[Article] If you ask Australian teens who their favourite basketball player is, US superstars like LeBron James or Kevin Durant are likely responses, with the mere mention of the NBA creating a buzz. But it is local names like Ben Simmons, Patty Mills , Dante Exum and South Sudanese refugee Thon Maker who have swelled Aussie numbers in the world's top league and heightened the hopes of young Australians as they compete with hopefuls from Europe and elsewhere for a career in the sports most lucrative league.
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These Melbourne kids are aiming for the big time. And in basketball that means the NBA.A record high of eight Australian trailblazers played in the US league last year. Today, hundreds more young Australians play in the US college system - a stepping stone to the top flight.Austin Bradtke, Basketball...
