Record 55 NBA players on rosters for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023
MANILA (Philippines) - The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 will set a new record before it even begins as a record-breaking 55 NBA players will be playing in the competition.
MANILA (Philippines) - The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 will set a new benchmark before it even begins as a record-breaking 55 NBA players will be playing in the competition from August 25 to September 10.
The 55 players from 20 different countries eclipse the record of 54 players from 17 countries at the 2019 World Cup. There were 45 NBA players at the 2014 World Cup in Spain.
USA team features a tournament-high 12 NBA players while Australia have nine current NBA players; Canada will field seven NBA players; Germany have four players and France and Serbia both have three current NBA players on their squad.
24 NBA franchises are represented at the 2023 World Cup. Four NBA teams have five players on rosters for World Cup national teams: Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic, Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz.
National team rosters include ten former NBA All-Stars: Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks, Slovenia), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves; USA), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder; Canada), Rudy Gobert (Minnesota 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 (Minnesota Timberwolves; Dominican Republic) and Nikola Vucevic (Chicago Bulls; Montenegro).
Jared Jackson Jr was also selected as 2023 NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic; USA) received the 2023 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
| COUNTRY | NBA PLAYER | NBA TEAM |
| Angola | Bruno Fernando | Atlanta Hawks |
| Australia | Patty Mills | Atlanta Hawks |
| Australia | Dante Exum | Dallas Mavericks |
| 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 |
| Canada | Dwight Powell | Dallas Mavericks |
| Canada | Dillon Brooks | Houston Rockets |
| Canada | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Canada | RJ Barrett | New York Knicks |
| Canada | Luguentz Dort | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Canada | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Canada | Kelly Olynyk | Utah Jazz |
| China | Kyle Anderson | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Dominican Republic | Lester Quinones | Golden State Warriors |
| Dominican Republic | Karl 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 | Davis Bertans | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Lithuania | Jonas Valanciunas | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Montenegro | Nikola Vucevic | Chicago Bulls |
| Philippines | Jordan Clarkson | Utah Jazz |
| Serbia | Bogdan Bogdanovic | Atlanta Hawks |
| Serbia | Nikola Jović | Miami Heat |
| Serbia | Filip Petrusev | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Slovenia | Luka Doncic | 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 |
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