# List of 2021–22 NBL season transactions

This is a list of transactions that have taken place during the 2021 NBL off-season and the 2021–22 NBL season.

## Retirements

| Date | Name | Team(s) played (years) | Age | Notes | Ref. |
| 11 June | Daniel Kickert | Melbourne United (2014–2016) Brisbane Bullets (2016–2018) Sydney Kings (2018–2021) | 38 | All-NBL First Team (2016) All-NBL Second Team (2017) | |
| 27 October | David Andersen | Wollongong Hawks (1998–1999) Melbourne United (2016–2018) Illawarra Hawks (2018–2020) Melbourne United (2020–2021) | 41 | 2 x NBL champion (2018, 2021) | |

## Front office movements
### Coaching changes

| Team | Position | Outgoing Coach | Outgoing Coach | Outgoing Coach | Incoming Coach | Incoming Coach | Incoming Coach | Ref. |
| Team | Position | Departure date | Coach | Reason for Departure | Hire date | Coach | Last coaching position | Ref. |
| Adelaide 36ers | Head Coach | 26 August | Conner Henry | Released from contract | 10 September | C. J. Bruton | Brisbane Bullets assistant coach (2016–2021) | |
| Brisbane Bullets | Head Coach | 5 May | Andrej Lemanis | Departing club | 11 June | James Duncan | Sydney Kings assistant coach (2019–2021) | |
| Brisbane Bullets | Assistant Coach | 10 September | C. J. Bruton | Departing club | 11 October | Peter Crawford | N/A | |
| Cairns Taipans | Head Coach | 31 May | Mike Kelly | Departing club | 29 June | Adam Forde | Sydney Kings Head Coach (2020–2021) | |
| Cairns Taipans | Assistant Coach | 28 June | Jamie O'Loughlin | Unknown | 5 August | Sam Gruggen | Sydney Kings Assistant Coach (2020–2021) | |
| Cairns Taipans | Assistant Coach | 28 June | Brad Hill | Unknown | 18 August | Kerry Williams | Cairns Marlins Head Coach (2020–2021) | |
| Illawarra Hawks | N/A | No coaching changes | No coaching changes | No coaching changes | No coaching changes | No coaching changes | No coaching changes | |
| Melbourne United | N/A | No coaching changes | No coaching changes | No coaching changes | No coaching changes | No coaching changes | No coaching changes | |
| New Zealand Breakers | Assistant Coach | 28 June | Rashid Al-Kaleem | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Perth Wildcats | Head Coach | 12 July | Trevor Gleeson | NBA opportunity | 25 August | Scott Morrison | Boston Celtics assistant coach (2017–2021) | |
| Perth Wildcats | Associate Head Coach | N/A | N/A | N/A | 26 July | Mike Kelly | Cairns Taipans Head Coach (2018–2021) | |
| Perth Wildcats | Assistant Coach | Unknown | Bob Thornton | Departing club | 30 June | Keegan Crawford | Perth Lynx assistant coach (2015–2021) | |
| Perth Wildcats | Assistant Coach | Unknown | Jacob Chance | Departing club | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Sydney Kings | Head Coach | 15 May | Adam Forde | Mutual agreement | 25 June | Chase Buford | Wisconsin Herd Head Coach (2019–2021) | |
| Sydney Kings | Assistant Coach | 11 June | James Duncan | Departing club | 15 July | Fleur McIntyre | Basketball WA High Performance Coach (2011–2021) | |
| Sydney Kings | Assistant Coach | Unknown | Sam Gruggen | Departing club | 10 September | Daniel Kickert | N/A | |
| SEM Phoenix | N/A | No coaching changes | No coaching changes | No coaching changes | No coaching changes | No coaching changes | No coaching changes | |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | Head Coach | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7 January | Scott Roth | Perth Wildcats assistant coach (2019–2021) | |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | Assistant Coach | N/A | N/A | N/A | 27 April | Mark Radford | Basketball Tasmania State Head Coach (2014–2021) | |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | Assistant Coach | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 July | Jacob Chance | Perth Wildcats assistant coach (2019–2021) | |
| Tasmania JackJumpers | Assistant Coach | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 July | Jack Fleming | Basketball Victoria State Head Coach (2021) | |

## Player movements

| Contracted | Denotes a contracted player |
| DP | Denotes a player contracted as a Development Player |
| IRP | Denotes a player contracted as an Injury Replacement Player |
| Option | Denotes a player option |
| Option | Denotes a club option |
| Option | Denotes a mutual option |

### Retained players/Contract extensions

| Date signed | Player | Team | Contract | Contract | Contract | Contract | Ref. |
| Date signed | Player | Team | Type | First year | Second year | Third year | Ref. |
| 11 May 2021 | Tyrell Harrison | Brisbane Bullets | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | | |
| 18 June 2021 | Jordan Hunter | Sydney Kings | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | Contracted | |
| 18 June 2021 | Mitch Creek | South East Melbourne Phoenix | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 22 June 2021 | Kyle Adnam | South East Melbourne Phoenix | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | | |
| 23 June 2021 | Rasmus Bach | New Zealand Breakers | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 24 June 2021 | Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa | South East Melbourne Phoenix | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | | |
| 25 June 2021 | Jordan Ngatai | Cairns Taipans | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 26 June 2021 | Jarell Martin | Sydney Kings | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 26 June 2021 | William McDowell-White | New Zealand Breakers | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 26 June 2021 | Kouat Noi | Cairns Taipans | Unrestricted | Contracted | Option | | |
| 26 June 2021 | Nathan Jawai | Cairns Taipans | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 27 June 2021 | Mirko Đerić | Cairns Taipans | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | Option | |
| 27 June 2021 | Majok Deng | Cairns Taipans | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 27 June 2021 | Tom Vodanovich | Sydney Kings | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 27 June 2021 | Shea Ili | Melbourne United | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | | |
| 28 June 2021 | Ryan Broekhoff | South East Melbourne Phoenix | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | | |
| 30 June 2021 | Xavier Cooks | Sydney Kings | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 30 June 2021 | Jo Lual-Acuil | Melbourne United | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 1 July 2021 | Mitch Norton | Perth Wildcats | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | Contracted | |
| 2 July 2021 | Jason Cadee | Brisbane Bullets | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | | |
| 5 July 2021 | Jesse Wagstaff | Perth Wildcats | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 5 July 2021 | David Barlow | Melbourne United | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 6 July 2021 | Majok Majok | Perth Wildcats | Unrestricted | Contracted | Option | | |
| 7 July 2021 | Corey Shervill | Perth Wildcats | Development | DP | Contracted | | |
| 9 July 2021 | Isaac Humphries | Adelaide 36ers | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 9 July 2021 | Tyler Harvey | Illawarra Hawks | Restricted | Contracted | Contracted | Contracted | |
| 11 July 2021 | Tai Webster | New Zealand Breakers | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | | |
| 13 July 2021 | Isaac White | Illawarra Hawks | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 13 July 2021 | Majok Deng | Cairns Taipans | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | Contracted | |
| 14 July 2021 | Lachlan Dent | Illawarra Hawks | Development | DP | | | |
| 16 July 2021 | Andrew Ogilvy | Illawarra Hawks | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 22 July 2021 | Jaylin Galloway | Sydney Kings | Development | DP | Contracted | Option | |
| 24 July 2021 | Jarrod Kenny | Cairns Taipans | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 29 July 2021 | Lamar Patterson | Brisbane Bullets | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 18 August 2021 | Kevin White | Perth Wildcats | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 1 September 2021 | Tim Coenraad | Illawarra Hawks | Injury replacement | IRP | | | |
| 20 October 2021 | Tristan Forsyth | South East Melbourne Phoenix | Development | DP | | | |
| 17 November 2021 | Tim Coenraad | Illawarra Hawks | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |

### Released players

| Date released | Player | Team | Remaining contract length |
| 18 June 2021 | Alex Mudronja | Adelaide 36ers | One season |
| 20 July 2021 | Max Darling | Illawarra Hawks | Two seasons |
| 20 August 2021 | Corey Webster | New Zealand Breakers | Two seasons |
| 1 September 2021 | Zach Hankins | South East Melbourne Phoenix | One season |
| 16 September 2021 | Cameron Oliver | Cairns Taipans | One season |
| 20 September 2021 | Tai Webster | New Zealand Breakers | Two seasons |
| 21 September 2021 | Travis Trice | Illawarra Hawks | One season |
| 30 December 2021 | Devin Thomas | South East Melbourne Phoenix | One season |

### Free agency

| Date signed | Player | Team | Contract | Contract | Contract | Contract | Ref. |
| Date signed | Player | Team | Type | First year | Second year | Third year | Ref. |
| 14 April 2021 | Sejr Deans | Tasmania JackJumpers | Development | DP | | | |
| 21 April 2021 | Kai Sotto | Adelaide 36ers | Special Restricted | Contracted | Contracted | Option | |
| 27 April 2021 | Biwali Bayles | Sydney Kings | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | Option | |
| 27 June 2021 | Zac Triplett | Melbourne United | Development | DP | DP | Option | |
| 30 June 2021 | Sam Timmins | New Zealand Breakers | Development | DP | Option | | |
| 1 July 2021 | Sam McDaniel | Tasmania JackJumpers | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | Option | |
| 2 July 2021 | Yanni Wetzell | New Zealand Breakers | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | Contracted | |
| 5 July 2021 | Clint Steindl | Tasmania JackJumpers | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | | |
| 6 July 2021 | Jack McVeigh | Tasmania JackJumpers | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | | |
| 7 July 2021 | Jarred Bairstow | Tasmania JackJumpers | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | Contracted | |
| 7 July 2021 | Jack Salt | Brisbane Bullets | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 8 July 2021 | Brad Newley | Melbourne United | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 9 July 2021 | Matthew Dellavedova | Melbourne United | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | Contracted | |
| 9 July 2021 | Wani Swaka Lo Buluk | Sydney Kings | Injury Replacement | IRP | | | |
| 10 July 2021 | Deng Deng | Brisbane Bullets | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 11 July 2021 | Will Magnay | Tasmania JackJumpers | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 12 July 2021 | Isaiah Moss | Brisbane Bullets | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 13 July 2021 | Mitch McCarron | Adelaide 36ers | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | Contracted | |
| 14 July 2021 | Fabijan Krslovic | Tasmania JackJumpers | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | | |
| 14 July 2021 | Jarrad Weeks | Tasmania JackJumpers | Unrestricted | Contracted | Contracted | | |
| 19 July 2021 | Duop Reath | Illawarra Hawks | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 19 July 2021 | Keanu Pinder | Cairns Taipans | Unrestricted | Contracted | Option | | |
| 20 July 2021 | Josh Adams | Tasmania JackJumpers | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 20 July 2021 | Dusty Hannahs | Adelaide 36ers | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 20 July 2021 | Dion Prewster | Melbourne United | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 21 July 2021 | Travis Trice | Illawarra Hawks | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 22 July 2021 | Tad Dufelmeier | Adelaide 36ers | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 23 July 2021 | R. J. Hunter | Sydney Kings | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 23 July 2021 | Harry Froling | Illawarra Hawks | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 28 July 2021 | David Okwera | Melbourne United | Development | DP | Contracted | | |
| 28 July 2021 | Zach Hankins | South East Melbourne Phoenix | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 28 July 2021 | Josh Magette | Tasmania JackJumpers | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 28 July 2021 | Emmanuel Malou | Adelaide 36ers | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 30 July 2021 | Callum Dalton | Melbourne United | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 2 August 2021 | Antonius Cleveland | Illawarra Hawks | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 5 August 2021 | Todd Withers | Adelaide 36ers | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 6 August 2021 | Tahjere McCall | Cairns Taipans | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 6 August 2021 | Taane Samuel | Brisbane Bullets | Development | DP | | | |
| 12 August 2021 | MiKyle McIntosh | Tasmania JackJumpers | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 13 August 2021 | Tohi Smith-Milner | South East Melbourne Phoenix | Unrestricted | Contracted | Option | | |
| 13 August 2021 | Bul Kuol | Cairns Taipans | Unrestricted | Contracted | Option | | |
| 17 August 2021 | Matt Kenyon | Tasmania JackJumpers | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 17 August 2021 | Sean Macdonald | Tasmania JackJumpers | Development | DP | | | |
| 17 August 2021 | Jock Perry | Tasmania JackJumpers | Development | DP | | | |
| 22 August 2021 | Peyton Siva | New Zealand Breakers | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 22 August 2021 | Peyton Siva | Sydney Kings | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 25 August 2021 | Caleb Agada | Melbourne United | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 27 August 2021 | Matur Maker | Sydney Kings | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 27 August 2021 | Vic Law | Perth Wildcats | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 28 August 2021 | Robert Franks | Brisbane Bullets | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 1 September 2021 | Xavier Munford | South East Melbourne Phoenix | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 6 September 2021 | Kyle Zunic | Perth Wildcats | Development | DP | DP | | |
| 7 September 2021 | Liu Chuanxing | Brisbane Bullets | Special Restricted | DP | DP | | |
| 8 September 2021 | Zhou Qi | South East Melbourne Phoenix | Restricted | Contracted | Option | | |
| 9 September 2021 | Will Hickey | Melbourne United | Development | DP | Option | | |
| 14 September 2021 | Jack Purchase | Perth Wildcats | Development | DP | DP | | |
| 15 September 2021 | Max Mackinnon | Brisbane Bullets | Development | DP | | | |
| 23 September 2021 | Hugo Besson | New Zealand Breakers | Restricted | Contracted | Contracted | Contracted | |
| 3 October 2021 | Jeremiah Martin | New Zealand Breakers | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 7 October 2021 | Brayden Inger | Cairns Taipans | Development | DP | | | |
| 15 October 2021 | Michael Frazier II | Perth Wildcats | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 15 October 2021 | Matt Hodgson | Perth Wildcats | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 16 October 2021 | Lachlan Olbrich | Adelaide 36ers | Development | DP | | | |
| 19 October 2021 | Xavier Rathan-Mayes | Illawarra Hawks | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 26 October 2021 | Zac Gattorna | Adelaide 36ers | Development | DP | | | |
| 30 October 2021 | Oliver Hayes-Brown | Perth Wildcats | Development | DP | DP | | |
| 3 November 2021 | Hyrum Harris | Adelaide 36ers | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 8 November 2021 | Cameron Bairstow | Adelaide 36ers | Unrestricted | Contracted | | | |
| 10 November 2021 | Princepal Singh | New Zealand Breakers | Development | DP | DP | | |
| 10 November 2021 | Nick Marshall | Adelaide 36ers | Development | DP | | | |
| 15 November 2021 | Alex Mudronja | Illawarra Hawks | Mixed | IRP | Contracted | Option | |
| 18 November 2021 | Owen Foxwell | South East Melbourne Phoenix | Development | DP | | | |
| 19 November 2021 | Devin Thomas | South East Melbourne Phoenix | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 2 December 2021 | Mitch Clarke | Perth Wildcats | Development | DP | | | |
| 3 December 2021 | Koen Sapwell | South East Melbourne Phoenix | Development | DP | | | |
| 16 December 2021 | Chasson Randle | New Zealand Breakers | Injury Replacement | IRP | | | |
| 30 December 2021 | Marshall Nelson | Cairns Taipans | Injury Replacement | IRP | | | |
| 11 January 2022 | Brandon Ashley | South East Melbourne Phoenix | Restricted | Contracted | | | |
| 1 April 2022 | Ben Ayre | Cairns Taipans | Injury Replacement | IRP | | | |

### Next Star program

The Next Star Program is designed to provide young elite overseas players, mainly Americans, with a professional option immediately out of secondary school. Each team receives one additional import roster slot intended to provide a "Next Star" slot. Contracts are two-year contracts with the NBL which allows players to move between clubs between seasons.

#### Signings

| Date signed | Player | Team | Contract length |
| 2 June 2021 | Ousmane Dieng | New Zealand Breakers | Two seasons |
| 28 July 2021 | Ariel Hukporti | Melbourne United | Two seasons |
| 29 July 2021 | Nikita Mikhailovskii | Tasmania JackJumpers | Two seasons |
| 21 August 2021 | Makur Maker | Sydney Kings | Two seasons |
| 6 September 2021 | Tom Digbeu | Brisbane Bullets | Two seasons |

#### Transfers

| Date signed | Player | Former Team | New Team | Remaining contract length | Ref |
| 14 July 2021 | Mojave King | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide 36ers | One season | |

### Departing the league

| * | Denotes international players who returned to their home country |
| Player | NBL team | Date signed | New team | New league |
| Craig Moller | Sydney Kings | 18 June 2020 | s.Oliver Würzburg | BBL |
| Colton Iverson | New Zealand Breakers | 24 June 2021 | Akita Northern Happinets | B.League |
| Brandon Paul | Adelaide 36ers | 9 July 2021 | Club Joventut Badalona | Liga ACB |
| John Mooney | Perth Wildcats | 15 July 2021 | Chiba Jets Funabashi | B.League |
| Josh Giddey | Adelaide 36ers | 30 July 2021 | Oklahoma City Thunder | NBA |
| Keifer Sykes* | South East Melbourne Phoenix | 5 August 2021 | Indiana Pacers | NBA |
| Justin Simon | Illawarra Hawks | 19 August 2021 | ratiopharm Ulm | BBL |
| Corey Webster | New Zealand Breakers | 20 August 2021 | Al Ittihad | EBSL |
| Jock Landale | Melbourne United | 21 August 2021 | San Antonio Spurs | NBA |
| Devondrick Walker | South East Melbourne Phoenix | 22 August 2021 | VEF Rīga | L-EBL |
| Levi Randolph | New Zealand Breakers | 16 August 2021 | Oostende | BNXT League |

## Rosters

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