SBL 2016-2017 Season

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It's happening. Taiwan Beer's reigning MVP Liu Cheng is bound for the CBA and be signing with Zhejiang Guangsha, the club of superstar Lin Chih-Chieh.

https://video.udn.com/news/484579

So the SBL will lose another star for better pay and competition in China, but it will help the national team. Pure Youth may as well win it all this season, provided that Yulon or Dacin improve dramatically.

Also, it seems Chang Tsung-Hsien aka Jet Chang will enter the SBL after missing the player registration last year.

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According to reports, Chen Ze Yu will be signing with Yulon.

After stints with Taiwan Beer and KKL, Chen could finally get his chance of proving with Yulon. Chen will aid in gearing up the uptempo attack that Yulon is promising for next season.

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RIP Rolando Howell, former Dacin foreign player who died after post-surgery complications.

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2016 SBL Draft Order

KKL, Fubon (Can be traded to Taiwan Bank), Bank of Taiwan(Can be traded to Fubon), Taiwan Beer, Dacin, Taiwan Beer (Can be traded to Yulon), Pure Youth

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"Jet" Chang Tsung-Hsien was selected first overall. At 27 years old, he is one of the oldest rookies to have been drafted. Second is versatile guard Su Yichin while third is mercurial bigman Fan Shi-Ehn, who played for the U19 NT in 2011.

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Hu Long-Mao aka Kevin Hu will enter the CBA 2016 draft.

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Pure Youth's Chen Shijie is moving out of the SBL to play with Fujian in the CBA.

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Hongshih Shan will join Fubon as he is coming home to play in the SBL for good after spending five seasons in China.

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It seems that California native Taiwanese - American TJ Burke, younger brother of the women's NT Joy Burke, is open to the possibility of playing in the SBL next season. Sources have it, with Fubon.

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It seems that California native Taiwanese - American TJ Burke, younger brother of the women's NT Joy Burke, is open to the possibility of playing in the SBL next season. Sources have it, with Fubon.

Is he eligible to play as a local? Or would he have to be an import?

6'9 with D1 skill would be a huge boon to the national team!

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Is he eligible to play as a local? Or would he have to be an import?

6'9 with D1 skill would be a huge boon to the national team!

I'm told by a forumer on roundball that Burke's case of eligibility is similar with Joseph Lin, where he is recognized as a bonafide Taiwanese player.

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With the acquisition of prized veterans like Tsai Wen-Tseng and the bubbling trade for Chang Tsung-Hsien, looks like Fubon is on a WIN NOW mode.

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8 Taiwan players in the CBA this season:

Lee Hsueh-Lin - Foshan
Chen Shijie - Fujian
Hu Long-Mao - Fujian
Lin Chih-Chieh - Zhejiang Guangsha
Liu Cheng - Zhejiang Guangsha
Tseng Wen-Ting - Shanghai
Tien Lei - Tian Jin
Beijing - Yang Chin-Min

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Dacin will sign former Sacramento Kings / Reno Big Horns center Sim Bhullar to a contract.

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Dacin will sign former Sacramento Kings / Reno Big Horns center Sim Bhullar to a contract.

OMG!!!! SIM IS COMING?!?!?!?!?

He'll be HUGE in this league!!