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.
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.
Bruno Fernando
Dyson Daniels
Dante Exum
Josh Giddey
Josh Green
Joe Ingles
Kyrie Irving
Jock Landale
Patty Mills
Duop Reath
Ben Simmons
Matisse Thybulle
Jakob Poeltl
Deandre Ayton
Eric Gordon
Buddy Hield
Toumani Camara
Luka Garza
Jusuf Nurkic
Mãozinha Pereira
Gui Santos
Sasha Vezenkov
Joel Embiid
Pascal Siakem
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
Kyle Anderson
Bojan Bogdanović
Luka Šamanić
Dario Šarić
Ivica Zubac
Vít Krejčí
Bismack Biyombo
Jonathan Kuminga
Oscar Tshiebwe
Chris Duarte
Al Horford
Justin Minaya
Lester Quiñones
Karl-Anthony Towns
OG Anunoby
Tosan Evbuomwan
Admiral Schofield
Henri Drell
Lauri Markkanen
Nicolas Batum
Sidy Cissoko
Bilal Coulibaly
Moussa Diabaté
Ousmane Dieng
Evan Fournier
Rudy Gobert
Théo Maledon
Rayan Rupert
Olivier Sarr
Victor Wembanyama
Goga Bitadze
Sandro Mamukelashvilli
Isaiah Hartenstein
Maxi Kleber
Dennis Schröder
Daniel Theis
Franz Wagner
Moritz Wagner
Duane Washington Jr.
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Thanasis Anetokounmpo
Marques Bolden
Deni Avdija
Simone Fontecchio
Danilo Gallinari
Reggie Jackson
Josh Minott
Nick Richards
Rui Hachimura
Cameron Thomas
Yuta Watanabe
Dāvis Bertāns
Kristaps Porziņģis
Damontas Sabonis
Jonas Valančiūnas
Adama Sanogo
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Nikola Vučević
Steven Adams
Precious Achiuwa
Udoka Azubuike
Charles Bassey
Monté Morris
Jordan Nwora
Josh Okogie
Gabe Vincent
Jordan Clarkson
Jeremy Sochan
Neemias Queta
Jose Alverado
Julian Strawther
Ibou Badji
Mouhamed Gueye
Georges Niang
Bogdan Bogdanović
Nikola Jokić
Nikola Jović
Boban Marjanović
Vasilije Micić
Aleksej Pokuševski
Tristan Vukčević
Vlatko Čančar
Luka Dončić
Bol Bol
Wenyen Gabriel
Clint Capela
Onuralp Bitim
Cedi Osman
Alperen Şengün
Ömer Yurtseven
Ish Wainwright
Alex Len
Svi Mykhailiuk
Nic Claxton