Pelle Larsson was one of two Swedes who were selected in the NBA draft before this season.
The 23-year-old ended up in Houston but was traded immediately to Miami.
Thus, the Swede succeeded in one thing: He showed that blue-yellow players can make it to the world's best basketball league.
It was something I've heard incredibly many times, that it's unrealistic and that it doesn't work, that it's only two who have made it to the NBA before. You have to create your own why. It's not impossible at all, he said before the premiere.
In the premiere against Orlando, a loss with 97–116, he played for over six minutes and scored two points.
For the second Swede, Detroit's Bobi Klintman, there was no premiere debut, however. The 21-year-old was not in the team that lost to Indiana, 109–115.
