Ben Saraf’s youth-team success boosts his NBA prospects

Israel’s youth national team run has increased Ben Saraf’s chances of making the NBA, according to the article’s framing. The piece links his rising profile to the wider impact of the team’s success on his draft stock and visibility among scouts.

The article is published alongside a separate sports report on the 2026 World Cup, where Canada drew 1-1 with Bosnia and earned a point at the tournament for the first time in its history. It notes that FIFA promised everyone would be welcomed at the World Cup, but says Donald Trump has other plans.

Canada also refused to allow Thomas Partey, who has been accused of rape, to enter the country for a match. In another unusual development, Trump will miss the opening match of the United States at the World Cup.

The article says that in the last World Cup the Americans learned how to play soccer, and now, at this tournament, the U.S. team is dreaming big.