Once upon a time, the NBA was still the world of Americans, but today the league is dominated by more and more international players, such as Jokic and Murray in this year's championship Nuggets, and this year's new MVP Embiid, are all international players in the league, but they have grown into the best in the league, let's take a look at the current NBA positions of the strongest international players:
Centre: Nicolas Jokić (Serbia)
With Jokic leading the Nuggets to a championship this year, Jokic has become the number one center in the league today, and is the undisputed strongest international player in the center position. Jokic averaged a quasi-triple-double of 30.0 points, 13.5 rebounds and 9.5 assists per game in the playoffs last season, unprecedented in his history of dominance on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and this does not seem to be his full strength, which is exactly what makes him terrifying, and Jokic has won two regular season MVPs, a championship and an FMVP in his career, ranking among the top 20 in history.
Power forward: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece)
Alphabet brother is not only outstanding, but also has a very high popularity in the league, once beat Durant in the East to win the All-Star voting king, now Alphabet brother set regular season MVP, league DPOY, championship and Finals FMVP in one, and was selected as an NBA 75 superstar, can be said to have been full of honors, is the league's number one forward today, and is also the undisputed strongest international player in the current power forward position.
Small forward: Luka Doncic (Slovenia)
Doncic is from Slovenia, before entering the league has shown super talent, once dominated the European basketball scene, after entering the league, Doncic won the league's best rookie in the first year, and has been selected for the best team every season since then, is one of the few players in the league who debuted at the peak, Doncic is still relatively lacking in personal honors, and urgently needs an MVP trophy to prove his value, if the team's record is raised next season, Doncic is very likely to win the first MVP trophy of his career, Doncic is currently the strongest international player in the small forward position.
Shooting guard: Jamal Murray (Canada)
Murray has been underestimated by the league before, and has not been selected as an All-Star or the best team in eight years in the league, but in this year's playoffs, Murray showed super personal strength, averaging 26.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game in the playoffs, providing strong firepower support for the Nuggets, proving that his offense belongs to the first gear among the league's guards, and Murray can currently hold the first position in the seat of the strongest foreign shooting guard.
Point guard: Shay Gilges Alexander (Canada)
Alexander has only been in the league for five seasons, he has shown extraordinary talent, he is a creative passer, always can get the ball in the right position in unexpected ways, flexible dribbling allows him to always find opportunities to score inside, Alexander averaged 31.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game last season, and was named to the All-NBA team, proving that he is currently the top presence in the league in this position.