How Basketball Without Borders continues to find new waves of international NBA talent after 25 years

Basketball Without Borders, the NBA and FIBA’s global development program, celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. Over the past two-plus decades, it has served as a launching pad for some of the game’s best players: reigning two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 2023 MVP Joel Embiid, four-time All-Star Pascal Siakam and 2023 champion Jamal Murray. The prospects who take part aren’t the only ones who benefit. “I think it’s really cool how much they always end up teaching me, because I get to take a step back,” Magic guard Jalen Suggs told CBS Sports last week in an interview from Istanbul, Türkiye.…