Top 10 foreign players in the NBA so far

Yao must be a member of them.

 

1. Hakeem Olajuwon
2. Drazen Petrovic
3. Dikembe Mutombo
4. Yao Ming
5. Pau Gasol
6. Arvydas Sabonis
7. Manu "The Flop" Ginobli
8. Steve Nash
9. Detlef Schrempfh (or however the hell u spell it)
10. Carl Herrera (cant help it he's from trinidad)
10(a). Vlade Divac

 

Mutombo played college ball here as well

 

Drazen should definitely be top 5.

 

Duncan is from the US virgin islands therefore he is a citizen of the USA

 

Sabonis in his prime was better than all of these guys. Too bad he didn't play in the NBA in his prime.

 

I don't consider Hakeem and Duncan foreign because they have played for the Team USA before.

 

that dosen't change where they were born. And once again, why no talk of dominque wilkens? he was inducted into the hall of fame today I believe.

 

if youre including deke..you gotta include hakeem too, deke played collge ball at gtown

 

he used to kill

to bad he died in that car accident

I remember like it was yesterday...

 

You guys forgot Manute Bol

 

You'll want to add George Muresan to the list next, ehh?

 

is Olajuwan considered American?

 

Didn't you feel like Doc(or your coach) was Hitler when you were running all those horses way back in the day?

 

Mine:

1)Dirk Nowitzki
-Detlef Schrempf
-Arvydas Sabonis
-Drazen Petrovic
5)Yao Ming
6)Toni Kukoc
-Peja Stoyakovich
-Pau Gasol
9)Steve Nash
-Manu Ginobili
Honorary Mention:Vlade Divac(Cause Obviously you can't let a player like Divac out, even if that makes eleven players. He earned his contract with his work)

 

Definatly

 

I don't know how some of you guys can put Stojakovic, or even Yao, on the list and overlook Toni Kukoc.

1985 Under 16 champion
1986 Under 18 champion
1987 FIBA world Junior champion
3 x Yugoslav League titles (89, 90 , 91)
1988 Olympic Silver (Yugo)
1990 FIBA World Champion (Yugo)
1992 Olympic Silver (Croatia)
1994 FIBA World bronze (Croatia)
3 x NBA champion w/ Bulls (96, 97, 98)

The guy has done more, in more places, than any other international player and it terms of this thread - I think being a key member of 3 NBA championship teams count more than what guys liek Kirilenko, Yao, Stojakovic etc bring to teh table.

 

You cant forget the great Pavel Podkolzine

 

I prefer Ha Seung-Jin.