Canada has joined the world of pro basketball as the newly-created National Basketball League (NBL) is set to tip-off with its inaugural season this coming November. The league has three founding franchises in Halifax Rainmen, Quebec Kebs, and Saint John Mill Rats. Four other franchises are expected to join such as Charlottetown, London, Oshawa, and Moncton. Each team will play a 36-game regular season. With this development, NBA players will now have the option to play in the fledgling league while awaiting for the current lockout to end. Mill Rats head coach Jaren Jackson says the NBL can become an attraction to those Canadian players in the NBA as well as those from the East Coast, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
“I think there will be some players interested, maybe some Canadian players in the NBA, or any other guys from the East Coast who just want to continue to stay in shape or play while the lockout is going on.”
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