The Classic NBL Podcast has been temporarily brought out of retirement to preview the upcoming 2019 New Zealand NBL season.

While there will be no weekly podcast this season - cue cries of desperation from the tens of devoted listeners - Niall Anderson and Sam Garriock had enough takes that they decided to put together a two-part NBL preview extravaganza, for old times' sake.

In Part One, they discuss why there will be no weekly podcast this year, the improvements the league has made during the offseason and the potential stumbling blocks that come with it, and preview the fortunes of the Manawatu Jets, Supercity Rangers, Taranaki Mountain Airs, Canterbury Rams and Nelson Giants.