The NBA’s Most Famous (And Infamous) Foreign Born Players

Tony Parker (France)

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It’s only right that Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker should go together. Parker played 17 seasons with Manu and the San Antonio Spurs, also winning four NBA championships, and he was named Finals MVP in 2007. Parker was the steady point guard for the entire Spurs dynasty run.

He always calmly kept his dribble alive and dribbled through the lane waiting for something to open, and with all the weapons around him, something usually did. Parker was a six-time All-Star and even finished fifth in the MVP race in 2012. The Parisian Torpedo (so says Basketball Reference!) spent one forgettable year with the Charlotte Hornets and then, appropriately, retired during the 2019 NBA Finals.