SuperCoach NBL: NBL1 stars ready to fire

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

News Corp's Grace Hamilton put the microscope over the talent plying their trade across the NBL1 season.

If the NBL1 season is anything to go by, several NBL-rostered stars could be set to take the next step.

That bodes well for SuperCoach NBL players on the look-out for a potential bargain.

News Corp's Grace Hamilton put the microscope over the talent plying their trade across the NBL1 season.

Check out a selection of Hamilton's off-season stars below, then view the full list of 20+ emerging and proven NBL talents ready to fire.

Michael Harris (Perth Wildcats) - Guard - $69,900 - NBL1 West
Hamilton said: Averaging 27 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists for the Warwick Senators, Perth Wildcats’ Michael Harris was named in the NBL1 West All-NBL1 First Team. The 24-year-old’s climb up the ranks has been slow and steady since his maiden season under with the 36ers in NBL20 where he took the court twice as a development player. NBL25 will be Harris’s third season with the Wildcats.

Will Hickey (Illawarra Hawks) - Guard - $106,000 - NBL1 East
Hamilton said: Was named Defensive Player of the Year, playing for Albury-Wodonga Bandits who finished fifth in the regular season. Hickey topped the leaderboard for seven of eight possible stats including points (22.09), assists (7.91), rebounds (10.41), blocks (1.73), free throws made (4.73) and steals (2.5) per game.

Tanner Krebs (Melbourne United) - Guard/Forward - $132,300 - NBL1 South
Hamilton said: Played for the Sandringham Sabres in NBL1 South and was picked as an All-Star Five Team member. Krebs was also an MVP candidate, having averaged 20.9 points and 9.2 rebounds across the season. He is quick-rising young talent to watch.

Alex Starling (Adelaide 36ers) - Forward - $127,700 - NBL1 Central
Hamilton said: Won the NBL1 Central conference MVP title with the South Adelaide Panthers and walked away with the Best Defensive Player Award. He averaged 23.2 points and 11.9 rebounds in what can only be considered as a breakout NBL1 season. 2024 will be Starling’s second year with the 36ers having played 25 games throughout NBL24.

Kody Stattmann (Cairns Taipans) - Guard - $80,700 - NBL1 North
Hamilton said: The 24-year-old hailing from Cairns will enter his third NBL season and first at home having played the 2022-23 season with Brisbane and 2023-24 season for South East Melbourne Phoenix. Strattmann started for the Cairns Marlins in NBL1 North, averaging 27.47 points per game at 46.25% and 6 rebounds.