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Every NBA player expected to compete in Paris Olympics

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The Men’s Basketball Tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be filled with NBA talent.

Below is a country-by-country look at the current and former NBA players expected to compete, sorted by most NBA players on the roster.

Note: The following lists are subject to change. Finalized rosters will be officially announced later this summer.


United States

  • Bam Adebayo (Heat)
  • Devin Booker (Suns)
  • Stephen Curry (Warriors)
  • Anthony Davis (Lakers)
  • Kevin Durant (Suns)
  • Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)
  • Joel Embiid (76ers)
  • Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers)
  • Jrue Holiday (Celtics)
  • LeBron James (Lakers)
  • Kawhi Leonard (Clippers)
  • Jayson Tatum (Celtics)

Canada

  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Timberwolves)
  • RJ Barrett (Raptors)
  • Khem Birch (former NBA player)
  • Oshae Brissett (Celtics)
  • Dillon Brooks (Rockets)
  • Luguentz Dort (Thunder)
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder)
  • Mfiondu Kabengele (former NBA player)
  • Trey Lyles (Kings)
  • Jamal Murray (Nuggets)
  • Andrew Nembhard (Pacers)
  • Kelly Olynyk (Raptors)
  • Dwight Powell (Mavericks)
  • Andrew Wiggins (Warriors)

France

  • Nicolas Batum (76ers)
  • Bilal Coulibaly (Wizards)
  • Nando De Colo (former NBA player)
  • Ousmane Dieng (Thunder)
  • Evan Fournier (Pistons)
  • Rudy Gobert (Timberwolves)
  • Killian Hayes (former NBA player)
  • Jaylen Hoard (former NBA player)
  • Theo Maledon (Suns)
  • Frank Ntilikina (former NBA player)
  • Elie Okobo (former NBA player)
  • Vincent Poirier (former NBA player)
  • Victor Wembanyama (Spurs)
  • Guerschon Yabusele (former NBA player)

Australia

  • Xavier Cooks (former NBA player)
  • Dyson Daniels (Pelicans)
  • Matthew Dellavedova (former NBA player)
  • Dante Exum (Mavericks)
  • Josh Giddey (Bulls)
  • Josh Green (Mavericks)
  • Joe Ingles (Magic)
  • Jock Landale (Rockets)
  • Patty Mills (Heat)
  • Duop Reath (Trail Blazers)
  • Matisse Thybulle (Trail Blazers)
  • Jack White (NBA G League)

Nikola Jokic (right) plays against Giannis Antetokounmpo during a FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying game in 2023.

Serbia

  • Bogdan Bogdanovic (Hawks)
  • Marko Gudurić (former NBA player)
  • Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)
  • Nikola Jovic (Heat)
  • Vasilije Micić (Hornets)
  • Filip Petrušev (former NBA player)
  • Aleksej Pokusevski (Hornets)

Germany

  • Isaac Bonga (former NBA player)
  • Dennis Schroder (Nets)
  • Daniel Theis (Clippers)
  • Franz Wagner (Magic)
  • Mo Wagner (Magic)

South Sudan

  • Deng Adel (former NBA player)
  • Bol Bol (Suns)
  • Wenyen Gabriel (NBA G League)
  • Carlik Jones (former NBA player)
  • Thon Maker (former NBA player)
  • Khaman Maluach (NBA Academy Africa)
  • JT Thor (Hornets)

Japan

  • Rui Hachimura (Lakers)
  • Yuta Watanabe (Grizzlies)

Teams in qualifying tournaments

The following countries have not yet qualified for the 2024 Olympics, but can still earn one of the four remaining spots during the FIBA Olympics Qualifying Tournaments in Greece, Latvia, Spain and Puerto Rico this July.

Angola

Bahamas

  • Deandre Ayton (Trail Blazers)
  • Eric Gordon (Suns)
  • Buddy Hield (76ers)

Brazil

  • Bruno Caboclo (former NBA player)
  • Marcelo Huertas (former NBA player)

Cameroon

Côte d’Ivoire

Croatia

  • Mario Hezonja (former NBA player)
  • Dario Saric (Warriors)
  • Ivica Zubac (Clippers)

Dominican Republic

  • Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves)
  • Orlando Sanchez (NBA G League)

Greece

  • Giannis Anetokounmpo (Bucks)
  • Kostas Antetokounmpo (former NBA player)
  • Nick Calathes (former NBA player)
  • Georgios Papagiannis (former NBA player)
  • Kostas Papanikolaou (former NBA player)

Italy

  • Simone Fontecchio (Pistons)
  • Danilo Gallinari (Bucks)
  • Nico Mannion (former NBA player)
  • Nicolò Melli (former NBA player)

Latvia

Lithuania

  • Donatas Motiejūnas (former NBA player)
  • Domantas Sabonis (Kings)
  • Deividas Sirvydis (former NBA player)

Montenegro

Poland

Puerto Rico

  • José Alvarado (Pelicans)
  • Devon Reed (former NBA player)
  • Tremont Waters (former NBA player)

Slovenia

  • Vlatko Cancar (former NBA player)
  • Luka Doncic (Mavericks)
  • Zoran Dragic (former NBA player)

Spain

  • Santi Aldama (Grizzlies)
  • Lorenzo Brown (former NBA player)
  • Rudy Fernández (former NBA player)
  • Usman Garuba (Thunder)
  • Juancho Hernangómez (former NBA player)
  • Willy Hernangómez (former NBA player)

Teams with no NBA players on preliminary roster:

  • Egypt
  • Finland
  • Georgia
  • Lebanon
  • Mexico
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines

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