<div style="float: right; margin: 15px 0 20px 20px;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/category/chart-of-the-day"> <img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/2237544b39b8324a71969a00/button-more-charts.gif" border="0" alt="button more charts" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/category/chart-of-the-day"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/2237544b42b8324a7a969a00/button-chart-prev.gif" border="0" alt="button chart prev" /></a></td><td><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-playoffs-chances-nate-silver-2015-11"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/2237544b4db8324a85969a00/button-chart-next.gif" border="0" alt="button chart next" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>The percentage of NBA players who were born outside the United States is nearing 30% for the first time, according to data collected from Basketball-Reference.com.</p><p>In the first weeks of the 2015-16 season, 71.4% of the players who have appeared in a game were born in the United States, with 28.6% born in other countries.</p><p>The number of foreign-born players in the NBA was just 1.7% in 1980-81, and as recently as 1999-2000 (9.8%) the number was still below 10%.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/564f762a8f80c2be068b47fc-800-600/01.png" alt="NBA Nationality Chart" data-mce-source="Cork Gaines/Business Insider" /><p class="source"><span>Cork Gaines/Business Insider</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-lebron-james-spends-his-money-cleveland-cavaliers-2015-10">How LeBron James spends his money</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="A1Y2VudDqRdoRbXU6D5a41TZ_JCLE1oQ" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'A1Y2VudDqRdoRbXU6D5a41TZ_JCLE1oQ',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

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Players born outside of the United States now make up nearly 30% of the NBA

The percentage of NBA players who were born outside the United States is nearing 30% for the first time, according to data collected from Basketball-Reference.com.In the first weeks of the 2015-16 season, 71.4% of the players who have appeared in a game were born in the United States, with 28.6% born in other countries.The number of foreign-born players in the NBA was just 1.7% in 1980-81, and as recently as 1999-2000 (9.8%) the number was still below 10%.Cork Gaines/Business Insider NOW WATCH: How LeBron James spends his money if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'A1Y2VudDqRdoRbXU6D5a41TZ_JCLE1oQ',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); Please enable Javascript to watch this video (function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }());

The percentage of NBA players who were born outside the United States is nearing 30% for the first time, according to data collected from Basketball-Reference. com.

Players born outside of the United States now make up nearly 30% of the NBA

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