey
James Armstrong
Daniel Miatt
Dylan Hilton
Cheyne Petitt
Zachary Thatcher
Strengths: Perimeter Defence, 3pt shooting
Weaknesses: Inside scoring
Notes: With their bigs more defensive and perimeter based, inside scoring could be an issue. Remains to be seen.
Emerald Bears
Alex Kotuziak
Greg Wise
Kiwi Kem
Wyatt Tomisich
Josh Saunders
Daniel Alvarez
Michael Francis**
Locklan Bethune
Strengths: Rebounding
Weaknesses: Outside Shooting
Notes: This team is chock-a-block full of talent.
Dandy Ducks
Travis Blackney
Jonathan Bray
Mathew Bray
Jacob Begg
Corey Brumby
Adam Grimison
Rohan Sword
Jeremy Hunter
Strengths: Scoring options, 3pt Shooting
Weaknesses: Defence
Notes: Bold of us to say, but defence could be the only thing holding this team back. The do have the DPOY from last season in Trav Blackney - so hopefully he can carry the load. HEAPS of options to score the ball.
Cora Lynn Camels
Corey Nagel
Summit Thapa
Scott McQuillan
Luis Munoz
Jake Connor
Jay Burgess
Luke Zarb
Lachlan McGrath
Strengths: Transition
Weaknesses: Defence
Notes: We could be wrong here. But this team is going to EAT in transition. If they can elevate their defensive game, it will only add fuel to the fire
HP Blazers
Joel Donnelly
Mitch Ryal
Craig Walker
Serg Durcas
Benji Coco
Travis Harris
Josh Carrol
Daniel Eagleton
Strengths: Deepest team in the comp, Well balanced.
Weaknesses: None
Notes: Josh Carrol And Daniel Eagleton could be Steal of the Draft - Exceptionally drafted. Many options for running point.
Bayside Reapers
Karl Tirkonnen
Dale Taylor
Broderick Green
Steve West
Andrew Millar
Rylan Dunn
Dean Horne
Kerry Ashford
Strengths: Outside shooting, size, rebounding
Weaknesses: Speed, transition defence
Notes: A lot of older heads and decent size bodies, guys who can shoot. Challenge for this team is in transition and their speed.
Harkaway Toucans
Tommy Walsh
Ryan Sinclair
Jonathan Lay
Matt Lever
Gavin McMaster
Jarred Mills Franklin
Tyrone Wertheim
Ashley Turner
Strengths: Veteran Savvy, experience, deep squad
Weaknesses: Defence
Notes: Ryan Sinclair could prove to be the glue guy on this team. Lots of clever players on this team and have real potential
TRADES
Yes, we have had a couple already! We won't go too far into them just yet, but here are the details: Matadors Receive: Jarrod Hendrix Sharks Receive: Cam Andre Bears Receive: Ian Mortimer
Bucks Receive: Michael Francis
Who has the best squad? Time will tell, but leave us your thoughts in the comments!!