List of Israeli NBA players

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A List of an Israeli players from the NBA:

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[edit] Currently active NBA players

Draft Year Round Pick Entry Year Player Drafted by NBA teams played for
2006
2nd
#44
Feb. 2006
Lior Eliyahu Houston Rockets None
2006
2nd
#53
Feb. 2006
Yotam Halperin Seattle SuperSonics None

[edit] Drafted but did not play in the NBA

Draft Year Round Pick Player Drafted by
1965
2nd
#15
Tal Brody Washington Bullets
1996
2nd
#36
Doron Sheffer Los Angeles Clippers

[edit] Former Undrafted NBA players

Draft Year Round Pick Player Drafted by NBA teams played for
2004
2nd
#Undrafted
Amit Tamir Undrafted Tried his luck with Orlando Magic in the NBA summer league.
2005
2nd
#Undrafted
Robert Rothbart Undrafted was Undrafted and move to France to play with Paris Basket Racing.

[edit] Former players that allmost became the first Israeli in the NBA

Year Player got an offer from NBA teams played for
1975 Miki Berkovich the New Jersey Nets and from the Atlanta Hawks. didn't play.
1995 Nadav Henefeld the Washington Bullets. didn't play.
1999 Oded Katash the New York Knicks didn't play.