Past North America, Europe is by far the most important basketball hotbed on the planet, as evidenced by the massive contingent of gamers from the Previous Continent within the NBA over the previous three many years.
When HoopsHype compiled its record of The 78 Best Worldwide Gamers of All TimeGreater than half of these chosen had been Europeans. Here is the place these with ties to the Houston Rockets had been categorized:
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No. 20: Goran Dragic (Slovenia)
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No. 32: Clint Capela (Switzerland)
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No. 33: Dennis Schroder (Germany)
Dragic performed with the Rockets within the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, whereas Schroder’s stint was much more restricted — just for a part of the 2022-23 season after the February commerce deadline.
Capela had by far the longest run in Houston, from being chosen within the first spherical of the 2014 NBA draft till being traded to Atlanta in February 2020.
HoopsHype European High 40 Rankings may be seen right hereUnsurprisingly, the record is led by a trio of former NBA MVP winners and champions: Dirk Nowitzki, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic.
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This text was initially revealed on Rockets Wire: Goran Dragic leads Rockets in record of greatest European gamers
