The NBA’s landscape expands throughout the world all the time, and for some years, international players like Nikola Jokic have left their mark all over the league. The NBA Hall of Famers are prime examples of international talents who showcased their skills and felt an impact on today’s generation.
This generation has one of the most talented international players ever. International players dominated the league’s last five MVP awards. A basketball legend recently sparked a debate by suggesting international players are making a strong case for themselves in the NBA over American players.
Oscar Schmidt slams American NBA players and favors international players Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic
In a recent episode of ‘Pablo Torre Finds Out’, the all-time basketball leading scorer, Oscar Schmidt, was asked about his preferences when he watched today’s NBA, and Oscar responded by slamming the American NBA players without any hesitation, saying that he looks for all the foreign players in the NBA, like Luka Doncic, who’s leading for the scoring title this season, Nikola Jokic, etc., as they are much better than American players.
“I look for Luka Doncic, I look for [Nikola] Jokic, I look for all the foreign players much more than American players because they are much better than the American players. They’re much better.” He said this while talking to Pablo Torre Finds Out.
Oscar further backed his statement by talking about Jokic and how he plays the game of basketball Even though he’s not an athletic person, he manages to get the job done and is nearing a triple-double average this season.
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“Look at how Jokic is playing. He’s gonna win his third (MVP). He can’t jump but he can shoot and do anything that you want. He’s making a triple-double on the median. He’s unbelievable. One day, I saw him, he was shooting and boom, he passed the ball behind. Come on!“
Jokic dominates the competition in the MVP race
As the regular season comes to an end, there are debates about who’s going to win the Most Valuable Player award this season, and with the difficult competition, Nikola Jokic is making the decision easier for everyone with each performance he gives every other day.
Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are dominating the league, as they’ve won 9 out of their last 10 games. Moving ahead for his third MVP honor in the last four years, Jokic is going ahead in the MVP ladder and is the most preferred, according to ESPN’s latest MVP poll.
Jokic is averaging 25.8 ppg with 13.1 rebounds and 9.7 assists in the last 10 games and leading his team in all three major stats this season, which is surreal for the players and the fans. This level of dominance will surely secure another MVP honor for the Joker.
