55 NBA players are set to compete in the 2023 FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup

New York – In the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia on Friday, Aug. 25 – There are currently 55 NBA players on the national team roster for the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup 2023, up from 54 on Sunday, September 10, 2019. The tournament will feature 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 player with NBA experience, and the national team roster includes 10 former NBA All-Stars: Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves; USA), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder ; Canada), Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks; Slovenia), Rudy Gobert (Timberwolves; France), Tyrese Halliburton (Indiana Pacers; USA), Brandon Ingram (New Orleans Pelicans; USA), Jaren Jackson (USA), Memphis Grizzlies; USA), Lauri Markkanen (Utah Jazz; Finland), Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves; Dominican Republic) and Nikola Vučević (Chicago Bulls; Montenegro).

Outside the United States, which has the most NBA players at 12, Australia has the most current NBA players (nine), followed by Canada (seven) and Germany (four).

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

• Twenty-four NBA teams are represented on the national roster, with the Orlando Magic, Jazz, Thunder and Timberwolves each having a league-high five players in the tournament, while the New York Knicks and Mavericks each have four.
• The national team roster has 54 players with NBA G League experience.
• The tournament features 16 players from the first three seasons, including 2023 BAL MVP Nuni Omod, who led Al Ahly (Egypt) to the 2023 BAL Championship and helped his native South Sudan qualify. The country’s first appearance at the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup. The BAL is a professional league run by the NBA and FIBA, which consists of 12 club teams from across Africa and completed its third season in May 2023.
• Australia National Team and former NBA Global Academy teammates Josh Gidde (Thunder) and Tyson Daniels (Pelicans), current NBA Academy Africa student-athlete Kaman Maluach (South Sudan), NBA Global Academy graduate Qi Yongxi (China) and NBA Academy Latin America Participants 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.
• The national team roster includes 87 former Basketball Without Borders (BWB) campers. The BWB is the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and outreach program that has been held annually since 2001 and has seen 112 former campers advance to the NBA or WNBA.

A total of 80 national teams from 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 a FIBA ​​World Cup Pass and watch the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup 2023. . Starting with the opening games and running through the final on August 25 and September 10, Courtside 1891’s FIBA ​​World Cup Pass will give fans access to live and on-demand games, extended highlights and top plays. Courtside 1891 FIBA ​​World Cup pass available for purchase NBA.com/WorldCupAnd the complete game schedule is available here NBA.com/FIBA.

Below is the complete list of current NBA players on the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup 2023 roster*:

Below is the complete list of NBA draftees that NBA teams currently hold rights to on the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup 2023 roster*:

Below is the complete list of former NBA players on the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup 2023 roster*:

*As on August 24, 2023 (All lists subject to change)