The NBA is being hit by an international storm, attracting athletes from all corners of the world. At the start of the 2024-25 season, the league announced that a record-tying 125 international players were on opening night rosters.
Those 125 players came from 43 countries, including Australia, Germany, France, Cameroon and Serbia.
Fast-forward to the 2025 NBA draft. Behind the flashing lights and celebratory fireworks surrounding top prospects Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey was an underappreciated, perhaps even more compelling story of an international player waiting for his big chance.
As social media buzzed through the first round and beyond, Amari Williams waited…
