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Posted on 4/16/24 at 9:39 pm to mattz1122
Was that a qualification? He's the first good Euro I remember in the NBA.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 6:56 am to High C
Drafting poorly prepared high school players and freshmen. Euros already had polished skills.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 6:59 am to WestCoastAg
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Vlade and Kukoc and Drazen Petrovic were the group that showed they could have success Dirk and Pau showed they could be franchise players
This is the correct answer
Posted on 4/17/24 at 7:08 am to High C
It was when the spurs got tony parker and ginobili as late draft steals. Ever since then, teams have been scouting internationally to find the next draft coup
This post was edited on 4/17/24 at 7:10 am
Posted on 4/17/24 at 7:22 am to High C
What’s the qualifications required? Ewing and Olajuwon were both foreign born and raised.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 7:54 am to Madking
Put some respect on Gheorge Muresan’s name!
Posted on 4/17/24 at 7:58 am to bubbz
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Geert Hammink
Neboisha Bukumirovich
Posted on 4/17/24 at 8:23 am to NBR_Exile
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Posted on 4/17/24 at 8:27 am to Corinthians420
Zydrunas Ilgauskas....Zzzzzzzzz!!!!
This post was edited on 4/17/24 at 8:28 am
Posted on 4/17/24 at 8:29 am to FightinTigersDammit
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Schrempf was the first good Euro that I remember
Good enough to get a job with Entertainment 720.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 8:37 am to NBR_Exile
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quote:
Geert Hammink
Neboisha Bukumirovich
Zoran Jovanovic
Posted on 4/17/24 at 8:42 am to Madking
Nigeria and Jamaica aren't in Europe
Posted on 4/17/24 at 8:43 am to mattz1122
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He didn’t go directly to the NBA from Europe, though. He played HS and college ball in Washington.
I remember when he played against LSU. 1983-84 season. LSU won.
This post was edited on 4/17/24 at 8:49 am
Posted on 4/17/24 at 8:52 am to RoyalAir
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Good enough to get a job with Entertainment 720.
Facts
Posted on 4/17/24 at 9:56 am to High C
Rony Seikaly was an early Euro.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 10:56 am to High C
Dražen Petrovic and Šarunas Marciulionis. Both were tough guys that could play.
The consensus on European players at the time was many had decent basketball skills, but couldn't handle the speed and physicality of the NBA, couldn't keep up on defense, and couldn't get off shots against NBA defenders.
Drazen and Sarunas were the first to really break that stereotype.
The consensus on European players at the time was many had decent basketball skills, but couldn't handle the speed and physicality of the NBA, couldn't keep up on defense, and couldn't get off shots against NBA defenders.
Drazen and Sarunas were the first to really break that stereotype.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:22 am to mattz1122
Thought Ewing was Bahamian.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:30 am to NOLALGD
The 90s started seeing the Europeans start to trickle in especially out of Lithuania who had previously made up the bulk of the old Soviet teams and Serbs and a few Croats who were from the old Yugoslavia. NBA execs salivate over both for 7 or 8 years prior to the first ones showing up but they were closely held in their respective countries until they started to break apart.
What I was curious about though were the Brazilian players. In the late 80s Brazil was coming into being a basketball elite. I think the Brazil squad in 88 eliminated the US in Seoul with a shooting guard , Oscar Schmidt who played lights out.
What I was curious about though were the Brazilian players. In the late 80s Brazil was coming into being a basketball elite. I think the Brazil squad in 88 eliminated the US in Seoul with a shooting guard , Oscar Schmidt who played lights out.
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