New Orleans coach Willie Green believes an NBA regular-season game in Australia is possible after his team completed an exhibition series sweep of NBL rivals.
Star forward Zion Williamson wowed another sellout crowd at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena as the Pelicans ended their pre-season visit with a 127-92 win over South East Melbourne on Sunday.
It gave the Pels a perfect record against local clubs in the "NBAxNBL" series after their 107-97 win over Melbourne United two days earlier.
The two games were the first by an NBA team in Australia, after more than 15 years of lobbying by the likes of former players Luc Longley and Andrew Bogut, as well as NBL owner Larry Kestelman.
MLB opened its regular-season in Sydney in 2014 and the NFL will host a competitive game in Melbourne next year, a