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Draft Pick Picked by Player Nationality Ref. 1962: 29 New York Knicks: Clifford Luyk Spain: 1967: 145 Philadelphia 76ers: Wayne Brabender Spain: 1970: 167 Atlanta Hawks: Manuel Raga Mexico [1] 182 Atlanta Hawks: Dino Meneghin Italy: 1971: 71 Portland Trail Blazers: Hector Blondet Puerto Rico: 234 San Diego Rockets: Carlos Quintanar Mexico: 1973 ...
First Canadian drafted #1 overall in the NBA draft. Born in Canada to a Jamaican mother [155] [156] Canada — Sim Bhullar: C 2015: 1 Born in Canada to Indian parents; first player of Indian descent to play in the NBA. [157] Canada: Kingdom of Italy (now Italy) Hank Biasatti: G 1946: 1 First international player in the league. [5]
The increase in foreign players in the NBA has helped players born in the United States because, with more players from multiple countries, the outreach of the NBA is global and has been key to the NBA's success. [23] This has allowed for the average NBA player's salary to increase from $246,000 in 1982 [13] and 1983 to $7.7 million in 2019 ...
List of first overall NBA draft picks; List of first overall NBA G League draft picks; List of foreign NBA coaches; List of foreign NBA drafted players; List of NBA All-Stars; List of NBA awards; List of NBA career 3-point field goal percentage leaders; List of NBA career personal fouls leaders; List of NBA career playoff games played leaders
Player Pos. Team(s) played Career Regular season Playoffs Year (pick) Team Notes Ref. Games played NBA draft; Bob Cousy: G Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals: 1950–1971: 924 109 1950 (3rd) Tri-Cities Blackhawks: Born in the United States to French immigrants living in New York City. He never represented France internationally. [57] Joel Embiid: C
The following is a list of men's basketball players that have played in a Serbia-based club before the NBA draft. The list has not included Serbian players selected in the draft while playing for a club based outside Serbia. The National Basketball Association (NBA) holds an annual draft where teams select eligible players to join the league.
List of current NBA team rosters; List of foreign NBA players; List of National Basketball Association undrafted players; List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise; Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; 50 Greatest Players in NBA History; NBA 75th Anniversary Team
Player Pos. Team(s) played Career Regular season Playoffs Year (pick) Team Notes Ref. Games played NBA draft; Žarko Čabarkapa: F Phoenix Suns Golden State Warriors: 2003–2005 2005–2006: 150 — 2003 (17th) Phoenix Suns: Born in Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, represented FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro internationally [1] Predrag Drobnjak: C