While there have been a number of Japan Basketball Association-related issues that have hurt its credibility in the past few years, it it is desperate to turn the page with new players and a new experiment.
The Japan Basketball League enters its second season after it was re-established as more of a professional-style circuit last year.
Nevertheless, it's hard to predict which teams' names will be at the top of the standings and which club will snatch the championship trophy at the end of the the season due to the new rule and the addition of a new club, Link Tochigi Brex.