If a player like LeBron or Kobe ends up in Europe, the map of basketball will be re-drawn, with the NBA nudged from the center of the hoops universe. If so, the NBA’s global outreach — which enriched the league with so many Dirk Nowitzkis — may undermine its home turf should the league lose its best James.

Selena Roberts für SI.com über Basketball-Globalisierung, den Wechsel vieler NBA-Profis nach Europa und warum Olympia wichtig für das Gesicht der NBA ist.