List of NBA players born outside the United States

In the National Basketball Association, players born outside of the United States are often known as international players. Players who were born in U.S. overseas territories, such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, are considered international players even if they are U.S. citizens.^[1][2][3][4] Players whose nationality is listed as United States were born outside of the country but have represented them in international basketball tournament. Players who were born outside the United States to American parents and players who became naturalized U.S. citizens are also included in that section. In some borderline cases, the NBA takes into consideration whether a player desires to be identified as international.^[1]

Hank Biasatti, who was born in Italy and raised in Canada, was the first international player in the league in 1946.^[5] The number of international players in the league rose after the formation of the Dream Team when NBA players were allowed into Olympic play starting in 1992. Global interest in basketball subsequently soared. On the opening day of the 1991–92 season, NBA rosters included 23 international players from 18 countries.^[6] At the start of the 2016–17 season, there was a record-high 113 international players from 41 countries and territories.^[7] In the start of the 2017–18 season, there were 108 international players from a record-high 42 countries and territories, including five players signed up through the newly implemented two-way contract.^[8]

The number of players on opening-night rosters broke an all-time league record first set in 2010–11 and tied in 2012–13,^[9] and the number of countries represented surpassed the record set in 2010–11.^[10] In addition, the San Antonio Spurs set an all-time record for international players on an opening-night squad, with 10 during the 2013–14 season.^[10] The record number of international players was broken again in 2022–23, with a total of 120 players from 40 countries on opening night rosters.^[11]

Including the United States, 94 countries have produced at least one NBA player in total. As of the 2024–25 season, Canada has produced the most foreign NBA players, with 64. From European countries, France has produced 52 players, Serbia has produced 33, Croatia has produced 24, Germany has produced 21, and Spain has produced 20. From Oceania, Australia has produced 35 players while New Zealand has produced 3 players. From African countries, Nigeria and Senegal have produced 30 and 14 players respectively. From Latin America, Brazil and Puerto Rico have produced 20 players each, and Argentina has produced 16. From Asian countries, China has produced 8 players, while Japan and Lebanon have produced 6. Among transcontinental countries, Turkey, Russia, and Georgia have produced 16, 13 and 11 players respectively.

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Region	Players	Notes
Nigeria	30	Including 17 foreign-born Nigerians
Senegal	14	Including 1 U.S.-born Senegalese
South Sudan	9	Including 5 foreign-born South Sudanese
Cameroon	7	Including 2 foreign-born Cameroonians
Democratic Republic of the Congo	6
Mali	4
Ghana	3
Ivory Coast	3	Including 3 U.S.-born Ivorians
Egypt[note 1]	2
Gabon	2
Libya	2	Including 2 U.S.-born Libyans
Uganda	2	Including 2 U.S.-born Ugandans
Angola	1
Cape Verde	1
Guinea	1
Liberia	1	Including 1 U.S.-born Liberian
Sudan	1
Tanzania	1
Tunisia	1
Africa	91	Including 33 foreign or U.S.-born naturalized players

Region	Players	Notes
Canada	64	Including 10 foreign-born Canadians
Brazil	20	Including 1 U.S.-born Brazilian
Puerto Rico	20	Including 12 U.S.-born Puerto Ricans
Argentina	16
Dominican Republic	12	Including 4 U.S.-born Dominicans
Jamaica	12	Including 6 U.S.-born Jamaicans
Bahamas	8	Including 2 U.S.-born Bahamians
Mexico	7	Including 3 U.S.-born Mexicans
Venezuela	6	Including 4 foreign-born Venezuelans
Panama	4	Including 2 U.S.-born Panamanians
United States Virgin Islands	4	Including 2 U.S.-born Virgin Islanders
Belize	3	Including 3 U.S.-born Belizeans
Haiti	3
Cuba	2
Guyana	2
Trinidad and Tobago	2	Including 1 U.S.-born Trinidadian
Antigua and Barbuda	1	Including 1 U.S.-born Antiguan
Bolivia	1	Including 1 U.S.-born Bolivian
British Virgin Islands	1
Colombia	1
Dominica	1
Uruguay	1
America	191	Including 51 foreign or U.S.-born naturalized players

Region	Players	Notes
China	8	Including 1 U.S.-born Chinese
Japan	6	Including 2 U.S.-born Japanese
Lebanon	6	Including 5 foreign-born Lebanese
Philippines	3	Including 3 U.S.-born Filipinos
Qatar	2	Including 2 U.S.-born Qataris
Indonesia	1	Including 1 U.S.-born Indonesian
Iran	1
Jordan	1	Including 1 U.S.-born Jordanian
South Korea	1
Asia	29	Including 15 foreign or U.S.-born naturalized players

Region	Players	Notes
France	52	Including 8 foreign-born French
Serbia	33	Including 10 foreign-born Serbs
Croatia	24	Including 9 foreign-born Croats
Germany	21	Including 2 U.S.-born Germans
Spain	20	Including 4 foreign-born Spaniards
Lithuania	16	Including 2 U.S.-born Lithuanians
Turkey[note 1]	16	Including 6 foreign-born Turks
Greece	15	Including 5 foreign-born Greeks
Italy	13	Including 4 U.S.-born Italians
Russia[note 1]	13	Including 4 foreign-born Russians
Slovenia	13	Including 2 foreign-born Slovenes
United Kingdom	13	Including 3 foreign-born Britons
Georgia[note 1]	11	Including 6 U.S.-born Georgians
Montenegro	10	Including 5 foreign-born Montenegrins
Ukraine	10	Including 2 foreign-born Ukrainians
Netherlands	8
Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	Including 3 foreign-born Bosnians
Latvia	7
Israel[note 2]	6	Including 2 U.S.-born Israelis
Czech Republic	5
North Macedonia	5	Including 4 U.S.-born Macedonians
Poland	5	Including 2 U.S.-born Polish
Bulgaria	4	Including 3 foreign-born Bulgarians
Sweden	4
Belgium	3	Including 1 foreign-born Belgian
Finland	3	Including 1 foreign-born Finn
Ireland	3	Including 2 U.S.-born Irishmen
Switzerland	3
Estonia	2
Austria	1
Azerbaijan[note 1]	1	Including 1 U.S.-born Azerbaijani
Belarus	1	Including 1 U.S.-born Belarusian
Cyprus	1	Including 1 U.S.-born Cypriot
Denmark	1
Hungary	1
Iceland	1
Luxembourg	1
Norway	1
Portugal	1
Romania	1
Slovakia	1
Europe	352	Including 92 foreign or U.S.-born naturalized players

Region	Players	Notes
Australia	35	Including 5 foreign-born Australians
New Zealand	3
Australasia	38	Including 5 foreign-born naturalized players

Note: This list is correct through the beginning of the 2024–25 season.

Nationality[A]	Birthplace[B]	Player	Pos.	Career[C]	Yrs	Notes	Ref.
Angola	—	Bruno Fernando	C	2019–2025	6	—	[12]
Argentina	—	Leandro Bolmaro	F/G	2021–2023	2	Also holds Italian citizenship.[13]	[14]
Argentina	—	Nicolás Brussino	G/F	2016–2017	2	Also holds Italian citizenship.	[15]
Argentina	—	Facundo Campazzo	G	2020–2022	3	—	[16]
Argentina	—	Gabriel Deck	G	2021–2022	2	—	[17]
Argentina	—	Carlos Delfino	G	2004–2008; 2009–2014	8	—	[18]
Argentina	—	Patricio Garino	G	2017	1	Also holds Italian citizenship.	[19]
Argentina	—	Manu Ginóbili^	G	2002–2018	16	Also holds Italian citizenship.	[20]
Argentina	—	Walter Herrmann	F	2006–2009	3	—	[21]
Argentina	—	Nicolás Laprovíttola	G	2016	1	—	[22]
Argentina	—	Andrés Nocioni	F	2004–2012	8	—	[23]
Argentina	—	Fabricio Oberto	F	2005–2010	6	—	[24]
Argentina	—	Pablo Prigioni	G	2012–2016	4	—	[25]
Argentina	—	Pepe Sánchez	G	2000–2001; 2002–2003	2	—	[26]
Argentina	—	Luis Scola	F	2007–2017	10	—	[27]
Argentina	—	Luca Vildoza	G	2022	1	Also holds Italian citizenship. Career consists exclusively of playoff games.	[28]
Argentina	—	Rubén Wolkowyski	F	2000–2001; 2002–2003	2	Also holds Polish citizenship.	[29]
Australia	—	David Andersen	F/C	2009–2011	2	Also holds Danish citizenship, but represents Australia internationally.[30]	[31]
Australia	—	Chris Anstey	C	1997–2000	3	—	[32]
Australia	—	Cameron Bairstow	F/C	2014–2016	2	—	[33]
Australia	New Zealand	Aron Baynes	C	2013–2021	9	Born in New Zealand, grew up in Australia, represents Australia internationally.[34]	[35]
Australia	—	Andrew Bogut	C	2005–2018; 2019	14	—	[36]
Australia	—	Jonah Bolden	F	2018–2020	2	—	[37]
Australia	—	Mark Bradtke	C	1996–1997	1	—	[38]
Australia	—	Ryan Broekhoff	G	2018–2020	2	—	[39]
Australia	—	Xavier Cooks	F	2023	1	—	[40]
Australia	—	Mitch Creek	G	2019	1	—	[41]
Australia	—	Dyson Daniels*	G	2022–present	3	—	[42]
Australia	—	Matthew Dellavedova	G	2013–2021; 2022–2023	9	—	[43]
Australia	—	Alex Ducas*	G	2024–present	1	—	[44]
Australia	—	Dante Exum*	G	2014–2021; 2023–present	9	Born in Australia to an American father.[45]	[46]
Australia	—	Johnny Furphy*	F	2024–present	1	—	[47]
Australia	—	Andrew Gaze	G	1994; 1999	2	—	[48]
Australia	—	Josh Giddey*	G	2021–present	4	—	[49]
Australia	—	Josh Green*	G	2020–present	5	—	[50]
Australia	—	Shane Heal	G	1996–1997; 2003	2	—	[51]
Australia	—	Isaac Humphries	F/C	2019	1	—	[52]
Australia	—	Joe Ingles*	F	2014–present	11	—	[53]
Australia	—	Nathan Jawai	F/C	2008–2010	2	The first ever Indigenous Australian to play in the NBA.	[54]
Australia	—	Jock Landale*	C	2021–present	4	—	[55]
Australia	—	Luc Longley	C	1991–2001	10	—	[56]
Australia	—	Will Magnay	C/F	2021	1	—	[57]
Australia	—	Jack McVeigh*	F	2024–present	1	—	[58]
Australia	—	Patty Mills*	G	2009–present	16	—	[59]
Australia	Sudan (now  South Sudan)	Duop Reath*	F/C	2023–present	2	Born in present-day South Sudan, moved to Australia at age 9, became a naturalized Australian citizen, represents Australia internationally.[60]	[61]
Australia	—	Luke Schenscher	C	2006–2007	2	—	[62]
Australia	—	Ben Simmons*	F	2017–present	8	Born in Australia to an American father.[63]	[64]
Australia	—	Luke Travers*	F	2024–present	1	—	[65]
Australia	—	Jack White	F	2022–2024	2	—	[66]
Austria	—	Jakob Poeltl*	C	2016–present	9	—	[67]
Bahamas	—	Deandre Ayton*	C	2018–present	7	—	[68]
Bahamas	—	Dexter Cambridge	F	1992–1993	1	—	[69]
Bahamas	—	Buddy Hield*	G	2016–present	9	—	[70]
Bahamas	—	Kai Jones*	C	2021–2023; 2024–present	3	Born in the Bahamas, grew up in the United States.	[71]
Bahamas	—	Ian Lockhart	F	1990	1	—	[72]
Bahamas	—	Mychal Thompson	C/F	1978–1991	12	First player born & raised in the Bahamas to make the NBA[73]	[74]
Belgium	—	Toumani Camara*	F	2023–present	2	—	[75]
Belgium	Zaire (now  Democratic Republic of the Congo)	D.J. Mbenga	C	2004–2011	7	Born in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), became a naturalized Belgian citizen, represented Belgium internationally.[76]	[77]
Belgium	—	Ajay Mitchell*	G	2024–present	1	—	[78]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	—	Džanan Musa	F	2018–2020	2	—	[79]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Jusuf Nurkić*	C	2014–present	11	Born when the official name of the country was the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.	[80]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Montenegro)	Aleksandar Radojević	C	1999–2000; 2004–2005	2	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D] represented Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally.	[81]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Bosnia and Herzegovina)	Mirza Teletović	F	2012–2018	6	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D], represented Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally.	[82]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Bosnia and Herzegovina)	Ratko Varda	C	2001–2002	1	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D], represented FR Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally.	[83]
Brazil	—	Rafael Araújo	C	2004–2007	3	—	[84]
Brazil	—	Leandro Barbosa	G	2003–2017	14	—	[85]
Brazil	—	Bruno Caboclo	F	2014–2021	7	—	[86]
Brazil	—	Vítor Faverani	C	2013–2014	1	—	[87]
Brazil	—	Cristiano Felício	F/C	2015–2021	6	—	[88]
Brazil	—	Rolando Ferreira	C	1988–1989	1	—	[89]
Brazil	—	Alex Garcia	G	2003–2004	2	—	[90]
Brazil	—	Marcelo Huertas	G	2015–2017	2	—	[91][92]
Brazil	—	Didi Louzada	F	2021–2022	2	—	[93]
Brazil	—	Fab Melo	C	2012–2013	1	—	[94]
Brazil	—	Nenê	F/C	2002–2020	17	—	[95]
Brazil	—	Raul Neto	G	2015–2023	8	—	[96][97]
Brazil	—	Lucas Nogueira	C	2014–2018	4	—	[98]
Brazil	—	Mãozinha Pereira	F	2024	1	—	[99]
Brazil	—	Gui Santos*	G/F	2023–present	2	—	[100]
Brazil	—	Tiago Splitter	C/F	2010–2017	7	—	[101]
Brazil	—	Anderson Varejão	C/F	2004–2017; 2021	14	—	[102]
Brazil	—	João Vianna	F	1991	1	—	[103]
Brazil	—	Marquinhos Vieira	F	2006–2008	2	—	[104]
British Virgin Islands	—	D'Moi Hodge	G	2023	1	—	[105]
Bulgaria	—	Georgi Glouchkov	F	1985–1986	1	Also holds Italian citizenship. First NBA player from Eastern Europe.[106]	[107]
Bulgaria	Cyprus	Sasha Vezenkov	F	2023–2024	1	Born in Cyprus to Bulgarian parents, grew up in Greece, represents Bulgaria internationally.[108] Has Bulgarian, Greek, and Cypriot citizenship.	[109]
Cameroon	—	Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje	C	2001–2004	3	—	[110]
Cameroon	—	Ulrich Chomche*	C	2024–present	1	—	[111]
Cameroon	—	Christian Koloko*	F/C	2022–2023; 2024–present	2	—	[112]
Cameroon	—	Luc Mbah a Moute	F	2008–2020	12	—	[113]
Cameroon	Belgium	Yves Missi*	C	2024–present	1	Born in Belgium to Cameroonian parents, grew up in Cameroon.	[114]
Cameroon	—	Pascal Siakam*	F	2016–present	9	—	[115]
Canada	—	Kyle Alexander	F/C	2020	1	—	[116]
Canada	—	Nickeil Alexander-Walker*	G	2019–present	6	—	[117]
Canada	—	Joel Anthony	C	2007–2017	10	—	[118]
Canada	—	Norm Baker	G	1946–1947	1	—	[119]
Canada	—	Dalano Banton*	G	2021–present	4	—	[120]
Canada	—	RJ Barrett*	G	2019–present	6	—	[121]
Canada	—	Anthony Bennett	F/C	2013–2017	4	First Canadian drafted #1 overall in the NBA draft. Born in Canada to a Jamaican mother [122]	[123]
Canada	—	Sim Bhullar	C	2015	1	Born in Canada to Indian parents; first player of Indian descent to play in the NBA.	[124]
Canada	Kingdom of Italy (now  Italy)	Hank Biasatti	G	1946	1	First international player in the league.[5] Born in the Kingdom of Italy, grew up in Canada, became a naturalized Canadian citizen.[125]	[126]
Canada	—	Khem Birch	C/F	2017–2023	6	—	[127]
Canada	Saint Lucia	Chris Boucher*	F/C	2017–present	8	Born in Saint Lucia, grew up in Canada, became a naturalized Canadian citizen, represents Canada internationally.[128]	[129]
Canada	—	Oshae Brissett*	F/G	2019–present	6	—	[130]
Canada	—	Dillon Brooks*	G	2017–present	8	—	[131]
Canada	—	Brandon Clarke*	F/C	2019–present	6	—	[132]
Canada	—	Ron Crevier	C	1985	1	—	[133]
Canada	Haiti	Samuel Dalembert	C	2001–2015	14	Born in Haiti, grew up in Canada, became a naturalized Canadian citizen, represented Canada internationally.[134]	[135]
Canada	—	Nate Darling	G	2020–2021	1	—	[136]
Canada	—	Luguentz Dort*	G/F	2019–present	6	Born in Canada to Haitian parents.[137]	[138]
Canada	—	Zach Edey*	C	2024–present	1	—	[139]
Canada	—	Tyler Ennis	G	2014–2018	4	—	[140]
Canada	—	Rick Fox	F/G	1991–2004	13	Born in Canada to Bahamian father and Canadian mother.	[141]
Canada	—	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander*	G	2018–present	7	Born in Canada to Antiguan mother.[142]	[143]
Canada	—	Stewart Granger	G	1983–1985; 1987	3	—	[144]
Canada	Denmark	Lars Hansen	C	1978–1979	1	Born in Denmark, grew up in Canada, became a naturalized Canadian citizen, represented Canada internationally.[145]	[146]
Canada	—	Bob Houbregs^	C/F	1953–1958	5	Born in Canada, moved to the United States as a child.	[147]
Canada	—	Caleb Houstan*	F	2022–present	3	—	[148]
Canada	—	Cory Joseph*	G	2011–present	14	—	[149]
Canada	—	Kris Joseph	F	2012–2013	1	—	[150]
Canada	—	Mfiondu Kabengele	F	2019–2021; 2022–2023	3	Born in Canada by Congolese parents.[151]	[152]
Canada	—	AJ Lawson*	G	2022–present	3	—	[153]
Canada	—	Trey Lyles*	F	2015–present	10	Born in Canada, moved to the United States at the age of 7 and is also a U.S. citizen. Has represented both the United States and Canada at youth level. Is eligible to represent the United States or Canada internationally.[154][155]	[156]
Canada	—	Todd MacCulloch	C	1999–2003	4	—	[157]
Canada	—	Jamaal Magloire	C	2000–2012	12	—	[158]
Canada	Senegal	Karim Mané	G	2020–2021	1	Born in Senegal, grew up in Canada.[159]	[160]
Canada	—	Bennedict Mathurin*	G	2022–present	3	—	[161]
Canada	—	Emanuel Miller*	F	2025–present	1	—	[162]
Canada	—	Leonard Miller*	F	2023–present	2	—	[163]
Canada	—	Mychal Mulder	G	2020–2022	3	—	[164]
Canada	—	Jamal Murray*	G	2016–present	9	—	[165]
Canada	South Africa	Steve Nash^	G	1996–2015	18	Born in South Africa to an English father and a Welsh mother, grew up in Canada, became a naturalized Canadian citizen, represented Canada internationally.[166] Also holds a British passport.[167]	[168]
Canada	—	Andrew Nembhard*	G	2022–present	3	—	[169]
Canada	—	Andrew Nicholson	F	2012–2017	5	—	[170]
Canada	—	Kelly Olynyk*	C	2013–present	12	—	[171]
Canada	Nigeria	Eugene Omoruyi	F	2021–2024	3	Born in Nigeria, grew up in Canada.	[172]
Canada	—	Kevin Pangos	G	2021–2022	1	Holds both Canadian and Slovenian passports. Represents Canada internationally.	[173]
Canada	—	Dwight Powell*	C/F	2014–present	11	—	[174]
Canada	—	Joshua Primo	G	2021–2024	3	—	[175]
Canada	—	Olivier-Maxence Prosper*	F	2023–present	2	—	[176]
Canada	—	Xavier Rathan-Mayes	G	2018	1	—	[177]
Canada	—	Leo Rautins	F	1983–1984	2	—	[178]
Canada	—	Jackson Rowe*	F	2025–present	1	—	[179]
Canada	—	Shaedon Sharpe*	G	2022–present	3	—	[180]
Canada	—	Mike Smrek	C	1985–1992	7	—	[181]
Canada	—	Gino Sovran	F/G	1946–1947	1	—	[182]
Canada	—	Nik Stauskas	G	2014–2019; 2022	6	Holds both Canadian and Lithuanian passports. Represented Canada internationally.[183][184]	[185]
Canada	—	Tristan Thompson*	F/C	2011–present	14	—	[186]
Canada	—	Ernie Vandeweghe	F/G	1949–1956	7	Born in Canada, moved to the United States as a teenager, became a naturalized U.S. citizen.	[187]
Canada	—	Bill Wennington	C	1985–1991; 1993–2000	13	—	[188]
Canada	—	Andrew Wiggins*	G/F	2014–present	11	Born in Canada to an American father and a naturalized Canadian mother, who was born in Barbados.[189]	[190]
Canada	—	Lindell Wigginton	G	2022–2023	3	—	[191]
Canada	—	Jim Zoet	C	1982	1	—	[192]
Cape Verde	—	Edy Tavares	C	2015–2017	2	—	[193]
China	—	Cui Yongxi	G	2024	1	—	[194]
China	—	Mengke Bateer	C	2002–2003	3	—	[195]
China	—	Sun Yue	G	2008–2009	1	—	[196]
China	—	Wang Zhizhi	C	2001–2005	5	—	[197]
China	—	Yao Ming^	C	2002–2011	8	—	[198]
China	—	Yi Jianlian	F	2007–2012	5	—	[199]
China	—	Zhou Qi	C	2017–2018	2	—	[200]
Colombia	—	Jaime Echenique	C	2021	1	—	[201]
Croatia	Germany	Dalibor Bagarić	C	2000–2003	3	Born in West Germany,[G] represented Croatia internationally.	[202]
Croatia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Dragan Bender	F/C	2016–2020	4	Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, represents Croatia internationally.[203]	[204]
Croatia	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Bosnia and Herzegovina)	Bojan Bogdanović	F	2014–2025	11	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D] represents Croatia internationally.	[205]
Croatia	—	Duje Dukan	F	2016	1	Born in Croatia, moved to the United States at the age of 10 months and is also U.S. citizen. Represents Croatia internationally.[206][207]	[208]
Croatia	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Croatia)	Gordan Giriček	G/F	2002–2008	6	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D] represented Croatia internationally.	[209]
Croatia	—	Mario Hezonja	G/F	2015–2020	5	—	[210]
Croatia	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Croatia)	Mario Kasun	C	2004–2006	2	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D] represented Croatia internationally.	[211]
Croatia	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Croatia)	Toni Kukoč^	F	1993–2006	13	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D] represented SFR Yugoslavia and Croatia internationally.	[212]
Croatia	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Bosnia and Herzegovina)	Damir Markota	C	2006–2007	1	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D] grew up in Sweden, represented Croatia internationally.[213]	[214]
Croatia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Karlo Matković*	F/C	2024–present	1	Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, represents Croatia internationally.	[215]
Croatia	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Croatia)	Dražen Petrović^	G	1989–1993	4	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D] represented SFR Yugoslavia and Croatia internationally until his death in 1993.	[216]
Croatia	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Bosnia and Herzegovina}	Zoran Planinić	G	2003–2006	3	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D] represented Croatia internationally.	[217]
Croatia	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Croatia)	Dino Rađa^	F/C	1993–1997	4	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D] represented SFR Yugoslavia and Croatia internationally.	[218]
Croatia	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Croatia)	Damjan Rudež	F	2014–2017	3	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D] represented Croatia internationally.	[219]
Croatia	—	Luka Šamanić	F	2019–2021; 2023–2024	4	—	[220]
Croatia	—	Dario Šarić*	F	2016–present	9	—	[221]
Croatia	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Croatia)	Bruno Šundov	C	1998–2005	7	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D] represented Croatia internationally.	[222]
Croatia	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Croatia)	Žan Tabak	C	1994–1998; 1999–2001	6	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D] represented SFR Yugoslavia and Croatia internationally.	[223]
Croatia	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Croatia)	Roko Ukić	G	2008–2010	2	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D] represented Croatia internationally.	[224]
Croatia	SFR Yugoslavia (now  Croatia)	Stojko Vranković	C	1990–1992; 1996–1999	5	Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[D] represented SFR Yugoslavia and Croatia internationally.	[225]
Croatia	—	Ante Žižić	C	2017–2020	3	—	[226]
Croatia	Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ivica Zubac*	C	2016–present	9	Born in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, represents Croatia internationally.	[227]
Cuba	—	Lazaro Borrell	F	1999–2000	1	—	[228]
Cuba	—	Andrés Guibert	F/C	1994–1995	2	Born in Cuba, defected to Puerto Rico in 1993.[229]	[230]
Czech Republic	—	Vít Krejčí*	G	2021–present	4	—	[231]
Czech Republic	Czechoslovakia (now  Czech Republic)	Tomáš Satoranský	G	2016–2022	6	Born in Czechoslovakia,[E] represents Czech Republic internationally.	[232]
Czech Republic	Czechoslovakia (now  Czech Republic)	Jan Veselý	F	2011–2014	3	Born in Czechoslovakia,[E] represents Czech Republic internationally.	[233]
Czech Republic	Czechoslovakia (now  Czech Republic)	Jiří Welsch	G	2002–2006	4	Born in Czechoslovakia,[E] represented Czech Republic internationally.	[234]
Czech Republic	Czechoslovakia (now  Czech Republic)	George Zídek	C	1995–1998	3	Born in Czechoslovakia,[E] represented Czech Republic internationally. Known in Europe as Jiří Zidek Jr.	[235]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Zaire (now  Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Bismack Biyombo*	C	2011–present	14	Born in Zaire.	[236]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Zaire (now  Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Christian Eyenga	G/F	2010–2012	2	Born in Zaire.	[237]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	—	Jonathan Kuminga*	F	2021–present	4	—	[238]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Zaire (now  Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Emmanuel Mudiay	F	2015–2020; 2022	6	Born in Zaire.	[239]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	—	Dikembe Mutombo^	C	1991–2009	18	Born in the original Democratic Republic of the Congo, raised in Zaire throughout most of its existence.	[240]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	—	Oscar Tshiebwe*	C	2023–present	2	—	[241]
Denmark	—	Gabriel Lundberg	G	2022	1	—	[242]
Dominica	—	Garth Joseph	C	2000–2001	1	—	[243]
Dominican Republic	—	Ángel Delgado	C	2018–2019	1	—	[244]
Dominican Republic	—	Chris Duarte	G	2021–2025	4	Born & raised in the Dominican Republic, father is Canadian.	[245]
Dominican Republic	—	Luis Flores	G	2004–2005	1	—	[246]
Dominican Republic	—	Francisco García	F/G	2005–2014	10	—	[247]
Dominican Republic	—	Al Horford*	C	2007–present	18	—	[248]
Dominican Republic	—	Tito Horford	C	1988–1990; 1993	3	—	[249]
Dominican Republic	—	Felipe López	G	1998–2002	4	—	[250]
Dominican Republic	—	Luis Montero	G	2015–2016; 2017–2018	2	—	[251]
Egypt	—	Alaa Abdelnaby	F/C	1990–1995	5	Born in Egypt, moved to the United States at the age of 2 and is also U.S. citizen.[252]	[253]
Egypt	—	Abdel Nader	F/G	2017–2022	5	Born in Egypt, moved to the United States at the age of 3 and is also U.S. citizen.[254]	[255]
Estonia	—	Henri Drell	F	2024	1	—	[256]
Estonia	—	Martin Müürsepp	F	1996–1998	2	Born in the Estonian SSR,[I] represented Estonia internationally.	[257]
Finland	—	Lauri Markkanen*	F/C	2017–present	8	—	[258]
Finland	—	Hanno Möttölä	C	2000–2002	2	—	[259]
Finland	France	Erik Murphy	C	2013–2014	1	Born in France to an American father and Finnish mother. Holds both American and Finnish passports. Represents Finland internationally.	[260]
France	—	Tariq Abdul-Wahad (formerly Olivier Saint-Jean)	F	1997–2003	6	—	[261]
France	—	Alexis Ajinça	F	2008–2011; 2013–2018	7	—	[262]
France	—	Joël Ayayi	G	2021–2022	1	Born in France by Beninese parents	[263]
France	—	Nicolas Batum*	G	2008–present	17	—	[264]
France	Guadeloupe	Rodrigue Beaubois	G	2009–2013	4	Born in Guadeloupe, an overseas region of France in the Caribbean.	[265]
France	—	Malcolm Cazalon	G	2023	1	—	[266]
France	—	Sidy Cissoko*	F	2023–present	2	—	[267]
France	—	Petr Cornelie	F	2021–2022	1	Born in France to a Czech mother and a French father.	[268]
France	—	Bilal Coulibaly*	F	2023–present	2	—	[269]
France	—	Pacôme Dadiet*	G	2024–present	1	—	[270]
France	—	Nando De Colo	G	2012–2014	2	—	[271]
France	—	Moussa Diabaté*	F	2022–present	3	Born in France to Malian and Guinean parents.	[272]
France	—	Boris Diaw	F/C	2003–2017	14	—	[273]
France	—	Yakhouba Diawara	F	2006–2010	4	—	[274]
France	—	Ousmane Dieng*	G	2022–present	3	—	[275]
France	Guinea	Sekou Doumbouya	F	2019–2022	3	Born in Guinea, grew up in France.[276]	[277]
France	—	Evan Fournier	G/F	2012–2024	12	Born in France by an Algerian mother.[278]	[279]
France	Guadeloupe	Mickaël Gelabale	F	2006–2008; 2013	3	Born in Guadeloupe, an overseas region of France in the Caribbean.	[280]
France	—	Rudy Gobert*	C	2013–present	12	—	[281]
France	—	Jaylen Hoard	SF	2019–2022	3	Born in France by American father.[282]	[283]
France	—	William Howard	F	2019–2020	1	—	[284]
France	French Guiana	Damien Inglis	F	2015–2016	1	Born in French Guiana, an overseas region of France in South America.	[285]
France	—	Joffrey Lauvergne	F/C	2015–2018	4	—	[286]
France	—	Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot	G/F	2016–2022	6	—	[287]
France	—	Ian Mahinmi	C	2007–2020	12	—	[288]
France	—	Théo Maledon	G	2020–2024	4	—	[289]
France	—	Jérôme Moïso	F	2000–2005	5	—	[290]
France	—	Adam Mokoka	G	2019–2021	2	—	[291]
France	Belgium	Frank Ntilikina	G	2017–2024	7	Born in Belgium to Rwandan parents, grew up in France, represents France internationally.[292]	[293]
France	—	Élie Okobo	G	2018–2020	2	Born in France to a Congolese father and a French mother.	[294]
France	Belgium	Tony Parker^	G	2001–2019	18	Born in Belgium to an American father and a Dutch mother, grew up in France, represented France internationally.[295]	[296]
France	—	Johan Petro	C	2005–2013	8	—	[297]
France	Guadeloupe	Mickaël Piétrus	G/F	2003–2013	10	Born in Guadeloupe, an overseas region of France in the Caribbean.	[298]
France	—	Vincent Poirier	C	2019–2021	2	—	[299]
France	Haiti	Yves Pons	F	2021–2022	1	Born in Haiti, grew up in France, represents France internationally.[300]	[301]
France	—	Antoine Rigaudeau	G	2003	1	—	[302]
France	Spain	Zaccharie Risacher*	F	2024–present	1	Born in Spain to French parents, represents France internationally.	[303]
France	—	Rayan Rupert*	G	2023–present	2	—	[304]
France	—	Tidjane Salaün*	F	2024–present	1	—	[305]
France	—	Alex Sarr*	C/F	2024–present	1	Brothers born in France of Senegalese descent.	[306]
France	—	Olivier Sarr	C	2021–2024	3		[307]
France	French Guiana	Kevin Séraphin	F	2010–2017	7	Born in French Guiana, an overseas region of France in South America.	[308]
France	—	Pape Sy	F/G	2010–2011	1	—	[309]
France	—	Killian Tillie	F/C	2020–2022	2	—	[310]
France	—	Axel Toupane	F/G	2016–2017; 2021	3	—	[311]
France	—	Armel Traoré	F	2024–2025	1	—	[312]
France	Martinique	Ronny Turiaf	F	2006–2014	10	Born in Martinique, an overseas region of France in the Caribbean.	[313]
France	—	Victor Wembanyama*	F/C	2023–present	2	First Frenchman drafted #1 overall in the NBA draft.	[314]
France	—	Guerschon Yabusele*	F	2017–2019; 2024–present	3	—	[315]
Gabon	—	Stéphane Lasme	F	2007–2008	1	—	[316]
Gabon	—	Chris Silva	F	2019–2023	4	—	[317]
Georgia	—	Goga Bitadze*	C	2019–present	6	—	[318]
Georgia	Soviet Union (now  Georgia)	Zaza Pachulia	C	2003–2019	16	Born in the Soviet Union,[F] represented Georgia internationally. Also holds a Turkish passport.[319]	[320]
Georgia	—	Tornike Shengelia	F	2012–2014	2	—	[321]
Georgia	Soviet Union (now  Georgia)	Vladimir Stepania	C	1998–2004	6	Born in the Soviet Union.[F]	[322]
Georgia	Soviet Union (now  Georgia)	Nikoloz Tskitishvili	F	2002–2006	4	Born in the Soviet Union,[F] represented Georgia internationally.	[323]
Germany	—	Uwe Blab	C	1985–1990	5	Born in West Germany.[G]	[324]
Germany	—	Isaac Bonga	G	2018–2022	4	—	[325]
Germany	—	Shawn Bradley	C	1993–2005	12	Born in West Germany[G] to American parents, grew up in the United States, represented Germany internationally.[326]	[327]
Germany	—	Tristan da Silva*	F	2024–present	1	Born in Germany to a Brazilian father and a German mother; also has Brazilian citizenship. Represents Germany internationally.	[328]
Germany	—	Frido Frey	F	1946–1947	1	Born in the Weimar Republic,[G] grew up in the U.S.[329]	[330]
Germany	—	Elias Harris	F	2013	1	Born in West Germany.[G]	[331]
Germany	—	Charlie Hoefer	F	1946–1948	2	Born in the Weimar Republic,[G] grew up in the U.S.[332]	[333]
Germany	—	Ariel Hukporti*	C	2024–present	1	Born in Germany to Togolese parents; also has Togolese citizenship.	[334]
Germany	—	Maxi Kleber*	F	2017–present	8	—	[335]
Germany	—	Dirk Nowitzki^	F	1998–2019	21	Born in West Germany.[G]	[336]
Germany	—	Tim Ohlbrecht	F/C	2013	1	Born in West Germany.[G]	[337]
Germany	—	Tibor Pleiß	C	2015–2016	1	Born in West Germany.[G]	[338]
Germany	—	Detlef Schrempf	F/C	1985–2001	16	Born in West Germany.[G]	[339]
Germany	—	Dennis Schröder*	G	2013–present	12	Born in Germany to Gambian mother.	[340]
Germany	—	Daniel Theis	F/C	2017–2025	8	—	[341]
Germany	—	Franz Wagner*	F	2021–present	4	—	[342]
Germany	—	Moritz Wagner*	F/C	2018–present	7	—	[343]
Germany	—	Chris Welp	C	1987–1990	3	Born in West Germany.[G]	[344]
Germany	—	Paul Zipser	G/F	2016–2018	2	—	[345]
Ghana	—	Ben Bentil	F	2017	1	—	[346]
Ghana	—	Amida Brimah	C	2021	1	—	[347]
Ghana	—	Nathan Mensah	F/C	2023–2024	1	—	[348]
Great Britain  England	—	OG Anunoby*	F	2017–present	8	Born in England to Nigerian parents. Moved to the U.S. when he was four years old and learned to play basketball there.[349]	[350]
Great Britain  Scotland	—	Robert Archibald	F	2002–2004	2	—	[351]
Great Britain  England	—	Steve Bucknall	G	1989–1990	1	First British player who learned to play basketball in the U.K.[352]	[353]
Great Britain  England	Sudan (now  South Sudan)	Luol Deng	F	2004–2019	15	Born in Sudan (now South Sudan),[H] grew up in England, became a naturalized British citizen, represented England and Great Britain internationally.[354]	[355]
Great Britain  England	—	James Donaldson	C	1980–1993; 1995	14	Born in England, grew up in the United States.	[356]
Great Britain  England	—	Ndudi Ebi	F	2003–2005	2	Born in England to Nigerian parents, grew up in the United States.[357]	[358]
Great Britain  England	—	Tosan Evbuomwan*	F	2024–present	2	—	[359]
Great Britain  England	—	Joel Freeland	C	2012–2015	3	—	[360]
Great Britain  England	—	Ben Gordon	G	2004–2015	11	Born in England to Jamaican parents, grew up in the United States, represented Great Britain internationally.[361]	[362]
Great Britain  England	—	Chris Harris	G	1955–1956	1	Moved from Southampton, England to the U.S. when he was young.	[363]
Great Britain  England	—	Pops Mensah-Bonsu	F	2006–2007; 2009–2011	4	Born in England to Ghanaian parents, represented Great Britain internationally.[364]	[365]
Greece	—	Giannis Antetokounmpo*	F	2013–present	12	Born in Greece to Nigerian parents, became a Greek citizen in May 2013. Represents Greece internationally.[366]	[367]
Greece	—	Kostas Antetokounmpo	F	2018–2021	3	Born in Greece to Nigerian parents, became a Greek citizen in May 2016.[368] Represents Greece internationally.	[369]
Greece	—	Thanasis Antetokounmpo	F	2016; 2019–2024	6	Born in Greece to Nigerian parents, became a Greek citizen in May 2013. Represents Greece internationally.	[370]
Greece	—	Antonis Fotsis	F	2001–2002	1	—	[371]
Greece	—	Andreas Glyniadakis	C	2006–2007	1	—	[372]
Greece	—	Georgios Kalaitzakis	G/F	2021–2022	1	—	[373]
Greece	Canada	Naz Mitrou-Long	G	2017–2020	3	Born in Canada to Greek mother, represents Greece internationally.[374]	[375]
Greece	—	Georgios Papagiannis	C	2016–2018	2	—	[376]
Greece	—	Kostas Papanikolaou	F	2014–2016	2	—	[377]
Greece	—	Efthimios Rentzias	C	2002–2003	1	—	[378]
Greece	—	Vassilis Spanoulis	G	2006–2007	1	—	[379]
Greece	Soviet Union (now  Georgia)	Jake Tsakalidis	C	2000–2007	7	Born in Soviet Union (now Georgia),[F] represented Greece internationally.[380]	[381]
Guinea	—	Mamadi Diakite	F	2020–2024	4	—	[382]
Guyana	—	Rawle Marshall	G/F	2005–2007	2	—	[383]
Guyana	—	Jason Miskiri	G	1999	1	—	[384]
Haiti	—	Yvon Joseph	C	1985	1	—	[385]
Haiti	—	Skal Labissière	C	2016–2020	4	—	[386]
Haiti	—	Olden Polynice	C/F	1987–2001; 2003–2004	15	Born in Haiti, grew up in the United States.[387]	[388]
Hungary	—	Kornél Dávid	F	1999–2001	3	—	[389]
Iceland	—	Pétur Guðmundsson	C	1981–1982; 1986–1989	5	First European NBA player who took up the game while growing up in his own homeland.[390]	[391]
Iran	—	Hamed Haddadi	C	2008–2013	5	—	[392]
Ireland	—	Pat Burke	C/F	2002–2003; 2005–2007	3	—	[393]
Israel	—	Deni Avdija*	F	2020–present	5	Born in Israel by Serbian father.[394]	[395]
Israel	—	Omri Casspi	F	2009–2019	10	—	[396]
Israel	—	T. J. Leaf	F	2017–2021	4	Born in Israel to American-born/ Israeli-naturalized parents, previously represented the United States at youth level,[397] represents Israel internationally.[398]	[399]
Israel	—	Gal Mekel	G	2013–2014	2	—	[400]
Italy	—	Andrea Bargnani	F	2006–2016	10	First European drafted #1 overall in the NBA draft	[401]
Italy	—	Marco Belinelli	G	2007–2020	13	—	[402]
Italy	—	Gigi Datome	F	2013–2015	2	—	[403]
Italy	—	Vincenzo Esposito	G	1995–1996	1	—	[404]
Italy	—	Simone Fontecchio*	F	2022–present	3	—	[405]