The list of Croatian players that play or have played in the National Basketball Association.
The following is a list of current NBA players.
Note: This list is correct through the end of the .
| Entry Year | Player | Draft Year (Pick) | Drafted by | Current team | Former team(s) (Years) | Honours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bojan Bogdanović | 2011 (#31) | Miami Heat | Brooklyn Nets (–present) | 10 | 719 | 51 | [1] | ||||
| Dario Šarić | 2014 (#12) | Orlando Magic | Denver Nuggets (–present) | 7 | 477 | 24 | [2] | ||||
| Ivica Zubac | 2016 (#32) | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles Clippers (–present) | Los Angeles Lakers (–) | 8 | 504 | 45 | — | [3] | ||
| Luka Šamanić | 2019 (#19) | San Antonio Spurs | Utah Jazz (–present) | San Antonio Spurs (-) | 4 | 86 | 0 | — | [4] |
The following is a list of former NBA players.
| Years | Player | Draft Year (Pick) | Drafted by | Team(s) (Years) | Honours | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Dražen Petrović | 1986 (#60) | Portland Trail Blazers | 4 | 290 | 29 | [5] | ||
| – – | Stojko Vranković | 1986 | 5 | 170 | 3 | — | [6] | ||
| – | Dino Rađa | 1989 (#40) | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics (–) | 4 | 224 | 4 | [7] | |
| – | Toni Kukoč | 1990 (#29) | Chicago Bulls | 12 | 846 | 99 | [8] | ||
| – – | Žan Tabak | 1991 (#51) | 6 | 247 | 20 | [9] | |||
| – | Bruno Šundov | 1998 (#35) | Dallas Mavericks | 7 | 102 | 1 | — | [10] | |
| – | Dalibor Bagarić | 2000 (#24) | Chicago Bulls | Chicago Bulls (–) | 3 | 95 | 0 | — | [11] |
| – | Gordan Giriček | 1999 (#40) | Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 384 | 29 | [12] | ||
| – | Zoran Planinić | 2003 (#22) | New Jersey Nets | New Jersey Nets (–) | 3 | 148 | 12 | — | [13] |
| – | Mario Kasun | 2002 (#41) | Los Angeles Clippers | Orlando Magic (–) | 2 | 73 | 0 | — | [14] |
| Damir Markota | 2006 (#59) | San Antonio Spurs | Milwaukee Bucks | 1 | 30 | 0 | — | [15] | |
| – | Roko Ukić | 2005 (#41) | Toronto Raptors | 2 | 85 | 0 | — | [16] | |
| – | Damjan Rudež | 2008 | 3 | 146 | 0 | — | [17] | ||
Players who are still active overseas
| Years | Player | Draft Year (Pick) | Drafted by | Team(s) (Years) | Honours | Current club | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Mario Hezonja | 2008 (#5) | Orlando Magic | 5 | 330 | 5 | Real Madrid, Spain | [18] | ||
| Duje Dukan | Sacramento Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Klosterneuburg Dukes, Austria | [19] | |||
| – | Dragan Bender | 2016 (#4th) | Phoenix Suns | 4 | 187 | 0 | — | Monbus Obradoiro, Spain | [20] | |
| – | Ante Žižić | 2016 (#23) | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers (-) | 3 | 113 | 0 | — | Virtus Bologna, Italy | [21] |
The following is a list of drafted players who have never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game.
| Draft Year (Pick) | Player | Drafted by | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 (#84) | Krešimir Ćosić | Los Angeles Lakers | Retired, played his entire career overseas | |
| 1987 (#159) | Franjo Arapović | Atlanta Hawks | ||
| 2000 (#47) | Josip Sesar | Seattle SuperSonics, rights traded to Boston Celtics | ||
| 2007 (#39) | Stanko Barać | Miami Heat, rights traded to Dallas Mavericks | ||
| 2008 (#44) | Ante Tomić | Utah Jazz, rights traded to New York Knicks | Currently playing for Joventut Badalona, Spain | |
| 2009 (#50) | Goran Suton | Utah Jazz | Retired, played his entire career overseas | |
| 2012 (#56) | Tomislav Zubčić | Toronto Raptors, rights traded to Oklahoma City Thunder | Currently playing for Napoli Basket, Italy | |
| 2022 (#52) | Karlo Matković | New Orleans Pelicans | Currently playing for Birmingham Squadron, NBA G League |
Nat Hickey (born on Korčula, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary as Nikola Zarnecić)
Kosta Perović (born in Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) Predrag Savović (born in Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) Predrag Stojaković (born in Slavonska Požega, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia)