With the movement of coaches this offseason in the first and second divisions, a new-look leadership melting pot is forming for the 2017-18 season.

Coaches from Croatia, the United States, Australia, Spain and Montenegro join the mix for the 36 combined clubs in B1 and B2.

With these moves, the B. League expands its global reach as a coaching destination at a time when Japan's new men's national team mentor Julio Lamas comes from a country (Argentina) that has been at the forefront of sweeping changes in global basketball in recent decades.