A NUMBER of NBA stars will compete in the men’s basketball competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics. They are spread across the participating countries, with the United States (US) having the largest number.
The US men’s basketball team at the Paris Olympics is not only made up entirely of NBA players, but is filled with stars from across the American basketball competition.
LeBron James, the leading scorer in NBA history, is on the US team. Next up is the leading 3-pointer in NBA history Stephen Curry, 2023 NBA MVP Joel Embiid, 2024 NBA champion from the Celtics Jayson Tatum, and many more.
Furthermore, Canada is the second country with the most NBA players such as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dillon Brooks, and 2023 NBA champion with the Denver Nuggets Jamal Murray.
The French host team is also strengthened by two NBA stars, namely Victor Wembanyama, winner of the 2024 NBA Rookie of The Year title, and four-time NBA Defensive Player of The Year winner Rudy Gobert.
2021, 2022, 2024 NBA MVP and 2023 NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic plays for Serbia. Milwaukee Bucks star and two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo plays for his country, Greece.
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Here is a list of current and former NBA players who will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics:
United States of America
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)
Jayson Tatum (Celtics)
Derrick White (Celtics)
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Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Timberwolves)
RJ Barrett (Raptors)
Khem Birch (former NBA player)
Dillon Brooks (Rockets)
Luguentz Dort (Thunder)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder)
Trey Lyles (Kings)
Jamal Murray (Nuggets)
Andrew Nembhard (Pacers)
Kelly Olynyk (Raptors)
Dwight Powell (Mavericks)
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French
Nicolas Batum (Clippers)
Bilal Coulibaly (Wizards)
Nando De Colo (former NBA player)
Evan Fournier (most recently with Pistons)
Rudy Gobert (Timberwolves)
Frank Ntilikina (former NBA player)
Victor Wembanyama (Spurs)
Guerschon Yabusele (former NBA player)
Australia
Dyson Daniels (Hawks)
Matthew Dellavedova (former NBA player)
Dante Exum (Mavericks)
Josh Giddey (Bulls)
Josh Green (Hornets)
Joe Ingles (Timberwolves)
Jock Landale (Rockets)
Patty Mills (Heat)
Duop Reath (Trail Blazers)
Serbia
Bogdan Bogdanovic (Hawks)
Marko Guduri (former NBA player)
Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)
Nikola Jovic (Heat)
Vasilije Mici (Hornets)
Filip Petrusev (former NBA player)
Alexey Pokusevsky (Hornets)
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German
Isaac Bonga (former NBA player)
Dennis Schroder (Nets)
Daniel Theis (Pelicans)
Franz Wagner (Magic)
Mo Wagner (Magic)
Spanish
Alex Abrines (former NBA player)
Santi Aldama (Grizzlies)
Lorenzo Brown (former NBA player)
Rudy Fernández (former NBA player)
Usman Garuba (Warriors)
Juancho Hernangómez (former NBA player)
Willy Hernangómez (former NBA player)
Greece
Giannis Anetokounmpo (Bucks)
Kostas Antetokounmpo (former NBA player)
Nick Calathes (former NBA player)
Georgios Papagiannis (former NBA player)
Kostas Papanikolaou (NBA player)
Brazil
Bruno Caboclo (former NBA player)
Cristiano Felicio (former NBA player)
Marcelo Huertas (former NBA player)
Didi Louzada (former NBA player)
Raul Neto (former NBA player)
Gui Santos (Warriors)
South Sudan
Wenyen Gabriel (NBA G League)
Carlik Jones (former NBA player)
Khaman Maluach (NBA Academy Africa)
JT Thor (Hornets)
Puerto Rico
Jose Alvarado (Pelicans)
Davon Reed (former NBA player)
Tremont Waters (former NBA player)
Japan
Rui Hachimura (Lakers)
Yuta Watanabe (Grizzlies)
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