'Greek Freak' Giannis Antetokounmpo ended the Milwaukee Bucks 50-year championship drought and Denver Nuggets' big man Nikola Jokic of Serbia took home MVP honors as international players dominated headlines in the 2020-2021 NBA season.
The feat was all the more impressive because it looked like his season was done when the towering twice league MVP hyper-extended his left knee in the conference finals.But he bounced back from the injury and is now a legend in Sepolia, the run-down Athens neighborhood he grew up in. A giant mural of Giannis dunking a basketball is painted on the court where he and his brothers played and practised.
Jokic finished the 2020-21 season ranked in the top five in total points, rebounds and assists and led his team to the conference semi-finals. The previous lowest-drafted players to win the award were also internationals - Antetokounmpo and Canadian Steve Nash, both selected with the 15th overall pick in their respective drafts.
For the eighth consecutive year, Canada was the most represented country outside of the United States, followed by Australia, France and Germany, with seven players each. Nigeria, Serbia, Spain and Turkey each have five players.
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