Why so few left-handed basketball players?

[TheGreenMonster]

Is it because left handed people are the spawn of the devil, same goes for those with ginger hair. 

[Croc Hunter]

Nadal is actually a right hander who plays left handed.

As a left hander myself I've actually seen an increase in the numbers of left handed players in the NBA over the last ten years.

Right now in the NBA leftys

PG: Mike Conley/Brandon Jennings
SG: James Harden/ Manu Ginobli
SF: Josh Smith
PF: David Lee/ Zac Randolph
C: Greg Monroe

Others:

Chris Bosh
Thad Young
Goran Dragic
DeAndre Jordan
Tristan Thompson
Michael Beasley
Isiah Thomas
Lama Odom
Beno Udrih
Jordan Farmer
Tayshaun Prince
Andris Biedrins
Delonte West

[bdm860]

You anti-leftite, you will never know the struggle of my people!

[ACF]

I drum `left handed` moslty because I do not like crossing my arms.

Mike Bordin approves.

[Boris Badenov]

The number of great lefties in any specific sport should depend on how much of an advantage a lefty has against a righty, based on the specifics of the sport.

Golf is one extreme where there's essentially no advantage because you play against no one.

At the other extreme left-handed baseball hitters have a significant advantage against righty pitchers. This is because it's easier to see the ball early in the pitcher's release, and easier to see balls that break in rather than away. And even most lefties are right-eye dominant, meaning their dominant eye is in front of their body when they hit.

Look at this list. Even though lefties are 10% of the population, roughly 50% of the best hitters ever are lefties.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/WAR_bat_career.shtml

Coming back to hoops, I think lefties have some advantages, but some disadvantages. For example, a lefty shooter is going against the defender's right hand, which is usually the natural hand for a righty in terms of blocks and steals.