Spurs to Wear Special Latin-Themed Uniform

[Phenomanul]

I guess Bush and Chavez can be friends for this night alone...

[Kori Ellis]

Well, if it wasn't a big deal, I wouldn't think they'd make a press release out of it. It's a little like calling a press conference to announce that nothing's going on.

It's not that I hate the new uniforms; I couldn't - they're practically the same.

Well it's a press release because it's a thing they are doing around the league to show the support of the Latin players emerging in the NBA and marketing to those countries. It doesn't matter how much the uniforms have changed, that isn't the point.

The NBA releases tons of press releases for every little thing they do. That's how publicity works.

[timvp]

Perhaps if they would have left our emblem on. Maybe spurschick can fix this travesty.

True. Especially considering they have more players playing professional sports in the US than the rest of those 19 flags combined.

[Phenomanul]

So what's the official tally in the NBA?

Off the top of my head.......

Argentina = 5 NBA Players (Manu, Oberto, Delfino, Nocioni, Hermann)
Mexico = 1 NBA Player (Najera)
Puerto Rico = 2 NBA Players (Arroyo, Ariza)
Dominican Republic = 1 Retired NBA Player (Lopez)
Brazil = 3 NBA Players (Nene, Barbosa, Varejao)


Not included (but Spanish speaking country nonetheless):
Spain = 5 NBA Players (Gasol, Garbajosa, Calderon, Rodriguez, Szczerbiak*)

[ShoogarBear]

Szczerbiak???

Why, because he played for Miami . . . . of Ohio?

[Phenomanul]

Szczerbiak???

Why, because he played for Miami . . . . of Ohio?

I believe he was born in Spain.....

I placed an asterisk by his name since he hasn't officially played for the Spanish National Team.

[ShoogarBear]

I believe he was born in Spain.....

Oh.

Of course, Sequ was born in England, so does he count as a limey?

[Kori Ellis]

International Players (not just Latin)

Argentina Carlos Delfino Detroit Pistons
Emanuel "Manu" Ginobili San Antonio Spurs
Walter Herrmann Charlotte Bobcats
Andres Nocioni Chicago Bulls
Fabricio Oberto San Antonio Spurs

Australia Andrew Bogut Milwaukee Bucks

Bosnia- Herzegovina Damir Markota Milwaukee Bucks

Brazil Rafael Araujo Utah Jazz
Leandro Barbosa Phoenix Suns
Anderson Varejao Cleveland Cavaliers
Marcus Vinicius N.O./Okla. City Hornets
Nene Denver Nuggets

Canada Jamaal Magloire Portland Trail Blazers
Steve Nash 1 Phoenix Suns

China Yao Ming Houston Rockets

Congo Didier Ilunga-Mbenga Dallas Mavericks
Dikembe Mutombo Houston Rockets

Croatia Gordan Giricek Utah Jazz

Dominican Republic Francisco Garcia Sacramento Kings

England Luol Deng 2 Chicago Bulls
Pops Mensah-Bonsu Dallas Mavericks

France Boris Diaw Phoenix Suns
Yakhouba Diawara Denver Nuggets
Mickael Gelabale Seattle SuperSonics
Tony Parker 3 San Antonio Spurs
Johan Petro Seattle SuperSonics
Mickael Pietrus Golden State Warriors
Ronny Turiaf Los Angeles Lakers

Georgia Zaza Pachulia Atlanta Hawks

Germany Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks

Greece Vassilis Spanoulis Houston Rockets
Jake Tsakalidis Memphis Grizzlies

Guyana Rawle Marshall Indiana Pacers

Haiti Samuel Dalembert Philadelphia 76ers

Ireland Pat Burke Phoenix Suns

Italy Andrea Bargnani Toronto Raptors

Latvia Andris Biendrins Golden State Warriors

Lithuania Martynas Andriuskevicius Chicago Bulls
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Cleveland Cavaliers
Sarunas Jasikevicius Indiana Pacers
Linas Kleiza Denver Nuggets
Darius Songaila Washington Wizards

Mexico Eduardo Najera Denver Nuggets

Montenegro Aleksandar Pavlovic Cleveland Cavaliers

Netherlands Francisco Elson San Antonio Spurs
Dan Gadzuric Milwaukee Bucks

New Zealand Sean Marks Phoenix Suns

Nigeria Michael Olowokandi 4 Boston Celtics

Puerto Rico Carlos Arroyo Orlando Magic
Jose Juan Barea Dallas Mavericks

Russia Viktor Khryapa Chicago Bulls
Andrei Kirilenko Utah Jazz
Yaroslav Korolev Los Angeles Clippers

Senegal DeSagana Diop Dallas Mavericks
Mouhamed Sene Seattle SuperSonics
Pape Sow Toronto Raptors

Serbia Zarko Cabarkapa Golden State Warriors
Mile Ilic New Jersey Nets
Marko Jaric Minnesota Timberwolves
Nenad Krstic New Jersey Nets
Darko Milicic Orlando Magic
Vladimir Radmanovic 5 Los Angeles Lakers
Zeljko Rebraca Los Angeles Clippers
Predrag Stojakovic NO/OKC Hornets

Slovenia Primoz Brezec Charlotte Bobcats
Bostjan Nachbar New Jersey Nets
Radoslav "Rasho" Nesterovic Toronto Raptors
Uros Slokar Toronto Raptors
Beno Udrih San Antonio Spurs
Sasha Vujacic Los Angeles Lakers

Spain Jose Manuel Calderon Toronto Raptors
Jorge Garbajosa Toronto Raptors
Pau Gasol Memphis Grizzlies
Sergio Rodriguez Portland Trail Blazers

St. Vincent & Grenadines Adonal Foyle Golden State Warriors

Switzerland Thabo Sefolosha Chicago Bulls

Turkey Ersan Ilyasova Milwaukee Bucks
Mehmet Okur Utah Jazz
Hidayet "Hedo" Turkoglu Orlando Magic

Ukraine Vitaly Potapenko Sacramento Kings

Uruguay Esteban Batista Atlanta Hawks

U.S Virgin Islands Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs
Raja Bell Phoenix Suns

Key
1 = Born in South Africa, raised in Canada
2 = Born in Sudan, became British citizen in 2006
3 = Born in Belgium
4 = Born in Nigeria, raised in England and moved to U.S.
5 = Born in Bosnia-Herzegovina and raised in Serbia-Montenegro

[Kori Ellis]

PLAYERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHOSE RIGHTS ARE HELD BY AN NBA TEAM

Country Name NBA Team
Argentina Federico Kammerichs Portland Trail Blazers
Luis Scola San Antonio Spurs

Australia David Andersen Atlanta Hawks
Ben Pepper Boston Celtics

Belarus Vladimir Veremeenko Washington Wizards

Belgium Alex Hervelle Denver Nuggets

Bosnia-Herzegovina Edin Bavcic Philadelphia 76ers
Nedzad Sinanovic Portland Trail Blazers

China Xue Yuyang Denver Nuggets

Croatia Kosta Perovic Golden State Warriors
Josip Sesar Boston Celtics
Roko Leni Ukic Toronto Raptors

Czech Republic Loukas Mavrokefalidis Minnesota Timberwolves

Denmark Christian Drejer New Jersey Nets

England Andrew Betts Indiana Pacers
Joel Freeland Portland Trail Blazers

France Alain Digbeu Atlanta Hawks
Ian Mahinimi San Antonio Spurs
Paccelis Morlende Seattle SuperSonics
Frederic Weiss New York Knicks

Georgia Viktor Sanikidze San Antonio Spurs

Germany Peter Fehse Seattle SuperSonics

Greece Sofoklis Schortsanitis Los Angeles Clippers

Israel Lior Eliyahu Houston Rockets
Yotam Halperin Seattle SuperSonics
Doron Sheffer Portland Trail Blazers

Lithuania Robertas Javtokas San Antonio Spurs
Aurelijius Zukauskas Milwaukee Bucks

Netherlands Ramon Van de Hare Orlando Magic

Nigeria Ejike Ugboaja Cleveland Cavaliers

Poland Marcin Gortat Orlando Magic
Szymon Szewczyk Milwaukee Bucks

Puerto Rico Guillermo Diaz Los Angeles Clippers
Ricky Sanchez Denver Nuggets

Russia Andrei Festisov Milwaukee Bucks
Sergei Karaulov San Antonio Spurs

Senegal Malick Badiane Houston Rockets
Cheick Samb Detroit Pistons

Serbia and Montenegro Dejan Bodiroga Sacramento Kings
Mladen Sekularac Golden State Warriors
Milos Vujanic Phoenix Suns

Slovenia Sani Becirovic Denver Nuggets
Erazem Lorbek Indiana Pacers

Spain Robert Duenas Miami Heat
Albert Miralles Boston Celtics
Juan Carlos Navarro Washington Wizards
Fran Vasquez Orlando Magic

Turkey Cenk Akyol Atlanta Hawks

Ukraine Sergey Lishok Memphis Grizzlies
Oleksiy Pecherov Washington Wizards

[timvp]

Dominican Republic = 1 Retired NBA Player (Lopez)

Charlie Villanueva



Trevor Ariza


Francisco Garcia


Quincy Douby


Luis Flores


And coming to an NBA Lottery team near you:

Al Horford

[ShoogarBear]

Kori's post has Trevor Ariza as being from Puerto Rico.

Not that I accuse you of padding your list or anything.

[Kori Ellis]

Kori's post has Trevor Ariza as being from Puerto Rico.

Not that I accuse you of padding your list or anything.

Ariza has dual citizenship between US and DR - he was born in Miami. I believe he chose to play (or wanted to play) with the Dominican National Team though.

[timvp]

Kori's post has Trevor Ariza as being from Puerto Rico.

Not that I accuse you of padding your list or anything.

Nice try. PhenoManul != Kori Ellis

[Taco]

Charlie Villanueva

Where are this dudes Eyebrows?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Are you going to stock up on Dominicans for Dynasty League 3?

[timvp]

C Al Horford
PF Charlie Villanueva
SF Trevor Ariza
SG Francisco Garcia
PG Quincy Douby

First baseball. Now basketball.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Where are this dudes Eyebrows?

Villanueva suffers from Alopecia areata, an autoimmune skin disease. This results in hair loss on the scalp and/or elsewhere on the body, but the disease is not otherwise life-threatening or harmful. Villanueva has become a spokesman for the NAAF (National Alopecia Areata Foundation) to help others growing up with the same condition.[3] In March 2006, the NBA recognized his efforts by giving him the league's Community Assist Award for the month of February.[4]

[timvp]

Another NBA player with dual citizenship between DR and US:

[ShoogarBear]

Nice try. PhenoManul != Kori Ellis

Honest mistake.

[ShoogarBear]

Another NBA player with dual citizenship between DR and US:

You're tin me.

[Kori Ellis]

You're tin me.

He played there, so I'm guessing he applied for citizenship when he was there. A lot of the American players who go overseas do that.

Jax doesn't have any Dominican blood though. Ariza's mom was born in the DR.

[timvp]

Jax doesn't have any Dominican blood though.

Perhaps he does. That has yet to be confirmed.

He plays like does.

[Oink Oink]

Earl Watson is also Mexican.

[Kori Ellis]

Earl Watson is also Mexican.

True. He's half Mexican/half Black.

[Phenomanul]

Nice try. PhenoManul != Kori Ellis

My bad... and you're right... Ariza does have Dominican heritage....

I did state that I was populating the list off the top of my head....