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Post by mikecubs on Nov 5, 2023 9:31:29 GMT -6
Record 125 international players on NBA opening-night rostersA record 125 players born outside the United States are on NBA opening-night rosters, the league said Tuesday, with 40 countries and territories represented across six continents.
The new NBA season tips off Tuesday, marking the 10th straight year opening-night rosters have had 100 or more international players. All 30 teams have at least one foreign-born player. The previous record for international players was 121, set at the start of the 2017-2018 season and repeated at the beginning of the 2021-2022 season. Canada is once against the most-represented country outside of the United States, with 26 players.France is second with 14 players, including San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick in this year's draft and the most highly anticipated NBA prospect to take the court in recent memory. Wembanyama will make his regular-season debut Wednesday when the Spurs play the Dallas Mavericks. Overall, 64 European players were included, with Serbian star and two-time league MVP Nikola Jokic hoping to lead his Denver Nuggets to a title repeat. The Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder each have eight international players, followed by the Toronto Raptors and the Spurs with seven each. The Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns each have six. The past five MVP awards have gone to international players: Joel Embiid (Cameroon, 2022-23), Jokic (Serbia, 2021-22 and 2020-21) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece, 2019-20 and 2018-19). www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38734176/record-125-international-players-nba-opening-night-rosters
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Post by 2b9 on Nov 5, 2023 10:30:35 GMT -6
Record 125 international players on NBA opening-night rostersA record 125 players born outside the United States are on NBA opening-night rosters, the league said Tuesday, with 40 countries and territories represented across six continents.
The new NBA season tips off Tuesday, marking the 10th straight year opening-night rosters have had 100 or more international players. All 30 teams have at least one foreign-born player. The previous record for international players was 121, set at the start of the 2017-2018 season and repeated at the beginning of the 2021-2022 season. Canada is once against the most-represented country outside of the United States, with 26 players.France is second with 14 players, including San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick in this year's draft and the most highly anticipated NBA prospect to take the court in recent memory. Wembanyama will make his regular-season debut Wednesday when the Spurs play the Dallas Mavericks. Overall, 64 European players were included, with Serbian star and two-time league MVP Nikola Jokic hoping to lead his Denver Nuggets to a title repeat. The Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder each have eight international players, followed by the Toronto Raptors and the Spurs with seven each. The Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns each have six. The past five MVP awards have gone to international players: Joel Embiid (Cameroon, 2022-23), Jokic (Serbia, 2021-22 and 2020-21) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece, 2019-20 and 2018-19). www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38734176/record-125-international-players-nba-opening-night-rosters Thanks for the write up, excellent information.
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Post by ekjet72 on Nov 5, 2023 19:37:04 GMT -6
Record 125 international players on NBA opening-night rostersA record 125 players born outside the United States are on NBA opening-night rosters, the league said Tuesday, with 40 countries and territories represented across six continents.
The new NBA season tips off Tuesday, marking the 10th straight year opening-night rosters have had 100 or more international players. All 30 teams have at least one foreign-born player. The previous record for international players was 121, set at the start of the 2017-2018 season and repeated at the beginning of the 2021-2022 season. Canada is once against the most-represented country outside of the United States, with 26 players.France is second with 14 players, including San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick in this year's draft and the most highly anticipated NBA prospect to take the court in recent memory. Wembanyama will make his regular-season debut Wednesday when the Spurs play the Dallas Mavericks. Overall, 64 European players were included, with Serbian star and two-time league MVP Nikola Jokic hoping to lead his Denver Nuggets to a title repeat. The Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder each have eight international players, followed by the Toronto Raptors and the Spurs with seven each. The Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns each have six. The past five MVP awards have gone to international players: Joel Embiid (Cameroon, 2022-23), Jokic (Serbia, 2021-22 and 2020-21) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece, 2019-20 and 2018-19). www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38734176/record-125-international-players-nba-opening-night-rosters Thanks for the write up, excellent information. Mike the NBA has been transformed by the infusion of international players just as hockey has. I have seen Wemby play on TV and he is height of two men at 7'5" that can dribble, shoot, block and score. If he can stay injury free the center post position maybe important in the NBA again. The Canadian team will be a tough out in the Paris Olympics (if all the players show) and are probably the 2 or 3rd best nation BB wise.
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Post by mikecubs on Nov 6, 2023 6:05:15 GMT -6
Thanks for the write up, excellent information. Mike the NBA has been transformed by the infusion of international players just as hockey has. I have seen Wemby play on TV and he is height of two men at 7'5" that can dribble, shoot, block and score. If he can stay injury free the center post position maybe important in the NBA again. The Canadian team will be a tough out in the Paris Olympics (if all the players show) and are probably the 2 or 3rd best nation BB wise. Don't forget Jokic and Embid. I think other than a few elite outliers the center position will continue to be phased out. I hope Wemby can stay healthy but most guys that size don't. Yao Ming etc....
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