List of French NBA players explained

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.

Key

Pos.	G	F	C
Position	Guard	Forward	Center

Denotes player who is still active in the NBA

Players

Note: updated on June 17, 2024

Player	Pos.	Team(s) played	Career	Regular season	Playoffs	Year (pick)	Team	Notes	Ref.
Games played		NBA draft
	F	Sacramento Kings Orlando Magic Denver Nuggets Dallas Mavericks	–	236	13	1997 (11th)	Sacramento Kings	—	^[1]
	F	Charlotte Bobcats Dallas Mavericks Toronto Raptors New Orleans Pelicans	–	293	3	2008 (20th)	Dallas Mavericks	—	^[2]
	F	Washington Wizards		7	0	Undrafted		—	^[3]
	F	Portland Trail Blazers Charlotte Hornets Los Angeles Clippers Philadelphia Sixers	–present	1053	69	2008 (25th)	Houston Rockets	—	^[4]
	G	Dallas Mavericks	–	182	6	2009 (25th)	Oklahoma City Thunder	Born in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean.	^[5]
	G	Denver Nuggets Dallas Mavericks	–	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]
	G	Detroit Pistons	–	1	0	Undrafted		—	^[8]
	F	San Antonio Spurs	–present	12	0	2023 (44th)		—	^[9]
	F/C	Denver Nuggets		13	0	2016 (53rd)	Denver Nuggets	—	^[10]
	G/F	Washington Wizards	-present	63	0	2023 (7th)	Indiana Pacers	—	^[11]
	G	San Antonio Spurs Toronto Raptors	–	119	6	2009 (53rd)	San Antonio Spurs	—	^[12]
	G	Los Angeles Clippers	–present	33	0	2022 (43rd)	Los Angeles Clippers	—	^[13]
	F/C	Atlanta Hawks Phoenix Suns Charlotte Bobcats San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz	–	1064	119	2003 (21st)	Atlanta Hawks	—	^[14]
	F	Denver Nuggets Miami Heat	–	187	9	Undrafted		—	^[15]
	G	Oklahoma City Thunder	–present	72	4	2022 (11th)	Oklahoma City Thunder	—	^[16]
	F	Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers	–	96	0	2019 (15th)	Detroit Pistons	Born in Guinea to Guinean parents, grew up in France, represents France internationally	^[17]
	G	Denver Nuggets Orlando Magic Boston Celtics New York Knicks Detroit Pistons	–present	704	19	2012 (20th)	Denver Nuggets	—	^[18]
	F	Seattle SuperSonics Minnesota Timberwolves	–,	145	0	2005 (48th)	Seattle SuperSonics	Born in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean.	^[19]
	C	Utah Jazz Minnesota Timberwolves	–present	757	69	2013 (27th)	Denver Nuggets	—	^[20]
	G	Detroit Pistons	–	210	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	^[21]
	F	Portland Trail Blazers Oklahoma City Thunder	–	39	3	Undrafted		—	^[22]
	G	Houston Rockets	–	2	0	Undrafted		—	^[23]
	F	Milwaukee Bucks	–	20	0	2015 (31st)	Milwaukee Bucks	Born in French Guiana, a French overseas department in South America.	^[24]
	F	Denver Nuggets Oklahoma City Thunder Chicago Bulls San Antonio Spurs	–	208	4	2013 (55th)	Memphis Grizzlies	—	^[25]
	G/F	Philadelphia 76ers Oklahoma City Thunder Chicago Bulls Brooklyn Nets Atlanta Hawks	–	328	15	2016 (24th)	Philadelphia 76ers	—	^[26]
	C	San Antonio Spurs Dallas Mavericks Indiana Pacers Washington Wizards	–	618	67	2005 (28th)	San Antonio Spurs	—	^[27]
	G	Oklahoma City Thunder Charlotte Hornets Phoenix Suns	–present	177	0	2020 (34th)	Philadelphia Sixers	—	^[28]
	F	Boston Celtics Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets Toronto Raptors New Jersey Nets Cleveland Cavaliers	–	145	4	2000 (11th)	Boston Celtics	—	^[29]
	G	Chicago Bulls	–	25	0	Undrafted		—	^[30]
	C	Chicago Bulls New York Knicks Memphis Grizzlies Los Angeles Clippers	–	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^[31]	^[32]
	G	New York Knicks Dallas Mavericks Charlotte Hornets	–	321	15	2017 (8th)	New York Knicks	Born in Belgium to Rwandese parents, grew up in France, represents France internationally	^[33]
	G	Phoenix Suns	–	108	0	2018 (31st)	Phoenix Suns	—	^[34]
	G	San Antonio Spurs Charlotte Hornets	–	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.	^[35]
	C	Seattle SuperSonics Denver Nuggets New Jersey Nets Atlanta Hawks	–	473	22	2005 (25th)	Seattle SuperSonics	—	^[36]
	G/F	Golden State Warriors Orlando Magic Phoenix Suns Boston Celtics Toronto Raptors	–	557	69	2003 (11th)	Golden State Warriors	Born in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean.	^[37]
	C	Boston Celtics Philadelphia 76ers	–	32	1	Undrafted		—	^[38]
	F	Memphis Grizzlies		12	0	Undrafted		Born in Haïti, grew up in France, represents France internationally	^[39]
	G	Dallas Mavericks		11	0	Undrafted		—	^[40]
	F	Atlanta Hawks	–	7	0	1970 (82nd)	Atlanta Hawks	Born in the United States, became a naturalized French citizen, represented France internationally during his playing career.^[41]	^[42]
	G	Portland Trail Blazers	-present	39	0	2023 (43rd)	Portland Trail Blazers	—	^[43]
	C	Oklahoma City Thunder	–present	46	0	Undrafted		—	^[44]
	F	Washington Wizards New York Knicks Indiana Pacers	–	423	14	2010 (17th)	Chicago Bulls	Born in French Guiana, a French overseas department in South America.	^[45]
	F/G	Atlanta Hawks	–	3	4	2010 (53rd)	Atlanta Hawks	—	^[46]
	F	Memphis Grizzlies		54	0	Undrafted		—	^[47]
	F/G	Denver Nuggets Milwaukee Bucks New Orleans Pelicans	–	33	4	Undrafted		—	^[48]
	F	Los Angeles Lakers Golden State Warriors New York Knicks Washington Wizards Miami Heat Los Angeles Clippers Minnesota Timberwolves	–	473	47	2005 (37th)	Los Angeles Lakers	Born in Martinique, a French overseas department in the Caribbean.	^[49]
	C/F	San Antonio Spurs	-present	71	0	2023 (1st)	San Antonio Spurs	—	^[50]
	F	Boston Celtics	–	74	16	2016 (16th)	Boston Celtics		^[51]

Drafted but never played

Last update NBA draft 2023

Player	Pos.	Year (pick)	Team	Notes	Ref.
NBA draft
	C	1960 (64th)	Minneapolis Lakers
	F/G	1997 (50th)	Atlanta Hawks
	C	1999 (15th)	New York Knicks
	G	2003 (50th)	Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Seattle SuperSonics on draft-day)
	F	2013 (28th)	San Antonio Spurs
	F/C	2014 (57th)	Indiana Pacers
	G	2016 (39th)	New Orleans Pelicans
	G	2016 (44th)	Atlanta Hawks
	C	2017 (50th)	Philadelphia 76ers
	C	2017 (60th)	Atlanta Hawks
	G	2021 (45th)	Boston Celtics
	G	2022 (46th)	Detroit Pistons
	G	2022 (58th)	Indiana Pacers

Miscellaneous

Player	Pos.	Team(s) played	Career	Regular season	Playoffs	Year (pick)	Team	Notes	Ref.
Games played		NBA draft
	G	Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals	–	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.	^[52]
	C	Philadelphia Sixers	–present	397	53	2014 (3rd)	Philadelphia Sixers	Cameroonian-born player who obtained the French nationality in 2022, considered representing France internationally, but opted to play for the United States instead.

Notes

• Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.

See also

• List of foreign NBA players

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tariq Abdul-Wahad Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 14, 2010.
2. Web site: Alexis Ajinca Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 14, 2010.
3. Web site: Joel Ayayi Statistics. basketball-reference.com. November 1, 2021.
4. Web site: Nicolas Batum Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 14, 2010.
5. Web site: Rodrigue Beaubois Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 14, 2010.
6. Web site: Howard O'Neal Jr. Carter Bio. FIBA Europe. October 17, 2010.
7. Web site: Howard Carter Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 14, 2010.
8. Web site: Malcolm Cazalon Statistics. basketball-reference.com. December 1, 2023.
9. Web site: Sidy Cissoko Statistics. basketball-reference.com. December 1, 2023.
10. Web site: Petr Cornelie Statistics. basketball-reference.com. November 1, 2021.
11. Web site: Bilal Coulibaly Statistics. basketball-reference.com. November 1, 2023.
12. Web site: Nando de Colo Statistics. basketball-reference.com. August 10, 2020.
13. Web site: Moussa Diabaté Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 21, 2022.
14. Web site: Boris Diaw Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 14, 2010.
15. Web site: Yakhouba Diawara Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 14, 2010.
16. Web site: Ousmane Dieng Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 21, 2022.
17. Web site: Sekou Doumbouya Statistics. basketball-reference.com. August 1, 2020.
18. Web site: Evan Fournier Statistics. basketball-reference.com. July 10, 2021.
19. Web site: Mickaël Gelabale Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 14, 2010.
20. Web site: Rudy Gobert NBA & ABA Stats. basketball-reference.com. January 25, 2014.
21. Web site: Killian Hayes Statistics. basketball-reference.com. February 28, 2021.
22. Web site: Jaylen Hoard Statistics. basketball-reference.com. August 1, 2020.
23. Web site: William Howard Statistics. basketball-reference.com. August 1, 2020.
24. Web site: Damien Inglis Statistics. basketball-reference.com. June 15, 2020.
25. Web site: Joffrey Lauvergne Statistics. basketball-reference.com. August 1, 2020.
26. Web site: Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot Statistics. basketball-reference.com. August 1, 2020.
27. Web site: Ian Mahinmi Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 14, 2010.
28. Web site: Theo Madelon Statistics. basketball-reference.com. February 28, 2021.
29. Web site: Jérôme Moïso Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 14, 2010.
30. Web site: Adam Mokoka Statistics. basketball-reference.com. August 1, 2020.
31. Web site: FRA – Noah cleared to play for France . FIBA . May 19, 2011 . October 8, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120928104745/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/langid/1/newsid/21289/arti.html . September 28, 2012 . dead .
32. Web site: Joakim Noah Statistics. basketball-reference.com. May 19, 2011.
33. Web site: Frank Ntilikina Statistics. basketball-reference.com. August 1, 2020.
34. Web site: Elie Okobo Statistics. basketball-reference.com. August 1, 2020.
35. Web site: Tony Parker Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 14, 2010.
36. Web site: Johan Petro Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 14, 2010.
37. Web site: Mickaël Piétrus Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 14, 2010.
38. Web site: Vincent Poirier Statistics. basketball-reference.com. August 1, 2020.
39. Web site: Yves Pons Statistics. basketball-reference.com. December 1, 2021.
40. Web site: Antoine Rigaudeau Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 14, 2010.
41. Web site: Robert Riley profile. FIBA . February 28, 2021.
42. Web site: Bob Riley Statistics. basketball-reference.com. February 21, 2021.
43. Web site: Rayan Rupert Statistics. basketball-reference.com. November 1, 2023.
44. Web site: Olivier Sarr Statistics. basketball-reference.com. January 1, 2022.
45. Web site: Kevin Séraphin Statistics. basketball-reference.com. November 24, 2010.
46. Web site: Pape Sy Statistics. basketball-reference.com. February 28, 2021.
47. Web site: Killian Tillie Statistics. basketball-reference.com. March 1, 2021.
48. Web site: Axel Toupane Statistics. basketball-reference.com. August 1, 2020.
49. Web site: Ronny Turiaf Statistics. basketball-reference.com. October 14, 2010.
50. Web site: Victor Wembanyama Statistics. basketball-reference.com. November 1, 2023.
51. Web site: Guerschon Yabusele Statistics. basketball-reference.com. August 1, 2020.
52. Book: Reynolds, Bill . 2005 . Cousy: His Life, Career, and the Birth of Big-Time Basketball . Simon & Schuster . New York . 0-7432-5476-7 . 23 . registration .