The NBA and Basketball Australia launched the academy at the BA Centre of Excellence in Canberra on Friday.

Just like Ben Simmons in 2016, Brett Brown and the Sixers picked another son of an import in Jonah Bolden during Friday's NBA Draft.

Philadelphia 76ers got the player they wanted and Lonzo Ball the team he wanted. The 76ers selected guard Markelle Fultz on Thursday night with the No. 1 pick after trading up earlier in the week to grab the high-scoring freshman guard from Washington.

Jonah Bolden, the 21-year-old Melbourne-born son of NBL great Bruce Bolden, has been dubbed the "sleeper" of Friday's NBA draft.

But the point guard has set herself the goal of making her WNBL debut for the Capitals this season.

Aron Baynes has joined fellow Australians Joe Ingles and Patty Mills in seeking huge new NBA contracts that could see them on new teams.

Australia's 3x3 women were knocked out of the FIBA World Cup in heartbreaking fashion on Tuesday morning.

Jonah Bolden wasn't meant to make it to the NBA after he left UCLA to pursue a professional career but one season in Europe has turned him into a potential first round draft pick.

Stephen Curry may go from being the NBA's biggest bargain to signing its richest contract.

Four Australian women will fly into the unknown on Thursday but their journey could be the first step towards Olympic success.

Canberra Gunners recruit Roy Booker's whirlwind journey to the capital.

The confetti had hardly stopped falling before the speculation began about the next big move of the Golden State Warriors: Would they visit President Donald Trump at the White House?

Olympians Dave Andersen, Chris Goulding and Kevin Lisch headline the Boomers' extended squad for the Asia Cup.

After the Warriors failed to finish off Cleveland in last year's NBA finals, they knew they needed to get better.

The series heads back to Golden State with Cleveland needing to win to stay alive.

From the moment the Cleveland Cavaliers extended these NBA Finals to a fifth game thanks to a 137-116 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night, the story line for the three days leading up to Monday night was set.

A pair of game-worn Michael Jordan sneakers sold at auction for $190,373 ($A252,000) on Sunday, setting a record for game-used shoes.

Basketball Australia will sweat on the future of the AIS Arena before deciding if the Boomers will play in Canberra.

The Cleveland Cavaliers staved off NBA Finals elimination and ended the Golden State Warriors' shot at an unprecedented perfect run through the playoffs with a 137-116 win.

Mum-in-waiting Nat Hurst puts family first for Canberra Capitals and WNBL comeback.

Basketball ACT has started talks about reviving NBL in Canberra after launching a million-dollar outdoor facility.

The NBA continues to grow in popularity in Australia off the back of big names such as LeBron, Curry and Durant.

Capitals have landed a major recruiting target to boost their hopes of breaking a WNBL finals drought.

Durant's three-pointer with 45 seconds to go in game three leaves LeBron James and the Cavs with a near impossible task to turn the series again.

The Cleveland Cavaliers needed to cut down on their turnovers. The Cavaliers needed to find a way to slow the Golden State Warriors in transition. The Cavaliers needed to get the members of LeBron James' supporting cast more involved. In fact, those players needed to be brilliant. It was not enough.

The NBA Finals head to Cleveland after the Warriors took the opening two games on their home court with ease.

The Canberra Capitals have added another piece to their recruitment puzzle for the WNBL season.

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The experts and armchair critics have already forgotten about LeBron James' legacy. Now, it's all Durant and Curry and the Golden State Warriors.

The Capitals are the big winners for the sport and recreation ACT budget as they prepare to move to Civic.

Kevin Durant out-shone the best player on the planet in a massive win for Golden State Warriors.

Join us for live updates of Game Two of the 2017 NBA Finals.

The Cleveland Cavaliers champion's popularity and influence transcends sport.

Cleveland forward LeBron James said the top-seeded Golden State Warriors are among the best teams he has seen but is confident his Cavaliers can avenge their blowout loss in Game One when the teams meet again on Sunday.

Spanish great Laia Palau is broadening her horizons by heading to Australia to play with WNBL club Dandenong Rangers.

Twice in the second quarter of game one, minutes apart, Kevin Durant barrelled down court with the ball and was thrilled to discover that the scrambling Cleveland Cavaliers appeared to have no interest in guarding him. On one of these plays, J.R. Smith stepped out of the way, as if to say, go right ahead, sir, enjoy yourself.

Golden State cruised to a 113-91 victory over Cleveland to take the opening game of these best-of-seven finals.

Join us for live updates of Game One of the 2017 NBA Finals.

Victorian Country duo Nathan Sobey and Mitch Creek aim to become the latest Australians to make the jump from the NBL to the NBA.

​LeBron James has issued a searing and personal response to the discovery of racist graffiti spray-painted outside his Los Angeles home.