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Is Africa now a lost continent for NBA?

Found June 24, 2009 on Sports Illustrated:
PLAYERS: Dikembe Mutombo
TEAMS: Houston Rockets

Hakeem Olajuwon, for all practical purposes, was the first, and he remains the best. Dikembe Mutombo was the next logical step, arriving in the NBA a basketball generation later (in 1991 to Olajuwon's '84). In between, Manute Bol was a fascinating tale, testing the upper bounds of height (7-foot-7) while bringing smiles to our faces by cracking wise, swatting shots or jacking up three-pointers.
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