NBA players at 2019 Fiba Basketball World Cup

Record Number of Nba Players To Compete In 2019 Fiba Basketball World Cup

A record 54 current NBA players will be featured on national team rosters at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, up from 45 in 2014. 

The tournament, which tipped off Saturday, Aug. 31, will feature a record 103 combined current NBA players, NBA draftees, and players with NBA experience, up from 92 in 2014.

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.

The Boston Celtics have six current NBA players in the tournament, 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.

There are more than 50 former Basketball Without Borders (BWB) campers on national team rosters, including 11 current NBA players.  BWB is the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program that has been conducted annually since 2001 and has seen 69 former campers drafted into the NBA or signed as free agents.

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 (which includes 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*:

 

COUNTRY
 

NBA PLAYER
 

NBA TEAM
 

Australia
 

Aron Baynes
 

Phoenix Suns
 

Australia
 

Joe Ingles
 

Utah Jazz
 

Australia
 

Matthew Dellavedova
 

Cleveland Cavaliers
 

Australia
 

Patty Mills
 

San Antonio Spurs
 

Brazil
 

Bruno Caboclo
 

Memphis Grizzlies
 

Brazil
 

Cristiano Felicio
 

Chicago Bulls
 

Canada
 

Khem Birch
 

Orlando Magic
 

Canada
 

Cory Joseph
 

Sacramento Kings
 

Czech Republic
 

Tomáš Satoranský
 

Chicago Bulls
 

France
 

Nicolas Batum
 

Charlotte Hornets
 

France
 

Evan Fournier
 

Orlando Magic
 

France
 

Rudy Gobert
 

Utah Jazz
 

France
 

Frank Ntilikina
 

New York Knicks
 

France
 

Vincent Poirier
 

Boston Celtics
 

Germany
 

Maxi Kleber
 

Dallas Mavericks
 

Germany
 

Dennis Schröder
 

Oklahoma City Thunder
 

Germany
 

Daniel Theis
 

Boston Celtics
 

Greece
 

Giannis Antetokounmpo
 

Milwaukee Bucks
 

Greece
 

Thanasis Antetokounmpo
 

Milwaukee Bucks
 

Italy
 

Marco Belinelli
 

San Antonio Spurs
 

Italy
 

Danilo Gallinari
 

Oklahoma City Thunder
 

Japan
 

Rui Hachimura
 

Washington Wizards
 

Japan
 

Yuta Watanabe**
 

Memphis Grizzlies
 

Lithuania
 

Domantas Sabonis
 

Indiana Pacers
 

Lithuania
 

Jonas Valančiūnas
 

Memphis Grizzlies
 

Montenegro
 

Nikola Vučević
 

Orlando Magic
 

Nigeria
 

Al-Farouq Aminu
 

Orlando Magic
 

Nigeria
 

Chimeze Metu
 

San Antonio Spurs
 

Nigeria
 

Josh Okogie
 

Minnesota Timberwolves
 

Puerto Rico
 

Isaiah Pineiro
 

Sacramento Kings
 

Serbia
 

Nemanja Bjelica
 

Sacramento Kings
 

Serbia
 

Bogdan Bogdanović
 

Sacramento Kings
 

Serbia
 

Mark Gudurić
 

Memphis Grizzlies
 

Serbia
 

Nikola Jokić
 

Denver Nuggets
 

Serbia
 

Boban Marjanović
 

Dallas Mavericks
 

Spain
 

Marc Gasol
 

Toronto Raptors
 

Spain
 

Willy Hernangómez
 

Charlotte Hornets
 

Spain
 

Juancho Hernangómez
 

Denver Nuggets
 

Spain
 

Ricky Rubio
 

Phoenix Suns
 

Turkey
 

Ersan Ilyasova
 

Milwaukee Bucks
 

Turkey
 

Furkan Korkmaz
 

Philadelphia 76ers
 

Turkey
 

Cedi Osman
 

Cleveland Cavaliers
 

U.S.
 

Harrison Barnes
 

Sacramento Kings
 

U.S.
 

Jaylen Brown
 

Boston Celtics
 

U.S.
 

Joe Harris
 

Brooklyn Nets
 

U.S.
 

Brook Lopez
 

Milwaukee Bucks
 

U.S.
 

Khris Middleton
 

Milwaukee Bucks
 

U.S.
 

Donovan Mitchell
 

Utah Jazz
 

U.S.
 

Mason Plumlee
 

Denver Nuggets
 

U.S.
 

Marcus Smart
 

Boston Celtics
 

U.S.
 

Jayson Tatum
 

Boston Celtics
 

U.S.
 

Myles Turner
 

Indiana Pacers
 

U.S.
 

Kemba Walker
 

Boston Celtics
 

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*:
 

COUNTRY
 

NBA PLAYER
 

RIGHTS HELD BY
 

Brazil
 

Marcos Louzada Silva
 

New Orleans Pelicans
 

China
 

Wang Zhelin
 

Memphis Grizzlies
 

France
 

Louis Labeyrie
 

New York Knicks
 

France
 

Mathias Lessort
 

LA Clippers
 

Greece
 

Georgios Printezis
 

San Antonio Spurs
 

Lithuania
 

Renaldas Seibutis
 

Cleveland Cavaliers
 

Montenegro
 

Bojan Dubljević
 

Portland Trail Blazers
 

Serbia
 

Vasilije Micić
 

Philadelphia 76ers
 

Serbia
 

Nikola Milutinov
 

San Antonio Spurs
 

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*:
 

COUNTRY
 

PLAYER
 

Argentina
 

Nicolás Brussino
 

Argentina
 

Patricio Garino
 

Argentina
 

Nicolás Laprovittola
 

Argentina
 

Luis Scola
 

Australia
 

Andrew Bogut
 

Australia
 

Mitch Creek
 

Brazil
 

Leandro Barbosa
 

Brazil
 

Alex Garcia
 

Brazil
 

Marcelo Huertas
 

Brazil
 

Anderson Varejao
 

Brazil
 

Marcus Vieira de Souza
 

Canada
 

Kyle Wiltjer
 

China
 

Yi Jianlian
 

China
 

Zhou Qi
 

Dominican Republic
 

Luis David Montero
 

France
 

Nando De Colo
 

France
 

Axel Toupane
 

Germany
 

Paul Zipser
 

Greece
 

Nick Calathes
 

Greece
 

Georgios Papagiannis
 

Greece
 

Konstantinos Papanikolaou
 

Iran
 

Hamed Haddadi
 

Italy
 

Luigi Datome
 

Japan
 

Nick Fazekas
 

Lithuania
 

Mindaugas Kuzminskas
 

Nigeria
 

Ike Diogu
 

Nigeria
 

Ekpe Udoh
 

Nigeria
 

Ben Uzoh
 

Philippines
 

Andray Blatche
 

Puerto Rico
 

Gian Clavell
 

Puerto Rico
 

Renaldo Balkman
 

Russia
 

Sergey Karasev
 

Senegal
 

Hamady Ndiaye
 

Senegal
 

Maurice Ndour
 

Serbia
 

Miroslav Raduljica
 

Spain
 

Víctor Claver
 

Spain
 

Rudy Fernández
 

Tunisia
 

Salah Mejri
 

Turkey
 

Semih Erden
 

*As of August 31, 2019 (all rosters subject to change)
 

 

 

 
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