{"id":34651,"date":"2020-12-26T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-26T19:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=34651"},"modified":"2020-12-26T12:03:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T17:03:48","slug":"british-mens-basketball-nba-all-time-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2020\/12\/26\/british-mens-basketball-nba-all-time-team\/","title":{"rendered":"British Men\u2019s Basketball NBA All-Time Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

British men’s basketball has produced several NBA players over the years. Great Britain is not the first country people think of when it comes to basketball. Surprisingly though, the British have produced a lot of quality NBA players that people may not know about. Not to mention current Toronto Raptors<\/a> head coach Nick Nurse, who spent a lot of his coaching career in Great Britain. There are a lot of British players who played in the NBA, which includes players who grew up in the U.S. but also have links to Great Britain.<\/p>\n

The NBA All-Time Team for British Men’s NBA Basketball<\/h2>\n

Starting Five<\/h3>\n

Center – James Donaldson (1980-93, 1995)<\/h4>\n

James Donaldson<\/a><\/strong> is by far the best center to have links to Great Britain. He was drafted 73rd<\/sup> by the Seattle Supersonics (now the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a>). In his rookie 1980-81 season, he averaged 5.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game. However, he only had a 59.4 percent free-throw percentage, something he would improve on in his NBA career.<\/p>\n

His career though did not take off until he went to the San Diego Clippers in the 1983-84 NBA season. In that season, he averaged a career-high in 11.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 1.7 blocks per game. Furthermore, in that season his free-throw percentage was 76.1 percent. This free-throw percentage was a big improvement from last season, which was 68.8 percent. He also had 11.3 points per game in the 1984-85 NBA season with the same team who relocated to Los Angeles to become the Los Angeles Clippers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He also spent a lot of time with the Dallas Mavericks<\/a>. Most notably, his 1986-87 NBA season was probably his best, he averaged 10.8 points, 11.9 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game. This was the only season in his NBA career where he averaged in double-figures in points and rebounds. Lastly, he also made one NBA All-Star Game appearance in 1988.<\/p>\n