In the midst of the San Antonio Spurs dethroning the Miami Heat as NBA Champions, we witnessed one of the truly great teams to ever win the title. The biggest headlines include Tim Duncan winning his fifth championship; what will LeBron James decide to do; and how the Spurs were able to dominate and expose the Heat in just five games.

But at the forefront of this championship squad lies international and global success to the highest quality possible.

Of the 15 players on the Spurs playoff roster, nine were born outside the continental United States, an unmatchable accomplishment by any other championship team. Players spanning all around the globe from 10 different countries and five different continents.

Leading the point all season for the Spurs is Tony Parker, who hails from Belgium and also has French citizenship. Parker has been one of the most successful European players of all time and is a former Finals MVP winner. Parker was the leading scoring for the Spurs this season and this was his fourth championship.

Manu Ginóbili is without a doubt the best South American born player of all time, and he was on fire during this postseason. He also led Argentina to a Gold medal in the 2004 summer Olympics, the only time America hasn't won in the last 22 years. Coming off the bench, hitting timely three pointers, and even driving to the basket played a huge role for the Spurs' title run. You could have made a serious case for Ginóbili as Finals MVP.

One of the pivotal reasons the Spurs were so successful was because of their big men. Obviously Tim Duncan is the man in charge, and even at 38 years old Duncan still outplays other forwards and centers. Duncan was a No. 1 overall pick from Wake Forest in 1997 after he played years in the Virgin Islands. French-born forward Boris Diaw and Brazilian center Tiago Splitter have been terrorizing opposing teams all season long with their rebounds and slam dunks.

You will never see a team of bigs pass the ball better than these guys. Duncan, Diaw, and Splitter look like point guards on the floor at times.

The Spurs have their large talented players, but they also have speedy shooters from abroad as well. Patty Mills, out of Australia, has taken over games and outran the Heat in the Finals as they looked exhausted and tired. Mills hit timely shots and played great defense against Dwyane Wade all series long. And who could forget about Marco Belinelli? The 28-year-old Italian came off the bench multiple times to hit perimeter shots. His finest moment in the Finals came in game three when the Heat staged an enormous comeback, cutting the lead to just seven points at the end of the third quarter. Belinelli stopped the bleeding with a three point shot and gave the Spurs momentum heading into the fourth quarter.

Tiago Splitter and Marco Belinelli became the first players to win an NBA Championship for their native countries.

Aron Baynes (New Zealand) and Cory Joseph (Canada) also played an instrumental role in the Spurs' success all season long. The NBA Finals crowns the best team in basketball and this year shows why it's the World Championship. This Spurs management, led by general manager Robert Buford, has found an abundance of their talent overseas.

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