NBA's international lineup
Here is a team-by-team list of international players on NBA rosters at the end of the 2008-09 season. There were 77 foreign players on NBA rosters. Samuel Dalembert was the lone Sixer.
Here is a team-by-team list of international players on NBA rosters at the end of the 2008-09 season. There were 77 foreign players on NBA rosters. Samuel Dalembert was the lone Sixer.
Charlotte Bobcats: 5
San Antonio Spurs: 5
Toronto Raptors: 5
Golden State Warriors: 4
Memphis Grizzlies: 4
Milwaukee Bucks: 4
Orlando Magic: 4
LA Lakers: 4
Cleveland Cavaliers: 3
Denver Nuggets: 3
Houston Rockets: 3
Miami Heat: 3
Oklahoma City Thunder: 3
Phoenix Suns: 3
Portland Trail Blazers: 3
Sacramento Kings: 3
Utah Jazz: 3
Atlanta Hawks: 2
Dallas Mavericks: 2
New Jersey Nets: 2
New Orleans Hornets: 2
Washington Wizards: 2
Sixers: 1
Chicago Bulls: 1
Detroit Pistons: 1
Indiana Pacers: 1
New York Knicks: 1
Boston Celtics: 0
LA Clippers: 0
Minnesota Timberwolves: 0
Foreign exchange
2001: 3, Pau Gasol, Spain, Hawks, 18.8, 2006-07, 20.8
2001: 12, Vladimir Radmanovic, Serbia & Mont., SuperSonics, 9.1, 2003-04, 12.0
2002: 1, Yao Ming, China, Rockets, 19.1, 2006-07, 25.0
2002: 5, Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Italy, Nuggets, 2.9, 2002-03, 3.9
2002: 7, Nene Hilario, Brazil, Knicks, 11.5, 2008-09, 14.6
2003: 2, Darko Milicic, Serbia & Mont., Pistons, 5.5, 2006-07, 8.0
2003: 11, Mickael Pietrus, France, Warriors, 8.7, 2006-07, 11.1
2004: 11, Andris Biedrins, Latvia, Warriors, 8.4, 2008-09, 11.9
2005: 11, Fran Vazquez, Spain, Magic, -, -, -
2005: 12, Yaroslav Korolev, Russia, Clippers, 1.1, 2006-07, 1.2.
2006: 1, Andrea Bargnani, Italy, Raptors, 12.4, 2008-09, 15.4
2006: 10, Saer Sene, Senegal, SuperSonics, 2.2, 2008-09, 3.3
2006: 13, Thabo Sefolosha, Switzerland, Sixers, 5.4, 2007-08, 6.7
2007: 6, Yi Jianlian, China, Bucks, 8.6, 2008-09, 8.6
2008: 6, Danilo Gallinari, Italy, Knicks, 6.1, 2008-09, 6.1
International flavor
Argentina 5 Manu Ginobili, Spurs
Australia 2 Andrew Bogut, Bucks
Brazil 3 Leandro Barbosa, Suns
Cameroon 1 L.R. Mhah a Moute Bucks
Canada 4 Steve Nash, Suns
China 3 Yao Ming, Rockets
Congo 2 Dikembe Mutombo, Rockets
Croatia 1 Roko Ukic, Raptors
Dominican Rep. 2 Al Horford, Hawks
France 9 Tony Parker, Spurs
Georgia 1 Zaza Pachulia, Hawks
Germany 1 Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks
Great Britain 3 Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Raptors
Iran 1 Hamed Haddadi, Grizzlies
Italy 3 Andrea Bargnani, Raptors
Latvia 1 Andris Biedrins, Warriors
Lithuania 3 Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cavaliers
Mexico 1 Eduardo Najera, Nets
Netherlands 2 Dan Gadzuric, Bucks
New Zealand 1 Sean Marks, Hornets
Poland 1 Marcin Gortat, Magic
Puerto Rico 1 Jose Juan Barea, Mavericks
Russia 1 Andrei Kirilenko, Jazz
Senegal 2 DeSagana Diop, Bobcats
Serbia 6 Peja Stojakovic
Slovenia 4 Rasho Nesterovic, Pacers
Spain 5 Pau Gasol, Lakers
St. Vincent 1 Adonal Foyle, Magic
Switzerland 1 Thabo Sefolosha, Thunder
Turkey 2 Mehmet Okur, Jazz
Ukraine 2 Kyrylo Fesenko, Jazz
Virgin Islands 2 Tim Duncan, Spurs
As of April 15, there were 77 international players from 32 countries who were on NBA rosters for the 2008-09 season. The Sixers had one foreign player on their roster last season, Samuel Dalembert, who was born in Haiti but is a Canadian citizen. Here is the list and top player from each country.
Here are the 15 foreign players chosen as a lottery pick since 2000, listed by year, draft position, country, drafted by, career average, best season, and average for best season: