9. Mickaël Piétrus (Guadeloupe)
A major contributor to the Orlando Magic team that played the Lakers in the 2010 NBA Finals, eight-year veteran and current Phoenix Suns forward Mickaël Piétrus grew up on Guadeloupe’s Grande-Terre island. Like his fellow Antillean Ronny Turiaf, the younger brother of Spanish League star Florent Piétrus has been known to provide comic relief on the sidelines.