Something's Changing in Asian Basketball... Video

Name: Something's Changing in Asian Basketball...
Uploaded: 2024-03-03T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 9 min 6 s

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Something's Changing in Asian Basketball... The Asian market is undoubtedly the NBA's second most important economic engine, behind only the U.S. market. This is led by China, with its 1.4 billion inhabitants and enormous growing love for basketball, the country that generates the second most revenue for the best basketball league in the world. However, despite the NBA's huge presence in Asia, there do not seem to be many elite-level players from the East. A shocking phenomenon considering that, like pop culture, the NBA tends to raise the level of play in the regions where its product is sold. In the league's entire history, only 18 players of Asian descent have ever landed a spot on one of its rosters. However, massive cultural globalization is turning the tables on Asia's significance in world basketball. But... What is the continent's historical past? And... what can we expect from them for the future? In today’s video, we discuss how Something's Changing in Asian Basketball....