Musiala thinks the international team would win. He says the five best players in the NBA are international, and picks Curry, Jordan, LeBron, Durant, and Shaq in his all-time starting five.
FC Bayern Munich's winger Jamal Musiala was the guest at Serge Ibaka's cooking show, How hungry are you?, where he talked about NBA and European basketball.
Asked to name his GOAT (greatest of all time), Musiala wanted to sway the question but ultimately answered.
"There are two questions. Who's the greatest player with the accolades? It's Michael Jordan because he has probably better accolades," he said. "If I want one player, LeBron. I didn't watch Michael Jordan."
The last FIBA World Cup was won by the German national team, led by Dennis Schroder and Franz Wagner. Serbia came in second, while Canada placed third, leaving Team USA out of the podium.
Musiala thinks the international squad would win even against the best the US has to offer.
"I think the international players might win. With Luka [Doncic], Giannis [Antetokounmpo], [Nikola] Jokic, and [Joel] Embiid, it's tough to beat. That's nearly the top five best players in the league right now," the footballer said.
"Luka, Jokic, Giannis, Shai. Embiid was playing amazing before," he said when asked to name the top five players in the world right now.
Musiala is just 21, hence, he hasn't seen many of the NBA greats. However, he picked two of them to go to his all-time starting five.
"Point guard Steph or Magic. I didn't watch Magic, but you need a shooter in today's basketball. MJ, LeBron," he said. "I've seen some highlights. It's the top five of all time, you have to put MJ in there. I trust him, he will win the game for me as well."
"Steph, MJ, LeBron, Durant, and Shaq. Two amazing three-point shooters, a center who [can] dominate the paint, LeBron [doing] what LeBron does, and MJ can do the mid-range a little bit," Musiala concluded.
