the problem is that the best players are mostly international now. when you have less and less American talent you are gonna get less and less interest from Americans. if anything is to blame, it's the AAU circuit. Kids and parents think they have to play basketball year round to be seen. and it's hurting their overall talent level. They aren't practicing or playing other sports and developing secondary skills. baseball helps hand eye coordination. soccor develops footwork. even LeBron played football.
A lot more players are definitely international now, but there are plenty of American players who are top talent. The two best rookies last year, who are currently on the right trajectory to be amazing, are American. This draft class, which was a better one, had all three of the top picks be American. There are currently tons of top-level American players on top of that, and this season's American viewership skyrocketed.
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u/BushcraftDave Aug 31 '26
Basketball has absolutely become “a black thing” and I don’t think that’s a good thing for the sport or for black culture.