The most experienced Euroleague team in the NBA

The NBA fostered EuroLeague like never before this summer. Both in quality and quantity, the number of players who have made the jump to Europe is unprecedented, whether to try their luck on the Old Continent, look for a second chance or end their playing days. Teams with players participating in the best competition in Europe are full of games in the NBA.

Zalgiris Kaunas

0 matches

Zalgiris is the team in the NBA whose players have played the fewest games. Lithuanians do not play in the best league in the world, which is not surprising considering that their core players are international players who have always played for the country.

Baskonia

195 games

Vitorian is second to last in the rankings and only has five players with NBA experience. Precisely, the last person to arrive is the one with the most games. In Crischiozza’s luggage he has 91 games.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

205 games

Despite having a large number of North American players, the Israelis are second from the bottom in the NBA’s game rankings. Most of that was done by Lorenzo Brown, who played in 103 games.

alba berlin

394 games

Although they are just two players, they have significant history in the NBA. Sterling Brown and his 268 games, Matt Thomas and his 126 games in the NBA.

olympiakos

418 games

Another case is when the majority of a team’s matches are played by one player. Isaiah Canaan spent much of his career in the NBA, so his 235 games played would place the Greek in 14th place.

valencia basket

478 games

A similar case to Piraeus. Semi Ojeleye and his 284 games are by far the top internal ranking of a Talonja team that also features Victor Claver (80 games), Brandon Davis (78 games), Damian Inglis (20 games) and Jared Harper (16 games). standing on top.

red star

500 matches

The case of Serbs is even more obvious. Shabazz Napier has played in 345 games in the NBA, winning 69% of Red Star’s total games played.

EA7 Armani Milano

511 games

Montenegrin’s Nikola Mirotic has appeared in 319 games in the world’s best league, so the arrival of Nikola Mirotic in Italy has instantly increased the team’s position in the EuroLeague games rankings. Nicolo Melli’s 105 games is not an insignificant number.

Anadolu Efes

564 games

The Turks’ roster features NBA experience in Shane Larkin (256 games), Rodrigue Beaubois (182 games), Ante Zizic (113 games), Tibor Place (12 games), and Elijah Bryant (1 game). There are 5 players with .

partisan

705 games

The Serbians have five players with NBA experience, the most of any EuroLeague team, including Frank Kaminski (413 games), P.J. Dozier (121 games) and newcomer Bruno Caboclo. (105 games) has the most experience.

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

809 games

Despite never having played, Raul Neto and his 435 NBA appearances helped Itoudis’ team jump very high in the rankings. Nick Calates has played in 129 games, ranking second on a list of seven all-time names in the world’s best league.

Panathinaikos

893 games

After many years in the shadows, the Athenian green revolutionized the team in an attempt to regain European glory. The equation chosen for this was very clear. Bring in Juancho Hernangomez (339), a talented player who played in the NBA. Jerian Grant (279), Kendrick Nunn (193), Kyle Guy (53), Kostas Antetokounmpo (22), Luka Vildosa (7). They all arrived last summer and together with Elgin Ataman tried to make PAO great in Europe again.

Virtus Segafredo Bologna

1009 matches

Only five players from the Italian team have played in the NBA, but with Marco Belinelli and 860 games played in the NBA, it will be much easier to climb the rankings.

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

1210 games

One of the worst teams in the EuroLeague in recent seasons, France is also one of the teams with the most NBA experience in the competition. There are only four players, but all have played over 100 games: Mike Scott (555), Timothée Luwaw-Cabarrot (328), Geoffrey Lauvergne (208) and Nando de Colo. (119 games).

FC Bayern Munich

1214 games

With 919 games played in the NBA, Serge Ibaka is the most experienced EuroLeague player in the North American league. His addition, which came as a complete surprise, is a qualitative leap for Pablo Laso’s team, which is experiencing its first overseas experience with the presence of one of the best interior players to come through the NBA in recent years.

AS Monaco

1232 games

Monaco’s case is very similar to Germany’s, where the arrival of a player helped the team jump up the rankings. Kemba Walker became a big star this summer, signing with a team that vastly improved on the previous season’s results each season. Things are not going very well at the moment, but 750 games played in the NBA allowed Monaco to win a silver medal.

real madrid

1255 games

Arguably, the best players in the world are in the NBA, and it’s no coincidence that the current EuroLeague champions are second in games played by players. In fact, the Whites are the team with the most players with NBA experience, nine in total: Sergio Rodriguez (353), Mario Ezonja (330) and Rudy Fernandez (249). ), Facundo Campazzo (138), Gershon Yabusele (74), Dzanan Moussa (49), Vincent Poirier (32), Gabriel Deck (17), Walter Tavares (13).

FC Barcelona

1396 games

To the surprise of many, Barça is the EuroLeague team whose members have appeared in the most games in the NBA. Despite only having six players with experience across the pond, Grimau’s team has Tomas Satoransky’s 388 games, Willy Hernangomez’s 344 games, Jabari Parker’s 310 games, Alex They lead the standings thanks to Abrynes’ 174 games, Jan Vesely’s 162 and Nico Laprovitla’s contribution. , for a total of 18.