Australian basketball fans will get a double helping of NBA stars, with three more FIBA World Cup warm-up matches announced on Wednesday (AEST).

Team USA will take on Canada at the Olympic precinct in Sydney on 26th August, two days after they complete their series with the Australian Boomers in Melbourne. The Canadians will also take on New Zealand in a two-game series in Sydney, earlier in the week.

Team USA coach Gregg Popovich is delighted to have an additional match to get court time ahead of the trip to China: "These games are very important, to work things out ahead of time, it's of paramount importance.

"Canada have a lot of talent, a good number of NBA players, and their young talent have been very successful at the FIBA Under 19 level."

Managing Director of USA Basketball, Jerry Colangelo, is excited about the upcoming series, "This game will not just be an opportunity to put the finishing touches on our pre-World Cup preparations, but it will be amazing for USA Basketball to return to Qudos Bank Arena where the USA men and women won Olympic gold medals in 2000.

"I have no doubt the game and atmosphere around the game will again be very memorable."

With the addition of these three games, Canada Basketball will play a total of five pre-World Cup games in Australia, having previously confirmed two fixtures against the Boomers in Perth on 16 and 17 August.