Why Europeans Are Flooding NCAA

While FIBA Olympic Qualifiers are only starting, let's talk about the youth basketball. European prospects are flooding the NCAA. Why? Is it only the NIL money? Or is there something else? In this video, BasketNews’ Augustas Suliauskas analyzes why every talented European kid is leaving giants like Real Madrid, Barcelona, or Partizan Belgrade to go play in the NCAA Division 1.
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[@alexanderschmidt7979]

A huge reason is also just the vibe of a US school. The way movies portray life as an athlete at a college, anyone would wanna go. Being able to live on Campus, play ball and earn a degree that's likely to be easier than in Europe sounds nice.

[@sfdko3291]

Those vlog channels legit are a great promotion

[@frogeggsyeah5138]

I think the combination of the youth development in Europe with a 2 year adaption period to the American game really benefits European prospects. Which is why so many Europeans nowadays get drafted in the first or second round. They focussed on Basketball IQ instead of individual playmaking and athleticism for years and than finetune and adapt to what NBA scouts want in their year in America

[@louisf2654]

Now that players get paid legally in college, it makes sense. Level is easier, you get more minutes, you get a free degree, you get fame on campus, you get paid, there is no drawback anymore.

[@michalisa2831]

It's simply about pt. In Europe teams want to win and the pressure from everywhere is super high so no room for rebuilding. Everyone tries to win every year because even if they tried to rebuild teams with more money(NBA) will get their best players . So it's a whole different philosophy which won't change

[@spyrop.8428]

Let them go. All that money ultimately comes from one place: the fans. The fans pay for everything, and if America has more money in basketball it means they have more fans, it's that simple. They love the game more. In Europe we do not deserve all that talent because we just don't care enough about the game. That is the bitter truth. Some smaller countries in the south and the Baltic do, but in the big sports powerhouses of northern Europe you will find more fans in cycling and winter sports than you will in basketball.

[@siler22]

If you have option between Ncaa and Europe, chose is pretty clear,instead of having very limited role,with huge pressure from fans and coaches constantly screaming at you and fans only caring about thier team winning its easy to see why would they chose to go there

[@arasbublys6392]

Everyone is watching the Olympic qualifiers 🏀

[@MrZdanTomas]

It's a total no-brainer. Plenty of europeans used to choose ncaa even when there was no money available for athletes..

[@MRBBALLMAN10]

The 20 million dollar distribution isn’t in effect yet. Right now it’s all Donor and Booster money(Alumni). I coach on an EYBL program and all our kids have deals on the table so I would know.

[@Bryan-fb8dh]

The education, job and quick citizenship is a factor. If you go to a state school and play your a local celebrity. Senators judges and boosters will line up to help you out.

[@Kazbasketball]

NIL is a game-changer 100%

[@betkas13]

pay to win & win now approach is just killing the Europe basketball as well as living in fantasies how good we are, when almost everything is wrong here and no one dears to admit it.

[@brazilac123]

4:35. 300-400 Thousand, not 3-4 Thousand. Just so it does not create any confusion.

[@peshanurseryrhimes2917]

Sad ce im Marko Ljubici pokazat tko je tata

[@TheAdrian229]

Sure money is better. But the biggest reason is opportunity. Playing for weak European team means no scouting. Playing for a div 2 ncaa team means scouts still watch every game you play. Good player from my country of Poland Alex Balcerowski is a great example of that. Dude is perfect stretch five for modern NBA, but he is an awful defender inside. His skillset simply doesn't translate to European basketball. If he played in college he would probably be a role player or g league player by now. Same with Sochan. He is a starter and premier defender of SA Spurs, but he would probably never be drafted if he played in some random Polish Spanish or Greek team,that no one heard about(except eurobasket fans). College just gives way more nba chances and they give free education to it.

[@VexxatuVexx]

there's just one reason. The fact college kids can get money now

[@julianh3453]

International players in the NCAA can’t earn NIL. There are tons of stories about this re: Zach Edey.

[@aikitnx]

European development system is better, as it shows youngsters what the grind really is, plus the experience of paying with and against grown men is invaluable. However, I can hardly blame boys in their teens for wanting to be one of the key players in the team. Proximity to the NBA doesn't hurt either

[@perkelegenda]

What it takes to be a rising star in EL? 20 minutes of play time per a game😂 Frankly, with must win approach and "every game matter" philosophy EL is telling prospects to hit oversea, play some ball, work on your skills, have some great time on campus and get a degree, if you torn your knee ligaments, for example..

[@anonymos59]

Because they are studying over there…?

[@tainanking]

Just think about how it is for soccer players tryin to make it big in America. It’s even worse than this

[@vasiliszaxaropoulos8726]

👏👏👏

[@RahimAbdullah-ch6vf]

In the long run , this will destroy the euro league. The euro league will get older and not be able to create new stars all over the league. The euro league should watchout for this trend.

[@lordjael]

Europeans are flooding the NCAA b/c all Europeans want to experience that American university lifestyle that they would never experience anywhere in Europe. They see how Hollywood portrays college on Netflix and movies and want to experience this. There are amazing clubs all throughout Europe. I was playing with Romanians, Bulgarians, Slovakians, Macedonians, and Italians while I played in Germany, France, and Spain. I've spoken to these guys and they truly want to experience what they know as America. Every European I've ever spoken to wants to live in America at some point, if they have the opportunity. It's just an itch they have to scratch. Way more money would be made in Europe as compared to the NCAA, and the coaching is 10x better. So that's literally the main reason many young stars seek to get to the NCAA in America because, lets face it, their NIL deals won't be high because no American citizens know any young blossoming European stars. Americans didn't even know or appreciate Luka until Draft Day, honesty, and even then some were still skeptical about him. Not to mention, that American basketball SUCKS. It's one versus one isolation basketball. In AAU, kids play 6 games a day during summer weekends, gin inflated rankings in ESPN because someone paid more money for their investment, and they still can't succeed with simple offensive or defensive tactics. So it wouldn't be so far-fetched for an NCAA coach who needs some stability, high IQ players, and a roster than listens to direction to seek and find some young European talent that wants so badly to be in America to fulfill their Hollywood University American Fantasy. It's a win-win situation for both parties involved, and that's me being honest. 🙏🏾

[@jdam6017]

Way more money would to be made in Europe? What? Young European players are now getting starter Euroleague money in NCAA.

[@lordjael]

@@jdam6017 Name 3 European players doing that. & Euroleague starter money from which club? Crvena Zvezda?

[@gabepizza]

American basketball sucks. That's why they're absolutely slaughtering everyone in the U17 tournament

[@jdam6017]

@@lordjael Sure.Kerr Krissa made 750k in Arizona his salary in Europe was 80k. Krivas 400k. Demin 1 million. Jakucionis 750k, Can you tell me European 17-18 yo prospects in Europe who are earning that kind of money? Jokubaitis who was the rising star award winner in Barcelona earned 250k a year.

[@iamdebaby8152]

And yet our under 17 USA team is winning by a average of 43 points a again and are 63- 0.

[@cryisfree510]

A european talent going to a 99% mormon college is crazy 💀

[@HKim0072]

Dunno, super safe area. Probably a much easier transition for someone to transition to American life from a smaller EU country.

[@jhonrhegilhirro8758]

And in the coming years the Europeans will dominate American football as well..

[@iamdebaby8152]

Almost every nba Star came up playing aau. I don't understand why people think it's bad. 9/10 of the players that were all rookie last year were American. So Aau must not be that bad. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Mzn_is_]

Aau is only for recruiting really and most of the time it’s unorganized and the team ain’t really a team. I’d say the only good teams are the circuit teams like eybl and 3ssb and those teams are hard to get on.

[@iamdebaby8152]

@@Mzn_is_ Aau is just basketball. It's nothing wrong with playing basketball in the off-season. Kids are just having fun and getting more offers than they would if they didn't play aau.

[@Mzn_is_]

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[@GusMD84]

I guess they have more chances to make more money 💰 (and play ugly basketball) 😢

[@account-yi2cn]

after 5 minutes these videos always become yap yap yap

[@guneydd]

they have a mission to teach americans basketball

[@user-si4mx7gj1y]

They are going to destroy their growth.

[@demonofpurgatory5188]

Bronny>both

[@demonofpurgatory5188]

Lebron is most marketable current athlete in the world even messi am ronaldo pale short lebron gets 32m per year from nike lifetime an his own brand his shoes make 500m in revenue a football boot would be lucky to make that

[@Golgo1412]

I bet his 💩 still smells bad

[@gabepizza]

but he didn't go to college remember

[@franciscosamir5256]

Economically, Europe is toast... USA is on the rise.

[@user-xq7tr6st5y]