The Cavaliers will finally return to the court on Tuesday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors are making their first appearance in the conference finals. But as a franchise, they have helped jumpstart Canadian basketball. Canadians had been in the NBA before the Raptors and the then-Vancouver Grizzlies. But there are now a handful of Canadian players in the NBA right now. In total, 27 Canadians have played at least one game in the NBA according to BasketballReference.com. Here is how they all rank.

Ranking all Canadian NBA players

By Tim Bielik, cleveland.com

27 different Canadians have played at least one game in the NBA. This slideshow ranks all 27. Some players listed don't have photos or video available, so some slides will have different groupings of players as a result. Pictured is Cavalier and Toronto-born forward Tristan Thompson.

(Photo by Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer)

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Pictured is former Boston Celtic Kris Joseph, born in Montreal.

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Nos. 27-24

27. Norm Baker

A native of Victoria, British Columbia, Baker played just four games for the Chicago Stags of the BAA, which later merged with the NBL to become the NBA. Baker attempted and missed his only BAA shot. He is a member of the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame.

26. Ron Crevier

Born in Montreal, Crevier's NBA career lasted just three games, one with Golden State and two with Detroit. In those games, he combined for three shots, no points and two fouls.

25. Jim Zoet

A Kent State alum and native of Uxbridge, about an hour away from Toronto, Zoet did three games and two points better than Baker. But in seven games, he had more blocks (3) than points.

24. Kris Joseph

Joseph, who was born in Montreal, enjoyed a nice four-year career at Syracuse before Boston drafted him in 2012. However, his NBA career to this point is just 10 games and he shot 14 percent from the field. He does have seven rebounds and nine points in his 54 NBA minutes.

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No. 23: Sim Bhullar

The big 7-foot-5 center has played just three minutes in three games in his NBA career. A native of Toronto, Bhullar is applying his trade in the D-League, where he averaged 9.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game last season with Raptors 905 in Mississauga.

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No. 22: Gino Sovran

The Windsor-born guard played just six games for the Toronto Huskies in the BAA in 1946-47. Sovran scored 11 points and had an assist in his career. He was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.

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No. 21: Leo Rautins

Rautins, born in Toronto, was a first-round pick of the 76ers in 1983. But he never found much success in the NBA, playing just 28 games with Philadelphia and just four with Atlanta the following year before being out of the NBA. Rautins is now a TV analyst with TSN in Canada covering the Raptors.

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Pictured is former Philadelphia and New Jersey center Todd MacCulloch.

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Nos. 20-18

20. Stewart Granger

Another Montreal-born player, the Cavaliers drafted Granger late in the first round of the 1983 NBA Draft. He started 13 games as a rookie in Cleveland, averaging 4.5 points and 2.4 assists per game. But he played just 24 games, nine with Atlanta in 84-85 and 15 with the Knicks in 86-87, the rest of his career.

19. Mike Smrek

Despite playing just an average of 9.7 minutes per game, Smrek, born in Welland, Ont., near Niagara Falls, had a seven-year career and played for five different teams. The 7-foot center averaged just 2.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. He later became a high school shop teacher in Niagara Falls.

18. Todd MacCulloch

MacClulloch took a long road to the NBA from Winnipeg to the University of Washington to the Philadelphia 76ers. He spent three of his four seasons in Philadelphia, but his best season came in 2001-02 with New Jersey where he started 61 games and averaged 9.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. He had to retire after 2002-03 due to a neuromuscular disorder affecting his feet. Since then, he has hosted a pinball world championship tournament in his home.

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No. 17: Tyler Ennis

The second-year guard born in Brampton, near Toronto, is one of many young Canadians in the NBA born shortly before the Raptors arrived in the NBA. He has yet to play 80 games in his career, but seems to have found a home in Milwaukee as a backup point guard. Ennis averaged just 4.5 points per game this season, but should get more playing time as he goes further into his career.

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No. 16: Anthony Bennett

He was the first Canadian picked No. 1 overall in 2013 by the Cavaliers. But now, he is on his third NBA team and entering discussions of possibly being the biggest bust in NBA Draft history. The Toronto native has averaged just 4.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. To date, his best accomplishment in the NBA may have been drawing an audible reaction from Bill Simmons when he was drafted.

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No. 15: Dwight Powell

Another Toronto native, Powell is slowly growing into a role in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks. In his second season with Dallas, he averaged 5.8 points and four rebounds per game, doing so in an average of 14.4 minutes per game. Powell has some scoring touch, shooting nearly 50 percent from the field. He just needs more seasoning.

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No. 14: Bill Wennington

Wennington is a 7-footer from Montreal who had a long career in the NBA, playing for three teams in 13 seasons. He spent most of his career with Chicago, where he played for the Bulls from 1993-94 to 1998-99, when they won three NBA titles led by Michael Jordan. Wennington had 20 starts in the Bulls' 72-10 season in 1995-96.

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No. 13: Joel Anthony

The Montreal-born power forward went from an undrafted signee by Miami to still playing in the NBA, having played for nine seasons. He's been more of a defensive forward, averaging just 2.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. But he has averaged 1.1 blocks per game in his career and has 110 career starts.

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No. 12: Andrew Nicholson

Born in Mississauga, Nicholson has been a solid contributor for the Magic in each of his four seasons off the bench. He hasn't averaged more than 7.8 points per game in a season, but has helped his team off the bench with some offense at times. With more opportunities, he could develop into a more solid player.

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No. 11: Trey Lyles

The Utah Jazz forward is the only NBA player born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. As a rookie, he started 33 of 80 games, averaged 6.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, and hit 49 3-pointers this season. He has a chance to be a strong option for the Jazz going forward.

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No. 10: Cory Joseph

Joseph left San Antonio to return home to play for his hometown Raptors this season, and had his best season. As the backup to Kyle Lowry, Joseph averaged 8.5 points, 3.1 points and 2.6 assists per game. Prior to Friday's Game 6, Joseph is averaging 10 points per game in the playoffs, shooting nearly 54 percent from the field. He probably won't be better than Lowry, but Joseph is one of the better backup point guards in the NBA.

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No. 9: Nik Stauskas

Nicknamed "Sauce Castillo," the Mississauga-born guard has already played for two teams since being drafted No. 8 by Sacramento in 2014. After being dealt to Philadelphia prior to this season, Stauskas nearly doubled his scoring from his rookie season. He averaged 8.5 points per game, but has yet to discover his 3-point shooting form from Michigan.

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No. 8: Kelly Olynyk

More known in Cleveland as the player involved in Kevin Love's playoff injury in Game 4 of the 2015 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Olynyk has shown he can score well at the NBA level. He has averaged at least 10 points per game each of his last two seasons, and shot 40.5 percent from 3-point range this season. Olynyk was born in Toronto, but played high school basketball in Kamloops, BC. The distance between the two cities is more than 2,500 miles.

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No. 7: Ernie Vandeweghe

Drafted by the Knicks in 1949, Vandeweghe, born in Montreal, played six seasons for the Knicks. He averaged 9.5 points per game in his career, including a career-best of 12 ppg in 1952-53. After retirement, he became a physician in the Air Force and among other occupations, was the Lakers' physician when they moved to Los Angeles.

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Houbregs, left, is pictured with the Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1991 along with Pete Maravich, Walt Frazier, Rick Barry and Bob Wanzer.

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No. 6: Bob Houbregs

He is the only player born in Canada to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame after being a two-time All-American at Washington. Born in Vancouver, Houbregs played five seasons in the NBA, averaging 9.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. He averaged more than 11 points per game in back-to-back seasons with the Fort Wayne Pistons in 1955-56 and 1956-57. After retirement, he was the general manager of the Seattle Supersonics from 1970 to 1973.

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No. 5: Jamaal Magloire

The Toronto-born power forward was an All-Star in 2003-04, when he averaged 13.6 points and 10.3 rebounds per game with the New Orleans Hornets. In total, he played 12 seasons, averaging 7.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. His best basketball came in his last three years with the Hornets, averaging 11.9 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in New Orleans.

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No. 4: Tristan Thompson

The Cavaliers' power forward has been all about durability and hustle since he came into the NBA in 2011. Born in Toronto, the Cavaliers drafted him No. 4 overall in 2011, three spots after picking Kyrie Irving, and signed him to a 5-year, $82 million contract prior to this season. Every season in the NBA, he is averaging at least three offensive rebounds per game.

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No. 3: Rick Fox

The Toronto-born Fox was a three-time champion with the Los Angeles Lakers. In his career, Fox averaged 9.6 points per game and shot nearly 35 percent from the 3-point line. He started every game of the Lakers' 15-1 postseason run in 2000-01, averaging 10 points per game. One of Fox's teammates that season was Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue.

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No. 2: Andrew Wiggins

The second of two No. 1 picks from Canada, Wiggins has proved to be worth the pick. Born in Toronto in February of 1995, he averaged 20.7 points per game this season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He has only played two seasons in the NBA, but Wiggins has the best scoring average of any Canadian in NBA history.

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No. 1: Steve Nash

Although he was born in South Africa, Nash represented Canadian basketball after moving to Regina when he was young. Nash is one of the best point guards in NBA history after averaging 8.5 assists per game in his 18-year career. A two-time MVP, he also averaged 14.3 points per game while shooting nearly 43 percent from 3-point range his career.