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NBA Global Academy in Australia to close
The academy which nurtured josh giddey, Dyson Daniels and John furphy is due to be closed at the end of the year in favour of less traditional basketball nations. Not sure why it can't include Australia and expand given the money the NBA has. Also to get players from countries where players aren't even good enough to play in US colleges or Europe to NBA level is a very long term plan.
For example Indonesia has soccer as it's number one sport but as far as I know no Indonesian soccer players have been able to make it to a high level in Europe. Same can be said for countless other countries. Even with a culture geared towards a sport these countries can't produce top flight sporting talent. Good luck NBA.
https://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/42270842/nba-academy-venture-undergo-significant-restructuring