Analysis: Ins, Outs, Depth Charts (Update)

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It’s time.

After an eventful NBL Blitz in Darwin, opening night of the Hungry Jack’s 2022-23 NBL season is now just a few days away.

This is what we’ve been waiting for. The drama of free agency is behind us, as is the intrigue of pre-season, and we’re now standing on the doorstep of a season that promises unrivalled excitement and unmissable action.

So, as you snap up a last-minute membership and lock in your fantasy team, here are each of the club’s rosters for NBL23.

* Restricted player (import) | (NS) 'Next Stars’ player | (DP) Development player | (SRP) Special restricted player | (IP) Player signed under Indigenous Player Rule | (NRP) denotes nominated replacement player | (IRP) denotes injury replacement player 

Head Coach: CJ Bruton

Returning: Mitch McCarron, Daniel Johnson, Sunday Dech, Hyrum Harris, Kai Sotto (SRP), Nick Marshall (DP)
New: Craig Randall II (Long Island Nets, NBA G League), Robert Franks (Brisbane Bullets), Antonius Cleveland (Illawarra Hawks), Anthony Drmic (Brisbane Bullets), Kyrin Galloway (New Zealand Breakers), Deng Acouth (Mega Tbilisi, Georgia), Cameron Thew (DP) (Northside Wizards, NBL1 North), Fiston Ipassou (DP) (Forestville Eagles, NBL1 Central), Fraser Roxburgh (DP) (Knox Raiders, Victoria)
Departing: Isaac Humphries (Melbourne United), Mojave King (NBA G League Ignite), Dusty Hannahs* (Santa Cruz Warriors, NBA G League), Todd Withers*, Cam Bairstow (retired), Isaac Gattorna (Sydney Kings), Tad Dufelmeier Jnr, Emmanuel Malou, Lachlan Olbrich (University of California, Riverside)

Depth Chart:
PG: McCarron |
SG: Randall II* | Dech | Ipassou
SF: Cleveland* | Drmic | Marshall | Roxburgh
PF: Franks* | Galloway | Harris | Thew
C: Johnson | Sotto | Acouth

Head Coach: James Duncan

Returning: Nathan Sobey, Jason Cadee, Tyrell Harrison, Tanner Krebs
New: Aron Baynes (Toronto Raptors, NBA), Tyler Johnson* (San Antonio Spurs, NBA), Devondrick Walker* (Rockingham Flames, NBL1 West), Kody Stattmann (University of Virginia), Harry Froling (Illawarra Hawks), DJ Mitchell (Basketball Academie Limburg, Netherlands), Gorjak Gak (CEZ Nymburk, Czech Republic), Lual Diing (DP) (Northside Wizards, NBL1 North), Rasmus Bach (NRP), (New Zealand Breakers), Matt Johns (DP) (Concordia University, St. Paul)
Departing: Robert Franks* (Adelaide 36ers), Anthony Drmic (Adelaide 36ers), Deng Deng (Illawarra Hawks), Chuanxing Liu (Bay Area Dragons, Hong Kong), Tom Digbeu (NS), Lamar Patterson*, Isaiah Moss*, Jack Salt, Tamuri Wigness, Taane Samuel, Harry Rouhliadeff (University of Hawaii), Max Mackinnon (Elon University)

Depth Chart:
PG: Sobey | Cadee
SG: Johnson* | Krebs | Bach
SF: Walker* | Stattmann | Diing
PF: Gak | Mitchell
C: Baynes | Froling | Harrison

Head Coach: Adam Forde

Returning: Tahjere McCall*, Majok Deng, Mirko Djeric, Bul Kuol, Keanu Pinder, Ben Ayre
New: Shannon Scott (Brose Bamburg, Germany), DJ Hogg* (Cholet Basket, France), Sam Waardenburg (University of Miami), Lat Mayen (University of Nebraska), Jonah Antonio (BK NH Ostrava, Czech Republic), Joshua Davey (DP) (Lakeside Lightning, NBL1 West)
Departing: Scott Machado* (Hapoel Eilat, Israel), Kouat Noi (Sydney Kings), Stephen Zimmerman*, Nate Jawai, Jarrod Kenny, Jordan Ngatai, Marshall Nelson, Robbie Heath, Brayden Inger (DP)

Depth Chart:
PG: Scott* | Ayre
SG: McCall* | Djeric | Antonio
SF: Hogg* | Kuol | Mayen
PF: Waardenburg | Deng
C: Pinder | Davey

Head Coach: Jacob Jackomas

Returning: Tyler Harvey*, Sam Froling, Akoldah Gak, Alex Mudronja, Dan Grida, Lachlan Dent (DP), Tim Coenraad (NRP)
New: Justin Robinson* (Detroit Pistons, NBA), George King* (Ontario Clippers, NBA G League), Mangok Mathiang (Cedevita Olimpija, Slovenia), Wani Swaka Lo Buluk (Sydney Kings), Deng Deng (Illawarra Hawks), William Hickey (DP) (Illawarra Hawks), Harry Morris (DP) (Illawarra Hawks, NBL1 East), Kevin White (IRP) (Perth Wildcats)
Departing: Brian Goorjian (Bay Area Dragons, Hong Kong), Antonius Cleveland* (Adelaide 36ers), Duop Reath (Qigndao, China), Xavier Rathan-Mayes* (Melbourne United), Justinian Jessup (Zaragoza, Spain), Harry Froling (Brisbane Bullets), Emmett Naar (Heroes den Bosch, Netherlands), AJ Ogilvy (retired), Isaac White (Tasmania JackJumpers)

Depth Chart:
PG: Robinson* | Mudronja | Dent        
SG: Harvey* | White | Hickey
SF: King* | Swaka Lo Buluk | Morris | Grida (inj.)
PF: Deng | Coenraad
C: Froling | Mathiang | Gak

Head Coach: Dean Vickerman

Returning: Chris Goulding, Matthew Dellavedova, Shea Ili, Mason Peatling, Ariel Hukporti (NS), Brad Newley, David Okwera, David Barlow, Zac Triplett (DP), Callum Dalton (DP)
New: Rayjon Tucker* (Wisconsin Herd, NBA G League), Jordan Caroline* (Aquila Basket Trento, Italy), Xavier Rathan-Mayes* (Illawarra Hawks), Isaac Humphries (Adelaide 36ers), Makuach Maluach (Kouvot, Finland/Darwin Salties, NBL1), Joshua Duach (DP) (University of Iona), Malith Machar (DP) (Forestville, NBL1 Central), Lachlan Barker (NRP) (South East Melbourne Phoenix)
Injured: Ariel Hukporti (NS)
Departing: Jack White (Denver Nuggets, NBA), Jo Lual Acuil, Caleb Agada* (Prometey, Ukraine), William Hickey (Illawarra Hawks), Yudai Baba (SRP), Dion Prewster

Depth Chart:
PG: Rathan-Mayes* | Ili | Duach | Barker
SG: Goulding | Triplett
SF: Tucker* | Newley | Maluach | Machar
PF: Caroline* | Peatling | Barlow
C: Humphries | Okwera

Head Coach: Mody Maor

Returning: Will McDowell-White, Tom Abercrombie, Rob Loe, Sam Timmins
New: Barry Brown Jnr* (Beijing Ducks, China), Jarell Brantley* (Leones de Ponce, France), Dererk Pardon* (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel), Rayan Rupert (NS) (CFBB, France), Izayah Le’afa (South East Melbourne Phoenix), Dan Fotu (Saint Mary’s College, USA), Tom Vodanovich (Sydney Kings), Cam Gliddon (South East Melbourne Phoenix), Alex McNaught (DP) (Nelson Giants, New Zealand)
Departing: Dan Shamir (Olimpia Milano, Italy), Finn Delany (Baskets Bonn, Germany), Ousmane Dieng (Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA), Yanni Wetzell (Alba Berlin, Germany), Hugo Besson* (Metropolitans 92, France), Kyrin Galloway (Adelaide 36ers), Peyton Siva*, Chasson Randle*, Rasmus Bach (Brisbane Bullets), Geremy McKay, Sam Short, Isaac Davidson

Depth Chart:
PG: McDowell-White | Le’Afa | McNaught
SG: Brown Jnr* | Gliddon
SF: Rupert | Abercrombie (inj.)
PF: Brantley* | Vodanovich | Fotu
C: Pardon* | Loe | Timmins

Head Coach: John Rillie

Returning: Bryce Cotton*, Mitch Norton, Todd Blanchfield, Luke Travers, Jesse Wagstaff, Corey Shervill, Majok Majok, Kyle Zunic, Oliver Hayes-Brown (DP)
New: Brady Manek* (University of North Carolina), TaShawn Thomas* (Le Mans, France), Corey Webster (Al Ittihad, Egypt), Michael Harris (DP) (Mt Gambier Pioneers, NBL1 South), Jack Andrew (DP) (Otago Nuggets, New Zealand)
Departing: Vic Law* (Chiba Jets, Japan), Michael Frazier*, Matt Hodgson (TaiwanBeer HeroBears, Taiwan), Kevin White (Illawarra Hawks), Jack Purchas

Depth Chart:
PG: Norton | Zunic
SG: Cotton* | Webster | Harris
SF: Blanchfield | Travers | Shervill
PF: Manek* | Wagstaff
C: Thomas* | Majok | Hayes-Brown | Andrew

Head Coach: Simon Mitchell

Returning: Mitch Creek, Ryan Broekhoff, Kyle Adnam, Dane Pineau, Reuben Te Rangi, Owen Foxwell (DP), Tohi-Smith Milner (NRP)
New: Alan Williams* (Lokomotiv Kuban, Russia), Gary Browne* (Petkim Spor, Turkey), Trey Kell* (Olimpia Milano, Italy), Junior Madut (University of Hawaii), Grant Anticevich (University of California, Berkeley), Anzac Rissetto (DP) (Franklin Bulls, New Zealand)
Departing: Xavier Munford* (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel), Cam Gliddon (New Zealand Breakers), Izayah Le’Afa (New Zealand Breakers), Adam Gibson (retirement), Zhou Qi (SRP), Brandon Ashley* (Altiri Chiba, Japan), Tristan Forsyth (Tasmania JackJumpers), Koen Sapwell, Lachlan Barker (Melbourne United)

Depth Chart:
PG: Browne* | Adnam | Foxwell
SG: Kell* | Madut
SF: Broekhoff | Te Rangi
PF: Creek | Anticevich
C: Williams* | Pineau | Rissetto

Head Coach: Chase Buford

Returning: Xavier Cooks, Dejan Vasiljevic, Shaun Bruce, Jordan Hunter, Jaylin Galloway, Angus Glover, Biwali Bayles (IP), Iggy Mitchell (DP)
New: Tim Soares* (Ironi Ness Ziona, Israel), Derrick Walton Jr* (Motor City Cruise, NBA G League), Justin Simon* (Riesen Ludwigsburg, Germany), Kouat Noi (Cairns Taipans), Jackson Makoi (DP) (KK Vrijednosnice Osijek, Croatia), Isaac Gattorna (Adelaide 36ers)
Departing: Jaylen Adams* (Crvena Zvezda, Serbia), Jarell Martin* (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel), Ian Clark*, Makur Maker (Washington Wizards, NBA), Wani Swaka Lo Buluk (Illawarra Hawks), Tom Vodanovich (New Zealand Breakers), Makur Maker, Jayden Hodgson

Depth Chart:
PG: Walton Jr* | Bayles | Makoi
SG: Vasiljevic | Bruce | Mitchell
SF: Simon* | Galloway | Glover (inj.)
PF: Cooks | Noi | Gattorna
C: Soares* | Hunter

Head Coach: Scott Roth

Returning: Josh Magette*, Will Magnay, Jack McVeigh, Clint Steindl, Fabijan Krslovic, Matt Kenyon, Sam McDaniel, Jarrad Weeks, Jarred Bairstow, Sean McDonald (DP)
New: Milton Doyle* (Gaziantep Basketbol, Turkey), Rashard Kelly* (JDA Dijon, France), Isaac White (IRP) (Illawarra Hawks), Tristan Forsyth (NRP) (South East Melbourne Phoenix), Josh Tomasi (DP) (St. Cloud State University), Walter Brown (DP) (Canterbury Rams, NZNBL)
Departing: Josh Adams* (Cedevita Olimpija, Slovenia), MiKyle McIntosh* (Saga Balooners, Japan), Sejr Deans (Jacksonville University, USA), Jock Perry

Depth Chart:
PG: Magette* | Weeks | McDonald           
SG: Doyle* | Kenyon | White | Brown
SF: Kelly* | McDaniel | Steindl (inj.)
PF: McVeigh | Bairstow
C: Krslovic | Forsyth | Tomasi | Magnay (inj.)