{"id":410080,"date":"2024-10-22T20:09:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T18:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=410080"},"modified":"2024-10-22T20:09:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T18:09:51","slug":"nba-rosters-feature-record-tying-125-international-players-from-43-countries-across-six-continents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/nba-rosters-feature-record-tying-125-international-players-from-43-countries-across-six-continents\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA rosters feature record-tying 125 international players from 43 countries across six continents"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced that a record-tying 125 international players from a record-tying 43 countries across six continents are on opening-night rosters for the 2024-25 season, including a record number of players from Australia (13), Germany (8) and Cameroon (5), and a record-tying 14 players from France and 17 from the continent of Africa.\u00a0 Opening-night rosters feature at least 120 international players for the fourth consecutive season and at least 100 international players for the 11th<\/sup>\u00a0straight season.\u00a0 All 30 NBA teams feature at least one international player.<\/p>\n

The records for international players and countries and territories represented were set at the start of the 2023-24 and 2017-18 seasons, respectively.<\/p>\n

For the 11th<\/sup>\u00a0consecutive season, Canada is the most-represented country outside of the U.S. with 21 players, followed by France, Australia, Germany and Serbia (6).\u00a0 There are 61 European players on opening-night rosters, including four members of the 2023-24 Kia All-NBA Team: 2021 NBA champion and two-time Kia NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks; Greece; ties to Nigeria), five-time NBA All-Star and All-NBA First Team member Luka Don\u010di\u0107 (Dallas Mavericks; Slovenia), 2023 NBA champion and three-time Kia NBA MVP Nikola Joki\u0107 (Denver Nuggets; Serbia), and three-time NBA All-Star Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings; Lithuania).\u00a0 The record-tying 17 players from Africa, including a record five players from Cameroon, are headlined by 2022-23 Kia NBA MVP and seven-time NBA All-Star Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers).<\/p>\n

The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Portland Trail Blazers feature a league-high seven international players each, followed by the Atlanta Hawks, Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors with six each.<\/p>\n

Below are additional international player milestones and storylines for the upcoming season:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Three international players have won the last six Kia NBA MVP Awards: Embiid (2022-23), Joki\u0107 (2023-24, 2021-22 and 2020-21) and Antetokounmpo (2019-20 and 2018-19).\u00a0 Last season also marked the third consecutive season that three international players finished top three in MVP voting: Joki\u0107, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder; Canada) and Don\u010di\u0107.\u00a0 Antetokounmpo and the Bucks visit Embiid and the 76ers on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN in the season opener for both teams.\u00a0 Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder visit Joki\u0107 and the Nuggets on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 10 p.m. ET on TNT in the season opener for both teams.<\/p>\n

\u2022 There are 15 international players on opening-night rosters who have been NBA All-Stars: Antetokounmpo, Don\u010di\u0107, Embiid, Gilgeous-Alexander, Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves; France), Al Horford (Boston Celtics; Dominican Republic), Kyrie Irving (Mavericks; Australia), Joki\u0107, Lauri Markkanen (Utah Jazz; Finland), Kristaps Porzi\u0146\u0123is (Celtics; Latvia), Sabonis, Pascal Siakam (Indiana Pacers; Cameroon), Ben Simmons (Brooklyn Nets; Australia), Nikola Vu\u010devi\u0107 (Chicago Bulls; Montenegro) and Andrew Wiggins (Golden State Warriors; Canada).<\/p>\n

\u2022 At least five international players have made the Kia All-NBA Team each season since 2018-19.<\/p>\n

\u2022 As part of the\u00a02024-25 NBA GM Survey<\/a>, Gilgeous-Alexander (No. 1), Don\u010di\u0107 (No. 2), and Embiid and Joki\u0107 (T- No. 3 with the Celtics\u2019 Jayson Tatum) were voted as the players most likely to win the 2024-25 Kia NBA MVP Award (40%, 30% and 7% of votes, respectively).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Four international players were voted as the players GMs would most want to sign if they were starting a franchise today: 2023-24 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs; France; ties to the Democratic Republic of the Congo; 77% of votes), Gilgeous-Alexander (10% of votes), Joki\u0107 (10% of votes) and Don\u010di\u0107 (3% of votes).\u00a0 Wembanyama and the Spurs visit Don\u010di\u0107 and the Mavericks on Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT in the season opener for both teams.<\/p>\n

\u2022 There are also a number of American players with ties to other countries as well as more than 35 players with at least one parent from an African country.\u00a0 Among the American players with ties to other countries are Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat; ties to Nigeria), Jalen Green (Rockets; ties to the Philippines), Karl-Anthony Towns (New York Knicks; ties to the Dominican Republic) and Jaylin Williams (Thunder; ties to Vietnam).<\/p>\n

The 79th<\/sup>\u00a0NBA regular season tips off tonight with a doubleheader on TNT and will reach fans in 214 countries and territories in 60 languages through the league\u2019s broadcast partners around the world and NBA League Pass, the league\u2019s premium live game subscription service available via the NBA App.\u00a0 In the first game, Horford and the defending NBA champion Celtics will receive their championship rings before hosting OG Anunoby (United Kingdom; ties to Nigeria), Towns and the Knicks (7:30 p.m. ET).\u00a0 In the second game, Gobert and the Timberwolves visit Rui Hachimura (Japan) and the Los Angeles Lakers (10 p.m. ET).<\/p>\n

Below is the full list of international players on 2024-25 opening-night rosters (active and inactive):<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Country<\/strong><\/td>\nName<\/strong><\/td>\nTeam<\/strong><\/td>\nTies<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Angola<\/strong><\/td>\nBruno Fernando<\/td>\nToronto Raptors<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/strong><\/td>\nDyson Daniels<\/td>\nAtlanta Hawks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/strong><\/td>\nBen Simmons<\/td>\nBrooklyn Nets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/strong><\/td>\nJosh Green<\/td>\nCharlotte Hornets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/strong><\/td>\nJosh Giddey<\/td>\nChicago Bulls<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/strong><\/td>\nLuke Travers*<\/td>\nCleveland Cavaliers<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/strong><\/td>\nDant\u00e9 Exum<\/td>\nDallas Mavericks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/strong><\/td>\nKyrie Irving<\/td>\nDallas Mavericks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/strong><\/td>\nJack McVeigh*<\/td>\nHouston Rockets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/strong><\/td>\nJock Landale<\/td>\nHouston Rockets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/strong><\/td>\nJohnny Furphy<\/td>\nIndiana Pacers<\/td>\nTies to Papua New Guinea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/strong><\/td>\nJoe Ingles<\/td>\nMinnesota Timberwolves<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/strong><\/td>\nAlex Ducas*<\/td>\nOklahoma City Thunder<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/strong><\/td>\nPatty Mills<\/td>\nUtah Jazz<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austria<\/strong><\/td>\nJakob Poeltl<\/td>\nToronto Raptors<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bahamas<\/strong><\/td>\nBuddy Hield<\/td>\nGolden State Warriors<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bahamas<\/strong><\/td>\nKai Jones*<\/td>\nLA Clippers<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bahamas<\/strong><\/td>\nDeandre Ayton<\/td>\nPortland Trail Blazers<\/td>\nTies to Nigeria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belgium<\/strong><\/td>\nAjay Mitchell*<\/td>\nOklahoma City Thunder<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belgium<\/strong><\/td>\nToumani Camara<\/td>\nPortland Trail Blazers<\/td>\nTies to Mali<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong><\/td>\nKarlo Matkovi\u0107<\/td>\nNew Orleans Pelicans<\/td>\nTies to Croatia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong><\/td>\nJusuf Nurki\u0107<\/td>\nPhoenix Suns<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brazil<\/strong><\/td>\nGui Santos<\/td>\nGolden State Warriors<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroon<\/strong><\/td>\nPascal Siakam<\/td>\nIndiana Pacers<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroon<\/strong><\/td>\nChristian Koloko*<\/td>\nLos Angeles Lakers<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroon<\/strong><\/td>\nYves Missi<\/td>\nNew Orleans Pelicans<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroon<\/strong><\/td>\nJoel Embiid<\/td>\nPhiladelphia 76ers<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroon<\/strong><\/td>\nUlrich Chomche*<\/td>\nToronto Raptors<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nTristan Thompson<\/td>\nCleveland Cavaliers<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nDwight Powell<\/td>\nDallas Mavericks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nOlivier-Maxence Prosper<\/td>\nDallas Mavericks<\/td>\nTies to Haiti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nJamal Murray<\/td>\nDenver Nuggets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nAndrew Wiggins<\/td>\nGolden State Warriors<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nDillon Brooks<\/td>\nHouston Rockets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nAndrew Nembhard<\/td>\nIndiana Pacers<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nBennedict Mathurin<\/td>\nIndiana Pacers<\/td>\nTies to Haiti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nBrandon Clarke<\/td>\nMemphis Grizzlies<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nZach Edey<\/td>\nMemphis Grizzlies<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nLeonard Miller<\/td>\nMinnesota Timberwolves<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nNickeil Alexander-Walker<\/td>\nMinnesota Timberwolves<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nLuguentz Dort<\/td>\nOklahoma City Thunder<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nCaleb Houstan<\/td>\nOrlando Magic<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nCory Joseph<\/td>\nOrlando Magic<\/td>\nTies to Trinidad and Tobago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nDalano Banton<\/td>\nPortland Trail Blazers<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nShaedon Sharpe<\/td>\nPortland Trail Blazers<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nTrey Lyles<\/td>\nSacramento Kings<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nKelly Olynyk<\/td>\nToronto Raptors<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nRJ Barrett<\/td>\nToronto Raptors<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/td>\nShai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/td>\nOklahoma City Thunder<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
China<\/strong><\/td>\nCui Yongxi*<\/td>\nBrooklyn Nets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Croatia<\/strong><\/td>\nBojan Bogdanovi\u0107<\/td>\nBrooklyn Nets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Croatia<\/strong><\/td>\nDario \u0160ari\u0107<\/td>\nDenver Nuggets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Croatia<\/strong><\/td>\nIvica Zubac<\/td>\nLA Clippers<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Czech Republic<\/strong><\/td>\nV\u00edt Krej\u010d\u00ed<\/td>\nAtlanta Hawks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/strong><\/td>\nJonathan Kuminga<\/td>\nGolden State Warriors<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/strong><\/td>\nOscar Tshiebwe*<\/td>\nUtah Jazz<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dominican Republic<\/strong><\/td>\nAl Horford<\/td>\nBoston Celtics<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dominican Republic<\/strong><\/td>\nChris Duarte<\/td>\nChicago Bulls<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finland<\/strong><\/td>\nLauri Markkanen<\/td>\nUtah Jazz<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/strong><\/td>\nZaccharie Risacher<\/td>\nAtlanta Hawks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/strong><\/td>\nMoussa Diabat\u00e9*<\/td>\nCharlotte Hornets<\/td>\nTies to Guinea and Mali<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/strong><\/td>\nTidjane Sala\u00fcn<\/td>\nCharlotte Hornets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/strong><\/td>\nNicolas Batum<\/td>\nLA Clippers<\/td>\nTies to Cameroon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/strong><\/td>\nArmel Traor\u00e9*<\/td>\nLos Angeles Lakers<\/td>\nTies to Mali<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/strong><\/td>\nRudy Gobert<\/td>\nMinnesota Timberwolves<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/strong><\/td>\nPac\u00f4me Dadiet<\/td>\nNew York Knicks<\/td>\nTies to C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/strong><\/td>\nOusmane Dieng<\/td>\nOklahoma City Thunder<\/td>\nTies to Senegal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/strong><\/td>\nGuerschon Yabusele<\/td>\nPhiladelphia 76ers<\/td>\nTies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/strong><\/td>\nRayan Rupert<\/td>\nPortland Trail Blazers<\/td>\nTies to Morocco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/strong><\/td>\nSidy Cissoko<\/td>\nSan Antonio Spurs<\/td>\nTies to Senegal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/strong><\/td>\nVictor Wembanyama<\/td>\nSan Antonio Spurs<\/td>\nTies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/strong><\/td>\nAlex Sarr<\/td>\nWashington Wizards<\/td>\nTies to Senegal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/strong><\/td>\nBilal Coulibaly<\/td>\nWashington Wizards<\/td>\nTies to Mali<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/strong><\/td>\nGoga Bitadze<\/td>\nOrlando Magic<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/strong><\/td>\nSandro Mamukelashvili<\/td>\nSan Antonio Spurs<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/strong><\/td>\nDennis Schr\u00f6der<\/td>\nBrooklyn Nets<\/td>\nTies to The Gambia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/strong><\/td>\nMaxi Kleber<\/td>\nDallas Mavericks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/strong><\/td>\nDaniel Theis<\/td>\nNew Orleans Pelicans<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/strong><\/td>\nAriel Hukporti*<\/td>\nNew York Knicks<\/td>\nTies to Togo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/strong><\/td>\nIsaiah Hartenstein<\/td>\nOklahoma City Thunder<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/strong><\/td>\nTristan da Silva<\/td>\nOrlando Magic<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/strong><\/td>\nFranz Wagner<\/td>\nOrlando Magic<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Germany<\/strong><\/td>\nMoritz Wagner<\/td>\nOrlando Magic<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greece<\/strong><\/td>\nGiannis Antetokounmpo<\/td>\nMilwaukee Bucks<\/td>\nTies to Nigeria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Israel<\/strong><\/td>\nDeni Avdija<\/td>\nPortland Trail Blazers<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italy<\/strong><\/td>\nSimone Fontecchio<\/td>\nDetroit Pistons<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jamaica<\/strong><\/td>\nNick Richards<\/td>\nCharlotte Hornets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japan<\/strong><\/td>\nRui Hachimura<\/td>\nLos Angeles Lakers<\/td>\nTies to Benin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japan<\/strong><\/td>\nYuki Kawamura*<\/td>\nMemphis Grizzlies<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latvia<\/strong><\/td>\nKristaps Porzi\u0146\u0123is<\/td>\nBoston Celtics<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lithuania<\/strong><\/td>\nDomantas Sabonis<\/td>\nSacramento Kings<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lithuania<\/strong><\/td>\nJonas Valan\u010di\u016bnas<\/td>\nWashington Wizards<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mali<\/strong><\/td>\nAdama Sanogo*<\/td>\nChicago Bulls<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mali<\/strong><\/td>\nN\u2019Faly Dante*<\/td>\nHouston Rockets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montenegro<\/strong><\/td>\nNikola Vu\u010devi\u0107<\/td>\nChicago Bulls<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Netherlands<\/strong><\/td>\nQuinten Post*<\/td>\nGolden State Warriors<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Netherlands<\/strong><\/td>\nJesse Edwards*<\/td>\nMinnesota Timberwolves<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Zealand<\/strong><\/td>\nSteven Adams<\/td>\nHouston Rockets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/strong><\/td>\nPrecious Achiuwa<\/td>\nNew York Knicks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/strong><\/td>\nAdem Bona<\/td>\nPhiladelphia 76ers<\/td>\nTies to Turkey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/strong><\/td>\nJosh Okogie<\/td>\nPhoenix Suns<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/strong><\/td>\nCharles Bassey<\/td>\nSan Antonio Spurs<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portugal<\/strong><\/td>\nNeemias Queta<\/td>\nBoston Celtics<\/td>\nTies to Guinea-Bissau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senegal<\/strong><\/td>\nMouhamed Gueye<\/td>\nAtlanta Hawks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serbia<\/strong><\/td>\nBogdan Bogdanovi\u0107<\/td>\nAtlanta Hawks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serbia<\/strong><\/td>\nVasilije Mici\u0107<\/td>\nCharlotte Hornets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serbia<\/strong><\/td>\nNikola Joki\u0107<\/td>\nDenver Nuggets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serbia<\/strong><\/td>\nNikola Jovi\u0107<\/td>\nMiami Heat<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serbia<\/strong><\/td>\nNikola Topi\u0107<\/td>\nOklahoma City Thunder<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serbia<\/strong><\/td>\nTristan Vuk\u010devi\u0107<\/td>\nWashington Wizards<\/td>\nTies to Sweden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slovenia<\/strong><\/td>\nVlatko \u010can\u010dar<\/td>\nDenver Nuggets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slovenia<\/strong><\/td>\nLuka Don\u010di\u0107<\/td>\nDallas Mavericks<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Sudan<\/strong><\/td>\nDuop Reath<\/td>\nPortland Trail Blazers<\/td>\nTies to Australia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spain<\/strong><\/td>\nSanti Aldama<\/td>\nMemphis Grizzlies<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Lucia<\/strong><\/td>\nChris Boucher<\/td>\nToronto Raptors<\/td>\nTies to Canada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sudan<\/strong><\/td>\nBol Bol<\/td>\nPhoenix Suns<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sweden<\/strong><\/td>\nBobi Klintman<\/td>\nDetroit Pistons<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sweden<\/strong><\/td>\nPelle Larsson<\/td>\nMiami Heat<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Switzerland<\/strong><\/td>\nClint Capela<\/td>\nAtlanta Hawks<\/td>\nTies to Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Switzerland<\/strong><\/td>\nKyshawn George<\/td>\nWashington Wizards<\/td>\nTies to Canada and France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkey<\/strong><\/td>\nAlperen Sengun<\/td>\nHouston Rockets<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ukraine<\/strong><\/td>\nAlex Len<\/td>\nSacramento Kings<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ukraine<\/strong><\/td>\nSvi Mykhailiuk<\/td>\nUtah Jazz<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Kingdom<\/strong><\/td>\nOG Anunoby<\/td>\nNew York Knicks<\/td>\nTies to Nigeria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Kingdom<\/strong><\/td>\nJeremy Sochan<\/td>\nSan Antonio Spurs<\/td>\nTies to Poland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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The NBA today announced that a record-tying 125 international players from 43 countries are on opening-night rosters for the 2024-25 season, including a record number of players from Australia (13), Germany (8) and Cameroon (5), and a record-tying 14 players from France and 17\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/jNpNqZGxjU<\/a><\/p>\n

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