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NBA: Why are Jeremy Sochan and OG Anunoby only current players with British links?

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Jeremy Sochan and OG Anunoby are the only two current NBA players with British links.

Tosan Evbuomwan was waived from his two -way contract with Detroit Pistons last week .

16 British players have played in the NBA since the league's inception in 1946 .

NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum met with mayor of London Sadiq Khan in New York last month .

Both are keen to bring regular-season NBA matches back to the UK after five years away.

Sochan agreed with Tatum , citing increased exposure in Great Britain as a way of unearthing more talent capable of making the NBA .

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