^"Larry Bird Bio". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2018-10-03. اطلع عليه بتاريخ 2008-07-13.
^Though drafted in 1978 by the Boston Celtics, Larry Bird, opted to stay in college for his senior year, did not play in the NBA until 1979. His rookie season with the Celtics began in the 1979–80 season.[1]
^"ديفيد روبنسون". basketball-reference.com. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2019-03-31. اطلع عليه بتاريخ 2008-06-20.
^Though drafted in 1987 by the San Antonio Spurs, ديفيد روبنسون did not play in the NBA until 1989 due to commitments to the بحرية الولايات المتحدة.[6] His rookie season with the Spurs began in the 1989–90 season.[7]
^Because Tim Duncan is a United States citizen by birth, as are all natives of the U.S. Virgin Islands,[9] he was able to play for the U.S. internationally. He represented the United States at the كرة السلة في الألعاب الأولمبية الصيفية 2004[10]
^Though drafted in 2009 by the Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin missed the entire 2009–10 season due to a knee injury. His rookie season with the Clippers was the 2010–11 season.[12]
^Karl-Anthony Towns was born and raised in the United States to an American father and a Dominican mother.[14] He has represented the منتخب جمهورية الدومينيكان لكرة السلة internationally since 2012.[15]