6'5'' Canadian/British forward Jamal Williams has swapped Chester for Liverpool, whilst the Jets have picked up 6'7'' Scottish combo-forward Gareth Murray to replace him.
Williams certainly didn't last long at the Jets; whether this is due to a lack of talent or other factors is yet to be seen, but all we know is practically the minute he was dropped by Cheshire, the Tigers, who have yet to fill a criteria which would allow them to sign full import players, picked him up.
Jets signing Gareth Murray has slightly scuppered my planned blog of "Top 5 British Players Who Haven't Signed To A BBL Team This Season". He was high on the list, so now I've had to come up with another one (watch this space).
There is no doubting Murray's talent, he has been a mainstay at the Glasgow Rocks and a hero for the Scottish men's national team for a number of years. He's just entering the prime of his career too, and there's no doubt he could do a great job for the Jets. He averaged 10.7 points and 4 rebounds per game for the BBL's only Scottish franchise last year. He can stretch the defense with his good long range shooting, and is a bit of a tweener forward, capable of filling in at both positions.
Williams, I would imagine, will be more of a bench player given at the Tigers given that he apparently failed to prove his worth to an inferior Jets team. It might well even be doubtful he survives the full season, but I am eager for him to prove me wrong.
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