A document 135 gamers born outdoors the US have been on Nationwide Basketball Affiliation opening-night rosters, the NBA mentioned on Tuesday, with 43 international locations represented throughout six continents.
The 2025-26 NBA season suggestions off on Tuesday, marking the twelfth consecutive 12 months that opening-night rosters have had no less than 100 worldwide gamers within the U.S.-based league.
The earlier document for worldwide gamers was 125, a mark reached firstly of the 2023-24 season.
For a twelfth consecutive season, Canada is the most-represented nation outdoors the US with 23 gamers, a gaggle headlined by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who led the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder to the NBA title in June.
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France, Australia and Germany have been the joint-second-most represented international locations outdoors the U.S. with seven gamers every, adopted by Serbia (6).
The Atlanta Hawks function a record-tying 10 worldwide gamers, adopted by the Portland Path Blazers and Golden State Warriors with seven apiece.
The NBA additionally mentioned there are a document 71 European gamers on opening-night rosters, a star-studded group that features Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece), Nikola Jokic (Serbia) and Luka Doncic (Slovenia) and Victor Wembanyama (France).
Revealed on Oct 21, 2025