Who is your favorite player of Asian descent?

@tootspogsforever5590

3 ай бұрын

Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming are top 1 and 2. Hope there will be more in the future!!

@davidflores0227

3 ай бұрын

Clarkson, Yao, and JLin. Also, isn't Jaylin Williams of OKC half-Vietnamese? He should have been in the vid

@user-hw2tk7vt1b

3 ай бұрын

Yao actually dominated and it's not even close

@TrungNguyen-zq6dv

3 ай бұрын

Linsanity Boys!!! The was epic haha 🔥🔥🔥

@user-ph6gk8kd5l

3 ай бұрын

Seikaly had a tremendous career

I’m from Japan. Basketball is becoming more popular since FIBA World Cup was held in Japan last year.

@foaa7795

2 ай бұрын

why are you making so mysterious and weird video I'm Japanese though

@eblowskers4291

2 ай бұрын

Rui Hachimura is a household name in LA

@poccoboy

2 ай бұрын

Must be popular there since Slam Dunk

@icyboy771z

20 күн бұрын

Wasn't it popular from Slam Dunk already

Yao Ming achieved what no other 7 foot 6 inch player could do, become a hall of famer. He really is one of a kind not just in China, but in the world. He didn't get there by being popular, he was extremely skills and mobile for his size. The game may have changed midway (became faster, more outside shooting), but he still had a huge impact on the game because you can never leave a 7 footer who can shoot alone by himself.

@mrhdebater1607

2 ай бұрын

Sadly, no 7'6" white player in history has come close to Yao Ming.

@anthonyhoang5902

Ай бұрын

Yao Ming had the turnaround fade away shot and could shoot threes. He would still dominate today.

Keisei Tominaga 🔥

@sportscrunch7460

2 ай бұрын

Flamethrower!

@bigradwolf5001

2 ай бұрын

and Kawamura

@paulkapke9284

2 ай бұрын

Just watched him put on a show in the 3pt shootout. Thanks for the memories, Keisei!

It would be fun to see Tominaga in the NBA

@sportscrunch7460

3 ай бұрын

Japanese Steph Curry!

@bryx170

2 ай бұрын

​@@sportscrunch7460no, he's Katsu Curry 🍛

Forgot Jun Seok Yeo, Akira Jacobs, Bruce Kanno & Ibu Yamazaki. All playing D1 rn. Still more to come in the future. And Jeremy Lin is still playing in Taiwan.

@bigradwolf5001

Ай бұрын

Did Lin play for Chinese Taipei in FIBA?

@DarkKnightxZ3

12 күн бұрын

@@bigradwolf5001 No, if Jeremy played for Taiwan, he would counted as a naturalized player because FIBA of rules.

Japan with it's current 21 young college players in the united states is very promising. Though i hope we could finally get a homegrown filipino nba player even with a smaller number of rising young talent.

@trenvi7073

2 ай бұрын

Kai sotto

@bigradwolf5001

2 ай бұрын

Reinhard Jumamoy and SJ Moore

@thisuserdoesnotexist478

2 ай бұрын

@@trenvi7073he’s ass bro 💀💀

Lin's career got derailed by Melo.

@mediumwiz

2 ай бұрын

Lin is not having an Asian passport, he's American

@GodMode365

5 күн бұрын

​@@mediumwizAnd yet he had to get past and overcome the same bias and discrimination that every Asian faces and it was literally at every single level of the game starting from HS. Kid couldn't even get a scholarship despite leading his HS team to cali state title FFS.

Don’t forget Yuta Tabuse. He is the first full Japanese player.

@bigradwolf5001

Ай бұрын

You meant Yao Ming.

Kesei is a shooter, and Xavien Lee can ball. Im looking foward to see if those two can make an impact in the nba.

@sportscrunch7460

2 ай бұрын

We can't wait!

You forgot the Filipino-Italian Dalph Panopio with UC Bakersfield.

Pretty sure Mengke Bateer was the first Mongolian to make the NBA. His nationality is Chinese, but his ethnicity is Mongolian

@SuldSin

2 ай бұрын

He is inner mongolian not really mongolian

@meteoricdec5337

2 ай бұрын

@@SuldSinthe heck you talking about so black americans are not black?

@trunkdk

2 ай бұрын

@@meteoricdec5337there is a difference between black American and black African. Mengke is Chinese Mongolian not Mongolian from Mongolia.

@meteoricdec5337

2 ай бұрын

@@trunkdk fair point but we talking about ethnicity here, which is mongolian, not the nationality. Bateer is ethinically Mongolian but of Chinese nationality. hope that clarifies my point :)

@trunkdk

2 ай бұрын

@@meteoricdec5337 I think that SuldSin comment wanted to clarify that inner Mongolia is considered as “Chinese” and Outer Mongolia is considered as “Mongolian.”

Kyle Anderson played for China. He is Asian roots. ;)

Keisei is the one people are watching. He has the chance of being something special. He could also bust completely against NBA defender, but he's a super exciting player for sure. Utterly fearless.

@sportscrunch7460

2 ай бұрын

Definitely has the mentality!

From the huge amount of Asian basketball players getting put into my feed, I imagine basketball is going through their own football (soccer) phase for Asians. In football there were prominent good Asian players, however it was only one or two in a league at a time, however nowadays there’s 5-10 players in the premier league that are Asian. And they are good. I think sports that are open play like basketball or football, or going through a phase with countries that aren’t known for that sport or being good at certain sports, having a new talent pool due to social media. Historically weak countries are getting access to watching the best players since it’s so easy, and there’s bound to be one person, two people or more that can be good at a sport. It’s very likely that they’ll be a lot more Asians in a lot of sports in the near future because of social media and it’s global influence.

@sportscrunch7460

2 ай бұрын

Couldn't have said it better ourselves! The influence on the next generation is growing the game for the better

i hope kai sotto and kevin quiambao would also be noticed as their talents are improving year by year

@bigradwolf5001

2 ай бұрын

KQ has a better chance if he can continue playing superb basketball.

@meow-ic6gz

2 ай бұрын

@@bigradwolf5001 well if kai sotto uses his height to his advantage which he's doing right now after tim cone handled the young prospect

Great video! Thanks for making it. Note, Zach Edey is also Asian. He's very likely to be the 2024 College Basketball Player of the Year, after already winning the award in 2023.

@bigradwolf5001

2 ай бұрын

Nah he's played for Canada. Players tell who they identify with, not us and Zach says "I'm Canadian". We have to respect the person.

@user-gw9sk1zy4s

2 ай бұрын

Edey's father is white.

@anthonyhoang5902

2 ай бұрын

@bigradwolf5001 he is correct, his nationality is Canadian. According to doctors (who have to look at family health history), he is genetically Asian and Caucasian.

@mgh62000

Ай бұрын

Yeah a lot of people don't know that his mom was a baller, but in an immigrant household, sports weren't prioritized

@DarkKnightxZ3

12 күн бұрын

@@bigradwolf5001 Zach Edey was also part of the Jeremy Lin foundation and the Toronto Chinese Youth association. He's heard racial slurs himself, and said "I'm proud to represent our culture". Xaivian Lee, of Korean descent, also played for Canada, doesn't mean he isn't of "Asian" descent.

Plus yao ming has won 3x Fiba Asian Cup titles. The Asian cup trophy is much more prestigious than winning the NBA championship which is a domestic league championship. A continental championship meant alot to Yao like how Christano ronaldo won the Uefa European championship a continental title means more than a league championship.

Mongolian Mike’s father Sharavjamts is the first Asian to play for the Harlem Globetrotters. A legend in Mongolian basketball. Legacy family 🇲🇳

You left out Jaylin Williams of OKC Thunder & Johnny Nguyen Juzang of the Utah Jazz! They are both of Vietnamese descent. So proud of them for representing Vietnam🇻🇳 and making it to the NBA.

@user-gw9sk1zy4s

2 ай бұрын

Both men are 50% West African.

@andynguyen8360

Ай бұрын

​@@user-gw9sk1zy4s So what? They are still Vietnamese descent, just as they are West African descent. Same as Jalen Green and Jordan Clarkson

Wait, Mengke Beteer was pro basketball player before? I thought he was an actor who played in Bodyguards and Assasins with Donnie Yen.

@sportscrunch7460

2 ай бұрын

😂 he has the size to be!

Keisei is "Katsu Curry" 🍛

Let’s go 🔥🔥🔥

@sportscrunch7460

Ай бұрын

We love your content Kenny 🙌👊🤘

Do a Dereck lively video

The first Chinese person selected is Song Tao,

Mike 🔥🔥🔥

@sportscrunch7460

3 ай бұрын

Mongolian Mike!

@eXit-mm3zg

2 ай бұрын

Hope he gets drafted, but sadly he is the 3rd best player at the SF Dons after Williams and Mogbo

Let's not discount the potential of 7'3 Center, 21-year-old Kai Sotto. He's currently showcasing his best basketball skills in the Japan B-League, averaging 19.2 points and 10 rebounds in 24.6 minutes over his last five games. Additionally, in the FIBA Asia Qualifiers over the past month, he averaged 15.5 points and 12.5 rebounds in 21.5 minutes per game, showing remarkable defensive prowess with a high number of blocks during the same period. Remarkably, Sotto is still younger than many NCAA players entering this year's draft. He will undoubtedly have another opportunity soon. His success could have a significant impact on the development of basketball in Southeast Asia.

@mr.sinjin-smyth

2 ай бұрын

No doubt Kai has NBA potential, but it may take a few more years (2-3 years) of international experience before he's finally NBA ready. If he does make it, his best ceiling is alternating between starting and off bench. Similar to players like Zach Collins or Walker Kessler. But, Sotto just being in NBA will indeed create a tsunami of basketball fanfare across Southeast Asia.

@dennistang5935

2 ай бұрын

And how has he done against non-asian competition? You know why the NBA doesn't even look at japan for recruiting? because the competition there is terrible compared to NCAA, EuroLeague, NBL, etc

What about Kai Sotto the 7 foot guy from the Philippines?

JJ Mandaquit if he develops his passing skills and 3pt efficiency, has a realistic shot.

What about Rui Hachimura 🤔

Kai Sotto's up next too

@Un_k_noWN

3 ай бұрын

bugok

@jamesraymondwong9240

3 ай бұрын

He didn't even make it to the 2nd round on last year's draft. He could be a great intl player though but hopefully he'll progress to develop his talent as well as his physicality

@slee2695

3 ай бұрын

Lmao no

@Goffe909

2 ай бұрын

This was said about him years ago and he never made the league.

@ryanap

2 ай бұрын

Hope so 🇵🇭

8:50 "Still fall short of talent" -- not talent but exposure. Philippines' Mason Amos, SJ Moore, and Reinhard Jumamoy can all go to NBA if given exposure.

What about Yeo Jun Seok and Lee Hyun Jung?

I like this Renaissance of Asian basketball. As Japan, South Korea, Iran, and the Philippines are now getting to the level which Mainland China have reached in the 2000s (its peak). Sending their best to have shot to play in the NBA, and some are currently playing right now. Middle Eastern countries like Lebanon, Bahrain, and even Saudi Arabia (like Qatar using a log of cash incentives) are making waves as well, usually in the 3x3 basketball.

Zac Edey?

LETS go MIKE

@sportscrunch7460 you put xaivian lee but you forgot zach edey lol

Xaivian Lee 🤞🇰🇷

Mongolian Mike’s influence on court is way more than the stat sheets! Sky is the limit for his potential

Correction: several clips about barry wang are actually his national youth team teammate houran dan

yuta Watanabe was not actually the first full Japanese player to step in the nba, yuta tabuse was in 2007

Man, I couldn't believe how Yao Ming was so well liked in the NBA. Yao had personality and was super skilled. When you win over Shaq, Kobe, and MJ that's saying something.

Mongolian Mike 🤩

@sportscrunch7460

3 ай бұрын

He's up next!

Forgot current NBA Players of Asian descent: Johnny Juzang (Utah Jazz, UCLA star), American player who is half Vietnamese (or Chinese? - his mom is Vietnamese but she might be a Chinese Vietnamese, I forgot) & Jaylin Williams (OKC Thunder, ex Arkansas player) whose mom is Vietnamese

@mikaanuba659

2 ай бұрын

plus forgot to mention Sim Bhullar (Canadian Indian) who was one of the heaviest & tallest NBA player in history (played only 3 games but the first of Indian descent - and played in the G-League, now playing in Taiwan I think). Also I'm sorry but Russia & Turkey should be considered as Asian (even though they're not just for geopolitical / sports conferences reasons)

@Jambudvipa-ug6yg

Ай бұрын

@@mikaanuba659 Indians aren't real Asians. neither are russians or turks.

You forget Zach Edey from Purdue

Yao Ming and Jeremy Lin played almost the same number of games in the league, not a coincidence.

@rongfran8971

2 ай бұрын

Yao Ming quit due to injuries.

Jaylin Williams in OKC is Vietnamese

@user-gw9sk1zy4s

2 ай бұрын

50% West African.

@Himmyjewett

Ай бұрын

@@user-gw9sk1zy4s and?

in 2022 Jaylin Williams and Johnny Juzang made history by being the first players of Vietnamese descent to sign with NBA teams

Dude...Misaka was American not "Japan's" He was a Japanese American. Get it right.

YOU FORGOT ZACH EDEY!!!❤

@user-gw9sk1zy4s

2 ай бұрын

50% white.

@Himmyjewett

Ай бұрын

@@user-gw9sk1zy4s and?

Mongolian mike has a so much potential

@sportscrunch7460

2 ай бұрын

We agree!

Lin isn't retired.....

Are they going to get any taller though

@Romeokonggo

Ай бұрын

Dont be racist. Are you still in the 90s? You probably haven't seen the new generations.

Mongolian Mike!! That dude gonna be a problem!!

@sportscrunch7460

2 ай бұрын

We agree!

i like the idea of this video but there's a lot of wrong information

Zach Edey 7'4" 300 lbs averaging 24+ points a game for Purdue. He will be a top 20 draft pick in the NBA this year

Keisei Tominaga is what they call the Japanese Steph Curry. Eui Hachimura, he's the Japanese Giannis.

Dylan Harper at Rutgers will be a 1 and done and will be a top draft choice in the 2025 pick

Another miss. Australia is the top Asian basketball country and is in top 5 of World Rankings. I get what you mean, they are from different continent. But since you are using FIBA data, Australia and NZ play for those 7 Asian slots allotted for the FIBA World Cup, which means there's really just 5 slots for Asian countries.

You sleeping on boogie ellis.

Mongolian Mike 🇲🇳

you are going to see a ton more international players because the NBA has absolutely ZERO defense now so smaller players who can shoot are going to thrive.

@sportscrunch7460

2 ай бұрын

That's a very good take!

What a major miss -- Kyle Anderson of China. Jalen Green is American - has not represented Gilas yet. .

Bateer is ethnic monggolian but chinese by nationality basically bateer is chiniese

OKC has two, Half Vietnamese players

@mikaanuba659

2 ай бұрын

two? Jaylin Williams yes (mom is Vietnamese), who is the other? I think you mistake with Johnny Juzang (he's in Utah)

You should have mentioned Yuki Kawamura! He competed in college over in Japan, but entered their highest level league as only a high schooler. He was the B League MVP last year and helped lead Japan to an Olympic spot at the World Cup. Or Kai Sotto, the Philippines best uoung center who can run the floor, defend the rim, and finish strong inside.

Mike Sharavjamts is very talented Mongolian player

@sportscrunch7460

2 ай бұрын

💪 Mongolian Mike!

Rony seikaly (lebanese)

Jeremy Lin and Xavian Lee are about as Chinese/Korean as Kobe and Lebron are African…They are American and Canadian respectively.

Lin is a Taiwanese!

@hung-yv1lv

2 ай бұрын

the official name of taiwan is the Republic of China so Lin is Chinese

@GameplayTubeYT

2 ай бұрын

@@hung-yv1lv Taiwan is Formosa they just colonize by Han!!! It's like you are saying the Philippines name by Spanish king so all Pilipino are Spaniards 😂

@GameplayTubeYT

2 ай бұрын

@@hung-yv1lv Taiwan is the Motherland of all Austronesian people!

@GameplayTubeYT

2 ай бұрын

@@hung-yv1lv during Dutch Colonize Taiwan they only see Native Austronesian people no single Han Chinese in Taiwan /Formosa!

how about gonzaga yeo jun seok ? is bad

So sad Kai Sotto is no where in any NBA radar.. Such a wasted talent.. But we love you Kai, prove them wrong

Kobe was a hater for sure, looks closely he gave Lin a closed fist shake which is mad disrespectful

Jeremy Lin was such a wasted talent. He got injured every time he activates he's Linsanity mode lol, so it's just unfortunate.

👍

Yao Ming was way overrated. He had only 4 seasons of playing more than 70 games.

@sportscrunch7460

2 ай бұрын

Limited time in the league but even Shaq had trouble with Yao!

@DP-8964

2 ай бұрын

@@sportscrunch7460 They faced each other a total of 18 times in NBA games. Shaquille O'Neal has a 10-8 winning record over Yao Ming, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs. There averages when playing each other (Shaq : Yao) Points (21.1 : 17.6) Rebounds (10.1 : 9.6) Assist (2.4 : 2) Steal (0.8 : 0.3) Blocks (2.6 : 1.5) Need I continue? In addition, Yao came along during the 3rd phase of Shaq's career, when he is entering the sunset phase of his career.

@simplecoder8459

2 ай бұрын

@@DP-8964 Created a playlist for 64 LOL? The self-hatred is REAL

@wakaikozy6084

2 ай бұрын

​@DP-fl8nb those numbers you posted don't tell the full story. For instance yao owned shaq when they were pitted against themselves. Yao held his own when he faced the lakers his rookie year.

@iakadayrneh

2 ай бұрын

Overrated lol he won 3x Fiba Asian Cup, the first Asian to be drafted a number 1 pick he played as a starter his whole career. It's not his fault he played for a shit team like Houston

We beg to differ. The best Asian player in history is Carlos Loyzaga of the Philippines, who was voted into the equivalent of the mythical five during the 1954 WC in Brazil, where the Philippines secured the Bronze, the highest ever finish by an Asian country in the WC. Yao Ming never accomplished that feat. And China has yet to win a medal in that level.

@mikaanuba659

2 ай бұрын

Yao Ming was the best and it's not even close (no disrespect)

Mike Sharavjamts make Genghis Khan proud, counquer the NBA

Now its the European players taking over maybe in the Future gonna be Asian time idk hope so tho..

In The Philippines it's the national sport

How is Japan so much above China, with a fraction of their population. Not a single one from Chin

what about sengun, korkmaz, osman, turkoglu, ilyasova, asik, kanter from turkey.avdija, casspi, stoudemire from israel, sim bhullar and prince from india. townsend from philippines and jaylin williams and johnny juzang from veitnam. people always forget that turkey and israel is not a european country they were full asian country unlike russia who is half asia/europe. its annoying that people thinks asia is always about china, korea, japan, philippines, thailand,indonesia and other eastern/south eastern countries but the truth is asia is so big so diverse, also you associate countries from the fiba rules which is wrong turkey and israel was put in europe but they were not european countries

@Jambudvipa-ug6yg

Ай бұрын

turkish, jewish, idnian people are not real asians.

Jeremy Lin is American though.

Rony seikly is not an Asian. He's a Lebanese Christian from Middle Eastern levant. Before you say dumb stuff, get educated.

Mongolian Mike

The first Japanese was Yuta Tabuse right?

Manny Pacquiao

China basketball is rising after the party leadership made Village NBA. Now Chinese basketball skills rising fast and many young kids can dunk. We will beat Japan Korea Iran easy soon

Dylan harper

Kevin Quiambao would be the next asian NBA player

@TheRodster21

2 ай бұрын

Not good enough

@randomguy7863

2 ай бұрын

Pinoys also said that about Paras and Sotto😂😂

Jalen Green ain't Filipino. He can't play for the Philippines and won't.

@flashgordon1541

2 ай бұрын

I mean he claims it tho

@b21ghtside

2 ай бұрын

He is but Fiba's eligibility rule is all over the place.

@DrSt-mu4zw

2 ай бұрын

@@b21ghtside and he'll probably represent the US so he's got nothing to do with the Philippines. Can't take pride in every half Filipino overseas man. This pinoy mindset is really sickening.

@b21ghtside

2 ай бұрын

@@DrSt-mu4zw i never mentioned anything about pride wtf! tbh man i could care less about him playing for PH. I now for a fact it will not make a difference, besides he's already played for the US boys team and as per FIBA ruling, you could only play for one country. I don't give a flying fck about what ever is going on ASIAN basketball. sml

@phatboydog6966

2 ай бұрын

@@b21ghtsideof course you wouldn’t care about Asian players!! Even if they happen to have the talent or skills to be a superstar? They wouldn’t be marketed enough to be and people wouldn’t care less because they don’t look like the average superstar players!!

Asian countries are becoming more and more competitive in team sports, Japan Korea and China are the powerhouse, Japan & Korea on sports such as Soccer or Baseball are getting more and more pro players abroad, in Volleyball Japan ranks as the 8th best world nation and I'm not even talking about Cricket with India and Pakistan... We've yet to see a generational talent coming from Asia, but that is bound to happen sooner than later in Basket.

Philippines wins it all

Jeremy Lin was a below average NBA player 😂😂

Middle East is not Asian. They are middle eastern

@19kim25

2 ай бұрын

You need to go back to school

@rtrrr7215

2 ай бұрын

@@19kim25 the Middle East may be a part of Asia if you squint real hard but if anything they are Persians, not Asians. Russians are more part of Asia than the Middle East and Russians are not Asians. The reason Asian countries include the Middle East into our games and even India and Pakistan for that matter is for oil and economic implications. If your so defensive towards the Middle East as being considered part of Asia, why then is Australia included in the Asian games?

@19kim25

2 ай бұрын

@@rtrrr7215Wtf are you talking about, so Egypt is not part of Africa for they were for some time part of the Persian empire? It has nothing to do with ethnicity, dynasty, or empires its more on location. There are only 7 continents and middle east is not one of them.

@rjeymzsunday560

2 ай бұрын

Pls go back to school. 😂

MJ IS THE FOREVER AND UNDISPUTED GOAT.

Hansen Yang

It was because the anime

@sportscrunch7460

2 ай бұрын

😂🏀🏀