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Who was the first European-born NBA player?

Question #102813. Asked by Bronxiteone.
Last updated Oct 06 2021.

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In the 1985 NBA Draft, Fernando Martin and Georgi Glouchkov were the first Europeans to be drafted.

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Hank Biasatti was an Italian-Canadian NBA and MLB player. He was born in Beano (Italy) on January 14, 1922, grew up in Canada and became a naturalized Canadian citizen. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1947 and played 6 games for the Toronto Huskies.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Biasatti

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign_NBA_players





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