Tim Shea, who’s a former European scout for the New York Knicks and the Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets says that players from overseas don’t grasp the idea of being a franchise player, given the fact that they’re taught to play unselfishly and as a team.
Of course that’s not really the way NBA teams operate with star players. This of course is a problem for the Knicks when it comes to Kristaps Porzingis.
“It’s because Europeans have learned the game as a ‘team game’ above all,’’ Shea told the NY Post. “[Porzingis] is at the very best an All-Star like Pau Gasol that can assist and become a great complementary player to some NBA big gun.