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Where Birth Happens

Jason posted 11/29/2007 from ballhype.com

Fun things to do with Google Maps #2: plot the birthplace of every current NBA player.

As with the blog map, use the controls on the left to zoom, and drag 'n drop to pan. This time, multiple players from the same city are grouped into a single marker, with the number indicating how many players are represented. Click markers to see the list of players. You can also filter by team.

Choose a team:

A few things that jumped out at me:

  • Strong showing from the Euros.
  • Zoom in two ticks on the U.S.--the eastern half of the country is dominant.
  • Celtics: 100% born in the U.S.A.
  • Not a single Pacers player was born west of Texas.
  • The Suns are one Yuta Tabuse away from having a player born on every continent.

Thanks to Basketball-Reference.com and Yahoo for the birth data.

Update: A larger version is now available.

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