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Egyptian looking to become 2nd from his nation to play in NBA G League

Egyptian looking to become 2nd from his nation to play in NBA G League

It might seem like there are a whole lot of players in the NBA but the reality is there aren’t that many and the number of postponed games and players brought in on 10-day hardship deals this season should tell us that much. 

There’s hardly a time when there are more than 500 active players in the league at any one time, which goes to show how elite of a group it is. 

The NBA has become more inclusive over the years, with players from all over the world getting opportunities therein. Egypt, however, has only had two nationals play in the NBA – Abdel Nader and Omar Samhan – and only one of them, the former,  was actually born there. 

Point guard Abdelrahman Elghadban is keen on becoming the second Egypt-born player to make it to the NBA and believes he’s well on his way, having landed workouts with several G League teams and late last year. He’s now on the verge of signing with one of them. 

The 27-year-old was recently interviewed by Talkbasket.net’s Lou Flavius and…

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