One of my favorite sports journalists (besides Mitch Albom and Jack McCallum) is Mike Kahn at Foxsports, he always has well-written and insightful articles. His weekly Ten Things about the NBA is a must-read for me. Needless to say, I really respect his knowledge and understanding of the game.

Kahn listed his Top-50 NBA players today and international players comprised 20% of the top 30 (six) — Steve Nash of Canada (#4), Dirk Nowitzki of Germany (6), China‘s Yao Ming (9), Tony Parker of France (17) Argentina‘s Manu Ginobili (25) and the Spaniard Pau Gasol (28). Luol Deng of Sudan (England) was the only other international player listed in the top 50 (#34)