This season, the NBA (U.S. Professional Basketball) had strong winds from Europe. Nicola Jokic (28, Serbia), who is challenging the season MVP for three consecutive seasons, has played an average triple-double level performance with 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 9.8 assists this season, putting the Denver Nuggets in first place in the regular league West (53 wins and 29 losses). put
Giannis Antetokounmpo (29), dubbed the “Greek monster,” also recorded 31.1 points, 11.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists, playing a crucial role in helping the Milwaukee Bucks to take first place in overall win rate (0.707, 58 wins and 24 losses) in the regular league. Luka Doncic (24, Slovenia) of the Dallas Mavericks ranked second in scoring with 32.4 points.
Domantas Sabonis (27), son of Lithuanian basketball hero Abidas Sabonis, caused a sensation for the Sacramento Kings by ranking first in rebounds (12.3) and 10th in assists (7.3). Thanks to Sabonis’ performance, the Kings advanced to the playoffs for the first time in 17 years and are ahead of last season’s champion Golden State Warriors in the first round with 2 wins and 1 loss. 안전놀이터
And we can’t leave out Utah Jazz’s Lauri Makkanen (26). He is from Finland, a powerhouse in ice hockey. He grew up in a ‘basketball family’ where his father, Pekka Makkanen, is a three-time Finnish Basketball Player of the Year legend.
Makanen, who entered the NBA wearing a Chicago Bulls uniform in the 2017-2018 season, led the team’s offense with an average of 18.7 points in the 2018-2019 season. However, he showed limitations in his defense and was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers ahead of the 2021-2022 season as his offense fell. He only had 14.8 ppg with the Cavaliers as well.