How come white players like Jokic and Luka don’t translate to increased viewership and ratings for the NBA?

[TM101]

Threads like this are a reminder that sports are more about entertaining than winning.
We've been spoiled for the last 20+ years with athletes who could win and entertain at the same time, not so much anymore.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Threads like this are a reminder that sports are more about entertaining than winning.
We've been spoiled for the last 20+ years with athletes who could win and entertain at the same time, not so much anymore.

Embiid and Ant are entertaining. Most these new dudes are boring

 

[Luke Cage]

Your star appeal in limited if you speak with an accent.

 

[Caponeflowers]

It’s the market they play for, guarantee if Jokic or luka played for the Knicks, Lakers, celtics or bulls they would be Global and get marketed much more

 

[Blessings]

West Coast teams not named Lakers
Tip-off times too late for the east coast

 

[CrimsonTider]

It’s the market they play for, guarantee if Jokic or luka played for the Knicks, Lakers, celtics or bulls they would be Global and get marketed much more

Doubt it

 

[cartierhoe]

Doubt it

And Dallas is one of the biggest markets in the US lol

 

[Caponeflowers]

And Dallas is one of the biggest markets in the US lol

No Dallas mavericks player has ever become a super star face of the league player Dallas isn’t attractive to celebrities and shyt like LA or NY… if Jokic won the knicks the ring like he did for the nuggets, he would be a GOD in NY

 

[cartierhoe]

No Dallas mavericks player has ever become a super star face of the league player Dallas isn’t attractive to celebrities and shyt like LA or NY… if Jokic won the knicks the ring like he did for the nuggets, he would be a GOD in NY

And the reason why that is is because two of their best players weren't white American. As for your second point, he would be a god in NY but that's only because the Knicks ain't won shyt since the 70's.

 

[FTBS]

They dont have interesting personalities or controversy and they are from other countries so American whites dont connect with them like that. People (including a lot of "fans") dont care about actual basketball.

 

[tremonthustler1]

It’s the market they play for, guarantee if Jokic or luka played for the Knicks, Lakers, celtics or bulls they would be Global and get marketed much more

Only in the NBA do fans treat Dallas no different than Texarkana and shyt.

 

[GilSho]

If Cooper Flagg pans out. He could be the first White American Superstar since Bird.

Duke
Passes the name test
Passes the eye test
Culturally American
Doesn't look like a foot

If he lands in a decent market, expect him to be pushed to the moon.

I expect the NBA to rig the draft to ensure he isn't in Detroit or DC.

 

[tremonthustler1]

And the reason why that is is because two of their best players weren't white American. As for your second point, he would be a god in NY but that's only because the Knicks ain't won shyt since the 70's.

Outside of the men and women's soccer teams, nobody has won a title in this town since 2011, and this city gets 2 cracks at it in every sport.

Right now the most popular athlete in NY is a backup QB and it's only because he's a guido who doesn't turn the ball over. The standards for being popular here are low as fukk.

 

[DrunkerThanAMotherfucker]

Their success has led to increased interest in the NBA, you’re just not seeing it translate to American TV ratings. Joker and Luka are national heroes in Serbia and Slovenia.

The NBA’s growth in fans is increasingly occurring outside of the US.

 

[tremonthustler1]

If Cooper Flagg pans out. He could be the first White American Superstar since Bird.

Duke
Passes the name test
Passes the eye test
Culturally American
Doesn't look like a foot

If he lands in a decent market, expect him to be pushed to the moon.

I expect the NBA to rig the draft to ensure he isn't in Detroit or DC.

If he's everything you say he is, why would his market matter? If he possesses all these things people want, why does it all go away because he might land in DC?