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Former British Basketball League side Plymouth Raiders are set to return to action after agreeing a deal to play in the National Basketball League. <\/span><\/p>\n They will play in the third tier from the autumn, with their games being held at the Plymouth Life Centre. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Raiders <\/span>left the BBL in 2021<\/span><\/a> after venue issues and were <\/span>replaced by the newly formed Plymouth City Patriots.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n The aim of the side will be for young players from the city to get the chance to play higher-level basketball. <\/span><\/p>\n Raiders have agreed a three-year deal – with an option to extend – with the Life Centre, which replaced the Mayflower Centre in Central Park, where the club played from 1983-95.<\/span><\/p>\n “This is going to be a reloaded Raiders,” club owner Ross Mackenzie told BBC Sport.<\/span><\/p>\n “We’re not going to be looking to get 2,000 people, we have to manage our expectations, and if we get spectators in the hundreds that would be fantastic.<\/span><\/p>\n