The following is a list of foreign players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The NBA defines an "international player" as a player who was born outside the United States. The "United States" is defined as solely the fifty U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Therefore, players who were born in U.S. overseas territories, such as Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, are considered as international players, even though they are U.S. citizens. This list includes all international players who has played in the NBA and also includes all players who were born in the United States but have represented other countries in international basketball competition. Players listed under the United States were born outside of the country, but have represented them in international basketball tournament. Players who were born outside the United States to American parents and players who became naturalized U.S. citizens are also included in that section. (Wikipedia)
ARGENTINA
Emanuel Ginobili (SPURS) - Has Italian Descents
Luis Scola (ROCKETS) - Has Spanish Descents
Carlos Delfino (BUCKS) - Has Italian Descents
Andres Nocioni () - Has Italian Descents
AUSTRALIA
Andrew Bogut (BUCKS) - Has Croatian Descents
Kyrie Irving (CAVS) - Holding Dual Citizenship
Patrick Mills (SPURS)
BAHAMAS
Klay Thompson (WARRIORS) - His father is an immigrant from Bahamas
BRAZIL
Nenê (WIZARDS)
Anderson Varejao (CAVS)
Leandro Barbosa (PACERS)
Tiago Splitter (SPURS)
CAMEROON
Luc Mbah a Moute (BUCKS)
CANADA
Steve Nash ()
Samuel Dalembert (ROCKETS) - Canadian Citizen. Born in Haiti
Tristan Thompson (CAVS)
Joel Anthony (HEAT)
Matt Bonner (SPURS) - His grandfather is a Canadian
Cory Joseph (SPURS)
Jamal Magloire (RAPTORS)
CAPE VERDE
Ryan Gomes (CLIPPERS) - American Citizen but has Cape Verdians Descents
CHINA
Yi Jianlian (MAVS)
CONGO
Bismack Biyombo (BOBCATS)
Christian Eyenga (LAKERS)
CUBA
Gilbert Arenas (GRIZZLIES) - American Citizen but has Cuban Descents
Brook Lopez (NETS) - American Citizen but has Cuban Descents
Robin Lopez (SUNS) - American Citizen but has Cuban Descents
CZECH REPUBLIC
Jan Vesely (WIZARDS)
Steve Novak (MAVS) - American Citizen but has Czech Descents
DENMARK
Chris Andersen (NUGGETS) - American Citizen but has Danish Descents
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Al Horford (HAWKS)
Stephen Jackson (SPURS) - Holding Dom. Rep. Passport
Charlie Villanueva (PISTONS)
Trevor Ariza (HORNETS) - American Citizen but has Dominican Descents
Francisco Garcia (KINGS)
FINLAND
Drew Gooden (BUCKS) - American Citizen but has Finnish Descents
FRANCE
Tony Parker (SPURS)
Boris Diaw (SPURS)
Mickael Pietrus (CELTICS)
Joakim Noah (BULLS) - Has Cameroon Descents
Nicholas Batum (BLAZERS) - Has Cameroon Descents
Ronny Turiaf (HEAT) - Has Moroccan Descents
Rodrigue Beaubois (MAVS)
Kevin Seraphin (WIZARDS)
Johan Petro (NETS)
Ian Mahinmi (MAVS)
Nancy De Colo (SPURS)
GEORGIA
Zaur Pachulia (HAWKS)
GERMANY
Dirk Nowitzki (MAVS)
Chris Kaman (HORNETS) - Naturalized Citizen
Kirk Hinrich (HAWKS) - American Citizen but has German Descents
Donte Green (KINGS) - Holding German Passport
Carlos Boozer (BULLS) - Born in West Germany
Anthony Randolph (T'WOLVES) - Born in West Germany
GHANA
Nazr Mohammed (THUNDER) - American Citizen but has Ghanaians Descents
GREAT BRITAIN
Loul Deng (BULLS) - Naturalized Citizen. Born in Sudan
Ben Gordon (PISTONS) - Has Jamaican Descents
Byron Mullens (BOBCATS) - His mother is a British
Dante Cunningham (GRIZZLIES)
Kelenna Azubuike (KNICKS) - Has Nigerian Descents
GREECE
Kosta Koufos (NUGGETS) - American Citizen but has Greek Descents
GUYANA
Darren Collison (PACERS) - His parents is a Guyanese and he was born in the USA.
HAITI
Blake Griffin (CLIPPERS) - He has Haitian heritage
IRAN
Hamed Haddadi (GRIZZLIES)
IRELAND
Jason Kidd (MAVS) - American Citizen but has Irish Descents
ISRAEL
Amar'e Stoudemire (KNICKS) - American Citizen but has Jewish Descents
Jordan Farmar (NETS) - American Citizen but has Jewish Descents
Omri Casspi (CAVS)
ITALY
Kobe Bryant (LAKERS) - Holding Italian Passport and raised in Italy
Danilo Gallinari (NUGGETS)
Andrea Bargnani (RAPTORS)
Marco Belinelli (HORNETS)
Brian Scalabrine (BULLS) - American Citizen but has Italian Descents
JAMAICA
Roy Hibbert (PACERS) - His father is a Jamaican
Samardo Samuels (CAVS)
LATVIA
Andris Biedrins (WARRIORS)
Chase Budinger (ROCKETS) - He has a Latvian Grandmother
LITHUANIA
Jonas Valanciunas (RAPTORS)
Linas Kleiza (RAPTORS)
Donatas Motiejunas ()
MEXICO
Earl Watson (JAZZ) - American Citizen but has Mexican Descents
Ed Najera (BOBCATS)
Gustavo Ayon (HORNETS)
MONTENEGRO
Nikola Pekovic (T'WOLVES)
Aleksander Pavlovic (CELTICS)
Nikola Vucevic (SIXERS)
NETHERLANDS
Dan Gadzuric (KNICKS)
Frederick Elson ()
NIGERIA
Andre Iguodala (SIXERS) - American Citizen but has Nigerian Descents
Emeka Okafor (HORNETS) - Naturalized Citizen (USA)
Ekpe Udoh (BUCKS)
Al-Farouq Aminu (HORNETS)
Solomon Alabi (RAPTORS)
Ben Uzoh (NETS)
Ike Diogu () - American Citizen but has Nigerian Descents
PANAMA
Gary Forbes (RAPTORS)
PHILIPPINES
DeMarcus Cousins (KINGS) - Half-Filipino Mother
Nate Robinson (WARRIORS) - Filipino Maternal Grandfather
Greg Oden () - Filipino Great-Grandfather
POLAND
Joel Pryzbilla (BOBCATS) - American Citizen but has German Descents
Marcin Gortat (SUNS)
PORTUGAL
Jason Kapono () - American Citizen but has Portuguese Descents
PUERTO RICO
Carmelo Anthony (KNICKS) - American Citizen but has Puerto Rican Descents
Michael Beasley (T'WOLVES) - His grandfather is a Puerto Rican
Udonis Haslem (HEAT) - His mother is a Puerto Rican
Dahntay Jones (PACERS) - American Citizen but has Puerto Rican Descents
Juan Jose Barea (MAVS)
Carlos Arroyo ()
Renaldo Balkman () - American Citizen but has Puerto Rican Descents
RUSSIA
Andrei Kirilenko ()
Timofey Mozgov (NUGGETS)
SENEGAL
DeSagana Diop (BOBCATS)
SERBIA
Vladimir Radmanovic (WARRIORS) - Born in Bosnia
Darko Milicic (T'WOLVES)
SLOVENIA
Goran Dragic (ROCKETS)
Beno Udrih (BUCKS)
Sasha Vujacic ()
SPAIN
Pau Gasol (LAKERS)
Marc Gasol (GRIZZLIES)
Ricky Rubio (T'WOLVES)
Serge Ibaka (THUNDER) - Naturalized Citizen (CONGO)
Jose Calderon (RAPTORS)
Rudy Fernandez (NUGGETS)
SWEDEN
Jonas Jerebko (PISTONS)
SWITZERLAND
Thabo Sefolosha (THUNDER)
TAIWAN
Jeremy Lin (WARRIORS)
TANZANIA
Hasheem Thabeet (ROCKETS)
TRINIDAD
Mike Bibby (KNICKS) - American Citizen but has Trinidad Descents
TURKEY
Hidayet Turkoglu (MAGIC)
Mehmet Okur ()
Enes Kanter (JAZZ)
Ersan Ilyasova (BUCKS)
Omer Asik (BULLS)
Semih Erden (CAVS)
UKRAINE
Kyrylo Fesenko (PACERS)
VIRGIN ISLAND
Tim Duncan (SPURS) - Naturalized Citizen (USA)
Kemba Walker (BOBCATS)
Raja Bell (JAZZ)
VENEZUELA
Greivis Vasquez (HORNETS)
Updated last June 5, 2012 (Tuesday) 10:43am
