Complex sentence: Abney was then release from Townsville after a big overhaul of their roster, Abney became one of the hottest free agents in the NBL and it did not take long before the Cairns Taipans signed him.
Split into simpler sentences: Abney was then released from Townsville after a big overhaul of their roster, and he became one of the hottest free agents in the NBL. It did not take long before the Cairns Taipans signed him.