This was only a distribution, you've 4800 utopian draftees (ext), i think a small country draftee can increase the "training project" (if potential allows it) because can be easier, for that player, reach U21 or NT. I dislike the concept of "Italy to Italians, Spain to Spanish"... and so on, so for me is senseless the link users=trainers. If you do not invest in some things, you can have lots of people but you still remains mediocre in that things (f.e. Usa and soccer). This "distribution" should be a kind of investment, so Utopia opens basketschools in every country and ...
but this is only my POV, i had the same when the choice was 2nd team in other countries or in Utopia.