Outsourcing , The NBA Way !

I've been saying a long time ago that B.C. should start recruiting from Asia for players to wear the Raptors uniform.It's a way to add value to the franchise and of course , marketing wise. But B.C.'s europecentric approach in bolstering the lineup of the men in red continues this season with the addition of Roko Uric from Croatia . Yes , Colangelo drafted Nathan Jawai, a 7'0" center from Australia, for a change . But how many ( basketball paying ) fans are from Australia residing in T.O ? Or even just the population of Australians here ! The easiest way to find out is to ask those swaggering drunks coming out of downtown bars if they are Aussies ! Or another way is to ask those dancing Matildas in local ballrooms if they are from down under . No, mate is their likely answer. I was fortunate enough to watch some NBL games ( Australian pro league ) when I was in Australia some years back . They don't play bad basketball , I told myself . If only these white ...