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are non-americans allowed in the NBA?

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Don Seer:

basketball is the fastest growing sport in the world aint it?

gonna be a worldwide market..

soccer is huge already... i think partly because soccer is cheaper for people in developing countries.. how hard to make a ball? i heard they just use bundles clothes in some places..

basketball only requires a lil more equipment since u cant make a decent ball out of anything..

Don Jacob:
yeah there's a lot of foriegn playres in the NBA right now but most of them are bench warmers and 6th men . the only really big stars in the NBA from foriegn countries that even do anything is, Peja Stojakavic, Dirk Nowitski , and sometimes Yoa Ming and Manu Ginobli

Smoke:
Man there are 2 Lithuanian players in the NBA, the other is Cleveland's Ilgauskas. Anyway y'all forgot about Divac and Sabonis, Drazen Petrovic (RIP), Detlef Schrempf, Hakeem Olajuwon, Kukoc, Tony Parker, Danilovic, Nenè, Olowokandi, etc.. There are always foreign players in the NBA. But once there was a lil bit of racism against them (you know: it's like for a Chinese to play soccer in Italy. He's considered funny, an attraction, but nobody really think he can be a great player). Then Kukoc and Divac changed it a lil bit. Then USA started to loose some games. Then Europe started to produce players like Stojakovic, Gasol, Nowitsky, etc. Then Dallas started to have more foreign players than Americans (lol). Now Europeans are top picks in the draft, and everybody wanna try to get "the next Gasol", or "the next Parker", or "the next Stojakovic", etc..

Anyway i think this Olympic games are a good exposure more for the Euroleague (European Champions League) than the NBA.

eS El Duque:

--- Quote from: Antonio on August 28, 2004, 02:41:10 PM ---There are always foreign players in the NBA. But once there was a lil bit of racism against them (you know: it's like for a Chinese to play soccer in Italy. He's considered funny, an attraction, but nobody really think he can be a great player).
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Damn, that reminds me..who was teh asian player on Parma (or was it juve?) a few years ago??? When i saw him i was like..."whats an asian guy doing there?"

Smoke:

--- Quote from: eS El Duque on August 28, 2004, 03:24:13 PM ---
--- Quote from: Antonio on August 28, 2004, 02:41:10 PM ---There are always foreign players in the NBA. But once there was a lil bit of racism against them (you know: it's like for a Chinese to play soccer in Italy. He's considered funny, an attraction, but nobody really think he can be a great player).
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--- End quote ---

Damn, that reminds me..who was teh asian player on Parma (or was it juve?) a few years ago??? When i saw him i was like..."whats an asian guy doing there?"

--- End quote ---

First one from Asia to play in Italy was been Kazu Miura (Japan), in Genoa. Like 10 years ago. Then we've had Ahn (Korean), Nakata (Japanese) and Yaganisawa (Japanese). Not great players. ;D

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