With the NBL season over and the championship trophy firmly in the grasp of the Sydney Kings, all eyes now turn to free agency and figuring out how different these teams will look by the time the next season rolls around.
Sporting News is tracking all the off-season movements of every NBL team, including all new arrivals, departures, and re-signings, updated regularly as changes are confirmed.
December 11 – The Brisbane Bullets sign import Andrew White III for the remainder of the season, filling the spot left vacant by Devondrick Walker. White most recently played for Turkish team Buyukcekmece, averaging 7.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game.
November 25 – The Brisbane Bullets have released coach James Duncan, with GM Sam Mackinnon filling the role as interim head coach.
November 21 – The Illawarra Hawks sign import Michael Frazier III, replacing former import George King. Frazier returns to the NBL after a stint with the Perth Wildcats, where he averaged 7.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.
November 15 – Melbourne United have signed Marcus Lee, replacing Jordan Caroline who has been released by the team.
November 8 – The Adelaide 36ers release Craig Randall III, citing disciplinary issues. Nick Marshall was elevated as the team looks for a replacement.
October 17 – The Illawarra Hawks have signed former New Zealand Breaker Peyton Siva, to replace import Justin Robinson who has been sidelined for the year with a knee injury. Siva averaged 11.8 points, 4.9 assists, and 2.5 rebounds for the Breakers last season.
October 7 – The Brisbane Bullets sign Hunter Clarke as a development player. Clarke formerly played at the Centre of Excellence and the University of Montana.
October 1 – The Sydney Kings sign Archie Woodhall as a development player. Woodhill returns to Sydney after suiting up for nine games last season.
September 28 – The Tasmania JackJumpers convert Isaac Smith from a nominated replacement player into a development player
September 27 – The South East Melbourne Phoenix re-sign import Zhou Qi. He averaged 11.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2 blocks per game last season.
September 26 – The South East Melbourne Phoenix sign Malcolm Bernard as an injury replacement player for Trey Kell. Bernard most recently played for the NBL1 team the Bendigo Braves, averaging 18 points per game.
September 22 – Melbourne United have lost Next Star Ariel Hukporti for the season after he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon.
September 18 – The Illawarra Hawks have re-signed Tim Coenraad as an injury replacement player. Coenraad averaged 4.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game for Illawarra last season.
September 17 – The Illawarra Hawks have signed Kevin White as an injury replacement player for Dan Grida. White played for the Perth Wildcats last season, where he averaged 3.2 points, 1.9 assists and 1.1 rebounds per game.
September 16 – David Barlow has backflipped on his retirement, returning to Melbourne United for a one-year deal.
September 15 – The Brisbane Bullets have signed Matt Johns as a development player. Johns comes off of four years playing in the NCAA, for South Dakota and Concordia St Paul.
September 7 – The Brisbane Bullets sign Rasmus Bach as a nominated replacement player for the upcoming season. Bach most recently starred for the Logan Thunder in the NBL1, averaging 15.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game.
September 5 – The Brisbane Bullets sign import Devondrick Walker on a one-year deal. Walker most recently played in the NBL1, winning the NBL1 West MVP with averages of 27 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game.
August 31 – David Barlow announces his retirement from basketball after 20 years. Barlow averaged 1.9 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game for Melbourne United last season.
August 31 – The Perth Wildcats sign Jack Andrew as a development player for the next two years.
August 31 – The Illawarra Hawks sign two development players, William Hickey and Harry Morris.
August 30 – The Cairns Taipans sign Joshua Davey as a development player, and bring on Gabe Hadley as a training player.
August 30 – The New Zealand Breakers sign import Barry Brown to a one year deal. Brown most recently played for Chinese team the Beijing Ducks, where he averaged 17.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2 assists.
August 30 – The South East Melbourne Phoenix sign Anzac Rissetto as a development player.
August 26 – The Tasmania JackJumpers sign guard Walter Brown as a development player.
August 25 – Melbourne United have locked in Chris Goulding, signing him to a two-year extension. Goulding is United’s all-time leader in games played (209), points (3342), three-pointers (675), assists (496) and steals (158).
August 24 – The Sydney kings sign Isaac Gattorna as a development player.
August 23 – Former Chicago Bull and Adelaide 36er Cam Bairstow announces his retirement from basketball due to injuries. Bairstow averaged 11.4 points, 8 rebounds and 1.7 assists last season for Adelaide.
August 23 – The Sydney Kings re-sign Ignatius ‘Iggy’ Mitchell to a one-year contract as a development player.
August 18 – The Tasmania JackJumpers make two signings; Tristan Forsyth coming on board as a short-term injury replacement for Will Magnay, and Josh Tomasi signing as a development player.
August 16 – The New Zealand Breakers sign Alex McNaught to a two-year deal as a development player. McNaught most recently played for NZNBL team Nelson Giants.
August 12 – The Cairns Taipans sign import Shannon Scott on a one-year deal.
Scott most recently played for German team Brose Bramberg, where he averaged 4.4 points, 2.8 assists, and 1.2 rebounds per game.
August 12 – The Perth Wildcats have signed Michael Harris to a two-year deal as a development player. Harris is currently playing for NBL1 team the Mount Gambier Pioneers, averaging 24.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
August 11 – Makur Maker is off to the NBA, signing an exhibit 10 deal with the Washington Wizards.
August 10 – The Adelaide 36ers have signed Deng Acouth to a one-year deal. Acouth has recently been playing for South Sudan in the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers, averaging 8.1 rebounds and 5.7 points per game.
August 10 – The Illawarra Hawks have signed their final import, securing American guard Justin Robinson to a one-year deal. Robinson most recently played for the NBA’s Detroit Pistons, averaging 5.6 points, 1.8 assists, and 1.4 rebounds.
August 10 – The South East Melbourne Phoenix sign Australian Grant Anticevich to a one-year deal. Anticevich joins the NBL after five years with NCAA team UC Berkley, where he averaged 9.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, and one assist in his final season.
August 9 – After two years in the NBL, 20-year-old Australian prospect Mojave King has signed with the G-League Ignite for the upcoming season, per ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.
August 8 – The Illawarra Hawks sign import George King to a one-year deal. King most recently played for G-League team Agua Caliente Clippers, where he averaged 13.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game last season.
August 8 – Melbourne United sign 23-year-old Malith Machar as a Development Player. Machar is currently playing in the NBL1 for the Forestville Eagles, averaging 10.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.
August 8 – The Adelaide 36ers sign their third import, American guard Craig Randall III, to a one-year deal. Randall most recently played for the G-League team The Long Island Nets, where he averaged 26.7 points, 6.3 assists, and 5.4 rebounds per game.
August 7 – Former Illawarra Hawks captain and three-time All-NBL first-team player AJ Ogilvy has called time on his career, officially retiring from basketball. Ogilvy averaged 1.6 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 0.2 steals per game for the Hawks last season.
August 5 – The South East Melbourne Phoenix sign import Alan Williams to a one-year deal. Williams most recently played for Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban, where he averaged 10.3 points, 7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game last season.
August 4 – Melbourne United conclude their import signings, locking in American Jordan Caroline to a one-year deal. Caroline most recently played for Italian team Dolomiti Energia Trentino, where he averaged 11 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game.
August 4 – The South East Melbourne Phoenix lose big man Zhou Qi, with The Herald Sun’s Michael Randall confirming Qi will not return. The import averaged 11.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2 blocks per game last season.
August 3 – Melbourne United sign import Xavier Rathan-Mayes to a one-year contract. Rathan-Mayes played last NBL season for the Illawarra Hawks, averaging 10.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game, and was a finalist for the Best Sixth Man award, which was won by new teammate Shea Ili.
August 3 – The Tasmania JackJumpers sign guard Isaac White, who will come on board as Injury Replacement player for Clint Steindl. White spent the last two seasons with the Illawarra Hawks, averaging 2.8 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game last year.
August 2 – The Illawarra Hawks lose guard Emmett Naar, who signs with Heroes Den Bosch in the BNXT League.
August 2 – Melbourne United have signed their first import of the season, nabbing American guard Rayjon Tucker to a one-year deal. Tucker is the all-time leading scorer of the G-League team the Wisconsin Herd, averaging 21.3 points per game.
August 1 – The Perth Wildcats have signed import Brady Manek on a one-year deal. This is Manek’s first professional season, after last year playing for the University of North Carolina, where he averaged 15.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game for a team that went all the way to the NCAA Championship game.
July 30 – Kai Sotto will be returning to the Adelaide 36ers after the 20-year-old went undrafted in the 2022 NBA Draft. Sotto averaged 7.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks per game for Adelaide in his rookie season.
July 30 – Melbourne United lose Matthew Dellavedova, with the 31-year-old headed back to the NBA, this time signing with the Sacramento Kings.
July 30 – The Illawarra Hawks lose one of their key players, as Duop Reath signs with Chinese team the Qingdao Eagles.
July 29 – The Sydney Kings lose their NBL MVP, as Jaylen Adams signs with Serbian team Crvena zvezda.
July 29 – The Illawarra Hawks sign big-man Mangok Mathiang to a one-year deal. Mathiang most recently played for Slovenian team Cedevita Olimpija, and has experience in Europe and the NBA.
July 29 – The Sydney Kings sign import Tim Soares to a one-year contract. Soares most recently played for Israel team Ironi Nes Ziona, averaging 17.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game in 2021/2022.
July 28 – The Brisbane Bullets make one of the biggest signings in history, signing former NBA Champion Aron Baynes to a two-year deal. Baynes last played in the NBA for the Toronto Raptors, averaging 6.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, before suffering a devastating injury at the Tokyo Olympics that he is just returning from.
July 27 – The Illawarra Hawks will not retain former Next Star Justinian Jessup, with the 24-year-old signing with Spanish team Casademont Zaragoza.
July 27 – The New Zealand Breakers have finalised their roster, adding import Jarrell Brantley. Brantley most recently played for G-League team the Greensboro Swarm, averaging 10.2 points, 5.7 assists, and 2.4 assists per game.
July 26 – The Illawarra Hawks have re-signed Development Player Lachlan Dent for a third year with the team. Dent is currently playing for the Brisbane Capitals in the NBL1, averaging 17 points, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds per game.
July 26 – Melbourne United have retained the 2022 NBL Best Sixth Man, signing Shea Ili to a two-year extension. Ili averaged 8.3 points, 4 assists, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game for Melbourne last season.
July 26 – The Perth Wildcats have picked up TaShawn Thomas, signing the American import to a one-year deal. Thomas most recently played for French team Le Mans, where he averaged 13.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks per game.
July 22 – Melbourne United have filled their big man gap, signing Isaac Humphries to a one-year deal. Humphries missed the majority of the previous season due to injury but is still tipped as one of the NBL’s best local talents.
July 21 – The Cairns Taipans fill their final local roster spot, signing Ben Ayre to a two-year deal. Ayre has most recently been playing for the Cairns Marlins in the NBL1, where he’s averaged 24.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game.
July 18 – The Perth Wildcats lose star import Vic Law, who signs with Japanese club Chiba Jets. Law averaged 20.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game last season.
July 18 – As expected, Xavier Munford is out of South East Melbourne, signing with Israel team Hapoel Tel Aviv. Munford averaged 16.6 points, 4.4 assists, and 4 rebounds per game for the Phoenix.
July 18 – The Sydney Kings have signed Justin Simon, the former NBL Best Defensive Player joining the reigning champions. Simon previously played in the NBL for the Illawarra Hawks, and most recently suited up for German team MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, winning DPOY in that league.
July 18 – Melbourne United lose the services of Jack White, with the 24-year-old signing a two-way deal with NBA team The Denver Nuggets. White averaged 9.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1 block per game for Melbourne last season.
July 15 – The Cairns Taipans have parted ways with veteran Nate Jawai, confirmed by coach Adam Forde. Jawai has played for the Taipans for the past seven seasons, averaging 5.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game last season.
July 14 – The South East Melbourne Phoenix have locked in their second import, signing American Trey Kell to a one-year deal. Kell most recently played for Italian team Olimpia Milano, averaging 11.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game in the Italian league.
July 12 – The Cairns Taipans sign import DJ Hogg, claiming the 6’9 American’s services for the upcoming NBL season. Hogg most recently played for French team Cholet Basket, where he averaged 12.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.
July 10 – The Perth Wildcats have secured their new head coach, with former NBL player-turned coach John Rillie taking the reigns from Scott Morrison after a historically bad year for the franchise.
July 9 – Melbourne United will lose one of their last-season imports, with Caleb Agada headed to EuroCup team SC Prometey. Agada averaged 12.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game for Melbourne last season.
July 9 – Finn Delany looks set to be headed to Germany, to play for Telekom Baskets Bonn. Delany is coming off his seventh year with the New Zealand Breakers, where he averaged 10 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.
July 6 – The Brisbane Bullets sign Gorjak Gak to a one-year deal. Gak most recently played in the NCAA for California Baptist University, where he averaged 13.5 points and 10.3 rebounds per game.
July 5 – The Sydney Kings sign import guard Derrick Walton Jr to a one-year deal. Walton has most recently played for the Detroit Pistons and their G-League affiliate the Motor City Cruise, averaging 6.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 7 assists across three games in the NBA last season.
July 4 – The Sydney Kings farewell star import Jarell Martin, who signs with Israel team Maccabi Tel Aviv. Martin was a key piece of Sydney’s 2022 championship, averaging 15.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1 assist per game.
June 30 – The Cairns Taipans continue to bolster their young core, signing 23-year-old Lat Mayen to a two-year contract, with the second year a team option. Mayen is coming off his college career and is currently playing for the Cairns Marlins in the NBL1, averaging 19.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
June 24 – The Tasmania JackJumpers sign import Milton Doyle, a 28-year-old from Chicago. Doyle most recently played for Turkish team Gaziantep Basketbol.
June 24 – The Brisbane Bullets announce the departure of Development Player Chuanxing Liu, who is headed to Hong Kong team the Bay Area Dragons. Liu averaged 2.1 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.2 assists per game.
June 23 – Melbourne United sign Joshua Duach as a Development Player for the next two seasons. Duach most recently played for Iona in the NCAA but was fairly underutilised, only seeing 3.8 minutes of court time a game.
June 23 – The Perth Wildcats are without a head coach after Scott Morrison announced he would be leaving the club due to personal reasons.
June 21 – The Sydney Kings sign Anyiarbany ‘Jackson’ Makoi as a Development Player. Makoi, who most recently played for Croatian team Vrijednosnice Osijek, signed a one-year deal with a second-year team option.
June 21 – The Tasmania JackJumpers sign import Rashard Kelly on a one-year deal. Kelly is currently playing with French team JDA Dijon Basket, where he is averaging 11.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.
June 20 – Melbourne United announce Jo Lual-Acuil will not be returning to the team next season. Lual-Acuil averaged 16.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game in 2022, and was named to the All-NBL First Team.
June 20 – The Brisbane Bullets sign Lual Diing as a Development Player. 23 years old, he is currently playing for the Northside Wizards in NBL1, where he is averaging 20.8 points, 12.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
June 17 – The Tasmania JackJumpers announce that imports Josh Adams and MiKyle McIntosh will not be returning to the team. Adams and McIntosh were both key components of the JackJumpers team that made a finals appearance in their first year.
June 15 – Corey Webster is back in the NBL, with the Perth Wildcats announcing that they have signed the 33-year-old to a two-year contract. Webster spent the majority of his career in the league with the New Zealand Breakers, before leaving the team in 2021.
June 15 – The New Zealand Breakers sign import Dererk Pardon, the big man from America becoming the first of three imports for the Breakers. He most recently suited up for Israeli team Hapoel Be’er Sheva, where he averaged 14.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.
June 15 – The South East Melbourne sign import guard Gary Browne, from Puerto Rico. Browne has had an extensive professional career and is currently playing with Puerto Rican team Piratas de Quebradillas.
June 14 – The Cairns Taipans lock in another rising Australian talent, signing Jonah Antonio to a three-year deal. Antonio – 25 years old – joins the Taipans after a rookie professional season with Czech team Nova Hut Ostrava, averaging 7.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game.
June 13 – The Brisbane Bullets re-sign Tanner Krebs, who returns to the team for at least one more year. Krebs averaged 4.4 points, 2 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game last season.
June 11 – The Perth Wildcats have re-signed veteran Jesse Wagstaff, signing him to a one-year deal for what will be his 14th season with Perth. Wagstaff averaged 6.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game in 2022.
June 11 – Izayah Le’Afa officially joins the New Zealand Breakers, signing a two-year deal with his hometown team.
June 10 – The Adelaide 36ers continue their signing spree, signing import Robert Franks to a two-year deal. Franks spent the previous NBL season as a part of the Brisbane Bullets, where he averaged 18.9 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.
June 10 – The New Zealand Breakers sign the first new Next Star of the off-season, securing the services of Frenchman Rayan Rupert. Rupert most recently played at the French INSEP Academy – averaging 13.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 2.1 steals – and is projected as a late first-round 2023 NBA draft pick by ESPN.
June 9 – The Cairns Taipans have signed one of the most promising young Australian talents, announcing they are acquiring 23-year-old Sam Waardenburg. The NBL will be Waardenburg’s first professional stint, returning to Australia after playing in the NCAA for the University of Miami, where he averaged 8.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game.
June 9 – The Adelaide 36ers pull off the biggest coup of the off-season so far, signing 2022 NBL Best Defensive Player Antonius Cleveland to a two-year deal. Cleveland spent last season with the Illawarra Hawks, where on top of his defensive achievement he was named to the All-NBL First Team, averaging 14.2 points, 2.3 assists, and 6.6 rebounds per game.
June 9 – The South East Melbourne Phoenix sign wing Junior Madut, the 25-year-old taking on a two-year contract with a club option for the second year. This is Madut’s first professional stint, coming off of four years playing in the NCAA for the University of Hawaii.
June 8 – The Brisbane Bullets sign DJ Mitchell to a one-year deal with a second-year club option. Born in Melbourne, Mitchell joins the Bullets after a successful rookie year in the Netherlands professional league, which saw him average 16 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.
June 8 – The Tasmania JackJumpers retain one of their key imports, with Josh Magette returning to Tassie for at least one more season. Magette was a crucial part of the JackJumpers’ historic Finals run, averaging 11.7 points, 5.9 assists, and 4.1 rebounds per game.
June 7 – The Sydney Kings secure the biggest signing of free agency so far, locking in 2022 NBL Finals MVP Xavier Cooks to a three-year deal (containing NBA and Europe out-clauses). Cooks was easily the best Australian player in the NBL last year, averaging 15.6 points, 10 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game – leading the league in the latter two statistics.
June 7 – The New Zealand Breakers lock in an NBL veteran, signing Cam Gliddon to a two-year deal. Gliddon joins the Breakers after two seasons with the South East Melbourne Phoenix, averaging 4.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game in 2022.
June 7 – The South East Melbourne Phoenix have announced the mutual release of Izayah Le’afa from his contract. Le’afa noted a ‘desire to return home’ was behind the release, leading many to speculate that he will be signing with the New Zealand Breakers, though there has been no official announcement of his next contract.
June 6 – The Sydney Kings sign Kouat Noi, the former Cairns Taipan hoping to right his career after a successful yet inconsistent three years. Noi averaged 8.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game for the Taipans in 2022.
June 5 – The Brisbane Bullets lose Development Player Max Mackinnon, who moves to America for college, playing in the NCAA for the Elon Phoenix.
June 4 – The Tasmania JackJumpers re-sign Development Player Sean Macdonald. Macdonald did not see much court time in his year as a DP, averaging 0.5 points, 0.5 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game.
June 3 – The Cairns Taipans lose their former MVP-finalist, with Scott Machado announcing via his Instagram that he will not be returning to Cairns. Machado missed a significant portion of the 2022 season due to injury, averaging 10.2 points, 5.3 assists, and 3 rebounds in the games he did play.
June 1 – The Illawarra Hawks sign Deng Deng to a one-year deal, the 30-year-old headed back to Wollongong after one year with the Brisbane Bullets, in which he averaged 6.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 0.8 assists.
May 31 – The Cairns Taipans have locked in their import, re-signing Tahjere McCall to a two-year deal. McCall was undoubtedly the Taipans’ best player last season, leading the team in both points and assists per game, 15 and 5.6 respectively.
May 30 – The Sydney Kings have re-signed Dejan Vasiljevic for three years, the final being a mutual option. Vasiljevic was a key part of the Kings’ championship run, and his new deal contains both European and NBA out clauses.
May 29 – The New Zealand Breakers sign Tom Vodanovich to a two-year deal. Vodanovich began his NBL career with the Breakers, before moving to the Sydney Kings for the last two years, the latter of which earnt him an NBL Championship.
May 28 – The Brisbane Bullets sign former NBL Rookie of the Year Harry Froling to a one-year deal, as he returns to the club after a season with the Illawarra Hawks. Froling averaged 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game for the Hawks in 2022.
May 27 – The Brisbane Bullets sign Kody Stattmann on a one-year deal. Stattmann joins the Bullets off the back of four years in college with the University of Virginia, and has also had extensive experience with the junior national team.
May 27 – The Adelaide 36ers sign Kyrin Galloway to a two-year deal, the power forward joining the team after two seasons in New Zealand. Galloway is one of the NBL’s most promising prospects, averaging 2.8 points and 2 rebounds per game in 2022.
May 26 – The Adelaide 36ers claim one of the top available free agents, with Anthony Drmic signing a two-year deal, the second year being a mutual option. Drmic began his NBL career in Adelaide in 2016 and returns there after two seasons with the Brisbane Bullets – the second of which saw him average 7.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.
May 25 – The Perth Wildcats have re-signed wing Todd Blanchfield, for three years, according to 10 News’ Lachy Reid. Blanchfield averaged 10.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game for Perth last season.
May 25 – The New Zealand Breakers re-sign Will McDowell-White, keeping him on for at least the 2022-23 season. McDowell-White averaged 6.6 points and 3.7 assists per game last season, and elected to return to the Breakers on a one-year deal despite offers from other NBL teams.
May 24 – The Perth Wildcats player Kyle Zunic has signed a new two-year deal, which elevates him from a development player into the main roster. Zunic averaged 1.7 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game last season, and became the first development player in NBL history to start in his debut.
May 23 – The Sydney Kings coach Chase Buford confirms Tom Vodanovich will be leaving the team, via Liam Santamaria’s podcast The Huddle.
May 23 – The Sydney Kings hold onto the second piece of their championship core, signing guard Shaun Bruce to a two-year deal. The 31-year-old averaged 3.8 points, 2.4 assists, and 2.1 rebounds in the previous season.
May 20 – The Illawarra Hawks sign Wani Swaka Lo Buluk to a two-year contract. Swaka Lo Buluk joins the Hawks off the back of an NBL championship run, averaging 4.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 0.6 steals per game. Only 21 years old, he will be auto-eligible for the 2023 NBA Draft.
May 20 – Veteran Adam Gibson announces his retirement. Gibson was one of the inaugural South East Melbourne Phoenix signings, with his 17-year NBL career seeing him win two NBL championships, and represent Australia at the 2012 London Olympics.
May 20 – The Tasmania JackJumpers lock in their leader, with head coach Scott Roth signing a three-year extension. Roth was the 2022 NBL Coach of the Year, and lead his team to the Grand Final in their first year in the league.
May 20 – Melbourne United sign Makuach Maluach to a one-year contract. Maluach most recently played overseas in Finland, for Kouvot, with the 24-year-old currently playing for the Darwin Salties in the NBL1.
May 20 – NBL Free Agency opens.
May 18 – The South East Melbourne Phoenix lock down their franchise player, signing Mitch Creek to a three-year extension. Creek has been voted to the All-NBL Second Team both of the previous two years.
The Phoenix have also signed coach Simon Mitchell to a one-year extension, the inaugural coach staying in the top job for 2023.
May 18 – Melbourne United retain veteran Brad Newley, who averaged 4 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in 2022, shooting 43% from the field.
May 17 – The Perth Wildcats retain Majok Majok and Oliver Hayes-Brown, with both taking up their mutual options.
May 17 – The Adelaide 36ers re-sign Development Player Nick Marshall for two years, the second of which sees him promoted to the active roster.
May 17 – The Sydney Kings retain guard Angus Glover, as he and the club pick up his mutual option. Glover was a key part of the Kings 2022 Championship campaign, averaging 5.3 points, 3 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.
May 16 – The Cairns Taipans retain Keanu Pinder and Bul Kuol, with both players taking up their mutual options. Pinder was the 2022 NBL Most Improved Player, and Kuol was the 2022 NBL Rookie of the Year.
May 15 – The New Zealand Breakers sign power forward Dan Fotu to a two-year contract. Fotu is a New Zealander who is coming off four years with college team the Saint Mary’s Gaels.
Key: DP – Development Player, IM – Import Player, IR – Injury Replacement, NRP – Nominated Replacement Player, NS – Next Star
This article will be updated regularly to reflect roster changes as they are confirmed.
