Canada, France, Australia, Germany… Which countries have the most representation in the NBA?

With 30 franchises finalizing their personnel, the NBA released its “identity card” for the upcoming season, leaving it with 120 so-called “international” players, up from 121 last season, which is not a record.

One hundred and twenty players from 40 different countries, plus Canada won the prize for the most represented country with 22 players. Andrew Wiggins, Jamaal Murray, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Brandon Clark and Kelly Olynyk are the most popular.

Behind Canada, France is second with nine “Blues”: Ousmane Dieng, Moussa Diabet, Ivan Fournier, Nicolas Bottom, Rudy Cobert, Gillian Hayes, Frank Ntilikina, Olivier Saar and Theo Maliton. Australia also field nine players, including three in Brooklyn Patty Mills, Ben Simmons and … Kyrie Irving, who was born in Melbourne and has dual nationality.

It was the ninth consecutive season to have at least 100 international players on the season-opening roster, and all 30 franchises had at least one international player. As of 2021, the Raptors are the most “international” players with eight players, and the Mavericks, Pacers and Kings each have seven international players.

The NBA is pleased with the record attendance of 38 players who have passed the Borderless Basketball Camps, including Deandre Ayton (Suns; Bahamas), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder; Canada) and Joel Embiid (76ers; Cameroon).

For the record, he has three siblings with Greeks Giannis, Thanasis and Costas Antetokounmpo, Spaniards Juanjo and Willy Hernangomez and Germans Franz and Moritz Wagner.