Luka Donu010diu0107 isn’t leading the charge of international players to the top of the NBA’s superstar ladder.
But he’s rising, rung-by-rung, right alongside a bunch of his friends in what has become a crowded climb by foreign players. They are, simply, every bit the new faces of NBA greatness as any Americans.
And this trend may well become a way of life in the league’s future – if it’s not already.
Since 2005, 11 players have won the league’s MVP award. Seven of them are Americans. Four – Canada’s Steve Nash, Germany’s Dirk Nowitzki, Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Serbia’s Nikola Jokic – are imports.