It's no harder because of talent it's harder because of the rules and only the rules.

Luka also said like 2 seconds later after he said “it’s easier to score in the nba” that “nba has much better players oh yea definitely “ on jj redicks podcast

Yes luka did said that but he also said that NBA got way better player and its just because of the rules

Would be interesting though to do an all star European Vs all star North American. One in European rules other in NBA rules just to see the exact difference between the two

bro then all the Euro players would be in the nba bc of the higher pay. it's harder bc of rules. NBA players are still on another level

We have a solution. Bring all of the NBA players to Euroleague. Best talent + best atmosphere, it would be lit

It only makes scoring harder because you have to pass in the euro leagues

That doesn’t mean the players are better. That just means the rules are better

Ever since Kobe passed away this is true. He kept the US hungry

US still has way more talent, but rules make it tough in Europe.

Europe is a continent USA IS A COUNTRY🧠

The bar for European vs American is much higher there are a lot of Europeans who didn’t make it so only the best can

It's more difficult in the sense that Europeans are tougher, both physically and mentally. Europeans don't worry about being put on the ESPN top 10. However, the sheer depth of talent in the US is still better and the NBA is just a higher caliber of basketball.

james harden,dame,curry,kobe,mj,shaq,pippen,lebron,melo ect.

There’s a difference between tougher and harder

Rules are more strict in Europe, but NBA has better players. Luka said himself that scoring is easier in the NBA even tho the players are way better here

That's the only difference, they don't have rules like the 3 second rule in the paint and things of that nature making scoring harder. Doesn't necessarily make them better.

Aint no way this dude putting usa against a continent

Thats because all these young American players are developed in the AAU system. Americans want to play like its 2k whereas Europeans are taught how to play the game the right way. The US has much more talent but US basketball relies on having freak Athletes like Zion or LeBron. Prime example is LaMelo, he wouldn’t have even made it to college if he hadnt gone overseas to develop his game first.

Its tougher because of the rules like staying in the key and once the ball touches the rim you can grab it, no defensive rules like in the nba. and there is less talent around you so there is less spacing it is easier to get trapped with no spacing. I wish the nba had fiba rules but not fiba players

NBA pre-2000's was more defense oriented than today. NBA today is wide open. Not necessarily a bad thing, modern NBA is exciting because scoring is more dynamic.

I'm European but thsi man is higher than Maradona

There is a way to know how good the NBA players today is.. Instead of allstar game that became just a talent show.. NBA should make it The Euro star vs NBA all star..

Team USA:Steph,Lebron,Kd,Kawhi,KAT,Lavine,Derozan,Devin Booker,Bradley Beal,Ad,Kyrie,Ja Morant,Zion,Donavan mitchell,Pascal Siakam,Jayson Tatum,Jaylen Brown,Darius Garland,Trae Young,Paul George,Jimmy,Dame Dolla,James Harden,Tyrese Haliburton,Brandom Ingram,Bam Adebayo,Dearron Fox,Jrue Holiday,Desmond bane,Draymond,Ant,Dejounte Murray,Klay,Ayton,Chris Paul,Bridges(Both),Maxey,Cj,Freddy,Al Hoford,Mike Conley,Jordan Poole,and Alex Caruso Team Euro:Jokic,Giannis,Luka,Bogdanovic(Both),and Nurkic. Such a good battle😄

You honestly can say the same about the NCAA because of the rule difference. But that doesn't mean it's not the same type of talent playing the game lol

That’s what happens when you change rules to favor offense, NBA didn’t use to be like this till they changed the rules to favor offense

If this is the case why does the nba get more watchers, bc physicality and defense doesn’t mean better.

The things that make the euro basketball harder is that it is more team basketball due to rules and less spacing and in us indiviual skills are prioritized more and also the skills learned from different sports can also come in handy as europeans have more different games they play while americans mostly play american football and basketball

how can European basketball better than USA basketball when we beat them every single time

But a lot of nba players are unstoppable if they play in euro, luka agrees with me

Imagine if Steph, Durant, Harden, Westbrook, AD, Lebron, Kawhi, PG13, CP3, Booker, Tatum, Brown, etc actually played for the usa team 💀

They were already rare in Europe as they are now in the Nba. With very strict Eu rules and being pro from a young age they have developed a special edge for Nba.

That should prove there will never be a team like the dream team

It's only harder because spacing is close to non-existent and the paint is always clogged up

You literally took each of their quotes way tf out of context. Example - Luka. "It's way easier to score in the NBA because the rules are different but it's harder to play here cause the competition is a lot tougher."

The USA is bigger than all European countries combined 😭😭🙌 I love your takes

well they were beating up on the LeBron USA teams...until Kobe came in and saved the US team

rudy gobert finna dance after this😂

it's harder to score in europe because of the shorter game (40 mins), smaller courts, the ability to play zone defenses. Everyone of those quotes are cherry picked or incomplete. There is no hiding in the NBA game. The game is wide open, more offense oriented since the rule changes of the late 90's. Everyone of those quotes, not one said that they are better. It's just spin doctoring and click baiting.

LeBron Durant Kawhi Dame Curry Jimmy Butler D Mitchell Cade Cunningham LaMelo Ball Ja Morant Jason Tatum Jaylen Brown Paul George Trae Young Dejonte Murray Bradley Beal James Harden Jerami Grant Jarret Allen Darius Garland Collin Sexton Jalen Brunson Jalen Green Paolo Banchero Tyrese Haliburton DeAron Fox Bam Adebayo Zion Brandon Ingram CJ Mcullum Jalen Jackson Jr Devin Booker Chris Paul KAT Anthony Edwards Jamal Murray Tyler Herro Terry Rozier Robert Williams Caris LeVert MPJ Myles Turner Desmond Bane Klay Thompson Jordan Poole Gary Trent Jr. Scottie Barnes Mikal Bridges LeBron again And a couple hundred others We are good here in U.S

Giannis and Luka are European…so of fucking course they’re gonna say it😭😭 and most of the people in the NBA don’t even play aside from ur superstar(s) on the team

Out of context quotes 😂

The game is easier in the states because the rules are different overseas, doesnt mean the players are better. You're conflating two things

Totally agree Facts Real madrid basket was beat Prime Okc before.

Because european basketball and american basketball have very different rules... You didnt make a single argument in favor of your premise

They all say NBA athletes are better .. our best would always bear there best ..

They actually call violations in the euro league and allow defense unlike in America where a star player or a player that is a game changer gets call for three or four straight fouls

All the insulted Americans here 😂😂

You're telling me that Michael Jordan, Steph Curry and LeBron plus many more Can't compete versus Europe

Notice how 2/4 were saying that the rules/ how they play change it. And for luka that can also be tossed up to rules

Most players in Europe are undersized guards and forwards who pass first. The sport being enjoyable to watch is more important than how many times you pass the ball.

this dude hittin something

Luka started playing at age 16 as a pro

It’s bc the rule in nba make defending harder which leads to better play so it’s more entertaining

They should do a series exhibition games involving USA, Europe and rest of world.

Curry: 👀 Ja: 👀 Embiid: 👀 (international but not European) KD: 👀 Tatum: 👀 Bron: 👀 D Mitch: 👀

I don't get why people say that NBA has the best player. Ofc the best players are there because that's where the money is. If it was a situation like in Football then people would play in the Euro League because there is better wages and more status.

Man forgot Lauri Markkanen🤣

Luka said it was easier to score not because the players are bad but because of the difference in officiating

Not only that but the fans are better too

imagine a eu team vs a usa team olympic style

The ref actually called traveling in the European rule, carry.

The USA is lucky that Europe only cares about football and not other sports

That means the basketball is different not the players!!!

It’s the different rules that make it harder

Americans commenting about Euroleague and no one of them have ever watched a single Euroleague game. They also argue about Statements of some players who played in both leagues because “they know better”. Leave the stereotypes aside, world has changed and of course basketball has changed. The 90’ era is past. Peace

dont forget Webenyama coming up

So watch european basketball

The players aren’t better the rules are just more strict

Not harder because of the players it’s harder because of the rules

Yea scoring in the nba is SO easy that he missed the play in 😂😂😂😂

You do realize right most of the European League have rules that benefit the defense born in the offense

In Euro League they can camp in the key while me here in U14’s in Australia with the 3 second in the key rule

Nah in Europe they actually follow the rules like travels fouls technicals ect it's not just about entertaining a crowd, the players play to win not for there own stats they'll get taken off if they start taking it to the basket everytime cus it's a team game, Europe is a sport NBA is entertainment, there not comparable

NBA is for entertainment and making money. All the rule changes were made so that fans find it more appealing, basketball is more fun when someone scores 50 points and drives to the basket like a beast. That is why there is a rules against zone defense

They don’t have more talent or a better league. Europe is more team oriented so it’s harder to score and the rules are more physical.

NBA has way more superstars. Europe barely has any. In Europe it's about team play. In NBA it's about stars and then a bit of supporting role players.

POV: you don’t get the joke

I like these videos because I know the truth is always going to be the opposite of what is being displayed 😂

So basically 90s ball

Can we fix the audio 💀💀

Europeans in some countries play high level from 16 whereas American play in different levels of basketball before they get to a high level

(just gonna let this here) USA basketball team record in the olympics (under FIBA rules) 143 wins 95.97% Wins 6 losses NBA teams against euroleague teams(under NBA/Mixed NBA, FIBA rules): 75 wins 82.42% Wins 16 losses Euroleague American tour: NBA teams(under NBA rules): 14 wins 93% Wins 1 loss All of this while when nba teams play euroleague teams they treat the games like it s a friendly they don t give their best players many minutes they give a lot of time to the rookies, they play around with the rotations while euroleague teams give it their all out there and play their hearts out.

They all also state the players are better in the US. Its the ruleset thats different.

Bro but image a team with curry,Lebron, AD, klay, jimmy butler, Jason Tatum, KD, Kyrie bro Americans are still better and I ain’t even american

It is harder than nba. First one step less,smaller court,the game is more high in basketball iq.

You see here in Europe we play for passion not for money

My guy should speak about rugby

Being from Europe I'd like that to be true. But nah man... 😂. They be brickin threes all the time

Ja morant, Lebron James, Shaq, Michael Jordan, Steph curry, need I continue?

But in international game, what rules do they follow and what team dominate that tournament?

Well, I'd pay to see Europe vs USA and I know who would win

Give me Embiid, Joker, Ginannis, Luka, Bonadvic. Now you pick your American team

I couldn’t agree it more it’s like playing NFL in USA And Playing Rugby in Euro it’s totally different. Playing both sports you recieve physical beat down but mind you being hit by a guy wearing pads and Helmet and you wearing it also vs not wearing at all isn’t the same.

Europe vs USA game would be fire.

International team PG: Shai SG: Luka SF: Giannis PF:Embiid C: Jokic USA PG:Steph SG:D Book SF: LeBron PF:Kevin Durant C: AD Edit: don’t know who to put for Centre USA

Bro forgot embiid

Europe has twice the ppl but maybe this a joke idk

None of those mean that European basketball is better.

Something that should be mentioned, offensive spacing is better in the NBA, teams are able to stretch put a defense much better then fiba teams are