Restock, reload: Bullets' roster reset takes shape

When the Brisbane Bullets tip off their season against the New Zealand Breakers in Round 1, they could field four new faces in their starting five.

"They're the biggest question mark of the off-season for me," Pete Hooley said on NBL Now Roundtable.

"I genuinely don't know what we're going to see because we've never seen this group play together."

It's been a busy off-season for the Bullets, who are looking to turn things around after a few disappointing years.

"If we're talking about their ceiling based on what's currently on the roster, they can be very good," Hooley added.

"They've got the pieces."

Those pieces were on show on Saturday night, as the Bullets claimed a big 46-point win over an NBL1 North Select team.

Since naming Will Weaver head coach back in March, Brisbane has carefully built their roster, piece by piece. The early signs were strong.

"Weaver has been very strategic, he took his time and built the roster around a clear strategy," Hooley said.

"In a league where many teams want to play fast and shoot a lot of threes, he's chosen a different path … he appears to be building something special with its own identity.

"They've recruited a pass-first point guard (Arnas Velička) out of Europe and they're leaning into that style.

"They're going to pair him with one of the best local bigs in the competition in Tyrell Harrison … then we will see what Nate Hinton and Jaylin Williams bring."

Hinton set the tone early, posting 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in his first outing. Harrison was every bit as dominant, adding 24 points and 8 rebounds of his own.

NBL legend Lanard Copeland is excited about the group Weaver has assembled, but believes their best basketball may come later in the season.

"The question is whether they can put everything together," he said.

"The chemistry will take time because that's always part of building a new team.

"The talent is there, but chemistry takes time."