In 1947, the same year that Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, Wataru "Wat" Misaka, 5'7", became the first non-caucasian to play for the NBA. He was a first-round draft pick for the New York Knicks. It was more than 30 years before another Asian was drafted (7'1" Chibi Okayama--Golden State Warriors, 1981).
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