Mengke Bateer — 2003 San Antonio Spurs
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Mengke Bateer might be the least recognizable name on the entire list. Gregg Popovich always loves himself a quality international prospect, and Bateer fit the mold. Standing 6’11” out of China, Bateer never really found his way in the NBA. He scored nine points total in 12 games for the Spurs his sophomore season and never actually made it into a playoff game, but those 2003 Spurs went on to win the title.
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Bateer left the NBA a year later and returned to China where he found more success, winning the Chinese league MVP four times and winning another championship ring over a decade later.
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