A record number of players with National Basketball League (NBA) experience are competing in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup across eight cities in China.
There are currently 54 current NBA players, and a combined 103 draftees, current and former NBA players featured on national team rosters competing in this year’s edition of the World Championships, both new record highs.
Up from 45 active players during the 2014 edition held in Spain, the tournament, which tipped off last August 31, also features a record 103 combined current NBA players, NBA draftees, and players with NBA experience (up from previous high of 92).
National team rosters feature current NBA players from 21 teams, and 25 of the 32 participating national teams feature at least one current NBA player, NBA draftee or a player with NBA experience.
While replete of “major” All-Stars, the USA team still boasts of an all NBA squad, with the Boston Celtics having the most players at six, while the Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings each have five. The Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs each have four current NBA players in the tournament.
Outside of the United States, France and Serbia have the most current NBA players with five each, while Australia and Spain each feature four current NBA players.
For the first time, the FIBA Basketball World Cup will feature an expanded field of 32 teams, up from 24 in the previous three World Cups. A total of 80 national teams across four regions – Africa, Americas, Europe and Asia (including Oceania) – competed in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers.
The following is a complete list of current NBA players on 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup rosters*:
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COUNTRY |
NBA PLAYER |
NBA TEAM |
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Australia |
Aron Baynes |
Phoenix Suns |
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Australia |
Joe Ingles |
Utah Jazz |
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Australia |
Matthew Dellavedova |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
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Australia |
Patty Mills |
San Antonio Spurs |
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Brazil |
Bruno Caboclo |
Memphis Grizzlies |
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Brazil |
Cristiano Felicio |
Chicago Bulls |
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Canada |
Khem Birch |
Orlando Magic |
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Canada |
Cory Joseph |
Sacramento Kings |
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Czech Republic |
Tomáš Satoranský |
Chicago Bulls |
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France |
Nicolas Batum |
Charlotte Hornets |
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France |
Evan Fournier |
Orlando Magic |
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France |
Rudy Gobert |
Utah Jazz |
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France |
Frank Ntilikina |
New York Knicks |
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France |
Vincent Poirier |
Boston Celtics |
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Germany |
Maxi Kleber |
Dallas Mavericks |
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Germany |
Dennis Schröder |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
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Germany |
Daniel Theis |
Boston Celtics |
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Greece |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
Milwaukee Bucks |
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Greece |
Thanasis Antetokounmpo |
Milwaukee Bucks |
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Italy |
Marco Belinelli |
San Antonio Spurs |
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Italy |
Danilo Gallinari |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
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Japan |
Rui Hachimura |
Washington Wizards |
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Japan |
Yuta Watanabe** |
Memphis Grizzlies |
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Lithuania |
Domantas Sabonis |
Indiana Pacers |
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Lithuania |
Jonas Valančiūnas |
Memphis Grizzlies |
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Montenegro |
Nikola Vučević |
Orlando Magic |
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Nigeria |
Al-Farouq Aminu |
Orlando Magic |
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Nigeria |
Chimeze Metu |
San Antonio Spurs |
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Nigeria |
Josh Okogie |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
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Puerto Rico |
Isaiah Pineiro |
Sacramento Kings |
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Serbia |
Nemanja Bjelica |
Sacramento Kings |
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Serbia |
Bogdan Bogdanović |
Sacramento Kings |
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Serbia |
Mark Gudurić |
Memphis Grizzlies |
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Serbia |
Nikola Jokić |
Denver Nuggets |
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Serbia |
Boban Marjanović |
Dallas Mavericks |
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Spain |
Marc Gasol |
Toronto Raptors |
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Spain |
Willy Hernangómez |
Charlotte Hornets |
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Spain |
Juancho Hernangómez |
Denver Nuggets |
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Spain |
Ricky Rubio |
Phoenix Suns |
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Turkey |
Ersan Ilyasova |
Milwaukee Bucks |
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Turkey |
Furkan Korkmaz |
Philadelphia 76ers |
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Turkey |
Cedi Osman |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
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U.S. |
Harrison Barnes |
Sacramento Kings |
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U.S. |
Jaylen Brown |
Boston Celtics |
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U.S. |
Joe Harris |
Brooklyn Nets |
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U.S. |
Brook Lopez |
Milwaukee Bucks |
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U.S. |
Khris Middleton |
Milwaukee Bucks |
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U.S. |
Donovan Mitchell |
Utah Jazz |
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U.S. |
Mason Plumlee |
Denver Nuggets |
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U.S. |
Marcus Smart |
Boston Celtics |
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U.S. |
Jayson Tatum |
Boston Celtics |
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U.S. |
Myles Turner |
Indiana Pacers |
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U.S. |
Kemba Walker |
Boston Celtics |
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U.S. |
Derrick White |
San Antonio Spurs |
**NBA player on a two-way contract
The following is a complete list of NBA draftees whose rights are currently held by NBA teams on 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup rosters*:
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COUNTRY |
NBA PLAYER |
RIGHTS HELD BY |
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Brazil |
Marcos Louzada Silva |
New Orleans Pelicans |
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China |
Wang Zhelin |
Memphis Grizzlies |
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France |
Louis Labeyrie |
New York Knicks |
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France |
Mathias Lessort |
LA Clippers |
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Greece |
Georgios Printezis |
San Antonio Spurs |
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Lithuania |
Renaldas Seibutis |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
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Montenegro |
Bojan Dubljević |
Portland Trail Blazers |
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Serbia |
Vasilije Micić |
Philadelphia 76ers |
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Serbia |
Nikola Milutinov |
San Antonio Spurs |
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Spain |
Sergio Llull |
Houston Rockets |
The following is a complete list of players on 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup rosters who previously played in the NBA*:
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COUNTRY |
PLAYER |
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Argentina |
Nicolás Brussino |
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Argentina |
Patricio Garino |
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Argentina |
Nicolás Laprovittola |
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Argentina |
Luis Scola |
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Australia |
Andrew Bogut |
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Australia |
Mitch Creek |
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Brazil |
Leandro Barbosa |
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Brazil |
Alex Garcia |
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Brazil |
Marcelo Huertas |
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Brazil |
Anderson Varejao |
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Brazil |
Marcus Vieira de Souza |
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Canada |
Kyle Wiltjer |
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China |
Yi Jianlian |
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China |
Zhou Qi |
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Dominican Republic |
Luis David Montero |
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France |
Nando De Colo |
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France |
Axel Toupane |
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Germany |
Paul Zipser |
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Greece |
Nick Calathes |
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Greece |
Georgios Papagiannis |
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Greece |
Konstantinos Papanikolaou |
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Iran |
Hamed Haddadi |
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Italy |
Luigi Datome |
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Japan |
Nick Fazekas |
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Lithuania |
Mindaugas Kuzminskas |
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Nigeria |
Ike Diogu |
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Nigeria |
Ekpe Udoh |
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Nigeria |
Ben Uzoh |
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Philippines |
Andray Blatche |
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Puerto Rico |
Gian Clavell |
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Puerto Rico |
Renaldo Balkman |
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Russia |
Sergey Karasev |
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Senegal |
Hamady Ndiaye |
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Senegal |
Maurice Ndour |
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Serbia |
Miroslav Raduljica |
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Spain |
Víctor Claver |
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Spain |
Rudy Fernández |
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Tunisia |
Salah Mejri |
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Turkey |
Semih Erden |
*All rosters accurate as of August 31, 2019
The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup runs from August 31 across eight different cities, culminating in the Championship game to be held on September 15 in Beijing, China.
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