Every year in the NBA, college stars of the previous year or more hope to make the successful transition to the pro level as players jostle for position in the NBA Draft. Yet every year, a group of mystery players from overseas and nearly every continent make their way to the States to also try for basketball glory, and names like Jan Vesely suddenly lower the draft stock of proven college players like Kemba Walker a bit lower. It happens every year and this year's class of International Players will expect to do the same.
The 2012 NBA is coming next month on June 28, and the complete list of international stars has been released. These are the players hoping to make the jump along with the seniors who graduated and the early entrant list:
Player | Team/Country | Height | Status |
Furkan Aldemir | Galatasaray (Turkey) | 6-10 | 1991 DOB |
Jonas Bergstedt | Torrelodones (Spain) | 6-11 | 1991 DOB |
Evan Fournier | Poitiers (France) | 6-7 | 1992 DOB |
Josep Franch | Murcia (Spain) | 6-5 | 1991 DOB |
Maximilian Kleber | s Oliver Baskets (Germany) | 6-5 | 1992 DOB |
Lahaou Konate | Evreux (France) | 6-5 | 1991 DOB |
Mindaugas Kupsas | Baltai Kaunas (Lithuania) | 7-0 | 1991 DOB |
Joffrey Lauvergne | Chalon (France) | 6-11 | 1991 DOB |
Abdoulaye Loum | Gravelines (France) | 6-11 | 1991 DOB |
Nika Metreveli | Sassari (Italy) | 7-0 | 1991 DOB |
Nemanja Nedovic | Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) | 6-4 | 1991 DOB |
Alen Omic | Zlatorog (Slovenia) | 7-0 | 1992 DOB |
Jakub Parzenski | PGB Basket (Poland) | 6-10 | 1991 DOB |
Sertac Sanli | Galatasaray (Turkey) | 7-0 | 1991 DOB |
Tomas Satoransky | Cajasol (Spain) | 6-7 | 1991 DOB |
Tornike Shengelia | Spirou (Belgium) | 6-10 | 1991 DOB |
Mathieu Wojciechowski | Gravelines (France) | 6-6 | 1992 DOB |
The NBA Draft will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.