Tuesday, October 28, 2008

2008 NBA racial analysis

The white bloodbath of preseason waivers is finally over, the season is starting tonight, so we can do our 2008 racial analysis.

Only 47 American whites remain on opening day rosters, along with 41 foreign whites. Out of the 450 players (assuming 15 players per team over the 30 teams), that means the league is 19.5% white.

The whitest position is C, with 28 whites. PF has 23, SF has 14, PG has 12, and SG has 11.

Three teams lead the league with six white players each.

For us American whites, the clear team to root for is Indiana, with 5 white Americans, and 1 foreign white.
Portland has 4 American and 2 foreign whites.
Utah has 2 American and 4 foreign whites.

Minnesota is also a good one to root for, as all four of Minnesota's whites are American.
The Lakers have 2 American and 3 foreign whites.

Number of whites on roster, by team:
Indiana 6
Portland 6
Utah 6
LA Lakers 5
Milwaukee 4
Memphis 4
Cleveland 4
Phoenix 4
Toronto 4
Minnesota 4
Chicago 3
LA Clippers 3
New Jersey 3
Orlando 3
Sacramento 3
San Antonio 3
Charlotte 2
Dallas 2
Denver 2
Golden State 2
Houston 2
New Orleans 2
New York 2
Oklahoma City 2
Washington 2
Atlanta 1
Boston 1
Detroit 1
Miami 1
Philadelphia 1

American white players:
Aaron Gray CHI C
Adam Morrison CHA SF
Austin Croshere MIL PF
Brad Miller SAC C
Brent Barry HOU SG
Brian Cardinal MIN PF
Brian Scalabrine BOS PF
Brook Lopez NJN C
Chris Andersen DEN PF
Chris Humphreys TOR PF
Chris Kaman LAC C
Chris Mihm LAL C
Chris Quinn MIA PG
David Lee NYK PF
Jason Kapono TOR SF
Jason Smith PHI C
Jeff Foster IND C
JJ Redick ORL SG
Joe Alexander MIL SF
Joel Przybilla POR C
Josh McRoberts IND PF
Kevin Love MIN PF
Kirk Hinrich CHI PG
Kyle Korver UTA SG
Louis Amundson PHX PF
Luke Ridnour MIL PG
Luke Walton LAL SF
Mark Madsen MIN PF
Matt Bonner SAS PF
Matt Carroll CHA SG
Matt Harpring UTA SF
Mike Dunleavy IND SF
Mike Miller MIN SG
Nick Collison OKT PF
Paul Davis LAC C
Raef LaFrentz POR C
Robert Swift OKT C
Robin Lopez PHX C
Ryan Anderson NJN PF
Ryan Bowen NOH SF
Shavlik Randolph POR PF
Spencer Hawes SAC C
Steve Blake POR PG
Steve Novak LAC PF
Travis Diener IND PG
Troy Murphy IND PF
Wally Szczerbiak CLE SF

Foreign white players:
Ahmed Haddadi MEM C
Aleksandar Pavlovic CLE SG
Anderson Varejao CLE PF
Andrea Bargnani TOR PF
Andrei Kirilenko UTA SF
Andres Nocioni CHI PF
Andrew Bogut MIL C
Andris Biedrins GSW C
Beno Udrih SAC PG
Danilo Gallinari NYK SG
Darius Songaila WAS PF
Darko Milicic MEM C
Dirk Nowitzki DAL PF
Eduardo Najera NJN PF
Fabricio Oberto SAS C
Goran Dragic PHX PG
Hedo Turkoglu ORL SF
Jose Barea DAL PG
Kosta Koufos UTA C
Kyrylo Fesenko UTA C
Linas Kleiza DEN SF
Luis Scola HOU PF
Manu Ginobili SAS SG
Marc Gasol MEM C
Marcin Gortat ORL C
Marco Belinelli GSW SG
Marko Jaric MEM SG
Mehmet Okur UTA C
Oleksiy Pecherov WAS C
Pau Gasol LAL C
Peja Stojakovic NOH SF
Rasho Nesterovich IND C
Roko Ukic TOR PG
Rudy Fernandez POR SG
Sasha Vujacic LAL PG
Sergio Rodriguez POR PG
Steve Nash PHX PG
Vladimir Radmanovic LAL SF
Walter Hermann DET SF
Zaza Pachulia ATL C
Zydrunas Ilgauskas CLE C

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