Limguogolo
08-11-2024, 08:20 AM
In view of the possible and future difficulties of the American men's teams during international competitions, would it not be in the interest of Team USA and the NBA to create an Euroleague club? This will offer the experience to around fifteen of the best American prospects previously drafted in a tough championship, playing under FIBA rules during a season.
Some of the best American prospects have already played at youth level in FIBA competitions, but the level in Euroleague is even tougher and more specific, like the basketball played in FIBA international competitions.
In a context where American players have not won the MVP title for years, it would be idiotic for the NBA and Team USA, jointly, to think about implementing innovative measures to confirm the domination of US basketball in the world.
A long time ago, Brandon Jennings chose to spend a year in Europe instead of finishing his NCAA years, believing that he would gain more experience against adults. The best female American players often came to Europe in addition to their WNBA season because the contracts there were interesting for her. And accordingly, their knowledge of the FIBA game was always much better than that of their male alter ego.
On the other hand, Team USA never involved American Euroleague players believing that the level of NBA stars should be sufficient to win medals.
We saw also that during these Olympic Games, many American NBA players did not understand the refereeing decisions, the staff even sometimes showed signs of arrogance regarding certain decisions. Players frequently spent their time calling for fouls. Either they don't know the rules well, or it's a sign that they lack a FIBA game culture, known to be rougher than the more permissive NBA game. Having a year in Euroleague for future generations would help them gain this experience. We saw this in particular, for example, in defense: all the teams in the tournament had strategies of attacking guards, it's a typical Euroleague game, but Team USA has never used this option; the same goes for the intentional fouls with the aim of stopping rapid plays.
However, with the end of the “Avergers” generation, we are already talking about greater difficulty for Team USA to win in future international competitions. In this context, knowing that many prospects come too early in the NBA with limited playing time, would it not be in the NBA's interest to see its best prospects evolve for a year in Euroleague?
Next year in Euroleague, a club in Dubai will be created from nothing. Dubai is not even in Europe. If the NBA and Team USA put in enough money, nothing prohibits the possibility of such a club. Would you find this necessary, and if so under what conditions?
Quite often, clubs in a domestic league have a maximum number of American players, but I don't seem to have any restrictions for Euroleague. Team USA and the NBA could thus (in theory) create a team composed solely of young American players from the previous draft.
We could imagine similar rules for the NBA with the G-League, but more for two-way contracts, for American players in the first and second round of the draft. It's hard to imagine the players' union agreeing to a full year in Europe for its future stars, but something like three mandatory months spent at this club with the possibility of being selected for the All Star game in February would seem reasonable.
Three months to discover participating in first confrontations with some of the best clubs in Europe, this can already serve as good experiences so that future players of Team USA do not arrive completely helpless during their first FIBA competition. And depending on the needs or availability in the franchises, some could leave a player for a full year in Euroleague.
If players return during the season to join the NBA roster, this would free up a place for the roster of this Euroleague team. It would then be the order of the draft, which would decide which franchise would have the right to send a new player. Over a year, you can have around thirty American players from the two draft rounds who would gain experience not by going through games in the NBA or G-league, but in Euroleague.
This could even reveal new strategies during the draft: choosing an American player who will be sent to Europe or another who perhaps already has Euroleague experience.
We saw that the creation of the Ignite in the G-League had not been a great success. Perhaps the solution for the development of American players would be to send them to Europe…
Some of the best American prospects have already played at youth level in FIBA competitions, but the level in Euroleague is even tougher and more specific, like the basketball played in FIBA international competitions.
In a context where American players have not won the MVP title for years, it would be idiotic for the NBA and Team USA, jointly, to think about implementing innovative measures to confirm the domination of US basketball in the world.
A long time ago, Brandon Jennings chose to spend a year in Europe instead of finishing his NCAA years, believing that he would gain more experience against adults. The best female American players often came to Europe in addition to their WNBA season because the contracts there were interesting for her. And accordingly, their knowledge of the FIBA game was always much better than that of their male alter ego.
On the other hand, Team USA never involved American Euroleague players believing that the level of NBA stars should be sufficient to win medals.
We saw also that during these Olympic Games, many American NBA players did not understand the refereeing decisions, the staff even sometimes showed signs of arrogance regarding certain decisions. Players frequently spent their time calling for fouls. Either they don't know the rules well, or it's a sign that they lack a FIBA game culture, known to be rougher than the more permissive NBA game. Having a year in Euroleague for future generations would help them gain this experience. We saw this in particular, for example, in defense: all the teams in the tournament had strategies of attacking guards, it's a typical Euroleague game, but Team USA has never used this option; the same goes for the intentional fouls with the aim of stopping rapid plays.
However, with the end of the “Avergers” generation, we are already talking about greater difficulty for Team USA to win in future international competitions. In this context, knowing that many prospects come too early in the NBA with limited playing time, would it not be in the NBA's interest to see its best prospects evolve for a year in Euroleague?
Next year in Euroleague, a club in Dubai will be created from nothing. Dubai is not even in Europe. If the NBA and Team USA put in enough money, nothing prohibits the possibility of such a club. Would you find this necessary, and if so under what conditions?
Quite often, clubs in a domestic league have a maximum number of American players, but I don't seem to have any restrictions for Euroleague. Team USA and the NBA could thus (in theory) create a team composed solely of young American players from the previous draft.
We could imagine similar rules for the NBA with the G-League, but more for two-way contracts, for American players in the first and second round of the draft. It's hard to imagine the players' union agreeing to a full year in Europe for its future stars, but something like three mandatory months spent at this club with the possibility of being selected for the All Star game in February would seem reasonable.
Three months to discover participating in first confrontations with some of the best clubs in Europe, this can already serve as good experiences so that future players of Team USA do not arrive completely helpless during their first FIBA competition. And depending on the needs or availability in the franchises, some could leave a player for a full year in Euroleague.
If players return during the season to join the NBA roster, this would free up a place for the roster of this Euroleague team. It would then be the order of the draft, which would decide which franchise would have the right to send a new player. Over a year, you can have around thirty American players from the two draft rounds who would gain experience not by going through games in the NBA or G-league, but in Euroleague.
This could even reveal new strategies during the draft: choosing an American player who will be sent to Europe or another who perhaps already has Euroleague experience.
We saw that the creation of the Ignite in the G-League had not been a great success. Perhaps the solution for the development of American players would be to send them to Europe…