“We are widely regarded as the best league outside of the NBA itself so it’s little wonder teams want to play against our clubs and tune up for the season proper. “For our teams it’s a great credit to them and their professionalism and competitiveness that this many NBA teams want to engage and have them fly over for pre-season games.” An NBL team has never beaten an NBA rival in the 15 pre-season games thus far, but a few sides have come close.