Spurs Pioneers in Scouting European Talent

"When the foreign invasion arrived in full force more than a decade later, the Spurs were helping lead the charge. Following in Zarko [Paspalj]'s footsteps were Rasho [Nesterovic], Beno [Udrih], Hedo [Turkoglu], Fabricio [Oberto] and, not the least of which, Manu [Ginobili] and Tony [Parker]," according to THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS."It was on foreign soil when Heat coach Pat Riley broached a foreign subject. Having surveyed the offseason landscape, Riley decided there was no reason to keep looking," writes Ira Winderman in THE SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL. "So during a quiet moment at the World Championships in Japan he told guard Dwyane Wade that last season's Heat would be this season's Heat."