NBA International
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Recently, the National Basketball Association has been trying to promote its game internationally. As more and more international players are making the NBA rosters, the league is getting more attention outside of the U.S. The amount of European players has doubled in the league, just in the past 5 years.
| 2000-2001 Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | Country | Number of Players | |
| 89.9 |  |
USA | 391 |
| 1.0 |  |
Serbia and Montenegro | 4 |
| 1.0 |  |
Croatia | 4 |
| 1.0 |  |
Nigeria | 4 |
| Percent | Region | Number of Players | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | Europe | 26 | |
| 1.6 | Africa | 7 | |
| 2005-2006 Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | Country | Number of Players | |
| 81.1 | |
USA | 344 |
| 1.9 | |
Serbia and Montenegro | 8 |
| 1.4 |  |
Slovenia | 6 |
| 1.4 |  |
Lithuania | 6 |
| 1.2 |  |
France | 5 |
| Percent | Region | Number of Players | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.3 | Europe | 52 | |
| 2.1 | South America | 9 | |
| 1.6 | Africa | 7 | |
| 1.2 | Caribbean | 5 | |
The team that had the most non-American players for the season are the San Antonio Spurs (7)
[edit] Sources
- 2000-2001 Roster [1]
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