People in Canada will watch, because Shai Gilgeous-Alexander plays for Oklahoma City.

Many people in different countries enjoy watching basketball games.

Again, many good players from other countries will play in the NBA playoffs.

This year, five players from different countries were the best in different parts of the game: Gilgeous-Alexander (Canada), Sabonis (Lithuania), Wembanyama (France), Daniels (Australia), and Young (USA). The games after the regular season will also have players from many countries. Gilgeous-Alexander is in, and Sabonis, Daniels, and Young can join him if their teams win their games.

Many players in our league are from other countries.

This year, players from 44 countries scored points in the NBA.

Many people think Gilgeous-Alexander will be the best player this year.

It is hard to stop Shai, the coach said.

He is like other international players now.

This season, many people bought Doncic's jersey.

Many people like this player's shirt. He is the first player from another country whose shirt is the most popular.

"We are a small country with 2 million people, but our sports are great," said Ajsa Sivka. "In every sport, we have a great player. I am proud to be from Slovenia."

The NBA wants more people in other countries to play basketball. They want to start a new basketball league in Europe. Big teams like Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain might play in it.

Many people around the world watched NBA games this year.

FIBA boss Andreas Zagklis said many people play basketball now. This shows the game is popular.

Around the world, the NBA is very popular and makes a lot of money, said Zagklis.