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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
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)
Retrieved March 7, 2024. ^ Meagher, Sean (June 25, 2009). "Victor Claver selected 22nd by the Trail Blazers in NBA Draft". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 7, 2024. ^ Heller, Aron (June 26, 2009). "Casspi 1st Israeli taken in 1st round of NBA draft". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
By the aforementioned criteria, 11 Italian players have played in the NBA. The first Italian-born player to feature in the league was Hank Biasatti, who appeared in six games for the Toronto Huskies during the 1946–47 season and subsequently was picked by the Boston Celtics in the 1947 draft; Biasatti, however, was a Canadian citizen by ...