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First Canadian drafted #1 overall in the NBA draft. Born in Canada to a Jamaican mother [148] [149] Canada — Sim Bhullar: C 2015: 1 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]
Giannis Antetokounmpo. Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo[a] (born Adetokunbo; [b] December 6, 1994) is a Greek and Nigerian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His size, speed, strength, and country of origin have earned him the nickname " Greek Freak ".
Bam Adebayo. Edrice Femi " Bam " Adebayo (/ ˌɑːdəˈbaɪoʊ / AH-də-BY-oh; [1] born July 18, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being selected by the Heat with the 14th overall pick in the 2017 NBA ...
Team. Wardell Stephen Curry II (/ ˈstɛfən / STEF-ən; [1] born March 14, 1988) [2] is an American professional basketball player and point guard for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as the greatest shooter, and one of the greatest players of all time, Curry is credited with ...
Victor Wembanyama (/ ˌwɛmbənˈjɑːmə / WEM-bən-YAH-mə; [2] French: [viktɔʁ wɛmbanjama]; born 4 January 2004), nicknamed " Wemby " [3] or " the Alien ", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Considered one of the best basketball prospects of his generation, he ...
Nikola Jokić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јокић, pronounced [nǐkola jôkitɕ] ⓘ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed " the Joker ", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players and centers of all ...
On November 29, Ayton was named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for Week 6 (November 21–27), his first career NBA Player of the Week award. He helped Phoenix secure an undefeated 3–0 week with averages of 23.7 points and 16.0 rebounds on 67.4% shooting from the field. [ 78 ]
Ogugua " OG " Anunoby Jr. (born 17 July 1997) is a British professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers. He won an NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019 and led the league in steals while being named to his first NBA All ...