Monday, was officially launched in Sao Paulo the NBB (New Basketball Brazil), championship organized by the newly created LNB (Liga Nacional de Basketball).
Supposedly independent of both the Brazilian Confederation of Basketball, the championship would be managed and organized by them clubs, while the CBB be only the tasks of taking care of the technical part, pointing the arbitrators and organize the records of players and transfers.
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The 15 franchises:
Lupo / Araraquara;
Conti / AMEA / Assis;
GRSA / Bauru;
CETAF / Garoto / UVV / PMVV;
Vivo / Franca;
Flamengo / Petrobras;
Universo / BRB;
Ciser / Araldite / Univille / Joinville;
Winner / Limeira;
Pitágoras / Minas Tênis;
Paulistano / Amil;
EC Pinheiros;
Saldanha da Gama;
São José / Unimed / Vinac;
Univates / Bira.
Some remarkable players who should play the next season:
Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo) - Former Zalgiris player
Rafael "Baby" Araújo (Flamengo) - Former Raptors player
Alex Garcia (Universo/BRB) - Former Spurs/Hornets/Maccabi Tel Aviv player
Marcus Vinícius (Pinheiros) - Former Hornets player
Murilo (Minas) - Former Maccabi Tel Aviv player
Valtinho (Minas) - Brazilian NT
Facundo Sucatzky (Minas) - Former Argentine NT
Joe Shipp III (Minas) - Former California/NBDL player
Amiel Vega Morejon (Flamengo) - Former Cuban NT
Duda (Flamengo) - Brazilian NT
Ricardo Probst - Brazilian NT
