Five Nigerians have been selected to play in the new Basketball season by the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Bam Adebayo, OG Anunoby,Wesley Iwundu, Sam Ojeleye and Ike Anigbogu were selected in the 2017 annual NBA drafting list of 60.
Bam Adebayo was picked by Miami Heat.
OG Anunoby was picked by the Toronto Raptors.
Wesley Iwundu was picked by Orlando Magic.
Semi Ojeleye was picked by the Boston Celtics.
Ike Anigbogu 47th on the list, picked by the Indiana Pacers.
The five Players will be playing for the Basketball teams in the 72nd season of the NBA which commences October 2017.
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I wish them success in their careers.Wish one of them was picked by my home team the Knicks,especially Edrice Bam Adebayo.
No herdmen in this list just like the UK MPs…….when there is merit Herdmens are no where to be found. But they will insist on ruling the country with their backward and prehistoric and medieval ideas
but for some reason they lead the country
Igbos and yorubas- the most successful and intelligent group in Nigeria( infact Africa as a whole) but yet the most stupid and ego filled..how they let themselves to be controlled anf manipulated by the so called backward and stupid northerners is beyond me
WOW! Talk about deep seated issues!
wao can’t we just congratulate and move on..the mindset of some people is tiring..smh
Wow,dat Bam Edrice Adebayo is good.wish them luck and longevity in N.B.A
So excited for these guys
I hope they make it
Sam can get it anytime any day Zaaaaaadddddyyyy
Look at even the music industry…mention one Shekau in the music industry.
I dey wait
Actually there isn’t any guarantee that they will all play in the upcoming season. Anyone picked in the second round is very expendable and can easily be cut.
Bam gonna be a good pair with Hassan Whiteside
I know all you bigots think you are making sense. You are part of the problem!!! Keep pointing fingers like that will change the situation we are in. The inciteful comments does not gove us electricity. Channel the energy towards the leaders in all your areas and the federal government.
Thanks for publishing the list, a lot of folks are perhaps not aware of those who still keep bringing our nation a lot of pride and keeping our national flag flying positively, ever since Hakeem the dream Olajuwon (who paved the way in 1984 as the overall number 1 draft pick and the great Michael Jordan coming in at the number 3 that same year) pretty much every year we now see more people of ‘Nigerian descent’ representin’… Good luck to all the young men of 2017 and I hope they are all proud of their heritage. As a Boston fan, Semi would naturally be my own man in the draft.. Go Boston!