Are you allowed to wear long skins on a social basketball court? That's just one of the big issues addressed as premiership Hawk Xavier Ellis, Ryan Daniels and Nick Rynne check in on:

• Joe Daniher and the Bombers
• The players who will play for basically nothing
• Harley Bennell 'flying' at Melbourne
• The hidden benefits of the 'hub' based model
• Plus heaps more we couldn't remember while typing this list.

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