Kendrick Perkins accidentally exposed the NBA's biggest problem during ESPN's 'First Take'

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Kendrick Perkins said the quiet part out loud during ESPN's First Take on Wednesday.

The NBA analyst was discussing Victor Wembanyama after the San Antonio Spurs star once again reminded everyone that he is not a normal human being (don't call him an alien unless you want Stan Van Gundy to scold you).

The 2023 No. 1 overall pick scored 27 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and added five assists and three blocks to lead the Spurs to a Game 5 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, 126-97, on Tuesday night. The victory put San Antonio one win away from a trip to the Western Conference Finals.

San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama is arguably the best player in the NBA. (Abbie Parr/AP)

Wembanyama is 7-foot-4, handles like a guard, shoots threes, and blocks shots. He already looks like the best two-way player in the league. He's truly unlike anything basketball fans have ever seen, arguably a better Giannis Antetokounmpo than, well, Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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That led Perkins, who has had some really terrible opinions in the past, to reach an interesting conclusion.

The NBA belongs to international players.

"I thought American basketball was catching back up," Perkins said. He argued that Antetokounmpo's injury issues and Nikola Jokic's slight decline this season (in Perkins' view) provided an opening for Americans to step back into the spotlight over a pair of foreigners who have dominated the league in recent years.

Then came Wembanyama.

"And then all of a sudden, Wemby comes along in this postseason and last night