Chris Goulding has been deadly from beyond the arc since he returned from Spain.

The shots he has been taking AND making in the NBL this year are ridiculous, step back three’s, running floaters from behind the three-point line, buzzer beaters from deep. And it’s not the type of shots he’s been taking but how many. 9 games into the season and Goulding is averaging 9.5 three-point attempts per game, a clear 2 extra attempts more than anyone in the league.

It feels like this kind of shooting skill hasn’t been seen in the NBL for a number of years, but is that a fact, or is the truth hidden behind the swagger and showmanship that Goulding also treats the fans to on a regular basis.

To investigate this further, it’s best to look at the numbers.

The advanced analytics we’ve utilised for this analysis are four very effective formulas used extensively throughout the NBA.

TS% – True Shooting Percentage

Definition: What a player’s shooting percentage would be if we accounted for free throws and 3-pointers. Formula = Total points / [(FGA + (0.44 x FTA)]

eFG% – Effective Field Goal Percentage

Definition: This statistic accounts for the fact that a three-point field goal is worth more than a two-point field goal. Formula = (FG + 0.5 * 3P) / FGA

PPS: Points Per Shot

Definition: This statistic allows for the fact that an effective scorer can score additional points for his team by drawing fouls as well as three-point efficiency. So how many peoples can one score per shot attempt. Formula = (FG + 0.5 * 3P) / FGA

So how does Goulding compare in these three categories amongst his perimeter-based contemporaries?

True Shooting Percentage has him leading the pack. Reason being that despite Kirk Penney having a better three-point percentage Goulding is doing the damage while shooting a higher percentage from the field (45% vs. 42%).

By these same principles, we see Goulding lead NBL wings in Effective Field Goal Percentage.

Goulding rates as an even stronger shooter in this statistic due to the crazy percentage of his shots which come from beyond the arc.

Almost half his shots (47%) come from beyond the arc. To do this and still hover around 45% field goal percentage for the year is quite a feat.

Compare that to the other elite wings in the league.

Percentage of total field goals taken three-point range.

Chris Goulding – 47% (20 points per game)

Cam Gliddon – 57% (12 points per game)

Kirk Penney – 41% (19 points per game)

Jermaine Beal – 42% (15 points per game)

While the Taipan’s Cam Gliddon takes 57% of his shots from downtown, this is in part due to being a role player at Cairns and able to knock down three’s primarily off rotations at the end of plays. Goulding doesn’t have that luxury, he is United’s primary scorer and is relied on to do so at a much higher rate. This is shown by the fact Goulding has taken almost heaved up almost double  the amount of long range which Gliddon has (86 vs. 45). Would Gliddon have that same percentage if he was required to double the amount of three’s he shot every game, unlikely? Goulding’s skill is shown not only in his effectiveness but  has aggressiveness as well.

Points Per Shot shows that Kirk Penney certainly has a case for the league’s most effective scorer, with a slight edge on Goulding in this category. However with both players are basically neck and neck here, both shooting approx. 150 shots and averaging approx. 20 points per game, it’s much of a muchness with this one.

So how does Goulding rate amongst the legends, the all-time greats of the NBL’s “car park”.

Judge for yourself.

Below are the statistics are taken from great shooters like Andrew Gaze, Shane Heal, John Rillie, Brett Maher and Jason Smith during their most effective shooting NBL seasons.

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Contracted
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
-	Trevor Gleeson	Coach	3 Year Deal (2026-29)	New Signing
1	Bryce Cotton	GRD	3 Year Deal (2025-28)	Contracted
2	Flynn Cameron	GRD	3 Year Deal (2025-28)	Contracted
3	Isaac White	GRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
4	Isaac Humphries	F/C	3 Year Deal (2024-27)	Contracted
5	Ben Griscti	CTR	3 Year Deal (2024-27)	Contracted
6	Zylan Cheatham *	FRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
7	Nick Rakocevic *	CTR	1 Year Deal (2026-27)	Re-Signed
8	Bul Kuol	FRD	2 Year Deal (2026-28)	New Signing
9	Import Spot *	FRD
10	Local Spot	FRD
11	Local Spot	F/C
Out Of Contract
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
-	Che Brogan	FRD	Committed to Ohio (NCAA)	Will Not Return
-	Troy Brown Jnr *	FRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Michael Harris	SG	2 Year Deal (2025-27) 2nd Year Option	Option Declined
-	John Jenkins *	SG	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Blake Jones	FRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Matt Kenyon	SG	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Deng Manyang	FRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Keanu Rasmussen	GRD	2 Year Deal (2024-26)	Free Agent
-	Dejan Vasiljevic	GRD	3 Year Deal (2024-27)	Released
-	Mike Wells	Coach	3 Year Deal (2024-27)	Released
Rumors and Potential Signings
-	Shaun Bruce *	GRD	Linked to ADE/CNS
-	Antonius Cleveland *	SG	Signed in Russia. Was linked to ADE
-	Torrey Craig *	G/F	Adelaide has offered a deal to Craig
-	Montrezl Harrell *	F/C	Has shown interest in returning to ADE for NBL27
-	DJ Hogg *	FRD	Previously linked to ADE
-	John Jenkins *	SG	Not expected to return
-	DJ Mitchell	FRD	Linked to ADE
-	TJ Warren *	#N/A	Linked to ADE/SYD/PER
Contracted
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
	Will Weaver	Coach	3 Year Deal (2026-29)	Contracted
1	Tyrell Harrison	CTR	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
2	Jacob Holt	PF	3 Year Deal (2025-28)	Contracted
3	Taine Murray	GRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
4	Mitchell Norton	PG	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
5	Sam McDaniel	G/F	2 Year Deal (2026-28)	Re-Signed
6	Harry Rouhliadeff	FRD	3 Year Deal (2026-29)	New Signing
7	Lat Mayen	PG	2 Year Deal 2nd Year Team Option	New Signing
8	Local Spot		-	-
9	Import Spot *		-	-
10	Import Spot *		-	-
11	Import Spot *		-	-
Out Of Contract
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
-	Jaylen Adams *	PF	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Jensen Bradtke	PF	2 Year Deal (2025-27) 2nd Year Team Option	Option Declined
-	Callum Dalton	F/C	2 Year Deal (2025-27) 2nd Year Team Option	Option Declined
5	Tristan Devers	GRD	NCAA (Washington)	Released
-	Alex Ducas	PF	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Javon Freeman-Liberty *	GRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Hunter Maldonado *	GRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Dakota Mathias	SG	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Lamar Patterson *	G/F	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Casey Prather *	G/F	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Jack Purchase	FRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Tohi Smith-Milner	F/C	2 Year Deal (2024-26)	Free Agent
Rumors and Potential Signings
-	Angus Brandt	F/C	Signed in Korea. Previously linked to BNE/PER/SYD
-	Mitchell Creek	G/F	Linked to BNE/ILL
-	Tristan Devers	GRD	Although contracted, Devers expected to play college hoops
-	Alex Ducas	PF	Linked to BNE/PER/MEL
-	Montrezl Harrell *	F/C	Linked to BNE/ADE
-	Mangok Mathiang	CTR	Signed in Korea. Previously linked to BNE
-	Patrick Mills	GRD	Expected to sign with Bullets
-	William McDowell-White	GRD	Previously linked to BNE
-	Brock Motum	PF	Signed in Japan. Was linked to ADE/BNE
Contracted
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
	Adam Forde	Coach	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
1	Jack McVeigh	FRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
2	Reyne Smith	GRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27) 2nd Year Team Option	Option Taken
3	Sunday Dech	GRD	To Be Announced	New Signing
4	Keanu Pinder	FRD	1 Year Deal (2026-27)	New Signing
Out Of Contract
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
-	Kyle Adnam	PG	2 Year Deal (2024-26)	Free Agent
-	Andrew Andrews *	PG	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Lachlan Barker	GRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Kian Dennis	FRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Will Not Return
-	Kyrin Galloway	FRD	2 Year Deal (2024-26)	Free Agent
-	Alex Higgins-Titsha	FRD	2 Year Deal (2024-26)	Free Agent
-	Mojave King	GRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Marcus Lee *	CTR	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Mawot Mag		2 Year Deal (2025-27) 2nd Year Team Option	Option Declined
-	Lloyd McVeigh	G/F	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Jed Richardson	FRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27) 2nd Year Team Option	Option Declined
-	Admiral Schofield *	FRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Kody Stattmann	GRD	2 Year Deal (2024-26)	Free Agent
-	Sam Waardenburg	CTR	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
Rumors and Potential Signings
-	Kyle Adnam	PG	Not expected to return
-	Biwali Bayles	GRD	Previously linked to CNS
-	Taylor Britt	G/F	Linked to CNS
-	Shaun Bruce *	GRD	Linked to ADE/CNS
-	Jordon Crawford *	PG	Linked to CNS
-	Jaylin Galloway	FRD	Rumours suggest he will exit his SYD contract and sign with CNS
-	Alex Higgins-Titsha	FRD	Expected to Re-Sign
-	Mojave King	GRD	Linked to CNS/ILL
-	Noa Kouakou-Heugue *	FRD	Linked to CNS/NZB as Next Star
-	Luke Paul	GRD	Expected to sign with PER/CNS as Next Star
Contracted
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
	Justin Tatum	Coach	3 Year Deal (2024-27)	Contracted
1	Daniel Grida	G/F	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
2	Sam Froling	F/C	3 Year Deal (2025-28)	Contracted
3	William Hickey	G/F	3 Year Deal (2024-27)	Contracted
4	Mason Peatling	FRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
5	Todd Blanchfield	G/F	3 Year Deal (2025-28)	Contracted
6	Tyler Harvey	GRD	4 Year Deal (2024-28)	Contracted
7	Wani Swaka Lo Buluk	FRD	2 Year Deal (2026-28)	Re-Signed
8	Import Spot *	GRD
9	Import Spot *	F/C
10	Local Spot	GRD
11	Local Spot	CTR
DP	Kobe McDowell-White	GRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
Out Of Contract
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
-	Jonah Antonio	SG	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Jackson Ball	GRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Biwali Bayles	GRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27) 2nd Year Team Option	Option Declined
-	Jonah Bolden	F/C	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Harry Froling	CTR	2 Year Deal (2025-27) 2nd Year Team Option	Option Declined
-	JaVale McGee *	CTR	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	JaQuori McLaughlin *	GRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Johny Narkle	GRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Luca Yates	F/C	2 Year Deal (2024-26)	Free Agent
Rumors and Potential Signings
-	Gary Clark *	PF	Signed in Japan. Was linked to ADE/ILL
-	Mitchell Creek	G/F	Linked to BNE/ILL
-	Nicholas Kay	F/C	Signed in Japan. Was linked to ILL/PER
-	Mojave King	GRD	Linked to CNS/ILL
-	Matt Hurt *	PF	Signed in Italy. Was Linked to ILL/SEM
-	Thon Maker	F/C	Linked to ILL or PER if he returns to NBL
-	JaQuori McLaughlin *	GRD	Not expected to return
Contracted
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
	Jacob Chance	Coach	Yet to be annouced	New Signing
1	Fabijan Krslovic	FRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
2	Chris Goulding	SG	3 Year Deal (2024-27)	Contracted
3	Shea Ili	GRD	3 Year Deal (2022-25)	Contracted
4	Kyle Bowen	FRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
5	Sam Waardenburg	CTR	3 Year Deal (2026-29) 3rd Year Mutual Option	New Signing
6	Joe Ingles	G/F	2 Year Deal (2026-28)	New Signing
NS	Dash Daniels	PG	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
Out Of Contract
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
-	Finn Delany	FRD	Signed in Japan	Option Declined
-	Jesse Edwards *	CTR	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Tanner Krebs	GRD	Signed With SEM	Will Not Return
-	Tom Koppens	FRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Tom Wilson	GRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Milton Doyle *	FRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Tyson Walker *	GRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Malith Machar	FRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Harry Sewell	CTR	NCAA (Portland)	Will Not Return
-	Campbell Blogg	GRD	NCAA (N. Colorado)	Will Not Return
-	Nicolas Tata	CTR	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Dean Vickerman	Coach	Signed in Japan	Released
Rumors and Potential Signings
-	Dash Daniels	PG	Expected to sign with SEM
-	Milton Doyle *	FRD	Linked to TAS
-	Alex Ducas	PF	Linked to BNE/PER/MEL
-	Jesse Edwards *	CTR	In discussions to re-sign with MEL
-	Dean Vickerman	Coach	In talks to exit and coach in Japan
-	Tyson Walker *	GRD	Expected to re-sign with MEL but also linked to PER/SEM
-	Jack White	FRD	Remains in contact with MEL
Contracted
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
	Gordon Herbet	Coach	2 Year Deal (2026-28)	New Signing
1	Reuben Te Rangi	FRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
2	Parker Jackson-Cartwright *	PG	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
3	Izayah Le'afa	GRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
4	Sam Mennenga	CTR	2 Year Deal (2026-28)	Re-Signed
5	Dejan Vasiljevic	GRD	1 Year Deal (2026-27)	New Signing
6	Preston Le Gassick	-	2 Year Deal (2026-28)	New Signing
7	Carlin Davison	PF	1 Year Deal (2026-27)	Re-Signed
8	Kouat Noi	FRD	2 Year Deal (2026-28) 2nd Year Mutual Option	New Signing
9	Local Spot	-	-	-
10	Import Spot	-	-	-
11	Import Spot	-	-	-
Out Of Contract
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
-	Sean Bairstow	FRD	2 Year Deal (2024-26)	Free Agent
-	Taylor Britt	G/F	2 Year Deal (2025-27) 2nd Year Team Option	Option Declined
-	Tukaha Cooper	PG	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Max Darling	F/C	3 Year Deal (2023-26)	Free Agent
-	Robert Loe	F/C	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Izaiah Brockington *	GRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Rob Baker *	F/C	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Alex McNaught	GRD	2 Year Deal (2024-26)	Free Agent
-	Liam Judd	FRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Karim Lopez *	FRD	2 Year Deal (2024-26)	Free Agent
-	Tai Webster	GRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
Rumors and Potential Signings
-	Isaac Fotu	PF	Previously linked to NZB
-	Daniel Fotu	FRD	Previously linked to NZB
-	Donte Grantham *	FRD	Previously linked to NZB
-	Tanner Krebs	GRD	Expected to re-sign with MEL but also linked to PER/SEM
-	Mody Maor *	Coach	Previously linked to NZB as coach
-	Noa Kouakou-Heugue *	FRD	Linked to CNS/NZB as Next Star
-	Anzac Rissetto	CTR	Previously linked to NZB
-	Jacob Toppin *	SF	Previously linked to NZB
-	Yanni Wetzell	FRD	Signed in Japan. Was linked to PER/NZB
	Name	Pos	Contracted	Status
	John Rillie	Coach	3 Year Deal (2025-28)	Contracted
1	Jo Lual-Acuil Jr	CTR	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
2	Kristian Doolittle *	FRD	3 Year Deal (2025-28)	Contracted
3	Dylan Windler *	SF	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
4	Jaron Rillie	GRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27) 2nd Year Main Roster	Contracted
5	Cameron Huefner		3 Year Deal (2025-28) 2nd Year Full Roster 3rd Year Team Option	Contracted
6	Ben Henshall	GRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
7	Jesse Wagstaff	PF	1 Year Deal (2026-27)	Re-Signed
8	Elijah Pepper	GRD	2 Year Deal (2026-28)	Re-Signed
9	Import Spot	-	-	-
10	Local Spot	-	-	-
11	Local Spot	-	-	-
Out Of Contract
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
-	Sunday Dech	GRD	3 Year Deal (2025-28)	Released
-	Thomas Gerovich	FRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27) 2nd Year Team Option	Option Declined
-	Mason Jones *	PG	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Released
-	Noa Kouakou-Heugue *	FRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Released
-	Lat Mayen	FRD	Signed with BNE	Option Declined
-	David Okwera	F/C	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Dontae Russo-Nance	GRD	NCAA (Pepperdine)	Will Not Return
Rumors and Potential Signings
-	Armando Bacot *	FRD	Previously linked to PER
-	Alex Ducas	PF	Linked to BNE/PER/MEL
-	Angus Brandt	F/C	Signed in Korea. Previously linked to BNE/PER/SYD
-	Ben Henshall	GRD	Contracted by expected to play in NCAA in 2026/27
-	Nicholas Kay	F/C	Signed in Japan. Was linked to ILL/PER
-	Noa Kouakou-Heugue *	FRD	NBL will look for alternate team for remainder of Next Star deal
-	Bul Kuol	FRD	Linked to ADE/PER/SYD
-	Jongkuch Mach	CTR	Potential Next Star signing
-	Luke Paul	GRD	Expected to sign with PER/CNS as Next Star
-	Tyson Walker *	GRD	Expected to re-sign with MEL but also linked to PER/SEM
-	TJ Warren *	-	Linked to ADE/SYD/PER
-	Harry Wessels	CTR	Expected to play for PER if he leaves NCAA
-	Yanni Wetzell	FRD	Signed in Japan. Was linked to PER/NZB
	Name	Pos	Contracted	Status
-	Josh King	Coach	2 Year Deal (2024-26)	Contracted
1	Angus Glover	PG	2 Year Deal (2026-28)	Re-Signed
2	Jordan Hunter	F/C	3 Year Deal (2024-27) 3rd Year Mutual Option	Option
3	Nathan Sobey	GRD	2 Year Deal (2024-26) 2nd Year Mutual Option	Option Taken Contracted
4	Daniel Foster	GRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
5	Hunter Goodrick	FRD	1 Year Deal (2026-27)	New Signing
6	Tanner Krebs	GRD	2 Year Deal (2026-28)	New Signing
7	Akech Aliir	FRD	2 Year Deal (2026-28)	Re-Signed
8	Local Spot	-	-	-
9	Import Spot	-	-	-
10	Import Spot	-	-	-
11	Import Spot	-	-	-
DP	Ellis Biggar	CTR	1 Year Deal (2026-27)	Re-Signed
Out Of Contract
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
-	John Brown *	FRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Ian Clark *	SG	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Austin Foxwell	PG	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Owen Foxwell	GRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Released
-	Wes Iwundu *	FRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Malique Lewis *	FRD	2 Year Deal (2024-26)	Free Agent
-	DJ Mitchell	FRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27) 2nd Year Mutual Option	Option Declined
-	Luke Rosendale	GRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Patrick Ryan	GRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
Rumors and Potential Signings
-	John Brown *	FRD	Expected to head overseas
-	Dash Daniels	PG	Expected to sign with SEM
-	Tad Dufelmeier Jr	GRD	Previously linked to SEM/CNS
-	Luke Fennell	GRD	Linked to SEM if he leaves NCAA
-	Owen Foxwell	GRD	NCAA (Wisconsin)
-	Lachlan Timothy Dent	PG	Previously in discussions with SEM
-	Matt Hurt	PF	Signed in Italy. Was Linked to ILL/SEM
-	DJ Mitchell	FRD	Linked to ADE
-	Austin Rapp	FRD	Linked to SEM if he leaves NCAA
-	Justin Simon *	GRD	Previously linked to SEM
-	Dejan Vasiljevic	GRD	Linked to BNE/SEM
-	Tyson Walker *	GRD	Expected to re-sign with MEL but also linked to PER/SEM
-	Alan Williams *	F/C	Signed in Japan. Was linked to ADE/SEM
-	Brian Goorjian	Coach	3 Year Deal (2024-27)	Contracted
1	Matthew Dellavedova	PG	3 Year Deal (2025-28)	Contracted
2	Xavier Cooks	G/F	3 Year Deal (2024-27)	Contracted
3	Jason Spurgin	CTR	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
4	Tyler Robertson	GRD	3 Year Deal (2024-27) 3rd Year Mutual Option	Option Taken Contracted
5	Jaylin Galloway	FRD	3 Year Deal (2024-27)	Contracted
6	Keli Leaupepe	FRD	2 Year Deal (2026-28)	Re-Signed
7	Makuach Maluach	FRD	2 Year Deal (2026-28)	Re-Signed
8	Local Spot	GRD	-	-
9	Import Spot *	GRD	-	-
10	Import Spot *	GRD	-	-
11	Import Spot *	GRD	-	-
Out Of Contract
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
-	Lueth Awan		1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Shaun Bruce	GRD	2 Year Deal (2024-26)	Free Agent
-	Torrey Craig *	G/F	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Kendric Davis *	PG	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Hunter Goodrick	FRD	Signed with SEM	Will Not Return
-	Bul Kuol	FRD	3 Year Deal (2024-27) 3rd Year Mutual Option	Option Declined
-	Goc Malual		1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Kouat Noi	FRD	Signed with NZB	Released
-	Tim Soares *	CTR	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
Rumors and Potential Signings
-	Angus Brandt	F/C	Signed in Korea. Previously linked to BNE/PER/SYD
-	Shaun Bruce *	GRD	Linked to ADE/CNS
-	Kendric Davis *	PG	Has been offered a 2 Year Deal from SYD
-	Bul Kuol	FRD	Linked to ADE/PER/SYD
-	Torrey Craig	G/F	Linked to SYD/ADE
-	Jaylin Galloway	FRD	Rumours suggest he will exit his SYD contract and sign with CNS
-	Tim Soares *	CTR	In talks to return
-	Alex Toohey	FRD	Remains in contact with SYD
-	Xavier Rathan-Mayes *	GRD	Previously linked to SYD. Potential import.
-	Duop Reath	F/C	Linked to SYD if he returns to NBL
-	TJ Warren *	FRD	Linked to ADE/SYD/PER
Contracted
	Name	Pos	Contracted	Status
	Scott Roth	Coach	3 Year Deal (2024-27)	Contracted
1	Josh Bannan	FRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
2	Nick Marshall	FRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
3	Sean MacDonald	PG	1 Year Deal (2026-27)	New Signing
4	Ben Ayre	GRD	2 Year Deal (2025-27) 3rd Year Mutual Option	Option Taken Contracted
5	Majok Deng	PF	2 Year Deal (2026-28)	Re-Signed
6	Will Magnay	F/C	2 Year Deal (2026-28)	Re-Signed
7	Taran Armstrong	GRD	1 Year Deal (2026-27)	New Signing
8	Local Spot	-	-	-
9	Import Spot	-	-	-
10	Import Spot	-	-	-
11	Import Spot	-	-	-
DP	Kobe Williamson	CTR	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
DP	Archie Woodhill	F/C	2 Year Deal (2025-27)	Contracted
Out Of Contract
	Name	Pos	Contract	Status
-	Anthony Drmic	G/F	2 Year Deal (2024-26)	Free Agent
-	David Johnson *	SG	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Nicholas Stoddart	GRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Bryce Hamilton *	G/F	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Tyger Campbell *	GRD	1 Year Deal (2025-26)	Free Agent
-	Brody Nunn	GRD	2 Year Deal (2024-26)	Free Agent
Rumors and Potential Signings
-	Tre Armstrong	PG	Previously linked to TAS
-	Walter Brown	GRD	Linked to TAS if he leaves NCAA
-	Milton Doyle *	FRD	Linked to TAS
-	Roman Siulepa	GRD	Linked to TAS if he leaves NCAA
	,	Pos	Status
-	Deng Adel	SF	Last played with BNE
-	Izan Almansa *	CTR	Signed in Spain
-	Klairus Amir	GRD	Last played with SYD
-	Lachlan Anderson	FRD	Last Played with CNS
-	Jarred Bairstow	FRD	Last played with BNE
-	James Batemon III *	GRD	Signed in Spain
-	George Blagojevic	SF	Remains on multiple NBL coaches radars. Last played with Cairns
-	Pedro Bradshaw *	FRD	Last Played with CNS
-	Gary Clark *	PF	Signed in Japan. Was linked to ADE/ILL
-	Keandre Cook	SG	Last played with BNE
-	Tyler Cook	FRD	Previously linked to ADE
-	Patrick D'Arcy	#N/A	Last played with ADE
-	Callum Dalton	F/C	Last played with BNE
-	Darius Days	G/F	Signed in Japan
-	Joshua Duach *	FRD	Has interest from multiple NBL teams
-	Tad Dufelmeier Jr	GRD	Last Played with CNS
-	Rob Edwards	SG	Signed in China
-	Joel Foxwell	FRD	NCAA (Arizona State)
-	Akoldah Gak *	FRD	Signed NBA Deal (WAS)
-	Gorjok Gak *	CTR	Last Played with SEM
-	Freddie Gillespie	CTR	1 Year Deal (2024-25)
-	Tanner Groves	F/C	Signed in Japan
-	Hyrum Harris	FRD	Signed in Japan
-	Harrison Hornery	CTR	Previously linked to BNE
-	Fiston Ipassou	GRD	1 Year Deal (2024-25)
-	Kaia Isaac *	GRD	NCAA (Tarleton St)
-	Matt Johns	FRD	Training with BNE
-	Trey Kell III (SRP)	GRD	Signed in Japan
-	Josh Kunen	FRD	Last played with BNE
-	Hyunjeng Lee	FRD	Signed in Japan
-	Makur Maker *	FRD	Last played in G-League
-	Jackson Makoi *	PG	Last Played with CNS
-	Tahjere McCall	SG	Previously linked to ADE
-	Brock Motum	PF	Signed in Japan. Was linked to ADE/BNE
-	Jacob Rigoni	FRD	2 Year Deal (2024-26) 2nd Year Team Option
-	Luke Rosendale	GRD	Last Played with SEM
-	Jack Salt	CTR	Last played with BNE
-	Kye Savage	GRD	Last played with BNE
-	Corey Shervill	FRD	Last Played with PER
-	Zac Triplett *	GRD	Last Played with ILL
-	Tom Vodanovich	FRD	Last Played with SEM
-	Lin Wei	GRD	Previously in discussions with MEL/SYD/SEM
-	Joe Wieskamp *	SF	Last Played with SEM
-	Tamuri Wigness *	GRD	Training with BNE
-	Alan Williams	F/C	Signed in Japan. Previously linked to ADE/SEM
-	Todd Withers *	FRD	Last Played with PER
-	Tai Wynyard (SRP)	F/C	Last played with NZB

Despite the obvious increase in NBL talent this year, numbers from this season pale in comparison to the stars of yesteryear. But don’t take this and turn it into one of those “The NBL was better in the 90’s” conversations because even though the best were shooting at much higher percentages, the defence during those years was nowhere near that which players face in today’s NBL.

Goulding is unmistakably the best shooter we have in our league and like the NBA and AFL you can’t compare different eras.  There has been too much change in diets, rehabilitation, coaching, even the rules of the game to clearly compare a player with someone who played almost a decade ago.

So just enjoy the spectacle which is the shooting prowess of Chris Goulding and watch as this emerging superstar solidifies (deservedly) his spot on the 2016 Australian Olympic squad.

Editor’s Note: How crazy is it that John Rillie had his most effective season at age 38 and averaged 19 points per game while doing it.

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