Europeans Are Taking Over NBA Draft 2024 🤯

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[@theoneonly259]

In my opinion this is a particularly weak draft class. I do not think much of Sarr. Sure he is a pretty good defender but he isnt exactly a guy you draft to build a franchise around.

[@JamesKing07]

finally, more Europeans are here to help end this Flintstone era of basketball and lead us into a tactical era we done with the 10s and 20s

[@sebbensebbenandsebben691]

Gilbert Arena seething in the corner rn

[@jcchambers7896]

Gilbert still right tho they all big man dude where tf are the wing players they all centers and pfs 😂😂😂😂

[@benlereparateur1261]

@@jcchambers7896 wtf luka is then ?

[@jcchambers7896]

@@benlereparateur1261 THATS ONE DUDE BRUH ONE PERSON 😂 who else

[@Skyclout]

And this is why I might actually start watching the WNBA. They don’t have this problem

[@Shroomdiffnuclear]

Hihihihihi

[@ognano]

I don't agree with your point that americans should be concerned, this is literally what the NBA has worked for for decades, to make the Sport Global, and we can see worldwide but especially European talent flourish in the NBA.

[@kaukasvejo]

you should be concerned about your young players, because they are not getting required skills in schools.

[@jorgovan-ni9kz]

Exactly. But i guess he doesn't see it like that, it's like half full or half empty look on the situation​@@kaukasvejo

[@ognano]

@@kaukasvejo I am from Germany lol

[@kaukasvejo]

@@ognano change you to USA people

[@timonaismith]

@@ognanodann würde ich mir erst recht sorgen machen 😅

[@ziwixsurytbziwixsurytb1847]

Wembanyama A.Sarr Risacher B.Coulibaly Nolan Traore. The future of France is crazy !!!

[@musikausdemosten]

happy that as a german this year would France still beatable for us

[@jorgovan-ni9kz]

I wish Sarunas, Obradović, or any other Euroleague coaches went all together to be coaches in the NBA. And referees changed rules about defence or faul calls... Man that would be awesome

[@buleson6088]

Or just watch Euroleague

[@chucknorris9305]

Without the European fan atmosphere it just wouldnt be the same

[@jcchambers7896]

​@@buleson6088they want the whole league to be foreign but they can just watch the euro league goofies

[@yohanwilly4807]

The 2011 draft kanter 3 valanciunas 5 and vesely 6. Kanter could not play in ncaa because hé played pro in turkey

[@darmawan3029]

Unfortunately pre 2017 european players gets bad rep due to the bust being THAT BAD and a few outliers like giannis, and jokic didnt help

[@gabepizza]

The biggest over rating of European players was 2003 when Darko was picked 2nd over Carmelo, Wade and Bosh

[@milangrujicic4679]

Miličić as a talent wasn't that overrated, it was his work ethic or the lack of it that made him into a bust. He wanted to drink and party and had a particular attitude towards authority. NBA coaches couldn't handle his hothead. When he played for the national team he was an integral part of the team and always showed respect to the coaching staff and his teammates. Personally, I think he had a bone to pick with the Americans because of the NATO aggression in '99 and that played the major role in his attitude, he simply didn't give a f*ck to put in the effort for any team once he got paid.

[@gabepizza]

@@milangrujicic4679 it's not like the national teams he was "integral part of" achieved anything either

[@milangrujicic4679]

@@gabepizza Semifinals of the WC in Turkey. Even in the theft of that game what he provided on the floor was irreplaceable. Miličić brought such energy to the team, especially on defence.

[@gabepizza]

@@milangrujicic4679 not sure what you are remembering but Darko was not on that team

[@milangrujicic4679]

@@gabepizza You're right, I'm referring to the Greece-Serbia match in Spain 2007 EC.

[@elpoiro]

Alex Starr... The U.S at their finest. And for AAU... Kobe warned them years ago.

[@bigione703bigi9]

The Italian national team is trying to get Clingan since he has Italian roots from his late mother side (she was named porrini)

[@atelics]

🎉 amazing take as usual. balance yet provocative at the same time

[@aswinrahardja196]

I feel like Topic might worth more than Dili

[@mita-dt3lk]

Buzelis is technically European, but he was born, raised and taught basketball in the US system. Risacher is solid, I'm not really sure about Sarr, and I think that Salaun is the real deal here, good defender, good shooter, athletic as hell and he has a big pair of b*lls. I hope that Topic will develop well, he seems to have a very interesting potential.

[@gf5050]

buzelis is technically american, right of soil. he s culturally lithuanian, or of lithuanian heritage, coz of his parents. let s get things right....

[@jermainenowels9511]

@@gf5050 Funny thing is alot of those guys tend to be born in America and by product of American basketball only few really come straight from from Europe and even Africa

[@gf5050]

@@jermainenowels9511 apart from buzelis who else?

[@milikas]

@@jermainenowels9511 only Buzelis is from US in this video Lol

[@theoneonly259]

Ha. If you have six Europeans in the top ten picks then I think its best to use the word 'European rather than International. Impressive. I would say that the Austalian NBL deserves some credit for Sarrs development and exposure. It was the NBLs decision to send the Perth Wildcats to play the G-League Ignite team which made Sarr look good. Nobody was talking up Sarr as the number one pick before that. Australian coach John Rillie deserves some credit too. The NBL Next Star program is a great destination for young Europeans that do not want to have to study in USA.

[@theoneonly259]

How many number one picks has Europe had in the NBA draft by the way? Australia has three number one picks. Andrew Bogut - Kyrie Irving - Ben Simmons. How many top pics from Europe will Sarr make? And like I said - we deserve a lot of the credit for Sarr.

[@jorisoims3085]

Sarr only played and spent 7 month in Australia, if he had choose to stay in Europe rather than going, to the Overtime Elite last year and NBL this year, he would have still be drafted Top 3. Kyrie Irving move out of Australia when he was 2 years old, Australia has nothing to do with, is Basketball career, even Bogut and Simmons move to USA to play college Ball rather than staying in Australia to have higher chance of being drafted high. Europe got the same number of First pick but they got about 20 more players drafted top 10.

[@gabepizza]

I know that Buzelis committed to play for Lithuania and that both his parents are Lithuanian but he was born and raised in the US and has lived in the US his entire life so at least call him Lithuanian American.

[@Islam.is.the.truth..]

Yeah he grew up under the American system he’s literally American

[@domux6373]

Buzelis is literally like how Kat was mentioned.

[@gabepizza]

@@domux6373 At least both of Buzelis parents were Lithuanian. Not only was Kat born and raised in American but he is only half Dominican. His father is American

[@Tm_Martishius]

Why would that matter anyway? He calls himself Lithuanian so why should we get all technical?

[@noname-xz2ns]

​@@Tm_Martishius because you do not throw away one heritage in favor of another just because he chose to play for another country. If his parents are Lithuanian immigrants but he is born and raised in the USA, then he is Lithuanian-American regardless of whichever country he plays for.

[@anirudh_s17]

I'm afraid this draft might end up like 2016, with several internationals being picked in the lottery and panning out to be busts. The last few years have set expectations really high but we may not see much more than role players come out of this draft.

[@urosdek1020]

It’s absolutely normal… talent in Europe is much bigger, because here we still PLAY basketball, we don’t just make an acrobatics parkour showbizz steroid filled event. Also here players don’t have a top European league like the NBA. Here the system is completely different, most of the games are still played on low level national leagues, because of national identity… it’s impossible for now to have a single continetnal league like the NBA. There fore the sport doesn’t grow as much athletically… but it does in any other significant way - technically, strategically, teamwork etc. So when those guys come to the NBA, get proper fisical conditioning like in a top american league… you get the best of both worlds. And they are also 100% team players, in Europe you cannot be a 1 man team, it’s impossible. Which in America is mostly not the case.

[@MyManPat]

Top 5 in NBA: Joker, Embiid, Yannis, Doncic, Shai...All international.

[@iamdebaby8152]

Shi not better than lebron curry or kd

[@phmagnani]

As a Brazilian I wonder where the South American players are. I miss the time that we had Barbosa, Nenê, Spliter, Varejão, Huertas, Ginobli. Europe is doing a great job developing their talents.

[@vulee100]

Say what you want about france and how many talented players they have but us serbians have or will add 3 more NBA guys to the list.. let me remind you, 7 million people!

[@Daddylonglegs-f2z]

Very impressive

[@p4olo537]

Yeah but France has also competitive teams in Football, Rugby, Handball and Volley-ball, Basketball is far from being the first sport played by young French's.

[@vulee100]

@@p4olo537 and we have in volleyball, tennis, olympic sports like archery, 3x3 basketball etc it isn't like we only have it, it's just the main sport

[@antoanantoniev7510]

@@vulee100 waterpolo

[@vulee100]

@@antoanantoniev7510 not in recent years, we fell of kinda

[@quentif3064]

The difference is quite simple. When you are a basketball prodigy in the EU , you play early with proffesional teams, and players are grown men with much more experience while in the american college system players are all develloping talents.

[@joachimmahoudeaux8619]

Fact is: if you ask european guys who have done pre-draft camps to test the market, there are barely 2 maybe 3 zone defensive systems the AAU/NCAA the US boys learn. And another concern is the star system and the social networks that brainwash them into being scoring machines first before learning defense fundamentals. So what we see now are defensive players sought after by the GMs. And where do you get them ? in Europe, and specially France. The mock drafts only show the guys that are « starified », you should also add Tidjane Salaün to that list, he’s scary, probably the next Giannis. This kid is gonna be the biggest steal for the next draft. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmqyiYWpZdicrs0si=0NYkSoMRlBtmzQNL

[@mda990]

"Probably next giannis" sounds like a safe all-star. Should be drafted no 1

[@christiang5209]

"act is: if you ask european guys who have done pre-draft camps to test the market, there are barely 2 maybe 3 zone defensive systems the AAU/NCAA the US boys learn." Depending Zone defenses, they are forbidden in lot european countrys in youth competition. While they are pretty common in HS level. For scouting mostly offensiv and stats helps you, which makes it more difficult to shine with defense - this also counted for the EU ... But i would say, that if you want to start early on mature teams, you mostly aint the offensiv star and you need to put lot of energy in defense (even when it is hard through the physical developement) while in the US the stars mostly can shine offensiv from day one. And AAU Ball and many camps doesnt help team ball that much, especially when stat padding is a way to get scholarships.

[@matteoandreoli3222]

Not another Nikola 😭

[@VKS15]

I love this channel, the content and watching most of the videos. But why do you always have to make a comparison between American and European/international basketball and lowkey discredit the American system. I am from Europe myself and enjoy the huge diversity in the NBA nowadays. But always pointing at the bad parts of the American system doesn‘t feel right. Don‘t be like the Gilbert Arenas of Europe 😂

[@iamdebaby8152]

I have the same problem with them. U get a lot of view hating on America. That’s what i have noticed.

[@THEWZRD1]

People say the NBA has a Euro bias, but im thinking its more about eastern europe for some reason. Wemby dont getbthe same slander Jokic and others get. But that's just my opinion

[@ahfei6847]

Gobert is slandered full time

[@THEWZRD1]

@@ahfei6847 because a DPOY who can be schemed off the floor plus his personality is a goof

[@ahfei6847]

seems you have a bias against Gobert, a Western euro @@THEWZRD1

[@Decamix300]

I think the U.S media is definitely biased against strangers and more towards eastern europeans but I think it mostly comes from a place of ignorance and dehumanization. They don't know eastern countries as much as say France for example since you spoke about Wemby so it's harder for the media to "trivialize" him. However that is also definitely because he is doing amazing and it's his first year so it's still a discovery and if that were not the case you'd get way more slander. But yeah what some commentators have to say about Jokic is ridiculous.

[@AnaInTh3Sky]

The US needs to re-think their junior categories or the NBA will become all Euro prettttty quickly. Wouldn't be surprised to start seeing Euro-clubs to start US kids soon... it's absolutely insane to have them playing against high-schoolers until they are 18 and then wasting another couple years in college

[@iamdebaby8152]

90% of the draft are Americans

[@AnaInTh3Sky]

@@iamdebaby8152 and yet every year there are more non-US players... what does that tell ya? 😂

[@iamdebaby8152]

@@AnaInTh3Sky 85% of the nba is still Americans I think we are fine.

[@AnaInTh3Sky]

@@iamdebaby8152 cool bro, you do you then. Already lost Team USA dominance, MVPs are Euros, but you keep thinking US doesn't have to change anything. Just look at the U18 WC and junior championships. US systematically embarrassed by smaller, less athletic players

[@iamdebaby8152]

@@AnaInTh3Sky team USA has won 4 straight gold medals. At the olympics.😭

[@pedrovalente5450]

And then Americans say that if they wanted they could be the best in football (soccer) 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KINGTJDAGOAT]

America is getting a lot better at football they have multiple players in the top 5 leagues playing important roles on their teams. They might even have a world-class player in the next 15-20 years if they keep up at his rate.

[@fmp9558]

@@KINGTJDAGOAT who? pulisic flopped , kenny flopped that leeds guy is irrelevant, and even if a star does come up so what? there is a new star EVERY season from europe or SA

[@KINGTJDAGOAT]

@@fmp9558 Pulisic is the second best player on Ac Milan this season he has 13 goals and 8 assists this season. Mckennie is a top 3 midfielder on Juventus. Dest and Tillman consistently start on PSV and are some of their best players this season. Pepi is a good bench player on PSV as well. Antonee Robinson from Fulham is a top 10 left back arguably top 5 in the premier league this season. Then you have Chris Richards who has been decent for Crystal Palace this season. Then you have some of the lesser impact guys on their teams like Johnny Cardoso, Reyna, Turner, and Aaronson. They have improved a lot as a footballing nation in the past 10 years.

[@fmp9558]

@@KINGTJDAGOAT every single country in eu has more important / better players currently playing apart from like eastern eu

[@KINGTJDAGOAT]

@@fmp9558 Ok??? I just said that they are improving considering the fact that Football is their fifth most popular sport.

[@reynaldomatos6153]

Karl has been playing with the DR since he was 12 bro what are U saying KAT himself said that he grew in the system with Dominican born Angel Delgado.

[@MrDuncanquasar]

Big Zach Edey from my school Purdue moving up in draft charts. He is Canadian though not European

[@iamdebaby8152]

Meanwhile 90% of the draft are Americans

[@marquisdaily7715]

Now I understand why the American media consider this draft as “weak” 🤷‍♂️

[@wildman968]

the difference between european and american system is simple in europe they play vs player older tan them, in US no so when you 're a young player you learn more with older player than with players who are the same old than you

[@iamdebaby8152]

U dont know what u are talking about. If you are a freshman in high school you will be playing with people ages 15-18.

[@wildman968]

@@iamdebaby8152 in US the players in university play vs the players in university in Europe the young players play vs players who have 30 years old not in us

[@noahkill1346]

Buzelis born at Chicago 🤨

[@Lee-tj8km]

shouldve mentioned mantas rubstavicius

[@Shroomdiffnuclear]

Nikola Topić....remember that name

[@jaychen4441]

Let’s be fucking honest now we all know most of this years “international players” are gonna fail. The only reason they are this high up on the draft is because this year is just bad for America. I don’t see outside of Sarr any other being relatively close to being a star. Risacher has showed nothing special to be a potential first pick. Also the man said no American star in the foreseeable future, are we gonna act like Flagg and Bailey (class of 2025) do not exist?

[@nesakysiu12]

lets be honest one of the weakest draft class in the last 20 years

[@theoneonly259]

Any of you guys think Sarr would have a chance at going number one if the Australian NBL didnt send him to USA to play the Ignite team? Thats when his stock shot up. And the NBL/Perth Wildcats kept it up.

[@Deathstroke24120]

It is gonna be a very weak draft though, we shouldn't have the same expectations from the 2024-2025 rookie class as those from this year's

[@GapiSlo10]

Everyone knows the american system is not helping players develop but everyone can preach it night and day and it'll never change. Fact is americans as a society value showboating, athleticism etc. more than actually playing basketball "the right way" so imo i can easily see europe and rest of the world matching and ever overtaking americans in the next 10-15 years.

[@iamdebaby8152]

90% of the draft are Americans. 90% of the all rookie team this year is Americans

[@davon7100]

Matas Buzelis is American not European he was born in Chicago.

[@marvin3935]

He plays for LTU national team by origin (not naturalized).

[@bongassociatesanalytics124]

Is it just me or does Topic just look sluggish? He also has a low 3pt%

[@PrinceZakariyya]

This is also the worst draft in nba history lmao

[@elujabu]

Too early to tell, let's wait for a few years before making such statements

[@FahmiBen-wg7hh]

Liké wemby? Lol hahaha Europe will destroy usa in NBA because of mentality

[@richthomas9170]

NBA is smart it's all about MONEY. Get other Countries interested just like the NFL .America don't need these Players it's all about REVENUES. Show Me The Money.

[@vamoneygroup]

Exactly. Delete physical defense and let slow unathletic European players play like they're better than American players.

[@juliencamus3523]

Yeah France is a real big market for NBA tv sells, especially when all the matchs are taking place between 2 and 4 am. And we all know Victor was not number one of his draft, surely there's plenty of other players better than him in his class, at least every american involve minimum. 🤡

[@JamesKing07]

finally, more Europeans are here to help end this Flintstone era of basketball and lead us into a tactical era we done with the 10s and 20s

[@vamoneygroup]

Ai bot

[@bobwhite2]

American can dunk (big deal), while Europe plays the game. The game has passed by America.

[@vamoneygroup]

Modern NBA is unwatchable. They should bring back defense. And just have a quota for European players

[@SP-nx8qx]

Yeah AAU sucks. I don't think we'll ever see another MJ/Lebron

[@iamdebaby8152]

Lebron played aau

[@jcchambers7896]

Im confused why dont yall just stay in ur country and hoop for hem since yall taking over the league why come to America 😂😂😂 and its always a center where are the elite pgs and wings yall keep bringing up big men

[@gf5050]

buzelis is american, born and raised in chicago. what s wrong with u people? ever heard of jus soli, right of the soil? smh

[@oaklandtraphouse]

This is why the nba is continuing to fail in terms of vewiership in America

[@XandieFireman]

But with continued global success.

[@atty.fernandog.madarcos8724]

Cap, ratings are still going up. And if it did go down, its not the Europeans fault.

[@oaklandtraphouse]

@@atty.fernandog.madarcos8724 I said in America the numbers are down

[@oaklandtraphouse]

@atty.fernandog.madarcos8724 it's not completely the European players fault it's mostly the league

[@vamoneygroup]

​@@oaklandtraphousethey disbanded physical defense so that Europeans could compete. But the American viewership want the defense back

[@housearrest857]

👍

[@FrankHor101]

You guys are pathetic you are happy about things achieved from other countries but inside your continent, so as American I have to feel proud of Argentina as we all are in the same continent 😂😂

[@bobobobo2880]

France must say thanks to colonization!!

[@ahfei6847]

and the US to the Atlantic trade