NBA Growth in International Players

THE GLOBALIZATION OF MEN'S OLYMPIC BASKETBALL The 1992 Dream Team paved the way for greater Olympic presence of 2012 NBA stars 42 out of the 144 OLYMPIC BASKETBALL PLAYERS ARE IN THE NBA RUSSIA UNITED STATES GREAT BRITAIN LITHUANIA FRANCE SPAIN TUNISIA CHINA 9.7% 2.033m (68") NIGERIA 1.648m (54.9) 29 % BRAZIL CHINA HAS THE GREATEST DISPARITY IN HEIGHT BETWEEN OLYMPIC B-BALL + 2012 TEAM AND POPULATION. 1992 ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA 3x more NBA PLAYERS PARTICIPATING IN THE GAMES. 11 out of 12 COUNTRIES HAVE AN NBA PLAYER ON THEIR TEAM. TUNISIA IS THE EXCEPTION. WHERE DOES THE U.S. TEAM STAND? The men's team has won the gold medal in 13 out of 16 Olympic games they've participated in. 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 LAST U.S. TEAM OF ALL COLLEGE PLAYERS; DEFEAT OPENS DOOR FOR NBA PLAYERS. CONTROVERSIAL BOYCOTT MOSCOW 1" TIME AN AMERICAN 20 ANNIV. OF THE LOSS TO SOVIET UNION; A RESULT OF HUMAN ERROR GAMES DUE TO SOVIET UNION'S INVOLVEMENT IN AFGHAN WAR. TEAM COMPOSED OF PROFESSIONALS FAILS TO WIN GOLD. ORIGINAL DREAM TEAM AND NBA PRESENCE IN THE OLYMPIC ARENA. Unbeatable? IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE DREAM TEAM WOULD 53% 47% BEAT THE 2012 TEAM 53.1% OF THE TIME AND BY AN AVERAGE MARGIN OF 1 POINT PER GAME. DREAM TEAM 1992 U U.S. TEAMA 12012 Accuscore projection SOURCES *prontocom http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_fid/46557/2012-team-uso-betterthandream-team http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketbal_at_the_Summer_Olympics http://www.interbasket.net/news/4385/2009/09/averageheight-by-country-males-20-years/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketbal_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics Pronto is not responsible for any errors.