The big moment basketball fans everywhere have been waiting for has arrived! In the early hours of Wednesday (22/10) the NBA is jamming for the regular season, which is expected to be impressive and extremely exciting with many teams openly vying for the top spot in the West and the East.
A few hours before the start of the new season, the top league on the planet published some interesting facts regarding the players who are in the 30 teams.
Specifically, for the first time in NBA history 135 international players will compete, a record number! Yes, yes43 countries from six continents will have representation in the world’s top league!
The country with the most athletes, other than the USA, is Canada with 23while follows the France with 19 basketball players out of a total of 73 Europeans!
As for her Greeceour country has three representations in this year’s league, with Giannis, Thanasis and Alex Antetokounmpo to play for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Finally, the most multicultural team is the Atlanta Hawks with 10 international players, while the Blazers and Warriors have 7 each.
The NBA today announced that a record 135 international players from a record-tying 43 countries across six continents are on opening-night rosters for the 2025-26 season.
All 30 teams feature at least one international player.
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Source: Sport Fm
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