Watching Melbourne United's Casper Ware and Adelaide 36ers' Jerome Randle star in the NBL this season, many fans wonder: why aren't they in the NBA?

Australian Dante Exum has been dropped by his NBA team Utah to their D-League affiliate the Salt Lake City Stars.

Matthew Dellavedova's NBA return from injury failed to spark a Milwaukee side missing star Giannis Antetokounmpo against Washington.

Canberra Capitals snapped a four-game losing streak, beating Sydney 76-73 on Sunday as Kate Gaze starred.

Coming into the weekend Adelaide Lighting had a 0-15 season record and few people expected them to break their streak in two Victorian road games.

Sometimes the form book lies and the moment wins. Adelaide's upset win over Dandenong Rangers was one of those times.

Melbourne United can't be sure they will have star guard Chris Goulding for their trip to league-leaders Adelaide 36ers on Thursday night.

Stats machine Russell Westbrook notched his 17th triple-double of the season as he fired the Oklahoma Thunder to a 121-106 thrashing of the Denver Nuggets.

Canberra Capitals made it four losses in a row after they were thrashed 93-60 by Townsville on Friday night.

The Sydney Kings have slumped to another loss at home, this time falling victim to a Perth Wildcats side lead by exciting new import and ex-NBA player Bryce Cotton.

The loss of star Chris Goulding and an irresistible Illawarra Hawks combined to see off Melbourne United in Wollongong on Saturday night.

Melbourne United don't need to look beyond their win-loss record to stay humble ahead of their road game with Illawarra Hawks on Saturday night.

Sydney Kings coach Andrew Gaze is confident that his side will continue to improve as it enters the final stretch of the regular season.

Andrew Bogut gives perhaps the most honest interviews in the NBA, and when he says he feels there is no scenario that he can envision in which he returns next season as a Maverick, it rubs people the wrong way.

Canberra Capitals travel to Queensland keen to snap three-game losing streak and keep season alive.

If anyone will appreciate the potential impact of Melbourne Boomers' trip to Geelong this Saturday night, it's guard Maddie Garrick.

Dallas Mavericks All-Star Dirk Nowitzki has praised Australian team-mate Andrew Bogut for selflessly offering to give up his role as starting centre on the struggling NBA team.

Boomers star Matthew Dellavedova missed his third successive NBA game due to a hamstring injury, but the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 98-94 on Monday night (Tuesday AEDT).

Melbourne United star Casper Ware is playing down his blazing start to his NBL career.

Former NBA centre Josh Boone's arrival at Melbourne United has coincided with three straight wins but coach Dean Demopoulos is not yet ready to discuss whether Boone will finish out the season.

Melbourne United put on their best performance of the season with a 104-73 win over top-team Adelaide 36ers on Sunday.

James Harden has produced a NBA record 53 points, 17 assists and 16 rebounds as the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed New York Knicks 129-122.

Nathan Sobey has waited for his chance and is now making the most of it as his Adelaide 36ers chase an NBL championship.

Missing Australia's Matthew Dellavedova due to injury, the Milwaukee Bucks have fallen 116-99 to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Sydney have come from behind in crunch time to beat the New Zealand Breakers 85-80 in an NBL nailbiter at Qudos Bank Arena.

Melbourne United won't be closing off their late game scoring options despite import point guard Casper Ware's heroics this season.

Casper Ware handled business and his Melbourne United scored a priceless win in Cairns.

Roy Ward runs the rule over the WNBL as the league heads into the business end of the season.

New Melbourne United signing Josh Boone has five weeks to show what he can do. After that his future is uncertain.

Our youngest girls won gold, our NBA-laden Boomers were robbed of bronze while Delly scored a championship ring and Ben Simmons went No 1 – 2016 a bumper year for Australian basketball.

Australia's Matthew Dellavedova dished out 11 assists, but his Milwaukee Bucks couldn't hold on as they suffered a damaging 107-102 NBA loss to the Washington Wizards.

In the waning minutes of a blowout victory, a little known rookie unleashes a specific brand of momentousness.

Santa delivered for LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers.

Adam Silver, the commissioner of a league whose membership is about 75 per cent African-American, thinks it would be a mistake if NBA championship teams chose to boycott visits to the White House under Donald Trump's presidency.

The Hisense Arena roof remained closed but Melbourne United and Brisbane Bullets still put on a show on Boxing Day night.

Kyrie Irving dropped a fadeway jumper over Klay Thompson with 3.4 seconds left as Cleveland came back on Golden State - just like they did last June in the NBA Finals - to beat the Warriors 109-108.

Melbourne United and Brisbane Bullets have both suffered injuries and both remain in the NBL finals race but signs are pointing to only one of them making the top four, hence the importance of their Boxing Day clash.

Former NBA and European import centre Josh Boone will suit up for Melbourne United against Brisbane Bullets at Hisense Arena on Boxing Day

Australian Boomer Patty Mills has starred, adding a season-high 23 points off the bench in the San Antonio Spurs' 110-90 NBA defeat of the Portland Trail Blazers.