List of Israeli NBA players
A list of an Israeli NBA players:
Currently ACTIVE NBA players
Draft Year |
Round |
Pick |
Entry Year |
Player |
Drafted by |
NBA teams played for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 |
2nd |
#44 |
Feb. 2006 |
Lior Eliyahu |
Houston Rockets |
None |
2006 |
2nd |
#53 |
Feb. 2006 |
Yotam Halperin |
Seattle SuperSonics |
None |
Drafted but did not play in the NBA
Draft Year |
Round |
Pick |
Player |
Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1965 |
2nd |
#15 |
Tal Brody |
Washington Bullets |
1996 |
2nd |
#36 |
Doron Sheffer |
Los Angeles Clippers |
Former Undrafted NBA players
Draft Year |
Round |
Pick |
Player |
Drafted by |
NBA teams played for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 |
2nd |
#Undrafted |
Amit Tamir |
Undrafted |
Tried his luck with Orlando Magic in the NBA summer league. |
2005 |
2nd |
#Undrafted |
Robert Rothbart |
Undrafted |
Undrafted and moved to France to play with Paris Basket Racing. |
Former players who almost became the first Israeli in the NBA
Year |
Player |
got an offer from |
NBA teams played for |
|---|---|---|---|
1975 |
Miki Berkovich |
The New Jersey Nets and from the Atlanta Hawks. |
didn't play. |
1995 |
Nadav Henefeld |
the Washington Bullets. |
didn't play. |
1999 |
Oded Katash |
the New York Knicks |
didn't play. |