Up to a dozen NBA teams have reached out to the NBL about playing pre-season games next season in a testament to the growing respect between the two leagues. NBL commissioner Jeremy Loeliger confirmed head office has received “unprecedented” levels of interest from NBA franchises. However, Loeliger indicated the league would “in all likelihood” need to limit the pre-season series to a maximum of four NBL teams to allow for a timely start to the 2022/2023 season.