Basketball may be an American game invented by a Canadian, however, if you take a look at the current complexion of the National Basketball Association, it is clear that it is now a global phenomenon.
If you ever need a reminder, just scan the list of recent MVP winners, and you will find that an American-born player has not been crowned since James Harden in 2018-2018, with the last five trophies being collected by superstars from Greece, Serbia and Cameroon.
And with the next generation of stars on the bubble hailing from as far as Slovenia and as near as Canada, America's stranglehold on its own game has waned across the last three decades.
This dip in dominance can be traced back to the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona where Michael Jordan and his Dream Team not only took home gold but captured the imagination of aspiring hoopers from all four corners of the globe.
In 2024, there are 141 players from 46 different countries and dependencies plying their trade in the NBA - a truly amazing set of figures that show that there is no language or cultural barrier to dishing and swishing.
Comprised players born outside of the United States of America as well as those who play international basketball for other nations, here is the full list of international players currently playing in the NBA.
Angola
Bruno Fernando
Australia
Dyson Daniels
Dante Exum
Josh Giddey
Josh Green
Joe Ingles
Kyrie Irving
Jock Landale
Patty Mills
Duop Reath
Ben Simmons
Matisse Thybulle
Austria
Jakob Poeltl
Bahamas
Deandre Ayton
Eric Gordon
Buddy Hield
Belgium
Toumani Camara
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Luka Garza
Jusuf Nurkic
Brazil
Mãozinha Pereira
Gui Santos
Bulgaria
Sasha Vezenkov
Cameroon
Joel Embiid
Pascal Siakem
Canada
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Dalano Banton
RJ Barrett
Chris Boucher
Oshae Brissett
Dillon Brooks
Brandon Clarke
Lugentz Dort
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Caleb Houstan
AJ Lawson
Trey Lyles
Bennedict Mathurin
Leonard Miller
Jamal Murray
Andrew Nembhard
Kelly Olynyk
Eugene Omoruyi
Dwight Powell
Olivier-Maxence Prosper
Shaedon Sharpe
Tristan Thompson
Andrew Wiggins
China
Kyle Anderson
Croatia
Bojan Bogdanović
Luka Šamanić
Dario Šarić
Ivica Zubac
Vít Krejčí
Democratic Republic of Congo
Bismack Biyombo
Jonathan Kuminga
Oscar Tshiebwe
Dominican Republic
Chris Duarte
Al Horford
Justin Minaya
Lester Quiñones
Karl-Anthony Towns
England
OG Anunoby
Tosan Evbuomwan
Admiral Schofield
Estonia
Henri Drell
Finland
Lauri Markkanen
France
Nicolas Batum
Sidy Cissoko
Bilal Coulibaly
Moussa Diabaté
Ousmane Dieng
Evan Fournier
Rudy Gobert
Théo Maledon
Rayan Rupert
Olivier Sarr
Victor Wembanyama
Georgia
Goga Bitadze
Sandro Mamukelashvilli
Germany
Isaiah Hartenstein
Maxi Kleber
Dennis Schröder
Daniel Theis
Franz Wagner
Moritz Wagner
Duane Washington Jr.
Greece
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Thanasis Anetokounmpo
Indonesia
Marques Bolden
Israel
Deni Avdija
Italy
Simone Fontecchio
Danilo Gallinari
Reggie Jackson
Jamaica
Josh Minott
Nick Richards
Japan
Rui Hachimura
Cameron Thomas
Yuta Watanabe
Latvia
Dāvis Bertāns
Kristaps Porziņģis
Lithuania
Damontas Sabonis
Jonas Valančiūnas
Mali
Adama Sanogo
Mexico
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Montenegro
Nikola Vučević
New Zealand
Steven Adams
Nigeria
Precious Achiuwa
Udoka Azubuike
Charles Bassey
Monté Morris
Jordan Nwora
Josh Okogie
Gabe Vincent
Philippines
Jordan Clarkson
Poland
Jeremy Sochan
Portugal
Neemias Queta
Puerto Rico
Jose Alverado
Julian Strawther
Senegal
Ibou Badji
Mouhamed Gueye
Georges Niang
Serbia
Bogdan Bogdanović
Nikola Jokić
Nikola Jović
Boban Marjanović
Vasilije Micić
Aleksej Pokuševski
Tristan Vukčević
Slovenia
Vlatko Čančar
Luka Dončić
South Sudan
Bol Bol
Wenyen Gabriel
Switzerland
Clint Capela
Turkey
Onuralp Bitim
Cedi Osman
Alperen Şengün
Ömer Yurtseven
Uganda
Ish Wainwright
Ukraine
Alex Len
Svi Mykhailiuk
U.S. Virgin Islands
Nic Claxton
