2024–25 Formosa Dreamers season explained

Club:Formosa Dreamers
Season:2024–25
Chrtitle:General Manager
Chairman:Han Chun-Kai
Ownertitle:President
Owner:Tien Lei
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Jamie Pearlman
Stdtitle:Arena
Stadium:Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
League:TPBL
League Result:5–2 (.714)
Highest Attendance:3,000
(4 games)
Lowest Attendance:3,000
(4 games)
Largest Win:Mars 85–105 Dreamers
(October 20, 2024)
Largest Loss:Dreamers 81–88 Kings
(October 30, 2024)
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26

The 2024–25 Formosa Dreamers season is the franchise's 8th season, its first season in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). The Dreamers are coached by Jamie Pearlman in his second year as head coach.

Draft

See main article: article and 2024 TPBL draft.

On July 20, 2024, the Dreamers' 2024 first-round draft pick and Yang Shen-Yen were traded to Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards in exchange for cash considerations.[3]

Roster

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#cfc"| 1| October 5| DEA| W 107–94| Beau Beech (37)| Beau Beech (14)| Lin Chun-Chi (6)| Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,100| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc"| 2| October 6| Kings| W 99–81| Aric Holman (34)| Aric Holman (13)| Chang Tsung-Hsien (3)
Lin Chun-Chi (3)| Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,807| 2–0|-style="background:#fcc"| 3| October 12| @ Aquas| L 93–118| Beau Beech (24)| Douglas Creighton (6)| Lu Kuan-Liang (3)| Hsinchu County Stadium
3,169| 2–1

Regular season

See main article: 2024–25 TPBL regular season. |-style="background:#cfc"| 1| October 19| DEA| W 88–74| Lin Chun-Chi (22)| Aric Holman (18)| Lin Chun-Chi (6)| Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc"| 2| October 20| Mars| W 105–85| Lin Chun-Chi (20)| Stefan Janković (11)| Lin Chun-Chi (7)| Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 2–0|-style="background:#fcc"| 3| October 30| @ Kings| L 81–88| Beau Beech (19)| Aric Holman (10)| Brandon Gilbeck (5)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,261| 2–1|-style="background:#cfc"| 4| November 3| @ DEA| W 89–82| Aric Holman (23)| Brandon Gilbeck (15)| Aric Holman (5)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
5,341| 3–1|-style="background:#cfc"| 5| November 9| Aquas| W 99–90| Ma Chien-Hao (21)| Aric Holman (10)| Ma Chien-Hao (5)| Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 4–1|-style="background:#cfc"| 6| November 10| Kings| W 87–76| Beau Beech (18)
Aric Holman (18)| Aric Holman (18)| Beau Beech (3)
Ma Chien-Hao (3)| Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 5–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 7| November 30| @ Leopards| L 90–92| Beau Beech (24)| Beau Beech (16)| Lu Kuan-Liang (3)
Lin Chun-Chi (3)| Taoyuan Arena
5,205| 5–2|-style="background:#"| 8| December 8| @ Kings| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 9| December 11| DEA| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 10| December 13| Lioneers| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 11| December 15| @ Mars| 0–0| | | | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 12| December 22| @ Aquas| 0–0| | | | Kaohsiung Arena
| –|-style="background:#"| 13| December 27| Mars| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 14| December 29| @ Kings| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 15| January 4| Leopards| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 16| January 11| Kings| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 17| January 12| Leopards| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 18| January 18| @ Aquas| 0–0| | | | Kaohsiung Arena
| –|-style="background:#"| 19| January 22| @ Lioneers| 0–0| | | | Hsinchu County Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 20| February 9| @ Leopards| 0–0| | | | Taoyuan Arena
| –|-style="background:#"| 21| March 5| @ Mars| 0–0| | | | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 22| March 9| @ Aquas| 0–0| | | | Kaohsiung Arena
| –|-style="background:#"| 23| March 15| DEA| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 24| March 16| Mars| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 25| March 22| Aquas| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 26| March 23| Lioneers| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 27| March 29| @ DEA| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 28| April 5| @ Lioneers| 0–0| | | | Hsinchu County Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 29| April 12| @ Mars| 0–0| | | | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 30| April 19| @ DEA| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 31| April 26| @ Leopards| 0–0| | | | Taoyuan Arena
| –|-style="background:#"| 32| May 3| Lioneers| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 33| May 4| Aquas| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 34| May 10| @ Lioneers| 0–0| | | | Hsinchu County Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 35| May 17| Kings| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 36| May 18| Leopards| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
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Player statistics

Legend
 GPGames playedMPG Minutes per gameFG% Field goal percentage
3P% 3-point field goal percentageFT% Free throw percentageRPG Rebounds per game
APG Assists per gameSPG Steals per gameBPG Blocks per game
PPG Points per game  Led the league

Regular season

PlayerGPMPGPPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPG
Chen Jen-Jei
Ma Chien-Hao
A.J. Pacher
Wang Chen-Yuan
Wu Chia-Chun
Lin Chun-Chi
Chien Wei-Ju
Douglas Creighton
Randall Walko
Lee Te-Wei
Shih Cheng-Ping
Lu Kuan-Liang
Stefan Janković 1 15:43 9.0 66.7% 50.0% 0.0% 11.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Chou Po-Chen
Left during the season
Acquired during the season

Transactions

See main article: List of 2024–25 TPBL season transactions.

Overview

Players Added
Via draft
  • Shih Cheng-Ping

Free agency

Players Lost
Free agency

Trades

  • Ting Kuang-Hao
  • Yang Shen-Yen

Waived

Retirement

  • Wu Sung-Wei

Trades

July 8, 2024[5] To Formosa Dreamers
  • Cash considerations
To Taiwan Beer Leopards
  • Ting Kuang-Hao
July 20, 2024To Formosa Dreamers
  • Cash considerations
To Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards
  • Yang Shen-Yen
  • 2024 first-round draft pick

Free Agency

Re-signed

DatePlayerContract termsRef.
July 4, 2024 Chen Jen-Jei 3-year contract, worth unknown [6]
July 4, 2024 Lee Te-Wei 3-year contract, worth unknown
July 4, 2024 Lu Kuan-Liang 3-year contract, worth unknown
July 4, 2024 Wu Chia-Chun 3-year contract, worth unknown
August 2, 2024 [7]

Additions

DatePlayerContract termsFormer teamRef.
July 2, 2024 5-year contract, worth unknown [8]
July 12, 2024 [9]
July 17, 2024 Chien Wei-Ju [10]
July 30, 2024 Shih Cheng-Ping [11]
August 9, 2024 Ma Chien-Hao [12]
August 14, 2024 [13]
August 23, 2024 Testing player contract [14]
August 23, 2024 Emondre Rickman Testing player contract
September 10, 2024 [15]
November 18, 2024 A.J. Pacher [16]

Subtractions

DatePlayerReasonNew TeamRef.
June 4, 2024 Lin Yao-Tsung Contract expired [17]
July 1, 2024 Kenneth Chien Contract expired [18] [19]
July 1, 2024 Wu Sung-Wei Contract expired
→ Retirement
[20]
August 28, 2024 Contract expired [21]
September 3, 2024 Contract expired [22]
September 20, 2024 Emondre Rickman Contract expired [23] [24]
November 16, 2024 Contract terminated [25]

Awards

Player of the Week

WeekRecipientAwardRef.
1 Lin Chun-Chi Week 1 Player of the Week [26]
3 Week 3 Player of the Week [27]
4 Ma Chien-Hao Week 4 Player of the Week [28]

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