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The number of international players in the league rose after the formation of the Dream Team when NBA players were allowed into Olympic play starting in 1992. Global interest in basketball subsequently soared. On opening day of the 1991–92 season, NBA rosters included 23 international players from 18 countries. [6]
Pages in category "NBA players from Australia" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Deng Adel;
Benjamin David Simmons (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one season with the LSU Tigers, after which he was named a consensus first-team All-American and the USBWA National Freshman of the Year.
Australia: 29 Houston Rockets: Serge Zwikker Netherlands: 33 Philadelphia 76ers: Marko Milič Slovenia: 48 Washington Bullets: Predrag Drobnjak Yugoslavia: 49 Atlanta Hawks: Alain Digbeu France: 52 Vancouver Grizzlies: C. J. Bruton Australia: 53 Los Angeles Lakers: Paul Rogers Australia: 55 Boston Celtics: Ben Pepper Australia: 57 Chicago Bulls ...
Joseph Howarth Ingles (/ ˈ ɪ ŋ ɡ ə l z / ING-ghəlz; [1] born 2 October 1987) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Australian national team. He primarily plays at the small forward position. He is the Utah Jazz all-time leader in ...
Raised in the U.S. but born in Australia." Irving, who helped the Cleveland Cavaliers win the 2016 NBA Finals, is a three-time All-NBA guard and the 2011-12 Rookie of the Year.
Patrick Sammie Mills AM (born 11 August 1988) is an Australian (Kokatha, Naghiralgal and Dauareb-Meriam [1] [2]) professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Mills was born and raised in Canberra, and is of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Australian descent.
Matthew William Dellavedova [1] (born 8 September 1990) is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Saint Mary's College. In 2016, he won the NBA championship as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers.