Israel is looking to become more of a force in the international women’s basketball space. One key factor in doing just that? Having strong post players, mostly stemming from the WNBA. (Google) More from benpickman:
, is still finishing her pregame stretching. As the clock over the backboard ticks down, all of Austin’s teammates fire up shots on their side of the court. Austin appears to be in no rush to join them, however; she has just over 10 minutes left to warm up. Plus, she’s well aware that the basketball will find her plenty once the action begins for real.
She does more than that, though: During a stoppage in play with just over two minutes until halftime, she grabs a towel, drops to her knees and dries a wet spot near her team’s bench. She is also the last player to leave the floor when the game concludes, doing so only after taking numerous photos with fans and conducting two brief on-court interviews .
Such is life for a player of Austin’s stature in Israel. She handles the pageantry of being her team’s biggest star and is tasked with having to produce in abundance on a nightly basis. Though Ramla rosters other American-born players — her Washington teammateis among them — Austin plays a significant role in how her team performs. Her presence in Israel, though, has far greater implications.
Israel’s professional women’s basketball league is not the only place overseas in which Americans have an outsized impact on an association’s on-court product. But in Israel, where numerous high-quality WNBA players play each winter, their impact is illustrative of how top international players can shape a league’s style of play and change it year to year.
This past offseason, for instance, Israel’s most financially prosperous teams signed talented centers. Austin plays for Ramla and averages 20 points and 11.9 rebounds in domestic competition. Kalani Brown, the No. 7 pick in the 2019 draft, is a part of Maccabi Ashdod and is averaging 22.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per Israeli contest. Another club, A.S. Ramat Hasharon, signedGame #4 on
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