{"id":300,"date":"2023-11-29T15:40:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/bbr-blog\/?p=300"},"modified":"2025-10-08T23:07:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:07:51","slug":"10-greatest-european-basketball-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/bbr-blog\/2023\/11\/10-greatest-european-basketball-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 European Basketball Players in NBA History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(last updated on October 8, 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game of basketball is becoming increasingly international, as reflected by the best professional league in the world &#8230; the NBA. Some of the best European players today are some of the best players in the league, and the top picks from some recent drafts were French phenom Victor Wembanyama (2023) and Spaniard Zaccharie Risacher (2024). As the game spreads across the Atlantic and around the world, let\u2019s look at the greatest European players to play in the NBA.\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/nowitdi01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Dirk Nowitzki\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nowitdi01.html\">Dirk Nowitzki<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\Na-VIT-skee\\<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Dirk Werner Nowitzki<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n    \n  \u25aa\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/twitter.html\">Twitter<\/a>:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swish41\">swish41<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(Dirty, Tall Baller from the G, German Race Car, German Jesus)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Power Forward and Center\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>7-0<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>245lb<\/span>&nbsp;(213cm,&nbsp;111kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1978-06-19\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=6&amp;day=19\">June 19<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1978\">1978<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;45-163d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Wurzburg,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=DE&amp;state=\">Germany<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-de\" style=\"\">de<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      High School:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      Rontgen Gymnasium in Wurzburg, Germany\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/MIL\/draft.html\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a>, 1st round (9th pick, 9th overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_1998.html\">1998 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/199902050SEA.html\">February 5, 1999<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Hall of Fame:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 2023 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.html\">Full List<\/a>)\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Career Length:<\/strong>&nbsp;21 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a>14x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2011 NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>12x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2006-07 MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2010-11 Finals MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>NBA 75th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder bbr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=41\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#0000ff\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#008000\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#008000\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#008000\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">41<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=41\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#000080\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#0000ff\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#0000ff\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#0000ff\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">41<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>1522<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>20.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>7.5<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>2.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>47.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>38.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>87.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>51.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>22.4<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>206.3<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without question, the greatest basketball player ever from Germany, Dirk Nowitzki, is easily one of the greatest European basketball players of all time. Spending his entire 21-year career with the Dallas Mavericks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/awards_2007.html#all_mvp\">the 2006-07 MVP<\/a> averaged 20.7 points per game on a .471 field-goal percentage for his career. His 1,982 career threes place him 20th all time and first among seven-footers. Moreover, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/pts_career.html\">Dirk\u2019s 31,560 points place him sixth all time<\/a>, just ahead of Wilt Chamberlain. The 14-time All-Star won his first and only NBA championship in 2011 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/finals_mvp.html\">(Finals MVP)<\/a>. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/jokicni01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Nikola Joki\u0107\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jokicni01.html\">Nikola Joki\u0107<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\ni-KOLA yo-kitch\\<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Nikola Joki\u0107<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n  \n  \u25aa\n  Instagram:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/nikolajokicofficial\">nikolajokicofficial<\/a>\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(Joker, Big Honey, Cookie Monster, Yoke, Big Tipper)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Center\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-11<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>284lb<\/span>&nbsp;(211cm,&nbsp;128kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n    <p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/DEN\/2026.html\">Denver Nuggets<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1995-02-19\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=2&amp;day=19\">February 19<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1995\">1995<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;30-231d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Sombor,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=RS&amp;state=\">Serbia<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-rs\" style=\"\">rs<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/DEN\/draft.html\">Denver Nuggets<\/a>, 2nd round (11th pick, 41st overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_2014.html\">2014 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/201510280HOU.html\">October 28, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Experience:<\/strong>&nbsp;10 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a>7x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2023 NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>7x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2015-16 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>3x MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2022-23 WCF MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2022-23 Finals MVP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder bbr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=15\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#6ca6cd\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#000080\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#000080\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#000080\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">15<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=15\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#0d2240\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#f9c647\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#f9c647\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#f9c647\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">15<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2024-25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>70<\/p>\n<p>745<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p>29.6<\/p>\n<p>21.8<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p>12.7<\/p>\n<p>10.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p>10.2<\/p>\n<p>7.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p>57.6<\/p>\n<p>56.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p>41.7<\/p>\n<p>36.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p>80.0<\/p>\n<p>82.4<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p>62.7<\/p>\n<p>59.6<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p>32.0<\/p>\n<p>28.5<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p>16.4<\/p>\n<p>128.0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fresh off another top-2 or better MVP finish in the 2024-25 season, Denver Nuggets center and Serbian national Nikola Jokic has already cemented his place as one of the top European NBA players ever. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/finals_mvp.html\">2023 Finals MVP<\/a>, three-time MVP and seven-time All-NBA center slipped to the second round of the 2014 NBA draft, where Denver selected him 41st overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A triple-double machine, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/trp_dbl_career.html\">164 triple-doubles currently place him third all time<\/a>. In 2024-25, Jokic averaged a triple-double for the season &#8230; 29.6 points, 10.2 assists and 12.7 boards per game. Not bad for a man who admits he prefers spending time with his horses than playing basketball.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/antetgi01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Giannis Antetokounmpo\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetgi01.html\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\YAHN-iss ah-dedo-KOON-bo\\<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n  \n  \u25aa\n  Instagram:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/Giannis_An34\">Giannis_An34<\/a>\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n<span class=\"desc\">(last name previously spelled Adetokunbo)<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n(The Greek Freak, The Alphabet)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Power Forward, Small Forward, Point Guard, and Shooting Guard\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-11<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>242lb<\/span>&nbsp;(211cm,&nbsp;109kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n    <p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/MIL\/2026.html\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1994-12-06\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=12&amp;day=6\">December 6<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1994\">1994<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;30-306d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Athens,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=GR&amp;state=\">Greece<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-gr\" style=\"\">gr<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  <p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brothers&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetth01.html\">Thanasis&nbsp;Antetokounmpo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetko01.html\">Kostas&nbsp;Antetokounmpo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetal01.html\">Alex&nbsp;Antetokounmpo<\/a> <\/p>\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/MIL\/draft.html\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a>, 1st round (15th pick, 15th overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_2013.html\">2013 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/201310300NYK.html\">October 30, 2013<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Experience:<\/strong>&nbsp;12 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a>9x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2021 NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>9x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2013-14 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>5x All-Defensive<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2016-17 Most Improved<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2x MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2019-20 Def. POY<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2020-21 AS MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2020-21 Finals MVP<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>NBA 75th Anniv. Team<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2024-25 IST MVP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder bbr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=34\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#006400\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ff0000\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ff0000\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ff0000\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">34<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=34\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#004010\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#e4cda1\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#e4cda1\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#e4cda1\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">34<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2024-25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>67<\/p>\n<p>859<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p>30.4<\/p>\n<p>23.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p>11.9<\/p>\n<p>9.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p>6.5<\/p>\n<p>5.0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p>60.1<\/p>\n<p>55.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p>22.2<\/p>\n<p>28.4<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p>61.7<\/p>\n<p>69.3<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p>60.7<\/p>\n<p>57.0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p>30.5<\/p>\n<p>25.8<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p>11.5<\/p>\n<p>120.8<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Known as much for his on-court size, speed, strength and skill as his off-court smile and joyful demeanor, The Greek Freak is one of the biggest superstars in the NBA today and one of the best European basketball players ever. Born in Athens to Nigerian immigrant parents, few players embody the international spirit of the modern game. Over his 12 seasons in the league, Giannis has won two MVPs, nine All-NBA honors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/finals_mvp.html\">a Finals MVP<\/a> and is the only player in league history to average per game at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, one block and one steal in multiple seasons, a feat he has accomplished five times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/parketo01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Tony Parker\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/parketo01.html\">Tony Parker<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>William Anthony Parker Jr.<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n    \n  \u25aa\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/twitter.html\">Twitter<\/a>:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonyparker\">tonyparker<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(T.P., Fiery Francophile, Parisian Torpedo)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Point Guard\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-2<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>185lb<\/span>&nbsp;(188cm,&nbsp;83kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1982-05-17\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=5&amp;day=17\">May 17<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1982\">1982<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;41-184d)<\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Bruges,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=BE&amp;state=\">Belgium<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-be\">be<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/SAS\/draft.html\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a>, 1st round (28th pick, 28th overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_2001.html\">2001 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/200110300SAS.html\">October 30, 2001<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Hall of Fame:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 2023 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.html\">Full List<\/a>)\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Career Length:<\/strong>&nbsp;18 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a>6x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>4x NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>4x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2001-02 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2006-07 Finals MVP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder bbr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=9\" class=\"poptip default\">\n             9 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=9\" class=\"poptip\">\n             9 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>1254<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>15.5<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>2.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>5.6<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>49.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>32.4<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>75.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>50.8<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>18.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>111.3<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One third of the San Antonio Spurs\u2019 Big Three during their dynastic run in the early part of this century, Tony Parker is one of the greatest European basketball players and like Dirk Nowitzki, one of the best European NBA players of the aughts. Born in Brussels to an American father and Dutch mother, Parker was raised in France. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_2001.html\">Drafted by the Spurs 28th overall in 2001<\/a>, Parker would play 17 of his 18 NBA seasons with the organization where he saw enormous success. Parker won four championships with San Antonio and was named the 2007 Finals MVP. He made six All-Star teams and four All-NBA honors. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023. It\u2019s safe to say fellow Frenchman and Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama has big shoes to fill as another aspiring top European NBA player for the Spurs.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/doncilu01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Luka Don\u010di\u0107\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/doncilu01.html\">Luka Don\u010di\u0107<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\LOO-kuh DON-chitch\\<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Luka Don\u010di\u0107<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n  \n  \u25aa\n  Instagram:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/lukadoncic\">lukadoncic<\/a>\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(The Matador, El Matador, Cool Hand, The Don, Wonder Boy, El Ni\u00f1o Maravilla, Swaggy L, Luka Legend, Too Easy, Luka Magic)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Point Guard and Shooting Guard\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-6<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>230lb<\/span>&nbsp;(198cm,&nbsp;104kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n    <p><strong>Team<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/LAL\/2026.html\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a><\/p>\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1999-02-28\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=2&amp;day=28\">February 28<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1999\">1999<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;26-222d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Ljubljana,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=SI&amp;state=\">Slovenia<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-si\" style=\"\">si<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/ATL\/draft.html\">Atlanta Hawks<\/a>, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_2018.html\">2018 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/201810170PHO.html\">October 17, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Experience:<\/strong>&nbsp;7 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a>5x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2023-24 Scoring Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>5x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2018-19 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2018-19 ROY<\/a><\/li><li class=\" poptip\"><a>2023-24 WCF MVP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder bbr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=77\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#000080\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#0000ff\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#0000ff\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#0000ff\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">77<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=77\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#800080\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">77<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+1<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong>2024-25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p>50<\/p>\n<p>450<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p>28.2<\/p>\n<p>28.6<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p>8.2<\/p>\n<p>8.6<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p>7.7<\/p>\n<p>8.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p>45.0<\/p>\n<p>46.8<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p>36.8<\/p>\n<p>35.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p>78.2<\/p>\n<p>75.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p>53.6<\/p>\n<p>54.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p>24.1<\/p>\n<p>25.5<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p>5.9<\/p>\n<p>57.1<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 6\u20197\u201d point guard out of Slovenia, Luka Doncic has already established himself as one of the greatest European basketball players ever in just seven seasons. Before wowing NBA audiences nightly with \u201cLuka Magic,\u201d Doncic was a teenage star with Spanish and European power Real Madrid, leading the club to a EuroLeague championship in 2017-18. With the Dallas Mavericks he was named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/awards_2019.html#all_roy\">Rookie of the Year for the 2018-19 campaign<\/a> and made five All-Star teams so far, with many more surely to come. In 2024-25, he got the Mavs to the Finals for the first time since 2011. His 82 career triple-doubles place him seventh all time and second among European players. After a shocking trade to the Lakers in February 2025, this star has a shot to bring glory back to LA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/gasolpa01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Pau Gasol\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gasolpa01.html\">Pau Gasol<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\POW ga-SALL\\<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Pau Gasol<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n    \n  \u25aa\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/twitter.html\">Twitter<\/a>:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paugasol\">paugasol<\/a>\n  \n  \n  \u25aa\n  Instagram:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/paugasol\">paugasol<\/a>\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n<span class=\"desc\">(Full name Pau Gasol S\u00e1ez)<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n(Meal Ticket, ET, Kung Pow)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Center and Power Forward\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>7-0<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>250lb<\/span>&nbsp;(213cm,&nbsp;113kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1980-07-06\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=7&amp;day=6\">July 6<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1980\">1980<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;43-134d)<\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Barcelona,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=ES&amp;state=\">Spain<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-es\">es<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  <p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brother&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gasolma01.html\">Marc&nbsp;Gasol<\/a> <\/p>\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/ATL\/draft.html\">Atlanta Hawks<\/a>, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_2001.html\">2001 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/200111010MEM.html\">November 1, 2001<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Hall of Fame:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 2023 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.html\">Full List<\/a>)\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Career Length:<\/strong>&nbsp;18 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a>6x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2x NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>4x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2001-02 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2001-02 ROY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder bbr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip\">\n             16 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip\">\n             16 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip default\">\n             16 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip\">\n             16 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip\">\n             16 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=17\" class=\"poptip\">\n             17 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>1226<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>17.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>9.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>3.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>50.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>36.8<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>75.3<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>51.3<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>21.4<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>144.1<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet another player on this list of the best European basketball players who was a member of the Springfield class of 2023, Pau Gasol is easily one of the top European NBA players to play in the league. The Barcelona-born big man spent 18 years total in the league playing for five teams, most notably the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers. He was the first non-American to win <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/awards_2002.html#all_roy\">Rookie of the Year in 2001-02<\/a> and won back-to-back championships with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010. In his career he averaged 17.2 points per game, 9.2 rebounds per game, 1.6 blocks per game and shot .507 from the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/stojape01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Peja Stojakovi\u0107\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stojape01.html\">Peja Stojakovi\u0107<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\PAY-zhah stoy-AH-koh-vich\\<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Predrag Stojakovi\u0107<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n  \n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Small Forward\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-10<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>229lb<\/span>&nbsp;(208cm,&nbsp;103kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1977-06-09\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=6&amp;day=9\">June 9<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1977\">1977<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;46-161d)<\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Slavonska Pozega,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=HR&amp;state=\">Croatia<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-hr\">hr<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/SAC\/draft.html\">Sacramento Kings<\/a>, 1st round (14th pick, 14th overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_1996.html\">1996 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/199902050SAS.html\">February 5, 1999<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Career Length:<\/strong>&nbsp;13 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a>3x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2011 NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2003-04 All-NBA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder bbr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip default\">\n             16 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip\">\n             16 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip\">\n             16 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip\">\n             16 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip\">\n             16 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip\">\n             16 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=16\" class=\"poptip\">\n             16 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+6<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>804<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>17.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>4.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>1.8<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>45.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>40.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>89.5<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>53.2<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>17.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>82.6<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shooting .401 from three over the course of his 13-year career, Peja Stojakovic can rightly be considered one of the best European NBA players in league history. Stojakovic was a three-time All-Star and made All-NBA in the 2003-04 season with the Sacramento Kings. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/leaders\/fg3_career.html\">1,760 career threes are 32nd in league history <\/a>and second among European players only behind Dirk Nowitzki.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemscope=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/gasolma01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Marc Gasol\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gasolma01.html\">Marc Gasol<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Marc Gasol<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n    \n  \u25aa\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/twitter.html\">Twitter<\/a>:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcGasol\">MarcGasol<\/a>\n  \n  \n  \u25aa\n  Instagram:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/marcgasol\">marcgasol<\/a>\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n<span class=\"desc\">(Full name Marc Gasol S\u00e1ez)<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n(La Tanqueta, Big Marc, Big Spain, Big Burrito)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Center\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-11<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>255lb<\/span>&nbsp;(211cm,&nbsp;115kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1985-01-29\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=1&amp;day=29\">January 29<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1985\">1985<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span><nobr>(Age:&nbsp;38-304d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Barcelona,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=ES&amp;state=\">Spain<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-es\" style=\"\">es<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  <p><strong>Relatives<\/strong>: Brother&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gasolpa01.html\">Pau&nbsp;Gasol<\/a> <\/p>\n  \n\n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      High School:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=TN\">Tennessee<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/LAL\/draft.html\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>, 2nd round (18th pick, 48th overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_2007.html\">2007 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/200810290HOU.html\">October 29, 2008<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Career Length:<\/strong>&nbsp;13 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a>3x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2019 NBA Champ<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2x All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2008-09 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2012-13 All-Defensive<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2012-13 Def. POY<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder bbr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=33\" class=\"poptip default\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#191970\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#6ca6cd\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#6ca6cd\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#6ca6cd\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">33<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=33\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#ff0000\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#000000\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#000000\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#000000\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">33<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=14\" class=\"poptip\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0,0,42,52\" class=\"jersey\"> <rect fill=\"#800080\" height=\"52\" width=\"42\" y=\"0\" x=\"0\"><\/rect> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"0\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" ry=\"18\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"5\" cx=\"42\"><\/ellipse> <ellipse fill=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke=\"#ffd700\" ry=\"7\" rx=\"7\" cy=\"0\" cx=\"21\"><\/ellipse> <text x=\"9\" y=\"39\" fill=\"#ffffff\">14<\/text> <\/svg>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>891<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>14.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>7.4<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>3.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>48.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>36.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>77.6<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>50.3<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>18.0<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>85.3<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The younger brother of Spanish legend Pau Gasol was one of the best European NBA players in his own right. He spent 13 seasons in the NBA, 11 with the same franchise his brother started his career, the Memphis Grizzlies. While his time with Memphis saw limited playoff success, he was traded to the Toronto Raptors in February 2019 and won an NBA title with the team later that year. Gasol was a three-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA player. He won <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/awards_2013.html#all_dpoy\">Defensive Player of the Year for the 2012-13 season<\/a> after averaging 5.5 defensive rebounds, one steal and 1.7 blocks per game. Gasol is no longer in the NBA but still playing professional basketball in his home country of Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/schrede01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Detlef Schrempf\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/schrede01.html\">Detlef Schrempf<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Detlef Schrempf<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n    \n  \u25aa\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/twitter.html\">Twitter<\/a>:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dschrempf\">Dschrempf<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\n(The Grand Teuton)\n<\/p>\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Small Forward and Power Forward\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>6-10<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>235lb<\/span>&nbsp;(208cm,&nbsp;106kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1963-01-21\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=1&amp;day=21\">January 21<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1963\">1963<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;60-300d)<\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Leverkusen,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=DE&amp;state=\">Germany<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-de\">de<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      College:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/colleges.fcgi?college=washington\">Washington<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n  <p>\n    <strong>\n    \n      High School:\n    \n    <\/strong>\n    \n      Centralia in Centralia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/high_schools.fcgi?country=US&amp;state=WA\">Washington<\/a>\n    \n  <\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/DAL\/draft.html\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a>, 1st round (8th pick, 8th overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_1985.html\">1985 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/198510260DAL.html\">October 26, 1985<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Career Length:<\/strong>&nbsp;16 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"all_star\"><a>3x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>1994-95 All-NBA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>2x Sixth Man<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder bbr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=32\" class=\"poptip\">\n             32 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=11\" class=\"poptip\">\n             11 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=11\" class=\"poptip\">\n             11 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=11\" class=\"poptip\">\n             11 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=11\" class=\"poptip default\">\n             11 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=12\" class=\"poptip\">\n             12 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>1136<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>13.9<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>6.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>3.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>49.1<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>38.4<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>80.3<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>51.3<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>17.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>109.5<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before there was Dirk, there was Detlef. The West German-born forward was one of the first European stars and was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/allstar\/NBA_1993.html\">first European player selected to the All-Star Game<\/a>. One of the top European NBA players of the 80s and 90s, Schrempf spent 16 years in the association, most notably with the Indiana Pacers and Seattle SuperSonics. He won All-NBA honors in the 1994-95 season after averaging 19.2 points per game shooting .523 from the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"players open\">\n\t<div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"media-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/req\/202106291\/images\/headshots\/divacvl01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Vlade Divac\">\n<\/div><!-- div.media-item --><div>\n\t<h2>\n\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/divacvl01.html\">Vlade Divac<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n  <!-- all other pages -->\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n    \n  \n  <p><strong>Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\VLA-day DEE-vots\\<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  <strong>Vlade Divac<\/strong>\n  <\/strong>\n    \n  \u25aa\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/twitter.html\">Twitter<\/a>:\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bgoodvlade\">bgoodvlade<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Position:\n  <\/strong>\n  Center\n\n\n  \n  \u25aa\n  \n  <strong>\n  Shoots:\n  <\/strong>\n  Right\n<\/p>\n\n\n  <p><span>7-1<\/span>,&nbsp;<span>243lb<\/span>&nbsp;(216cm,&nbsp;110kg) <\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n    <p>\n  <strong>Born: <\/strong>\n    <span id=\"necro-birth\" data-birth=\"1968-02-03\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthdays.fcgi?month=2&amp;day=3\">February 3<\/a>,\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthyears.fcgi?year=1968\">1968<\/a>\n    <\/span> <span>(Age:&nbsp;55-287d)<\/span>\n  <span>\n    in&nbsp;Prijepolje,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/birthplaces.fcgi?country=RS&amp;state=\">Serbia<\/a><\/span>\n  <span class=\"f-i f-rs\">rs<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>\n  Draft:\n  <\/strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/LAL\/draft.html\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>, 1st round (26th pick, 26th overall), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/draft\/NBA_1989.html\">1989 NBA Draft<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>NBA Debut: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/boxscores\/198911030DAL.html\">November 3, 1989<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  <strong>Hall of Fame:<\/strong> Inducted as Player in 2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/hof.html\">Full List<\/a>)\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n  \n<p>\n  \n    <strong>Career Length:<\/strong>&nbsp;16 years\n  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n\n  \n\n    \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>Hall of Fame<\/a><\/li><li class=\"all_star\"><a>1x All Star<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a>1989-90 All-Rookie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"uni_holder bbr\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=12\" class=\"poptip default\">\n             12 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=12\" class=\"poptip\">\n             12 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/friv\/numbers.cgi?number=21\" class=\"poptip\">\n             21 \n\n\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"counter opener\" data-class=\"open\" data-id=\"info\" data-control-id=\"meta_more_button\" data-type=\"hide_after\" data-has-listener=\"true\">+2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stats_pullout\">\n<div><div>\n<span><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/span>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"p1\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>G<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>1134<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PTS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>11.8<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>TRB<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>8.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>AST<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>3.1<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p2\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>49.5<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FG3%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>23.5<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>FT%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>69.2<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>eFG%<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>50.0<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"p3\">\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>PER<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>17.7<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div>\n<span class=\"poptip\"><strong>WS<\/strong><\/span><p><\/p>\n<p>96.4<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7\u201d1\u2019 center Vlade Divac is considered one of the greatest players from eastern Europe and one of the best European NBA players in general. Like fellow Serb Nikola Jokic, Divac was known for his passing skills and ability to stretch the floor with perimeter shooting at a time when traditional big men were still dominant. Divac was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1700260308010\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How many European players are in the NBA?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">In the 2024-25 season, there were a record-tying 125 international players, 64 from Europe. With new signings and roster cuts, these numbers are subject to frequent change.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1700260509721\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What European players played in the NBA?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Some of the best NBA players in recent history have come from European countries including Dirk Nowitzki, Luka Doncic, Pau Gasol, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Nikola Jokic.<br\/><\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1700260534101\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who was the first European player to win the NBA title?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Slovakian center Richard Petru\u0161ka won a title with the 1993-94 Houston Rockets, the first European player on a championship team. 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