These are the 34 greatest foreign-born NBA players


[post_page_title]Žydrūnas Ilgauskas[/post_page_title]
The Lithuanian-born Ilgauskas was drafted by the Cavaliers as the 20th overall pick in 1996. He spent 12 seasons in Cleveland before heading to Miami for his final year. He was named to the All Rookie First Team in 1996-97 after playing in every single game and starting 81 of them, and was a two-time All Star in ‘03 and ‘05. He wrapped up his career with 194 double-doubles, and averaging 13 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists.
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