As 22 NBA teams restart the season inside a bio-secure bubble in Orlando, 89 international players from 34 countries and territories are set to feature when basketball returns from its break
FILE PHOTO: Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo during the training ahead of the NBA Paris Game 2020 in Paris, France January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Antetokounmpo, 25, has continued his rise this season, averaging 29.6 points and 13.7 rebounds per game — both career-highs — as the Bucks top the Eastern Conference standings with a 53-12 record.All 22 teams will have at least one international player on their roster, with the Mavericks boasting a league-high seven.
The NBA, which halted its season in March due to the pandemic, will have 22 of its 30 teams play eight seeding games to determine a full 16-team playoff field that will follow the traditional post-season format with four best-of-seven series.
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