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List of NBA Players Stuck Overseas for 2011-12 Season

Posted by Neil on November 29, 2011

When the NBA lockout was resolved last weekend, it was time for players who went overseas to return stateside and prepare for the 2012 season. Well, except for these guys, who failed to secure opt-out clauses when signing with foreign clubs:

2010-11 NBA Stats
Player Country Last NBA Team G MPG PPG RPG APG FG% FT% 3P% PER WS
Hilton Armstrong France Hawks 53 9.2 1.7 2.5 0.3 48.7 48.5 50.0 8.8 0.5
Aaron Brooks China Suns 59 21.8 10.7 1.3 3.9 37.5 88.6 29.7 13.1 1.1
Rasual Butler Spain Bulls 47 16.4 4.7 1.6 0.6 33.3 66.7 33.8 6.2 -0.1
Wilson Chandler China Nuggets 72 33.3 15.3 5.7 1.7 45.0 80.7 35.0 14.6 3.9
Joey Dorsey Spain Raptors 43 12.1 3.1 4.4 0.6 52.5 47.7 0.0 14.2 0.8
Chris Douglas-Roberts Italy Bucks 44 20.1 7.3 2.0 1.1 42.9 83.1 32.6 11.5 1.6
Dan Gadzuric China Nets 42 11.0 2.8 3.2 0.3 41.9 37.0 0.0 9.9 0.1
Mike Harris China Rockets 4 4.0 2.0 1.3 0.3 50.0 50.0 0.0 17.9 0.0
Eugene Jeter Spain Kings 62 13.8 4.1 1.1 2.6 40.9 90.2 20.0 11.1 0.7
Trey Johnson Italy Lakers 8 11.8 4.3 0.9 1.4 36.4 90.0 33.3 8.3 0.0
Nenad Krstic Russia Celtics 71 22.1 8.1 4.7 0.4 51.1 77.4 0.0 13.1 4.0
Acie Law Serbia Warriors 51 14.2 4.2 1.2 1.6 43.5 73.4 16.7 9.9 0.4
Kenyon Martin China Nuggets 48 25.7 8.6 6.2 2.3 51.1 58.3 22.2 14.2 2.7
Patrick Mills China Trail Blazers 64 12.2 5.5 0.8 1.7 41.2 76.6 35.3 13.0 0.7
Josh Powell China Hawks 54 12.1 4.1 2.5 0.4 45.2 80.0 0.0 8.0 -0.2
Chris Quinn Russia Spurs 41 7.1 2.0 0.6 1.0 36.3 50.0 29.7 7.6 0.1
Mustafa Shakur France Wizards 22 7.2 2.3 1.0 1.1 35.6 53.3 10.0 6.8 -0.4
J.R. Smith China Nuggets 79 24.9 12.3 4.1 2.2 43.5 73.8 39.0 16.4 5.0
Darius Songaila Turkey 76ers 10 7.1 1.6 1.0 0.2 46.7 50.0 0.0 1.2 0.0
DaJuan Summers Italy Pistons 22 9.0 3.4 0.5 0.1 40.6 45.0 42.9 4.4 -0.3
Garrett Temple Italy Bobcats 24 9.6 2.4 1.0 1.3 29.4 41.2 27.0 4.7 -0.4
Sasha Vujacic Turkey Nets 67 24.6 9.8 2.8 2.0 40.2 84.4 37.0 12.3 2.1
Sonny Weems Lithuania Raptors 59 23.9 9.2 2.6 1.8 44.4 76.6 27.9 10.2 -0.3

10 Responses to “List of NBA Players Stuck Overseas for 2011-12 Season”

  1. Courtney Says:

    Nuggets look to be hit hard by this.

  2. Luke M. Says:

    I'm really surprised to see Kenyon Martin's name on here. He's really the only name that casual fans might recognize from this list. The Suns will certainly miss Brooks, but other than the Nuggets (who are definitely going to miss Martin, Smith, AND Chandler), I can't see any other team being too broken up about this.

  3. Nate T. Says:

    @Luke: Dude look at the Celtics, losing Nenad Krstic leaves them with a decent hole in their frontcourt, last year he only averaged 8 points and 5 rebounds but he also averaged just over 22 minutes per game in 71 games. Also the Hawks; they're losing Hilton Armstrong and Josh Powell two solid bench players.

  4. CWIZZY Says:

    Man, th nuggets are definitely not gonna do well, they lost 3 guys that average 25 minutes per game! huge holes for them, wouldn't be suprised if they miss the playoffs with Melo gone and the gaps in their rotation.

  5. David Says:

    Armstrong and Powell are not "solid bench players." They both suck. I hope they stay overseas forever so the Hawks can't play them.

  6. Bill Says:

    Denver is so fucked.

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