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Born in Canada to Indian parents; first player of Indian descent to play in the NBA. [150] Canada: Kingdom of Italy (now Italy) Hank Biasatti: G 1946: 1 First international player in the league. [5] Born in the Kingdom of Italy, grew up in Canada, became a naturalized Canadian citizen. [151] [152] Canada — Khem Birch: C/F 2017–2023: 6 ...
Damir Markota (also holds Swedish citizenship) – Milwaukee Bucks, Tulsa 66ers. Dražen Petrović – Portland Trail Blazers, New Jersey Nets (died in 1993) Zoran Planinić – New Jersey Nets. Dino Radja – Boston Celtics. Davor Rimac – Arkansas Razorbacks. Damjan Rudež – Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic.
Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German pronunciation: [ˈdɪʁk noˈvɪtski], audio ⓘ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1] Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), [2] he is widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of ...
The following is a list of Serbian basketball players that play or have played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Center Vlade Divac and forward Žarko Paspalj were the first Serbian players to play in the NBA, in the 1989–90 season. In 2004, Darko Miličić became the first basketball player from Serbia to win an NBA championship.
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. [52] Joel Embiid: C
Toni Kukoč (pronounced [kukotʃ]; born September 18, 1968) is a Croatian-American former professional basketball player who serves as Special Advisor to Jerry Reinsdorf, the owner of the Chicago Bulls. After a highly successful period in European basketball, he was one of the first established European stars to play in the National Basketball ...
Players born in Croatia. [] Nat Hickey (born on Korčula, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary as Nikola Zarnecić) Kosta Perović (born in Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) Predrag Savović (born in Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) Predrag Stojaković (born in Slavonska Požega, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia)
Brandon Byron Jennings (born September 23, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player who played 9 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is known for being the first American high school prospect to bypass college basketball to play professionally in Europe.