The following is a list of French players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This list also includes players who were born outside France but have represented the French national team.
Pos. | G | F | C |
Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
* | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA |
Note: updated on October 18, 2022
Player | Pos. | Team(s) played | Career[a] | Regular season | Playoffs | Year (pick) | Team | Notes | Ref. |
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Games played | NBA Draft | ||||||||
Tariq Abdul-Wahad | F | Sacramento Kings Orlando Magic Denver Nuggets Dallas Mavericks |
1997–2003 | 236 | 13 | 1997 (11th) | Sacramento Kings | — | [1] |
Alexis Ajinça | F | Charlotte Bobcats Dallas Mavericks Toronto Raptors New Orleans Pelicans |
2008–2017 | 293 | 3 | 2008 (20th) | Dallas Mavericks | — | [2] |
Joël Ayayi | F | Washington Wizards | 2022 | 7 | 0 | Undrafted | — | [3] | |
Nicolas Batum* | F | Portland Trail Blazers Charlotte Hornets Los Angeles Clippers |
2008–present | 915 | 58 | 2008 (25th) | Houston Rockets | — | [4] |
Rodrigue Beaubois | G | Dallas Mavericks | 2009–2013 | 182 | 6 | 2009 (25th) | Oklahoma City Thunder | Born in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. | [5] |
Howard Carter | G | Denver Nuggets Dallas Mavericks |
1983–1985 | 66 | 5 | 1983 (15th) | Denver Nuggets | Born in the United States, became a naturalized French citizen, represented France internationally during his playing career.[6] | [7] |
Petr Cornelie | F/C | Denver Nuggets | 2022 | 13 | 0 | 2016 (53rd) | Denver Nuggets | — | [8] |
Nando de Colo | G | San Antonio Spurs Toronto Raptors |
2012–2014 | 119 | 6 | 2009 (53rd) | San Antonio Spurs | — | [9] |
Moussa Diabaté* | G | Los Angeles Clippers | 2022–present | 0 | 0 | 2022 (43rd) | Los Angeles Clippers | — | [10] |
Boris Diaw | F/C | Atlanta Hawks Phoenix Suns Charlotte Bobcats San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz |
2003–2017 | 1064 | 119 | 2003 (21st) | Atlanta Hawks | — | [11] |
Yakhouba Diawara | F | Denver Nuggets Miami Heat |
2006–2010 | 187 | 9 | Undrafted | — | [12] | |
Ousmane Dieng* | G | Oklahoma City Thunder | 2022–present | 0 | 0 | 2022 (11th) | Oklahoma City Thunder | — | [13] |
Sekou Doumbouya | F | Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers |
2019–2022 | 96 | 0 | 2019 (15th) | Detroit Pistons | Born in Guinea to Guinean parents, grew up in France, represents France internationally | [14] |
Evan Fournier* | G | Denver Nuggets Orlando Magic Boston Celtics New York Knicks |
2012–present | 645 | 19 | 2012 (20th) | Denver Nuggets | — | [15] |
Mickaël Gelabale | F | Seattle SuperSonics Minnesota Timberwolves |
2006–2008, 2013 | 145 | 0 | 2005 (48th) | Seattle SuperSonics | Born in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. | [16] |
Rudy Gobert* | C | Utah Jazz Minnesota Timberwolves |
2013–present | 611 | 49 | 2013 (27th) | Denver Nuggets | — | [17] |
Killian Hayes* | G | Detroit Pistons | 2020–present | 92 | 0 | 2020 (7th) | Detroit Pistons | Born in the United States to an American father and a French mother, grew up in France and represents France internationally | [18] |
Jaylen Hoard | F | Portland Trail Blazers Oklahoma City Thunder |
2019–2022 | 39 | 3 | Undrafted | — | [19] | |
William Howard | G | Houston Rockets | 2019–2020 | 2 | 0 | Undrafted | — | [20] | |
Damien Inglis | F | Milwaukee Bucks |
2015–2016 | 20 | 0 | 2015 (31st) | Milwaukee Bucks | Born in French Guiana, a French overseas department in South America. | [21] |
Joffrey Lauvergne | F | Denver Nuggets Oklahoma City Thunder Chicago Bulls San Antonio Spurs |
2014–2018 | 208 | 4 | 2013 (55th) | Memphis Grizzlies | — | [22] |
Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot | G/F | Philadelphia 76ers Oklahoma City Thunder Chicago Bulls Brooklyn Nets Atlanta Hawks |
2016–2022 | 328 | 15 | 2016 (24th) | Philadelphia 76ers | — | [23] |
Ian Mahinmi | C | San Antonio Spurs Dallas Mavericks Indiana Pacers Washington Wizards |
2007–2020 | 618 | 67 | 2005 (28th) | San Antonio Spurs | — | [24] |
Theo Maledon* | G | Oklahoma City Thunder Charlotte Hornets |
2020–present | 116 | 0 | 2020 (34th) | Philadelphia Sixers | — | [25] |
Jérôme Moïso | F | Boston Celtics Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets Toronto Raptors New Jersey Nets Cleveland Cavaliers |
2000–2005 | 145 | 4 | 2000 (11th) | Boston Celtics | — | [26] |
Adam Mokoka | G | Chicago Bulls | 2019–2021 | 25 | 0 | Undrafted | — | [27] | |
Joakim Noah | C | Chicago Bulls New York Knicks Memphis Grizzlies Los Angeles Clippers |
2007–2020 | 672 | 62 | 2007 (9th) | Chicago Bulls | Born in the United States to a French father and a Swedish mother, grew up in the United States, became a French citizen and represented France internationally[28] | [29] |
Frank Ntilikina* | G | New York Knicks Dallas Mavericks |
2017–present | 269 | 3 | 2017 (8th) | New York Knicks | Born in Belgium to Rwandese parents, grew up in France, represents France internationally | [30] |
Elie Okobo | G | Phoenix Suns | 2018–2020 | 108 | 0 | 2018 (31st) | Phoenix Suns | — | [31] |
Tony Parker | G | San Antonio Spurs Charlotte Hornets |
2001–2019 | 1254 | 226 | 2001 (28th) | San Antonio Spurs | Born in Belgium to an American father and a Dutch mother, grew up in France, represented France internationally. | [32] |
Johan Petro | C | Seattle SuperSonics Denver Nuggets New Jersey Nets Atlanta Hawks |
2005–2013 | 473 | 22 | 2005 (25th) | Seattle SuperSonics | — | [33] |
Mickaël Piétrus | G/F | Golden State Warriors Orlando Magic Phoenix Suns Boston Celtics Toronto Raptors |
2003–2013 | 557 | 69 | 2003 (11th) | Golden State Warriors | Born in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. | [34] |
Vincent Poirier | C | Boston Celtics Philadelphia 76ers |
2019–2021 | 32 | 1 | Undrafted | — | [35] | |
Yves Pons | F | Memphis Grizzlies | 2022 | 12 | 0 | Undrafted | Born in Haïti, grew up in France, represents France internationally | [36] | |
Antoine Rigaudeau | G | Dallas Mavericks | 2003 | 11 | 0 | Undrafted | — | [37] | |
Bob Riley | F | Atlanta Hawks | 1970–1971 | 7 | 0 | 1970 (82nd) | Atlanta Hawks | Born in the United States, became a naturalized French citizen, represented France internationally during his playing career.[38] | [39] |
Olivier Sarr* | C | Oklahoma City Thunder Portland Trail Blazers |
2021–present | 22 | 0 | Undrafted | — | [40] | |
Kevin Séraphin | F | Washington Wizards New York Knicks Indiana Pacers |
2010–2017 | 423 | 14 | 2010 (17th) | Chicago Bulls | Born in French Guiana, a French overseas department in South America. | [41] |
Pape Sy | F/G | Atlanta Hawks | 2010–2011 | 3 | 4 | 2010 (53rd) | Atlanta Hawks | — | [42] |
Killian Tillie | F | Memphis Grizzlies | 2022 | 54 | 0 | Undrafted | — | [43] | |
Axel Toupane | F/G | Denver Nuggets Milwaukee Bucks New Orleans Pelicans |
2015–2021 | 33 | 4 | Undrafted | — | [44] | |
Ronny Turiaf | F | Los Angeles Lakers Golden State Warriors New York Knicks Washington Wizards Miami Heat Los Angeles Clippers Minnesota Timberwolves |
2005–2015 | 473 | 47 | 2005 (37th) | Los Angeles Lakers | Born in Martinique, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. | [45] |
Guerschon Yabusele | F | Boston Celtics | 2017–2019 | 74 | 16 | 2016 (16th) | Boston Celtics | [46] |
Last update NBA Draft 2022
Player | Pos. | Year (pick) | Team | Notes | Ref. |
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NBA draft | |||||
Jean-Claude Lefèbvre [fr] | C | 1960 (64th) | Minneapolis Lakers | ||
Alain Digbeu | F/G | 1997 (50th) | Atlanta Hawks | ||
Frédéric Weis | C | 1999 (15th) | New York Knicks | ||
Paccelis Morlende | G | 2003 (50th) | Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Seattle SuperSonics on draft-day) |
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Livio Jean-Charles | F | 2013 (28th) | San Antonio Spurs | ||
Louis Labeyrie | F/C | 2014 (57th) | Indiana Pacers | ||
David Michineau | G | 2016 (39th) | New Orleans Pelicans | ||
Isaia Cordinier | G | 2016 (44th) | Atlanta Hawks | ||
Mathias Lessort | C | 2017 (50th) | Philadelphia 76ers | ||
Alpha Kaba | C | 2017 (60th) | Atlanta Hawks | ||
Juhann Begarin | G | 2021 (45th) | Boston Celtics | ||
Ismaël Kamagate | G | 2022 (46th) | Detroit Pistons | ||
Hugo Besson | G | 2022 (58th) | Indiana Pacers | ||
Player | Pos. | Team(s) played | Career[a] | Regular season | Playoffs | Year (pick) | Team | Notes | Ref. | ||
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Games played | NBA Draft | ||||||||||
Bob Cousy | G | Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals |
1950–1971 | 924 | 109 | 1950 (3rd) | Tri-Cities Blackhawks | Born in the United States to French immigrants living in New York City. He never represented France internationally. | [47] |