Του Stefan Djordjevic/ sdjordjevic@eurohoops.net
Η Ευρώπη έχει κατακτήσει πια το ΝΒΑ και όλο και περισσότεροι παίκτες από την Γηραιά Ήπειρο να ακολουθούν το όνειρό τους στον ”μαγικό κόσμο”.
Η κατάσταση έχει αλλάξει άρδην τα τελευταία χρόνια, με την έλευση αστέρων όπως οι Γιάννης Αντετοκούνμπο, Λούκα Ντόντσιτς, Νίκολα Γιόκιτς, Ρούντι Γκομπέρ και πολλών ακόμα να έχει κάνει το κορυφαίο πρωτάθλημα του κόσμου λιγότερο… αμερικανικό!
Με αφορμή την γενικότερη εικόνα, αλλά και τον τεράστιο φετινό αριθμό διεθνών παικτών, το Eurohoops παρουσιάζει τους 225 Ευρωπαίους που έχουν επιλεχθεί στο NBA Draft από το 2001 και έπειτα, με το 2003 να είναι η χρονιά-ορόσημα με 18 picks, αλλά και το 2006 με το #1 του Αντρέα Μπαρνιάνι.
Όσο για τους Έλληνες: 15 στον αριθμό, με παίκτες που θυμάστε και παίκτες που μάλλον έχετε ξεχάσει ότι μπήκαν στο Draft!
2001
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team |
| 3 | Pau Gasol | Spain | Atlanta Hawks (traded to Vancouver) |
| 12 | Vladimir Radmanovic | Serbia | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 24 | Raul Lopez | Spain | Utah Jazz |
| 28 | Tony Parker | France | San Antonio Spurs |
| 38 | Mehmet Okur | Turkey | Detroit Pistons |
| 48 | Antonis Fotsis | Greece | Vancouver Grizzlies |
| 56 | Robertas Javtokas | Lithuania | San Antonio Spurs |
| 57 | Alvin Jones | Luxembourg | Philadelphia 76ers |
2002
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team |
| 5 | Nikoloz Tskitishvili | Georgia | Denver Nuggets |
| 15 | Bostjan Nachbar | Slovenia | Houston Rockets |
| 16 | Jiri Welsch | Czech Republic | Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Golden State) |
| 24 | Nenad Krstic | Serbia | New Jersey Nets |
| 32 | Robert Archibald | United Kingdom | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 34 | Dan Gadzuric | Netherlands | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 36 | Milos Vujanic | Serbia | New York Knicks |
| 40 | Juan Carlos Navarro | Spain | Washington Wizards |
| 41 | Mario Kasun | Croatia | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 49 | Peter Fehse | Germany | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 50 | Darius Songalia | Lithuania | Boston Celtics |
| 55 | Mladen Sekularac | Montenegro | Dallas Mavericks |
2003
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team |
| 2 | Darko Milicic | Serbia | Detroit Pistons |
| 6 | Chris Kaman | Germany | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 11 | Mickael Pietrus | France | Golden State Warriors |
| 17 | Zarko Cabarkapa | Serbia / Montenegro | Phoenix Suns |
| 19 | Sasa Pavlovic | Montenegro | Utah Jazz |
| 21 | Boris Diaw | France | Atlanta Hawks |
| 22 | Zoran Planinic | Croatia | New Jersey Nets |
| 26 | Ndudi Ebi | United Kingdom | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 30 | Maciej Lampe | Poland | New York Knicks |
| 34 | Sofoklis Schortsanitis | Greece | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 35 | Szymon Szewczyk | Poland | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 39 | Slavko Vranes | Montenegro | New York Knicks |
| 42 | Zaza Pachulia | Georgia | Orlando Magic |
| 46 | Sani Becirovic | Slovenia | Denver Nuggets |
| 50 | Paccelis Morlende | France | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 52 | Remon van de Hare | Netherlands | Toronto Raptors |
| 54 | Nedzad Sinanovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 58 | Andreas Glyniadakis | Greece | Detroit Pistons |
2004
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team |
| 3 | Ben Gordon | United Kingdom | Chicago Bulls |
| 7 | Luol Deng | United Kingdom | Phoenix Suns (traded to Chicago) |
| 11 | Andris Biedrins | Latvia | Golden State Warriors |
| 21 | Pavel Podkolzin | Russia | Utah Jazz (traded to Dallas) |
| 22 | Viktor Khryapa | Russia | New Jersey Nets (traded to Portland) |
| 23 | Sergei Monia | Russia | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 27 | Sasa Vujacic | Slovenia | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 28 | Beno Udrih | Slovenia | San Antonio Spurs |
| 39 | Albert Miralles | Spain | Toronto Raptors (traded to Miami) |
| 42 | Viktor Sanikidze | Georgia | Atlanta Hawks (traded to San Antonio) |
| 49 | Sergei Lishouk | Ukraine | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 50 | Vassilis Spanoulis | Greece | Dallas Mavericks (traded to Houston) |
| 51 | Christian Drejer | Denmark | New Jersey Nets |
| 57 | Sergei Karaulov | Russia | San Antonio Spurs |
2005
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Team |
| 11 | Fran Vazquez | Spain | Orladno Magic |
| 12 | Yaroslav Korolev | Russia | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 25 | Johan Petro | France | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 27 | Linas Kleiza | Lithuania | Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Denver) |
| 28 | Ian Mahinmi | France | San Antonio Spurs |
| 36 | Ersan Ilyasova | Turkey | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 37 | Ronny Turiaf | France | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 41 | Roko Ukic | Croatia | Toronto Raptors |
| 43 | Mile Ilic | Serbia | New Jersey Nets |
| 44 | Martynas Andriuskevicius | Lithuania | Orlando Magic (traded to Cleveland) |
| 46 | Erazem Lorbek | Slovenia | Indiana Pacers |
| 48 | Mickael Gelabale | France | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 52 | Axel Hervelle | Belgium | Denver Nuggets |
| 57 | Marcin Gortat | Poland | Phoenix Suns (traded to Orlando) |
| 58 | Uros Slokar | Slovenia | Toronto Raptors |
| 59 | Cenk Akyol | Turkey | Atlanta Hawks |