Lebron is in this country.
And how about a young athlete or one in his prime who has huge international ambitions... good luck convincing them to come and either miss international windows or miss 1/3 of the season because of international duty.
Playing in cute little 25,000 seat stadiums... playing on turf, giving up money and a great lifestyle in Europe, playing in a league where the quality is so poor. When are people going to start making that jump??