I feel like a lot of American stars flee to a bigger market as soon as possible while non-Americans seem to be a little more patient. The big three here in SA stayed, Dirk stayed in Dallas, Giannis has stayed in Milwaukee, Jokic isn’t leaving Denver, (He might retire early to get away from the NBA media but he’s not going to the Lakers) Hakeem stayed in Houston all but his last year and even someone who did leave like Pau Gasol had to be talked into going to the Lakers and was initially broken up about leaving Memphis. Hell, the one non-foreign superstar we had post-Robinson fled to the Clippers and we’re one of the most respected organizations in the league. If the talent level is even between two similar prospects should teams like the Spurs favor the foreign guy for their lottery picks?