Unsung NBA European Players of the 90sby shimano - 23 cards (Last updated on Mar 21, 2023) |
Sorted by number of games played (from 0 to 50).
1. 1999-00 Fleer Focus #147 Nikita Morgunov
Morgunov was under contract with the the Portland Trail Blazers, for three separate periods (January 26 - April 24, 1999; October 7, 1999 - April 14, 2000, and October 11–28, 2000), but he did not play in any regular season NBA games for the team. |
2. 1997-98 Topps - Draft Pick Exchange #DP29 Serge Zwikker
Zwikker was selected by the Houston Rockets with the first pick of the second round (29th overall) in the 1997 NBA Draft, and spent one season on the Rockets' bench. However, he did not record any playing time. |
3. 2000-01 Fleer Futures #214 Ademola Okulaja
RIP
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4. 1996-97 SkyBox Premium #231 Virginius Praskevicius
On 18 September 1996, he signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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5. 2001-02 Fleer Showcase #121 Ratko Varda
Eligible for the 2001 NBA draft, he ended up not getting selected but still found himself on the Detroit Pistons roster to the start of the 2001–02 season.
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6. 1996-97 Upper Deck #283 Aleksandar Djordjevic
After the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Đorđević had a stint with the Portland Trail Blazers, during the 1996–97 season. He made his NBA debut on November 29, 1996, recording 2 points and a rebound, in a 119–93 win over the Golden State Warriors. His last NBA game was on December 15. Unhappy with lack of playing time, he was placed on waivers in end of December 1996 after appearing in 8 games where he averaged 3.1 points per game. |
7. 1994-95 Topps #311 Geert Hammink
He was selected by the Orlando Magic in the first round (26th overall) of the 1993 NBA Draft. Hammink played for the Magic and had a small stint with the Golden State Warriors in 3 NBA seasons. In his NBA career, Hammink appeared in 8 games and scored a total of 14 points. |
8. 1994-95 SkyBox Premium #201 Sergei Bazarevich
He played in 10 games for the Atlanta Hawks during the 1994-95 NBA season. |
9. 2002-03 Finest - Refractors #113 Antoine Rigaudeau
Rigaudeau played in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks, during their 2002–03 season, after he signed a 3 year contract with the club, on 17 January 2003. With the Mavericks, he played in a total of 11 games, and averaged 1.5 points, 0.7 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game, in 8.3 minutes played per game. On 18 August 2003, the Mavericks traded Rigaudeau's player rights to the Golden State Warriors, prior to the start of the 2003–04 NBA season. On 5 September 2003, the Warriors released Rigaudeau. |
10. 1992-93 Ultra #310 Gundars Vetra
He was the first Latvian to play in the NBA. He played one season for the Minnesota Timberwolves from 1992–1993. |
Comments
I really wish Zwikker had made it...he would have been alphabetically last to play in the NBA in history. (currently Matt Zunic who has no cards) He at least got cards from his pre-season appearences so he holds that record if nothing else. | ||
If you have in mind other Europeans that haven't played in NBA but have cards (not NCAA ones) like the 4 players at the top of this list, I would be glad to know it!
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How about Uwe Blabb? Christian Welp also but he was more in the 80s. | ||
They played respectively 234 and 109 NBA games. Europeans on this list haven't played more than 50 games. I just add Antonis Fotsis, and still looking to get a Dragan Tarlac card. Those Europeans (90s) don't have their card : Stefano Rusconi, Rastko Cvetkovic, Milos Babic and Vincenzo Esposito. | ||
How about these guys: İbrahim Kutluay | ||
I will think about this 2000s list...Once I will get a card of those players. Rigaudeau will have a special place in this list. He is in my opinion one of the best French players ever, with Tony Parker. Unfortunately, his way of playing was incompatible with the NBA. | ||
Robert Archibald was from Scotland, and the four players he was traded for during his career were from China, Georgia, the Netherlands, and San Antonio. I find this mildly interesting. |
