Basketball may be an American game invented by a Canadian, however, if you take a look at the current complexion of the National Basketball Association, it is clear that it is now a global phenomenon.

If you ever need a reminder, just scan the list of recent MVP winners, and you will find that an American-born player has not been crowned since James Harden in 2018-2018, with the last five trophies being collected by superstars from Greece, Serbia and Cameroon.

And with the next generation of stars on the bubble hailing from as far as Slovenia and as near as Canada, America's stranglehold on its own game has waned across the last three decades.

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This dip in dominance can be traced back to the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona where Michael Jordan and his Dream Team not only took home gold but captured the imagination of aspiring hoopers from all four corners of the globe.

In 2024, there are 141 players from 46 different countries and dependencies plying their trade in the NBA - a truly amazing set of figures that show that there is no language or cultural barrier to dishing and swishing.

Comprised players born outside of the United States of America as well as those who play international basketball for other nations, here is the full list of international players currently playing in the NBA.

Angolaย 

Bruno Fernando

Australiaย 

Dyson Daniels
Dante Exum
Josh Giddey
Josh Green
Joe Ingles
Kyrie Irving
Jock Landale
Patty Mills
Duop Reath
Ben Simmons
Matisse Thybulle

Austria

Jakob Poeltl

Bahamas

Deandre Ayton
Eric Gordon
Buddy Hield

Belgium

Toumani Camara

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Luka Garza
Jusuf Nurkic

Brazilย 

Mรฃozinhaย Pereira
Gui Santos

Bulgaria

Sasha Vezenkov

Cameroon

Joel Embiid
Pascal Siakem

Canada

Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Dalano Banton
RJ Barrett
Chris Boucher
Oshae Brissett
Dillon Brooks
Brandon Clarke
Lugentz Dort
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Caleb Houstan
AJ Lawson
Trey Lyles
Bennedict Mathurin
Leonard Miller
Jamal Murray
Andrew Nembhard
Kelly Olynyk
Eugene Omoruyi
Dwight Powell
Olivier-Maxence Prosper
Shaedon Sharpe
Tristan Thompson
Andrew Wiggins

China

Kyle Anderson

Croatia

Bojan Bogdanoviฤ‡
Luka ล amaniฤ‡
Dario ล ariฤ‡
Ivica Zubac
Vรญt Krejฤรญ

Democratic Republic of Congo

Bismack Biyombo
Jonathan Kuminga
Oscar Tshiebwe

Dominican Republic

Chris Duarte
Al Horford
Justin Minaya
Lester Quiรฑones
Karl-Anthony Towns

England

OG Anunoby
Tosan Evbuomwan
Admiral Schofield

Estonia

Henri Drell

Finland

Lauri Markkanen

France

Nicolas Batum
Sidy Cissoko
Bilal Coulibaly
Moussa Diabatรฉ
Ousmane Dieng
Evan Fournier
Rudy Gobert
Thรฉo Maledon
Rayan Rupert
Olivier Sarr
Victor Wembanyama

Georgia

Goga Bitadze
Sandro Mamukelashvilli

Germany

Isaiah Hartenstein
Maxi Kleber
Dennis Schrรถder
Daniel Theis
Franz Wagner
Moritz Wagner
Duane Washington Jr.

Greece

Giannis Antetokounmpo
Thanasis Anetokounmpo

Indonesia

Marques Bolden

Israelย 

Deni Avdija

Italyย 

Simone Fontecchio
Danilo Gallinari
Reggie Jackson

Jamaica

Josh Minott
Nick Richards

Japan

Rui Hachimura
Cameron Thomas
Yuta Watanabe

Latvia

Dฤvis Bertฤns
Kristaps Porziล†ฤฃis

Lithuania

Damontas Sabonis
Jonas Valanฤiลซnas

Maliย 

Adama Sanogo

Mexico

Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Montenegroย 

Nikola Vuฤeviฤ‡

New Zealand

Steven Adams

Nigeriaย 

Precious Achiuwa
Udoka Azubuike
Charles Bassey
Montรฉ Morris
Jordan Nwora
Josh Okogie
Gabe Vincent

Philippinesย 

Jordan Clarkson

Polandย 

Jeremy Sochan

Portugalย 

Neemias Queta

Puerto Rico

Jose Alverado
Julian Strawther

Senegal

Ibou Badji
Mouhamed Gueye
Georges Niang

Serbiaย 

Bogdan Bogdanoviฤ‡
Nikola Jokiฤ‡
Nikola Joviฤ‡
Boban Marjanoviฤ‡
Vasilije Miciฤ‡
Aleksej Pokuลกevski
Tristan Vukฤeviฤ‡

Slovenia

Vlatko ฤŒanฤar
Luka Donฤiฤ‡

South Sudan

Bol Bol
Wenyen Gabriel

Switzerland

Clint Capela

Turkey

Onuralp Bitim
Cedi Osman
Alperen ลžengรผn
ร–mer Yurtseven

Ugandaย 

Ish Wainwright

Ukraineย 

Alex Len
Svi Mykhailiuk

U.S. Virgin Islands

Nic Claxton