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
There are three players who claim to be the first African American basketball player in the NBA, each with legitimate reason to claim this. - Chuck Cooper: first African American to be drafted by an NBA team - Nat Clifton: first African American to sign a contract and make the roster with an NBA team - Earl Lloyd: first African American to play in an NBA game
Earl Lloyd was first black NBA player, Chuck Cooper was the first black player to be drafted, and Nat Clifton was the first black player to sign a contract with an NBA team.
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Wang Zhizhi
There were many "First" people to play, i can tell you the first MVP... Bob Pettit in 1956
There was not a first person to play NBA basketball ,ritard, basketball is played in teams.
Micheal Jordan
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Horacio Llamas
Well, first they have to get picked by an NBA (National Basketball Association) team. Then they play basketball.
Earl Loyd was the first to play on Oct. 31st 1950. He played for the Washington Capitols.
At 5'3", Muggsy Bogues is the shortest player ever to play in the NBA.
NBA player Will Barton played for Memphis.
NBA player Will Bynum played for Georgia Tech.