The NBA's opening-night rosters include 125 international players from 43 countries, matching a record for the number of countries represented.
France has the largest contingent with 17 players, including San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama. Canada follows with 16, while 70 of the international players are European. Australia has nine players, Germany seven, and Nigeria and Serbia six each.
Every team has at least one international player. Dallas, Miami and Washington have the most, with seven apiece. International players have also won the league's Most Valuable Player award in each of the past eight seasons, most recently Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in 2025 and 2026.
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