The National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league for men with 30 teams competing against each other across the United States and Canada. International players in the NBA are classified as those born outside of the United States, as well as players born in U.S. overseas territories. In 2020, 21.8 percent of NBA players came were classed as international players.
Share of international players in the NBA from 2010 to 2020
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TIDES. (July 24, 2020). Share of international players in the NBA from 2010 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167876/nba-international-players/
TIDES. "Share of international players in the NBA from 2010 to 2020 ." Chart. July 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167876/nba-international-players/
TIDES. (2020). Share of international players in the NBA from 2010 to 2020 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167876/nba-international-players/
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Share of international players in the NBA from 2010 to 2020 [Graph], TIDES, July 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167876/nba-international-players/