oh yea, deng is awesome. he went to duke for one year and then went to the nba and i thought he would suck but he is a really valuable player. probably gonna get a big payday after this season
part of nba's exansion is, of course, marketing. i think i read a few years back that there was a poll in china and michael jordan was like the 3rd most recognizable name and he hadnt even played in years. jordan was the uprising of marketing for the league
the other part is the success of foreign players
tony parker - france
nowitzki - germany
ginobili - argentina
yao ming - china
etc
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