Olgun Uluc, ESPN Basketball Insider
Apr 19, 2024, 12:02 AM ET
NBL Free Agency is underway, and there's already a heap of movement.
All eyes are on the best available talent as teams attempt to re-tool, with an eye toward constructing the best possible roster to challenge for the 2025 NBL Championship.
Here's your one-stop shop for everything NBL Free Agency: the latest reporting from ESPN's Olgun Uluc, free agent list, confirmed signings, and a list of every team's contracted players.
When does NBL Free Agency begin?
Free Agency officially opened on Monday, April 15 at 9am (AEST).
Teams can have 11 contracted players, as well as one Next Star. Teams can have a maximum of three imports.
It's worth noting that, while Next Stars remain contracted, the only two who are expected to remain for the 2024-25 season are Alex Toohey (Sydney) and Rocco Zikarsky (Brisbane).
Confirmed signings
⁃ Izayah Le'afa signs two-year deal with Sydney Kings
- Two-time Sydney Kings title winner Angus Glover has signed a two-year deal with the Phoenix.
- Xavier Cooks has signed to a three-year deal with the Sydney Kings.
- Bul Kuol has signed a three-year deal with the Sydney Kings
- Jonah Bolden has signed one-year deal to move to the New Zealand Breakers.
⁃ Sam Mennenga has signed to a two-year deal with the New Zealand Breakers.
⁃ Jesse Wagstaff has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Perth Wildcats.
⁃ Parker Jackson-Cartwright has signed a one-year deal to remain with the New Zealand Breakers.
⁃ Chris Goulding has signed a two-year extension with Melbourne United (through to 2026-27).
⁃ Mitch Norton has signed a two-year extension with the Brisbane Bullets (through to 2026-27).
⁃ Jack McVeigh has signed a two-year extension with the Tasmania JackJumpers (through to 2026-27).
⁃ Isaac White has signed a one-year deal to remain with the Brisbane Bullets.
⁃ Majok Deng has signed a two-year deal to remain with the Tasmania JackJumpers.
⁃ Anthony Drmic has signed a two-year deal to remain with the Tasmania JackJumpers. Team option on the second year.
- Gorjok Gak joins has signed a one-year deal, with an option, with Tasmania JackJumpers
Wani Swaka Lo Buluk has signed a new three-year deal to return to the Illawarra Hawks, sources told ESPN. Team option on the final year.
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Mitch McCarron has signed a two-year deal with the New Zealand Breakers, sources told ESPN.
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Mojave King has signed a one-year deal with the New Zealand Breakers, sources told ESPN.
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Nathan Sobey has signed a two-year deal with the South East Melbourne Phoenix, sources told ESPN. Mutual option on the second year.
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Angus Glover has signed a two-year deal with the South East Melbourne Phoenix, sources told ESPN.
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Keli Leaupepe - a 6'6 forward out of Loyola Marymount University- has signed a three-year deal with the Sydney Kings, sources told ESPN. Team option on the third year.
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Lat Mayen has agreed to a one-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers, sources told ESPN.
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Deng Adel has signed a one-year deal with the Brisbane Bullets, sources told ESPN.
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Kyrin Galloway has signed a two-year deal with the Cairns Taipans, sources told ESPN.
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Gorjok Gak has signed a two-year deal with the Tasmania JackJumpers, sources told ESPN. Team option on the second year.
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Tyler Robertson - a 6'6 wing out of the University of Portland - has signed a three-year deal with the Sydney Kings, sources told ESPN. Team option on the third year.
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Jackson Makoi has signed a one-year deal with the Cairns Taipans, sources told ESPN.
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Izayah Le'Afa has agreed to a two-year deal with the Sydney Kings, sources told ESPN. Mutual option on the second year.
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Adelaide 36ers
Contracted: Dejan Vasiljevic, Isaac Humphries, Jason Cadee, Nick Marshall, Sunday Dech, Trentyn Flowers (Next Star), Lat Mayen
Free Agents: Alex Starling, Toni Smith-Milner, Trey Kell, Jacob Wiley
Brisbane Bullets
Contracted: Josh Bannan, Sam McDaniel, Shannon Scott, Tyrell Harrison, Isaac White, Casey Prather, Mitch Norton, Rocco Zikarsky (Next Star), Deng Adel
Free Agents: Chris Smith, Aron Baynes, DJ Mitchell, Gabe Hadley
Cairns Taipans
Contracted: Akoldah Gak, Taran Armstrong, Sam Waardenburg, Bobi Klintman (Next Star), Kyrin Galloway, Jackson Makoi, Jonah Antonio
Free Agents: Lachlan Anderson, Josh Roberts, Pat Miller, Tahjere McCall
Melbourne United
Contracted: Chris Goulding, Flynn Cameron, Kyle Bowen, Luke Travers, Matthew Dellavedova, Shea Ili, Tanner Krebs, Ariel Hukporti (Next Star)
Free Agents: Zac Triplett, Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., Campbell Blogg, Ian Clark, Rob Loe
Perth Wildcats
Contracted: Ben Henshall, Bryce Cotton, David Okwera, Hyrum Harris, Tai Webster, Jesse Wagstaff, Michael Harris, Keanu Pinder, Kristian Doolittle, Alex Sarr (Next Star)
Free Agents: Corey Webster, Jordan Usher, Kyle Zunic
Illawarra Hawks
Contracted: Daniel Grida, Hyunjung Lee, Lachlan Olbrich, Mason Peatling, Sam Froling, Todd Blanchfield, Will Hickey, AJ Johnson (Next Star), Wani Swaka Lo Buluk
Free Agents: Gary Clark, Justin Robinson, Kyle Adnam, Tyler Harvey
Sydney Kings
Contracted: Kouat Noi, Shaun Bruce, Makuach Maluach, Alex Toohey (Next Star), Xavier Cooks, Bul Kuol, Keli Leaupepe, Izayah Le'Afa, Tyler Robertson
Free Agents: DJ Hogg, Denzel Valentine, Jaylen Adams, Jordan Hunter, Sam Timmins
New Zealand Breakers
Contracted: Dane Pineau, Finn Delany, Sam Mennenga, Parker Jackson-Cartwright, Mantas Rubstavicius (Next Star), Jonah Bolden, Mojave King, Mitch McCarron
Free Agents: Will McDowell-White, Anthony Lamb, Cameron Gliddon, Dan Fotu, Justinian Jessup, Mangok Mathiang, Zylan Cheatham
Tasmania JackJumpers
Contracted: Clint Steindl, Fabijan Krslovic, Jack McVeigh, Milton Doyle, Sean Macdonald, Will Magnay, Anthony Drmic, Majok Deng, Walter Brown (DP), Gorjok Gak
Free Agents: Jarred Bairstow, Jordon Crawford, Junior Madut, Lachlan Barker, Majok Majok, Marcus Lee, Tom Vodanovich
South East Melbourne Phoenix
Contracted: Ben Ayre, Matt Kenyon, Mitch Creek, Owen Foxwell, Nathan Sobey, Angus Glover
Free Agents: Abdel Nader, Alan Williams, Anzac Rissetto, Austin Rapp, Craig Moller, Daniel Johnson, Gary Browne, Kody Stattmann, Luke Rosendale, Reuben Te Rangi, Rhys Vague, Tyler Cook, Will Cummings
