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Oscar Benjamin "Ossie" Schectman (March 30, 1919 – July 30, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He is credited with having scored the first basket in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), which would later become the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Donald Argee Barksdale (March 31, 1923 – March 8, 1993) was an American professional basketball player. He was a pioneer as an African-American basketball player, becoming the first to be named NCAA All-American, the first to play on a United States men's Olympic basketball team, and the first to play in a National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game.
First player born & raised in the Bahamas to make the NBA [84] [85] Bahamas United States: Mychel Thompson: F 2011–2012: 1 Born in the United States by Bahamian parents [86] Belarus United States: Maalik Wayns: G 2012–2014: 2 Born in the United States, became a naturalized Belarusian citizen, represents Belarus internationally. [87] [88 ...
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 ...
In 2012–13, he averaged a career-high 18.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists over 33.5 minutes in 80 games off the bench. He earned Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors for the period ending March 31, after posting three consecutive 30-point efforts off the bench, becoming the first NBA player to accomplish the feat in over 23 years.
As of 2020, NBA players are the world's best paid athletes by average annual salary per player. [6] [7] [8] The NBA is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), [9] which is recognized by the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) as the national governing body for basketball in the United States.
2× All-NBA First Team NBA scoring champion (1985) NBA All-Rookie Team [162] 2013: Gary Payton: G: NBA champion (Miami Heat, 2006) 9× NBA All-Star 2× All-NBA First Team NBA Defensive Player of the Year 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team NBA steals leader 2× Summer Olympics Gold: 1996, 2000 2× FIBA Americas Championship Gold (1999), Silver ...
The following year, he repeated as scoring champion (34.8 ppg and 2,822 total points) [29] and became the first player to be named the NBA Most Valuable Player twice in his first three years. [79] In 1974, Abdul-Jabbar led the Bucks to their fourth consecutive Midwest Division title, [ 80 ] and he won his third MVP Award in four years. [ 81 ]