Foreign players are a powerful force to be reckoned with in today's NBA. Recently, Paul Gasol made a guest appearance on Redick's podcast show, saying that Jokic, Doncic and Alphabet Brother are now among the top 10 in the league. This can be verified by the fact that MVP has been acquired by foreign players for 3 consecutive years and may also be acquired by foreign players this year.
On the show, Gasol said he was happy to see European players making a name for themselves in the NBA, some of whom are now top players. For example, players like Doncic, Jokic and Alphabet Brother have a hard time excluding the three of them from the league's top 10. In the past 3 years, Alphabet Brother and Jokic have won the MVP.
This also makes Gasol lament that european players in the NBA today not only have to become All-Stars and win championships, but also strive to become one of the best players in the league, which is rare in the era of Gasol playing in the NBA.
In fact, this season's MVP may also continue to be covered by foreign players. In the latest issue of the MVP rankings, Embiid, Jokic and Alphabet Brother are still in the top three, while Embiid, although he went to high school and college in the United States and grew up in American basketball culture, he was also originally from Cameroon. Previously, Embiid had also promised to play for the Cameroon men's basketball team.
In addition, the Best Defensive Player Award in the last 4 seasons has also been occupied by foreign players (Gobert 3 times, Alphabet Brother 1 time).
This leads to the wonder of what gasol would have achieved if he had also been active in this era. (Supine Braces/Hairy)