The first Chinese player to play in the NBA was Wang Zhizhi. He was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in 1999 and played in the league for five seasons.
It's Wang Zhizhi who was drafted 36th Overall in the 1999 draft by the Dallas Mavericks
Wang Zhizhi
There was not a first person to play NBA basketball ,ritard, basketball is played in teams.
Horacio Llamas
Earl LloydApril 28Earl Lloyd*On this date we celebrate the birth of Earl Lloyd in 1928. He was an African American basketball player, the first Black man to play in a National Basketball Association (NBA) game.
Actually and in the history is Yao Ming
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Wang Zhizhi
There was not a first person to play NBA basketball ,ritard, basketball is played in teams.
Micheal Jordan
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Horacio Llamas
NBA player Will Bynum played for Georgia Tech.
NBA player Elliot Williams played for Memphis.
NBA player Ramon Sessions played for Nevada.
NBA player Ryan Kelly played for Duke.
NBA player Chris Copeland played for Colorado.
NBA player Jon Leuer played for Wisconsin.