DANILO DRASKOVIC
11-03-2008, 06:13 PM
NBA Players From Around The World: 2008-09 Season
Posted Oct 29 2008 7:46PM
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INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS BREAKDOWN
As of October 28, 2008, official rosters for the 2007-08 NBA season featured 75 international players from 32 countries and territories:
SOUTH AMERICA (8 players)
Argentina (5): Emanuel "Manu" Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs; Walter Herrmann, Detroit Pistons; Andres Nocioni, Chicago Bulls; Fabricio Oberto, San Antonio Spurs; Luis Scola, Houston Rockets
Brazil (3): Anderson Varejao, Cleveland Cavaliers; Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix Suns; Nene, Denver Nuggets
NORTH/CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN (11 players)
Canada (4): Joel Anthony, Miami Heat; Samuel Dalembert, Philadelphia 76ers; Jamaal Magloire, Dallas Mavericks; Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns
Dominican Republic (2): Francisco Garcia, Sacramento Kings, Al Horford, Atlanta Hawks
Mexico (1): Eduardo Najera, Denver Nuggets
Puerto Rico (1): Jose Juan Barea, Dallas Mavericks
St. Vincent and Grenadines (1): Adonal Foyle, Orlando Magic
U.S. Virgin Islands (2): Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs; Raja Bell, Phoenix Suns
AFRICA (5 players)
Cameroon(1): Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Milwaukee Bucks
Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) (1): Didier “DJ” Ilunga-Mbenga, Los Angeles Lakers
Senegal (3): DeSagana Diop, Dallas Mavericks; Mouhammed “Saer” Sene, Oklahoma City Thunder; Cheikh Samb, Detroit Pistons
ASIA-PACIFIC (7 players)
Australia (2): Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee Bucks; Nathan Jawai, Toronto Raptors
China (3): Yao Ming, Houston Rockets; Yi Jianlian, New Jersey Nets; Sun Yue, Los Angeles Lakers
Iran (1): Hamed Haddadi, Memphis Grizzlies
New Zealand (1): Sean Marks, Phoenix Suns
EUROPE (44 players)
Croatia (1): Roko Ukic, Toronto Raptors
France (9): Alexis Ajinca, Charlotte Bobcats; Nicolas Batum, Portland Trail Blazers; Boris Diaw, Phoenix Suns; Yakhouba Diawara, Miami Heat; Ian Mahinmi, San Antonio Spurs; Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs; Johan Petro, Oklahoma City Thunder; Mickael Pietrus, Orlando Magic; Ronny Turiaf, Golden State Warriors
Georgia (1): Zaza Pachulia, Atlanta Hawks
Germany (1): Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
Great Britain (2): Luol Deng, Chicago Bulls; Kelenna Azubuike, Golden State Warriors
Italy (3): Andrea Bargnani, Toronto Raptors; Marco Belinelli, Golden State Warriors; Danilo Gallinari, New York Knicks
Latvia (1): Andris Biedrins, Golden State Warriors
Lithuania (3): Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cleveland Cavaliers; Linas Kleiza, Denver Nuggets; Darius Songaila, Washington Wizards
Netherlands (2): Francisco Elson, Milwaukee Bucks; Dan Gadzuric, Milwaukee Bucks
Poland (1): Marcin Gortat, Orlando Magic
Russia (1): Andrei Kirilenko, Utah Jazz
Serbia (5): Marko Jaric, Memphis Grizzlies; Darko Milicic, Memphis Grizzlies; Aleksandar Pavlovic, Cleveland Cavaliers; Vladimir Radmanovic, Los Angeles Lakers; Predrag “Peja” Stojakovic, New Orleans Hornets
Slovenia (4): Goran Dragic, Phoenix Suns; Radoslav "Rasho" Nesterovic, Toronto Raptors; Beno Udrih, Sacramento Kings; Sasha Vujacic, Los Angeles Lakers
Spain (5): Jose Manuel Calderon, Toronto Raptors; Rudy Fernandez, Portland Trail Blazers; Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers; Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies; Sergio Rodriguez, Portland Trail Blazers
Switzerland (1): Thabo Sefolosha, Chicago Bulls
Turkey (2): Mehmet Okur, Utah Jazz, Hidayet "Hedo" Turkoglu, Orlando Magic
Ukraine (2): Kyrylo Fesenko, Utah Jazz; Oleksiy Pecherov, Washington Wizards
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INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS BREAKDOWN
As of October 28, 2008, official rosters for the 2007-08 NBA season featured 75 international players from 32 countries and territories:
SOUTH AMERICA (8 players)
Argentina (5): Emanuel "Manu" Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs; Walter Herrmann, Detroit Pistons; Andres Nocioni, Chicago Bulls; Fabricio Oberto, San Antonio Spurs; Luis Scola, Houston Rockets
Brazil (3): Anderson Varejao, Cleveland Cavaliers; Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix Suns; Nene, Denver Nuggets
NORTH/CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN (11 players)
Canada (4): Joel Anthony, Miami Heat; Samuel Dalembert, Philadelphia 76ers; Jamaal Magloire, Dallas Mavericks; Steve Nash, Phoenix Suns
Dominican Republic (2): Francisco Garcia, Sacramento Kings, Al Horford, Atlanta Hawks
Mexico (1): Eduardo Najera, Denver Nuggets
Puerto Rico (1): Jose Juan Barea, Dallas Mavericks
St. Vincent and Grenadines (1): Adonal Foyle, Orlando Magic
U.S. Virgin Islands (2): Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs; Raja Bell, Phoenix Suns
AFRICA (5 players)
Cameroon(1): Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Milwaukee Bucks
Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) (1): Didier “DJ” Ilunga-Mbenga, Los Angeles Lakers
Senegal (3): DeSagana Diop, Dallas Mavericks; Mouhammed “Saer” Sene, Oklahoma City Thunder; Cheikh Samb, Detroit Pistons
ASIA-PACIFIC (7 players)
Australia (2): Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee Bucks; Nathan Jawai, Toronto Raptors
China (3): Yao Ming, Houston Rockets; Yi Jianlian, New Jersey Nets; Sun Yue, Los Angeles Lakers
Iran (1): Hamed Haddadi, Memphis Grizzlies
New Zealand (1): Sean Marks, Phoenix Suns
EUROPE (44 players)
Croatia (1): Roko Ukic, Toronto Raptors
France (9): Alexis Ajinca, Charlotte Bobcats; Nicolas Batum, Portland Trail Blazers; Boris Diaw, Phoenix Suns; Yakhouba Diawara, Miami Heat; Ian Mahinmi, San Antonio Spurs; Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs; Johan Petro, Oklahoma City Thunder; Mickael Pietrus, Orlando Magic; Ronny Turiaf, Golden State Warriors
Georgia (1): Zaza Pachulia, Atlanta Hawks
Germany (1): Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
Great Britain (2): Luol Deng, Chicago Bulls; Kelenna Azubuike, Golden State Warriors
Italy (3): Andrea Bargnani, Toronto Raptors; Marco Belinelli, Golden State Warriors; Danilo Gallinari, New York Knicks
Latvia (1): Andris Biedrins, Golden State Warriors
Lithuania (3): Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cleveland Cavaliers; Linas Kleiza, Denver Nuggets; Darius Songaila, Washington Wizards
Netherlands (2): Francisco Elson, Milwaukee Bucks; Dan Gadzuric, Milwaukee Bucks
Poland (1): Marcin Gortat, Orlando Magic
Russia (1): Andrei Kirilenko, Utah Jazz
Serbia (5): Marko Jaric, Memphis Grizzlies; Darko Milicic, Memphis Grizzlies; Aleksandar Pavlovic, Cleveland Cavaliers; Vladimir Radmanovic, Los Angeles Lakers; Predrag “Peja” Stojakovic, New Orleans Hornets
Slovenia (4): Goran Dragic, Phoenix Suns; Radoslav "Rasho" Nesterovic, Toronto Raptors; Beno Udrih, Sacramento Kings; Sasha Vujacic, Los Angeles Lakers
Spain (5): Jose Manuel Calderon, Toronto Raptors; Rudy Fernandez, Portland Trail Blazers; Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers; Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies; Sergio Rodriguez, Portland Trail Blazers
Switzerland (1): Thabo Sefolosha, Chicago Bulls
Turkey (2): Mehmet Okur, Utah Jazz, Hidayet "Hedo" Turkoglu, Orlando Magic
Ukraine (2): Kyrylo Fesenko, Utah Jazz; Oleksiy Pecherov, Washington Wizards
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