The end of the NBA’s American empire: how the 1986 draft changed basketball for ever
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-06-22 20:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Portland Trail Blazers
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Sport, Europe, World News
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Snippet:
European players had long been dismissed as a risk by NBA teams. But two picks by the Portland Trail Blazers helped usher in the league’s international era
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