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Independent News Express > Blog > Uncategorized > Record 55 NBA Stars To Compete in 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
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Record 55 NBA Stars To Compete in 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup

Last updated: 2023/08/25 at 2:46 PM
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 A record 55 current NBA players are featured on national team rosters for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, which will be held in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia from Friday, Aug. 25 – Sunday, Sept. 10, up from 54 in 2019.

The tournament will feature a record 106 combined current NBA players, NBA draftees, and players with NBA experience, up from 103 in 2019.

Twenty-seven of the 32 participating national teams have at least one current NBA player, NBA draftee or a player with NBA experience, and national team rosters include 10 former NBA All-Stars: Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves; USA), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder; Canada), Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks; Slovenia), Rudy Gobert (Timberwolves; France), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers; USA), Brandon Ingram (New Orleans Pelicans; USA), Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies; USA), Lauri Markkanen (Utah Jazz; Finland), Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves; Dominican Republic) and Nikola Vučević (Chicago Bulls; Montenegro).

Outside of the United States, which features a tournament-high 12 NBA players, Australia has the most current NBA players (nine), followed by Canada (seven) and Germany (four).

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Additional NBA stats and storylines for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 include:

  • Twenty-four NBA teams are represented on national team rosters, with the Orlando Magic, Jazz, Thunder and Timberwolves each featuring a league-high five players in the tournament, while the New York Knicks and Mavericks each have four players in the tournament.
  • There are 54 players with NBA G League experience on national team rosters.
  • The tournament features 16 players who have participated over the first three seasons of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), including 2023 BAL MVP Nuni Omot, who led Al Ahly (Egypt) to the 2023 BAL Championship after helping his native South Sudan qualify for the country’s first-ever appearance in the FIBA Basketball World Cup. The BAL is a professional league operated by the NBA and FIBA that features 12 club teams from across Africa and completed its third season in May 2023.
  • Australia National Team and former NBA Global Academy teammates Josh Giddey (Thunder) and Dyson Daniels (Pelicans), current NBA Academy Africa student-athlete Khaman Maluach (South Sudan), NBA Global Academy graduate Cui Yongxi (China) and NBA Academy Latin

America participant Jean Montero (Dominican Republic) are poised to become the first current and former NBA Academy student-athletes to compete in the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

  • There are 87 former Basketball Without Borders (BWB) campers on national team rosters. BWB is the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program that has been conducted annually since 2001 and has seen 112 former campers advance to the NBA or WNBA.

A total of 80 national teams across four regions – Africa, Americas, Europe and Asia (which includes Oceania) – competed in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers.

New this year, the NBA App and NBA.com will carry FIBA’s digital platform, “Courtside 1891,” allowing fans in 20 countries and territories to purchase the FIBA World Cup Pass and watch the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. Beginning with the opening games on Aug. 25 and continuing through the Final on Sept. 10, Courtside 1891’s FIBA World Cup Pass will offer fans access to live and on-demand games, extended highlights and top plays. Courtside 1891’s FIBA World Cup Pass is available for purchase at NBA.com/WorldCup (https://apo-opa.info/452mF3W), and the complete game schedule is available at NBA.com/FIBA (https://apo-opa.info/47rEN9e).

The following is a complete list of current NBA players on FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 rosters*:

COUNTRY
 
NBA PLAYER
 
NBA TEAM
 
Angola
 
Bruno Fernando
 
Atlanta Hawks
 
Australia
 
Patty Mills
 
Atlanta Hawks
 
Australia
 
Josh Green
 
Dallas Mavericks
 
Australia
 
Jack White
 
Oklahoma City Thunder
 
Australia
 
Joe Ingles
 
Orlando Magic
 
Australia
 
Dyson Daniels
 
New Orleans Pelicans
 
Australia
 
Josh Giddey
 
Oklahoma City Thunder
 
Australia
 
Matisse Thybulle
 
Portland Trail Blazers
 
Australia
 
Xavier Cooks
 
Washington Wizards
 
Australia
 
Dante Exum
 
Dallas Mavericks
 
Canada
 
Dwight Powell
 
Dallas Mavericks
 
Canada
 
Luguentz Dort
 
Oklahoma City Thunder
 
Canada
 
Dillon Brooks
 
Houston Rockets
 
Canada
 
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
 
Minnesota Timberwolves
 
Canada
 
RJ Barrett
 
New York Knicks
 
Canada
 
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
 
Oklahoma City Thunder
 
Canada
 
Kelly Olynyk
 
Utah Jazz
 
China
 
Kyle Anderson
 
Minnesota Timberwolves
 
Dominican Republic
 
Lester Quiñones
 
Golden State Warriors
 
Dominican Republic
 
Karl-Anthony Towns
 
Minnesota Timberwolves
 
Finland
 
Lauri Markkanen
 
Utah Jazz
 
France
 
Nicolas Batum
 
LA Clippers
 
France
 
Rudy Gobert
 
Minnesota Timberwolves
 
France
 
Evan Fournier
 
New York Knicks
 
Georgia
 
Goga Bitadze
 
Orlando Magic
 
Georgia
 
Sandro Mamukelashvili
 
San Antonio Spurs
 
Germany
 
Daniel Theis
 
Indiana Pacers
 
Germany
 
Franz Wagner
 
Orlando Magic
 
Germany
 
Moritz Wagner
 
Orlando Magic
 
Germany
 
Dennis Schroder
 
Toronto Raptors
 
Greece
 
Thanasis Antetokounmpo
 
Milwaukee Bucks
 
Italy
 
Simone Fontecchio
 
Utah Jazz
 
Japan
 
Yuta Watanabe
 
Phoenix Suns
 
Latvia
 
Dāvis Bertāns
 
Oklahoma City Thunder
 
Lithuania
 
Jonas Valančiūnas
 
New Orleans Pelicans
 
Montenegro
 
Nikola Vučević
 
Chicago Bulls
 
Philippines
 
Jordan Clarkson
 
Utah Jazz
 
Serbia
 
Bogdan Bogdanović
 
Atlanta Hawks
 
Serbia
 
Nikola Jović
 
Miami Heat
 
Serbia
 
Filip Petrušev
 
Philadelphia 76ers
 
Slovenia
 
Luka Dončić
 
Dallas Mavericks
 
South Sudan
 
Carlik Jones
 
Chicago Bulls
 
Spain
 
Santi Aldama
 
Memphis Grizzlies
 
USA
 
Mikal Bridges
 
Brooklyn Nets
 
USA
 
Cameron Johnson
 
Brooklyn Nets
 
USA
 
Tyrese Haliburton
 
Indiana Pacers
 
USA
 
Austin Reaves
 
Los Angeles Lakers
 
USA
 
Jaren Jackson Jr.
 
Memphis Grizzlies
 
USA
 
Bobby Portis
 
Milwaukee Bucks
 
USA
 
Anthony Edwards
 
Minnesota Timberwolves
 
USA
 
Brandon Ingram
 
New Orleans Pelicans
 
USA
 
Jalen Brunson
 
New York Knicks
 
USA
 
Josh Hart
 
New York Knicks
 
USA
 
Paolo Banchero
 
Orlando Magic
 
USA
 
Walker Kessler
 
Utah Jazz
 

The following is a complete list of NBA draftees whose rights are currently held by NBA teams on FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 rosters*:
 

COUNTRY
 
NAME
 
RIGHTS HELD BY
 
Brazil
 
Gui Santos
 
Golden State Warriors
 
China
 
Wang Zhelin
 
New York Knicks
 
France
 
Mathias Lessort
 
New York Knicks
 
Italy
 
Gabriele Procida
 
Detroit Pistons
 
Italy
 
Matteo Spagnolo
 
Minnesota Timberwolves
 
Lithuania
 
Rokas Jokubaitis
 
New York Knicks
 
Montenegro
 
Bojan Dubljevic
 
New York Knicks
 
Serbia
 
Vanja Marinkovic
 
Memphis Grizzlies
 
Serbia
 
Nikola Milutinov
 
Brooklyn Nets
 
Spain
 
Sergio Llull
 
New York Knicks
 

The following is a complete list of players who previously played in the NBA on FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 rosters*:
 

COUNTRY
 
NAME
 
Australia
 
Dante Exum
 
Brazil
 
Marcelinho Huertas
 
Brazil
 
Bruno Caboclo
 
Brazil
 
Cristiano Felicio
 
Brazil
 
Raul Neto
 
Canada
 
Kyle Alexander
 
China
 
Zhou Qi
 
Dominican Republic
 
Angel Delgado
 
France
 
Nando De Colo
 
France
 
Elie Okobo
 
France
 
Yakuba Ouattara
 
France
 
Guerschon Yabusele
 
Georgia
 
Tornike Shengelia
 
Germany
 
Isaac Bonga
 
Greece
 
Kostas Papanikolaou
 
Greece
 
Giorgos Papagiannis
 
Iran
 
Hamed Haddadi
 
Italy
 
Luigi Datome
 
Jordan
 
Rondae Hollis Jefferson
 
Latvia
 
Rodions Kurucs
 
Latvia
 
Dairis Bertāns
 
Latvia
 
Anžejs Pasečņiks
 
Lebanon
 
Omari Spellman
 
Lithuania
 
Ignas Brazdeikis
 
Lithuania
 
Mindaugas Kuzminskas
 
Lithuania
 
Donatas Motiejūnas
 
Lithuania
 
Deividas Sirvydis
 
Mexico
 
Jorge Gutierrez
 
Montenegro
 
Marko Simonovic
 
Puerto Rico
 
Tremont Waters
 
Puerto Rico
 
John Holland
 
Serbia
 
Marko Guduric
 
Slovenia
 
Michael Tobey
 
South Sudan
 
Wenyen Gabriel
 
South Sudan
 
Mangok Mathiang
 
South Sudan
 
Marial Shayok
 
Spain
 
Álex Abrines
 
Spain
 
Victor Claver
 
Spain
 
Rodolfo Fernandez
 
Spain
 
Usman Garuba
 
Spain
 
Guillermo Hernangómez
 
Spain
 
Juan Hernangómez
 

*As of August 24, 2023 (all rosters subject to change)

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