OT The Future is Foreign

[Rastapopoulos]

Some under-24 stars:
Joel Embiid (23) - Cameroon
Giannis Antetokounmpo (22) - Greece
Nikola Jokic (22) - Serbia
Kristaps Porzingis (22) - Latvia
Ben Simmons (21) - Australia
Karl-Anthony Towns (21) - Dominican Republic

Waiting in the wings:
Luka Doncic (18) - Slovenia

Who are the best US-born players under 24?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

(Jusuf Nurkic is 23, but he's not looking very star-like at the moment.)

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Time to form the wall.



#MNBAGA

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Also Wiggins (Canada) is 22, although I think he's a bit one-dimensional.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

LaMelo Ball is the future GOAT and will smash all these foreigners to bits.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Karl-Anthony Towns was born in New Jersey. He went to HS in New Jersey. Jersey might have a lot of Dominican folks, but he's 'murican.

 

[Mediocre Man]

(Jusuf Nurkic is 23, but he's not looking very star-like at the moment.)

Nor US born

 

[Mediocre Man]

How old is Zach Collins?

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Nor US born

I think he was explaining why Jusuf wasn’t on the list of foreign stars

 

[SportsAndWhine]

How old is Zach Collins?

19, but he was born in Las Vegas and their records aren’t great so he might be 30...

 

[BonesJones]

Some under-24 stars:
Joel Embiid (23) - Cameroon
Giannis Antetokounmpo (22) - Greece
Nikola Jokic (22) - Serbia
Kristaps Porzingis (22) - Latvia
Ben Simmons (21) - Australia

Waiting in the wings:
Luka Doncic (18) - Slovenia
*R.J. Barrett (17) - Canada

Who are the best US-born players under 24?

Ben Simmons isn't a star yet, unless you consider Tatum a star. KAT is American.

Karl Anthony Towns (21)
Myles Turner (21)
Devin Booker (20)
Jaylen Brown (20)
Jayson Tatum (19)

Waiting in the wings:
Marvin Bagley III (18)

If you include 24 year olds, it makes America look better.

Anthony Davis, Bradley Beal, Andre Drummond.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Karl-Anthony Towns was born in New Jersey. He went to HS in New Jersey. Jersey might have a lot of Dominican folks, but he's 'murican.

I was born in Kenya but I'm not Kenyan.

Wikipedia:
"Towns was named to the Dominican Republic national basketball team Olympic squad as a 16-year-old,"

 

[SportsAndWhine]

I was born in Kenya but I'm not Kenyan.

Wikipedia:
"Towns was named to the Dominican Republic national basketball team Olympic squad as a 16-year-old,"

Ok. He was born in the US. You said US-born.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[BrianFromWA]

I was born in Kenya but I'm not Kenyan.

I feel like there was a missed opportunity at an Obama joke there

Edit:...sorry, OT...

 

[Chris Craig]

LaMelo Ball is the future GOAT and will smash all these foreigners to bits.

Ok LaVar

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

The future is gonna have a lot of foreign born superstars but the Americans still have a trump card.

LeBron and Wade’s sons lol

 

[Orion Bailey]

19, but he was born in Las Vegas and their records aren’t great so he might be 30...

Or 16

 

[BonesJones]

You're going to use a Rising Stars game as evidence? Lmao.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

@BonesJones is "murica born and under 24.

 

[riverman]

So you're saying Americans who couldn't cut it are going to rock Euro and Chinese basketball? Stephon Marbury and the Ball brothers?

 

[riverman]

Then this bodes well for the Noah trade....we got a Serbian 32 year old!

 

[ripcityboy]

I'm more concerned about the US Soccer team.

 

[BonesJones]

@BonesJones is "murica born and under 24.

I was actually born in Germany.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I was actually born in Germany.

:MARIS61:

 

[riverman]

I was actually born in Germany.

Schpreken zie Deutsch?

 

[BonesJones]

Schpreken zie Deutsch?

No. My dad was a US soldier stationed there.

 

[Labinot41]

No. My dad was a US soldier stationed there.

Lol where in Germany?

 

[SIeepwalker]

@BonesJones is "murica born and under 24.

Makes the OP's point ! #BAM

 

[BonesJones]

Lol where in Germany?

Aschaffenburg