This year’s playoffs could mark the end of an era in the NBA and the beginning of a new one.
In recent seasons, there has been a surge of global basketball talent in the NBA. When we talk about the Australian continent, we’ve seen modern big playmakers like Ben Simmons and Josh Giddey. Looking at Africa, Joel Embiid, a two-time scoring leader and current MVP, is certainly the most prominent figure, along with Pascal Siakam.
This shows that basketball is rapidly expanding in that part of the world. South America might be experiencing a slight decline due to a shortage of the usual Argentinian and Brazilian players.
Canada is experiencing tremendous growth in talent and appears to be the most serious team that could challenge the newly formed “Dream Team” at the upcoming Olympic Games. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray, Andrew Wiggins, RJ Barrett, Dillon Brooks, are just a few of the NBA players, all under 30, who are rising stars. We don’t need to introduce Europeans separately. Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Wembanyama, Domantas Sabonis, Lauri Markkanen, Rudy Gobert, Nikola Vucevic, among others, represent Europe.