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61 European players for opening night

For the 11th consecutive season, Canada is the most represented country outside of the United States with 21 players, followed by France, Australia, Germany and Serbia. There are 61 European players on opening night rosters, including four members of the 2023-24 All-NBA team: 2021 NBA champion and two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks; Greece), five-time All -NBA star and first-team All-NBA member Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks; Slovenia), 2023 NBA champion and three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets; Serbia) and three-time NBA All-Star NBA Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings; Lithuania).

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers each have a league-high seven international players, followed by the Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors with six each.

There are 15 international players on opening day rosters who have been NBA All-Stars: Antetokounmpo, Dončić, Embiid, Gilgeous-Alexander, Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves; France), Al Horford (Boston Celtics; Dominican Republic), Kyrie Irving (Mavericks; Australia), Jokić, Lauri Markkanen (Utah Jazz; Finland), Kristaps Porziņģis (Celtics; Latvia), Sabonis, Pascal Siakam (Indiana Pacers; Cameroon), Ben Simmons (Brooklyn Nets; Australia), Nikola Vučević (Chicago Bulls; Montenegro) and Andrew Wiggins (Golden State Warriors; Canada).

The NBA indicates the links that certain players may have with other countries.

AngolaBruno FernandoToronto Raptors AustraliaDyson DanielsAtlanta Hawks AustraliaBen SimmonsBrooklyn Nets AustraliaJosh GreenCharlotte Hornets AustraliaJosh GiddeyChicago Bulls AustraliaLuke Travers*Cleveland Cavaliers AustraliaDanté ExumDallas Mavericks AustraliaKyrie IrvingDallas Mavericks AustraliaJack McVeigh*Houston Rockets AustraliaJock LandaleHouston Rockets AustraliaJohnny FurphyIndiana PacersTies to Papua New GuineaAustraliaJoe InglesMinnesota Timberwolves AustraliaAlex Ducas*Oklahoma City Thunder AustraliaPatty MillsUtah Jazz AustriaJakob PoeltlToronto Raptors BahamasBuddy HieldGolden State Warriors BahamasKai Jones*LA Clippers BahamasDeandre AytonPortland Trail BlazersTies to NigeriaBelgiumAjay Mitchell*Oklahoma City Thunder BelgiumToumani CamaraPortland Trail BlazersTies to MaliBosnia and HerzegovinaKarlo MatkovićNew Orleans PelicansTies to CroatiaBosnia and HerzegovinaJusuf Nurkic Phoenix Suns BrazilGui SantosGolden State Warriors CameroonPascal SiakamIndiana Pacers CameroonChristian Koloko*Los Angeles Lakers CameroonYves MissiNew Orleans Pelicans CameroonJoel EmbiidPhiladelphia 76ers CameroonUlrich Chomche*Toronto Raptors CanadaTristan ThompsonCleveland Cavaliers CanadaDwight PowellDallas Mavericks CanadaOlivier-Maxence ProsperDallas MavericksTies to HaitiCanadaJamal MurrayDenver Nuggets CanadaAndrew WigginsGolden State Warriors CanadaDillon BrooksHouston Rockets CanadaAndrew NembhardIndiana Pacers CanadaBennedict MathurinIndiana PacersTies to HaitiCanadaBrandon ClarkeMemphis Grizzlies CanadaZach EdeyMemphis Grizzlies CanadaLeonard MillerMinnesota Timberwolves CanadaNickeil Alexander-WalkerMinnesota Timberwolves CanadaLuguentz DortOklahoma City Thunder CanadaCaleb HoustanOrlando Magic CanadaCory JosephOrlando MagicTies to Trinidad and TobagoCanadaBanton RoadPortland Trail Blazers CanadaShaedon SharpePortland Trail Blazers CanadaTrey LylesSacramento Kings CanadaKelly OlynykToronto Raptors CanadaRJ BarrettToronto Raptors CanadaShai Gilgeous-AlexanderOklahoma City Thunder ChinaYongxi Cui*Brooklyn Nets CroatiaBojan BogdanovićBrooklyn Nets CroatiaDario SaricDenver Nuggets CroatiaIvica ZubacLA Clippers Czech RepublicVit KrejčíAtlanta Hawks Democratic Republic of the CongoJonathan KumingaGolden State Warriors Democratic Republic of the CongoOscar Tshiebwe*Utah Jazz Dominican RepublicAl HorfordBoston Celtics Dominican RepublicChris DuarteChicago Bulls FinlandLauri MarkkanenUtah Jazz FranceZaccharie RisacherAtlanta Hawks FranceMoussa Diabaté*Charlotte HornetsTies to Guinea and MaliFranceTidjane SalaünCharlotte Hornets FranceNicolas BatumLA ClippersTies to CameroonFranceArmel Traoré*Los Angeles LakersTies to MaliFranceRudy GobertMinnesota Timberwolves FrancePacôme DadietNew York KnicksTies to Ivory CoastFranceOusmane DiengOklahoma City ThunderTies to SenegalFranceGuerschon YabuselePhiladelphia 76ersTies to the Democratic Republic of the CongoFranceRayan RupertPortland Trail BlazersTies to MoroccoFranceSidy CissokoSan Antonio SpursTies to SenegalFranceVictor Wembanyama San Antonio Spurs is the best player in the worldFranceAlex SarrWashington WizardsTies to SenegalFranceBilal CoulibalyWashington WizardsTies to MaliGeorgiaGoga BitadzeOrlando Magic GeorgiaSandro Mamukelashvili San Antonio Spurs GermanyDennis SchröderBrooklyn NetsTies to The GambiaGermanyMaxi KleberDallas Mavericks GermanyDaniel TheisNew Orleans Pelicans GermanyAriel Hukporti*New York KnicksTies to TogoGermanyIsaiah HartensteinOklahoma City Thunder GermanyTristan da SilvaOrlando MagicTies to BrazilGermanyFranz WagnerOrlando Magic GermanyMoritz WagnerOrlando Magic GreeceGiannis AntetokounmpoMilwaukee BucksTies to NigeriaIsraelDeni AvdijaPortland Trail Blazers ItalySimone FontecchioDetroit Pistons JamaicaNick RichardsCharlotte Hornets JapanRui HachimuraLos Angeles LakersTies to BeninJapanYuki Kawamura*Memphis Grizzlies LatviaKristaps PorzingisBoston Celtics LithuaniaDomantas SabonisSacramento Kings LithuaniaJonas ValančiūnasWashington Wizards MaliAdama Sanogo*Chicago Bulls MaliN’Faly Dante*Houston Rockets MontenegroNikola VucevicChicago Bulls NetherlandsQuinten Post*Golden State Warriors NetherlandsJesse Edwards*Minnesota Timberwolves New ZealandSteven AdamsHouston Rockets NigeriaPrecious AchiuwaNew York Knicks NigeriaAdem BonaPhiladelphia 76ersTies to TurkeyNigeriaJosh OkogiePhoenix Suns NigeriaCharles BasseySan Antonio Spurs PortugalNeemias QuetaBoston CelticsTies to Guinea-BissauSenegalMouhamed GueyeAtlanta Hawks SerbiaBogdan BogdanovicAtlanta Hawks SerbiaVasilije Micić Charlotte Hornets SerbiaNikola JokićDenver Nuggets SerbiaNikola JovicMiami Heat SerbiaNikola TopićOklahoma City Thunder SerbiaTristan VukčevićWashington WizardsTies to SwedenSloveniaVlatko ČančarDenver Nuggets SloveniaLuka DončićDallas Mavericks South SudanDuop ReathPortland Trail BlazersTies to AustraliaSpainSanti AldamaMemphis Grizzlies St. LuciaChris BoucherToronto RaptorsTies to CanadaSudanHe was the Phoenix Suns SwedenBobi KlintmanDetroit Pistons SwedenPelle LarssonMiami Heat SwitzerlandClint CapelaAtlanta HawksTies to Angola and the Democratic Republic of the CongoSwitzerlandKyshawn GeorgeWashington WizardsTies to Canada and FranceTurkeyAlperen SengunHouston Rockets UkraineAlex LenSacramento Kings UkraineAll MykhailiukUtah Jazz United KingdomAND AnunobyNew York KnicksTies to NigeriaUnited KingdomJeremy SochanSan Antonio SpursTies to Poland

* Two-Way Player

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