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On March 2, 1997 at Dallas Horacia Llamas made history by becoming the first Mexican-born player to appear in an NBA game.
The 2nd to appear in the NBA is none other then Eduardo Najera of the Denver Nuggets.
Manuel Ragga was the first Mexican player drafted (in 1970 by the Atlanta Hawks) though he never played in the NBA due to contract issues.
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None before the 2010-2011 season. The first hispanic to win an NBA championship is JJ Barea from the Dallas Mavericks. He was born in Puerto Rico.
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