Six NBA teams will host teams from Australia’s National Basketball League for 2018-19 preseason exhibition games.
The NBA and NBL announced the plans Tuesday for five Australian teams to visit the U.S. for games from Sept. 28-Oct. 5. It’s the second straight year the Australian league will send teams for games.
The Philadelphia 76ers Sam Koch Jersey , with Rookie of the Year Ben Simmons of Australia and coached by former Australian national team coach Brett Brown, will host the Melbourne United on Sept. 28.
The Utah Jazz, featuring Australians Joe Ingles and Dante Exum Tedy Bruschi Jersey , will host two of the games.
The other games:
-Utah hosts the Perth Wildcats on Sept. 29.
-The Los Angeles Clippers play former NBA player Andrew Bogut and the Sydney Kings on Sept. 30 in Honolulu.
-The Phoenix Suns host the New Zealand Breakers on Oct. 3.
-Denver welcomes Perth on Oct. 5.
-Toronto meets Melbourne at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Oct. 5.
-Utah hosts the Adelaide 36ers on Oct. 5.
The New Orleans Saints have added four undrafted rookie free agents, including former Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett.
The roster moves have been posted on Thursday’s NFL transactions list. They include the signings of 6-foot-4, 309-pound South Carolina guard Cory Helms; 6-foot Cincinnati defensive back Linden Stephens; and 6-4 Robert Griffin III Jersey , 309-pound Minnesota tight end Nate Wozniak.
Barrett played in 14 games for Ohio State last season, completing 65 percent of his passes for 3,053 yards and 35 touchdowns. He also rushed for 798 yards and 12 TDs.
Stephens broke up a team-high eight passes and intercepted a pass as a Cincinnati senior last season.
Wozniak Mark Ingram Jersey , a fifth-year Golden Gophers senior, had seven receptions for 104 yards in 2017.
Helms, a fifth-year Gamecocks senior Barkevious Mingo Jersey , played guard and center last season.
The Saints have now signed six rookie free agents since Saturday evening’s conclusion of this year’s NFL draft.
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