With the continuous success of the NBA's commercialization and globalization, more and more international players have emerged in the league, and in the last 5-10 years, international players have gradually formed a dominant force in the league.
Especially after James, Curry and other veteran local top players in the United States have aged, international players have gradually begun to shake off American players in the number of top players.
The US media "fadeawayworld" has also recently discussed this topic, listing 5 players who have the ability to compete for the strongest title in active service, of which the international player list dominates, leaving only 1 American.
International Choice One: Alphabet Brother
Putting aside the worldly moral concepts, in terms of leading the team's record and personal ability, Alphabet Brother is undoubtedly a strong contender for the first person in the league.
In the past 3 seasons, he has won the MVP twice, won the best defensive player award once, and led the Bucks to the championship last year, successfully winning the FMVP award.
This season he has further transformed, averaging 30.1 points, 11.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, in addition to the projection of a certain shortcoming, the alphabet brother can do everything the team requires.
International Pick Two and International Option Three: Embiid and Jokic are two big centre-forwards
After the small-ball era gradually advanced, the previously marginalized center players gradually regained their dominance and began to adapt to the needs of the small-ball era, during which Embiid and Jokic were two types of representative figures.
Embiid has developed a more stable outside projection ability on the basis of traditional centers, and his low-post attack is still the main offensive means.
In the era of small-ball in the center's blue-collar, Embiid is naturally very dominant, averaging 30.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.5 blocks per game.
Jokic's style of play is more in tune with the small-ball era, and he has the size to compete with traditional centers, but at the same time has a top-notch organizational and passing vision, which makes him the engine of the Nuggets.
Since the beginning of the game, Jokic has averaged 26.8 points, 13.7 rebounds, 8 assists and 1.4 blocks per game, shooting 58.3% from the field.
And both are reasonable MVP contenders this season, and it is no surprise that MVP will most likely be produced between the two.
International Option Four: Doncic
Not only is the current number of league facades dominated by international players, but the future façade of the league is also very likely to be international players, that is, Doncic from Slovenia.
The 23-year-old Doncic is already a reasonable MVP candidate, averaging 28.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game this season, leading the Lone Ranger to another 50 wins after a gap of seven years.
If Trae Young and Tatum can't further improve their star rank and Zion can't get back to health, then no one in the new generation of stars can really threaten Doncic's position.
The only option in the Continental United States: Durant
It is not difficult to see from the struggle of the US men's basketball team in the Olympic Games that Durant has become the first player in the United States, and Popovich has barely saved face with Durant's strength.
Durant continued his fiery performance this season, averaging 30.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game, and his Nets are still the favorites for the title.
Although he is about to turn 34 and his personal athletic ability has declined, I believe that he will still be a reasonable contender for the first person for the next 3-5 years.
But overall, time has been on the side of international players, Embiid is only 28 years old, Alphabet Brother and Jokic are 27 years old, and Doncic is only 23 years old.
That means that in the next 7-10 years, the league's facade figures will most likely be international players.
For now, Zion is the only player likely to challenge, but he is almost 22 years old and if he can't ensure his physical health, then he simply can't pose a threat to Doncic.