Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) and Toronto Raptors forward Sandro Mamukelashvili (54) watch as guard RJ Barrett (9) gathers a rebound in the first half of a preseason game at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

Basketball keeps getting more global.

The NBA season opens Tuesday, and the league’s opening night rosters show a record 135 players who were born outside the United States, including a league-leading 23 from Canada. They come from 43 countries — tying a record — and 71 are from Europe, the most ever from that continent.

That development comes with the NBA in talks, along with FIBA — the sport’s global governing body — to develop a new league in Europe, something that could happen as early as 2027.

“The state of the game of basketball in Europe I think is fantastic,” NBA Commissi

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