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Five Nigerians Among 120 Players From 40 Different Countries To Make NBA 2022/23

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October 19, (THEWILL) – A total of 120 international players from 40 different nations and six continents, with five from Nigeria, will be on the opening-night rosters for the 2022–23 NBA season.

In a list that includes a record number of representatives from Canada (22) and Australia (10), there are 16 African players on opening-night rosters, including more than 35 players who have African ancestry.

This is the ninth straight season that opening-night rosters have included at least 100 foreign players, making it the first time that this has happened in successive seasons. There is at least one foreign player on each of the 30 NBA teams.

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When the 2022/2023 season begins on Tuesday night, Canada will be the nation outside of the United States with the most players for the ninth consecutive year, followed by Australia, France (nine players), and Germany (six players). Each of Spain, Serbia, and Nigeria has five players. The five Nigerians are Josh Okogie (Phoenix Suns), Precious Achiuwa (Toronto Raptors), Udoka Azubuike (Utah Jazz), Chima Moneke and Chimezie Metu (Sacramento Kings).

On opening-night rosters, there are 58 players from Europe, including three players from the All-NBA First Team from that season: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks; Greece; ties to Nigeria), Luka Doni (Dallas Mavericks; Slovenia), and Nikola Joki (2021/22 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player) (Denver Nuggets; Serbia).

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Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.

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