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On the eve of the new NBA season, the profile of African basketball is riding high.
That is thanks largely to the performances of Joel Embiid, who last season became the first African-born NBA star to win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1994.
Like Embiid and Olajuwon, many legendary NBA players have been of African heritage.
Greek-Nigerian Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was born in Athens and plays for the Milwaukee Bucks, is one of the most decorated players in the history of the competition, winning consecutive MVP awards in 2019 and 2020, and leading the Bucks to their first championship since 1971 the following year.
BBC Sport Africa highlights some of the top Africans hoping to slam dunk the new campaign, along with some of their key statistics per game during the 2022-23 season.
