{"product_id":"new-kings-alex-squadron-9781637278352","title":"New Kings: Africa's Hoop Dreams and the Future of the NBA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling, eye-opening chronicle of the rise of basketball in modern Africa and the burgeoning talent pipeline poised to transform the NBA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout Africa, basketball has long been an afterthought when compared to sports like soccer, volleyball, rugby, cricket, and track and field. But over the past 30 years, the NBA has dramatically expanded its presence and investment in Africa, and the results are starting to show: at the opening of the 2025-26 NBA season, a record 55 players were from the African continent or were first-generation members of the diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough extensive reporting, \u003ci\u003eNew Kings \u003c\/i\u003echronicles the journeys of three young prospects and how they fit into the budding basketball landscape in Africa, while also recounting the continent's basketball history. At its core, the book is a human story, universal in scope, for basketball fans and those who do not know much about the game, about three young men, their aspirations, their backgrounds, and their efforts to follow in the footsteps of Embiid, Dikembe, and Hakeem--while bringing more attention to Africa in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Squadron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1637278357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637278352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Triumph Books (IL)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Alex Squadron","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49148554346751,"sku":"9781637278352","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-kings-alex-squadron-9781637278352","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}