The NBA will be back on free-to-air television this season.

SBS has secured a two-season deal to show two live NBA games per week for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons along with the rights to show one live WNBA game per week from the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

The games will be shown in high definition on SBS Viceland and streamed on SBS On Demand while additional NBA content will be featured on SBS’s sport website.

The growing number of Australians in the NBL has fed a local appetite for the American league. Credit:AP

The NBA deal is only for the regular season so it appears likely play-off games and the NBA Finals will only be available on ESPN or streamed on NBA League Pass.