After one of the best starts in franchise history, the Saskatchewan Rattlers find themselves wondering what could have been.
Saskatchewan’s 2024 CEBL season has come to a close on the outside of the playoff picture for the second consecutive year, finishing last in the Western Conference with a 6-14 record despite winning five of their first seven games of the season.
The Rattlers saw their roster depleted midway through the season with starters Jalen Harris, Grant Basile, Elijah Harkless, Maurice Calloo and later Bryson Williams all leaving for opportunities with other teams and leagues.
“The frustrating part about it for us I think was that it all converged at one point in time,” said Rattlers general manager and VP of basketball operations, Barry Rawlyk. “It was basically in three or four days we lost like 80 per cent of our scoring.
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