There was not the slightest surprise at the top of the NBA Draft on Thursday night at Barclays Center.
“It would be similar to, say, look at Shohei Ohtani,” Bilas said of the Angels’ two-way superstar. “Baseball is an American game. Well, they’re playing basketball around the world, and Japan has been playing baseball for a long time. The idea that we wouldn’t see some of the best players in the world coming from other countries, we felt for a long time like we’ve owned this game, and we don’t. I think we should be used to this by now.
The teenager led the league in scoring , rebounding and blocked shots and also won Defensive Player of the Year. “I think generally international prospects have a little bit more maturity, and again, that’s generally. It’s not true of everyone,” Bilas said. “But they’re playing professionally before they get into the draft process and have been raised more so as pros, and they’re playing against older players.
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