List of French NBA players

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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 22, 2025

Player Pos. Team(s) played Career<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] Regular season Playoffs Year (pick) Team Notes Ref.
Games played NBA draft
Template:Sortname F Sacramento Kings
Orlando Magic
Denver Nuggets
Dallas Mavericks 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 236 13 1997 (11th) Sacramento Kings — [1]
Template:Sortname F Charlotte Bobcats
Dallas Mavericks
Toronto Raptors
New Orleans Pelicans 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 293 3 2008 (20th) Dallas Mavericks — [2]
Template:Sortname F Washington Wizards Template:Nbay 7 0 Undrafted — [3]
Template:Sortname* F Portland Trail Blazers
Charlotte Hornets
Los Angeles Clippers
Philadelphia 76ers
Los Angeles Clippers 		Template:Nbay–present 1131 76 2008 (25th) Houston Rockets — [4]
Template:Sortname G Dallas Mavericks Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 182 6 2009 (25th) Oklahoma City Thunder Born in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. [5]
Template:Sortname G Denver Nuggets
Dallas Mavericks 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 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]
Template:Sortname G Detroit Pistons Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 1 0 Undrafted — [8]
Template:Sortname* F San Antonio Spurs
Portland Trail Blazers 		Template:Nbay–present 34 0 2023 (44th) — [9]
Template:Sortname F/C Denver Nuggets Template:Nbay 13 0 2016 (53rd) Denver Nuggets — [10]

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F Washington Wizards Template:Nbay–present 122 0 2023 (7th) Indiana Pacers — [11]

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G New York Knicks Template:Nbay–present 18 2 2023 (25th) New York Knicks — [12]
Template:Sortname G San Antonio Spurs
Toronto Raptors 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 119 6 2009 (53rd) San Antonio Spurs — [13]
Template:Sortname* C Los Angeles Clippers
Charlotte Hornets 		Template:Nbay–present 104 0 2022 (43rd) Los Angeles Clippers — [14]
Template:Sortname F/C Atlanta Hawks
Phoenix Suns
Charlotte Bobcats
San Antonio Spurs
Utah Jazz 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 1064 119 2003 (21st) Atlanta Hawks — [15]
Template:Sortname F Denver Nuggets
Miami Heat 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 187 9 Undrafted — [16]
Template:Sortname* F Oklahoma City Thunder Template:Nbay–present 109 13 2022 (11th) Oklahoma City Thunder — [17]
Template:Sortname F Detroit Pistons
Los Angeles Lakers 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 96 0 2019 (15th) Detroit Pistons Born in Guinea to Guinean parents, grew up in France, represents France internationally [18]
Template:Sortname G Denver Nuggets
Orlando Magic
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Detroit Pistons 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 704 19 2012 (20th) Denver Nuggets — [19]
Template:Sortname F Seattle SuperSonics
Minnesota Timberwolves 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay, Template:Nbay 145 0 2005 (48th) Seattle SuperSonics Born in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. [20]
Template:Sortname* C Utah Jazz
Minnesota Timberwolves 		Template:Nbay–present 829 84 2013 (27th) Denver Nuggets — [21]
Template:Sortname* G Detroit Pistons
Brooklyn Nets 		Template:Nbay-present 216 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 [22]
Template:Sortname F Portland Trail Blazers
Oklahoma City Thunder 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 39 3 Undrafted — [23]
Template:Sortname G Houston Rockets Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 2 0 Undrafted — [24]
Template:Sortname F Milwaukee Bucks
 Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 20 0 2015 (31st) Milwaukee Bucks Born in French Guiana, a French overseas department in South America. [25]
Template:Sortname F Denver Nuggets
Oklahoma City Thunder
Chicago Bulls
San Antonio Spurs 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 208 4 2013 (55th) Memphis Grizzlies — [26]
Template:Sortname G/F Philadelphia 76ers
Oklahoma City Thunder
Chicago Bulls
Brooklyn Nets
Atlanta Hawks 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 328 15 2016 (24th) Philadelphia 76ers — [27]
Template:Sortname C San Antonio Spurs
Dallas Mavericks
Indiana Pacers
Washington Wizards 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 618 67 2005 (28th) San Antonio Spurs — [28]
Template:Sortname G Oklahoma City Thunder
Charlotte Hornets
Phoenix Suns 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 177 0 2020 (34th) Philadelphia 76ers — [29]
Template:Sortname F Boston Celtics
Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets
Toronto Raptors
New Jersey Nets
Cleveland Cavaliers 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 145 4 2000 (11th) Boston Celtics — [30]
Template:Sortname G Chicago Bulls Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 25 0 Undrafted — [31]
Template:Sortname C Chicago Bulls
New York Knicks
Memphis Grizzlies
Los Angeles Clippers 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 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[32] [33]
Template:Sortname G New York Knicks
Dallas Mavericks
Charlotte Hornets 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 321 15 2017 (8th) New York Knicks Born in Belgium to Rwandese parents, grew up in France, represents France internationally [34]
Template:Sortname G Phoenix Suns Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 108 0 2018 (31st) Phoenix Suns — [35]
Template:Sortname G San Antonio Spurs
Charlotte Hornets 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 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. [36]
Template:Sortname C Seattle SuperSonics
Denver Nuggets
New Jersey Nets
Atlanta Hawks 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 473 22 2005 (25th) Seattle SuperSonics — [37]
Template:Sortname G/F Golden State Warriors
Orlando Magic
Phoenix Suns
Boston Celtics
Toronto Raptors 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 557 69 2003 (11th) Golden State Warriors Born in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. [38]
Template:Sortname C Boston Celtics
Philadelphia 76ers 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 32 1 Undrafted — [39]
Template:Sortname F Memphis Grizzlies Template:Nbay 12 0 Undrafted Born in Haïti, grew up in France, represents France internationally [40]
Template:Sortname G Dallas Mavericks Template:Nbay 11 0 Undrafted — [41]
Template:Sortname F Atlanta Hawks Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 7 0 1970 (82nd) Atlanta Hawks Born in the United States, became a naturalized French citizen, represented France internationally during his playing career.[42] [43]

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F Atlanta Hawks Template:Nbay–present 75 0 2024 (1st) Atlanta Hawks — [44]

Template:Sortname*

G Portland Trail Blazers Template:Nbay–present 91 0 2023 (43rd) Portland Trail Blazers — [45]

Template:Sortname*

F Charlotte Hornets Template:Nbay–present 60 0 2024 (6th) Charlotte Hornets — [46]

Template:Sortname*

C Washington Wizards Template:Nbay–present 67 0 2024 (2nd) Washington Wizards — [47]
Template:Sortname C Oklahoma City Thunder Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 46 0 Undrafted — [48]
Template:Sortname F Washington Wizards
New York Knicks
Indiana Pacers 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 423 14 2010 (17th) Chicago Bulls Born in French Guiana, a French overseas department in South America. [49]
Template:Sortname F/G Atlanta Hawks Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 3 4 2010 (53rd) Atlanta Hawks — [50]
Template:Sortname F Memphis Grizzlies Template:Nbay 54 0 Undrafted — [51]
Template:Sortname F/G Denver Nuggets
Milwaukee Bucks
New Orleans Pelicans 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 33 4 Undrafted — [52]
Template:Sortname F Los Angeles Lakers Template:Nbay 9 0 Undrafted [53]
Template:Sortname F Los Angeles Lakers
Golden State Warriors
New York Knicks
Washington Wizards
Miami Heat
Los Angeles Clippers
Minnesota Timberwolves 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 473 47 2005 (37th) Los Angeles Lakers Born in Martinique, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. [54]

Template:Sortname*

C San Antonio Spurs Template:Nbay–present 117 0 2023 (1st) San Antonio Spurs — [55]

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C/F Boston Celtics
Philadelphia 76ers 		Template:Nbay–present 144 16 2016 (16th) Boston Celtics [56]

Drafted but never played

Last update NBA draft 2025

Player Pos. Year (pick) Team Notes Ref.
NBA draft
Template:Ill C 1960 (64th) Minneapolis Lakers
Template:Sortname F/G 1997 (50th) Atlanta Hawks
Template:Sortname C 1999 (15th) New York Knicks
Template:Sortname G 2003 (50th) Philadelphia 76ers
(traded to Seattle SuperSonics on draft-day)
Template:Sortname F 2013 (28th) San Antonio Spurs
Template:Sortname F/C 2014 (57th) Indiana Pacers
Template:Sortname G 2016 (39th) New Orleans Pelicans
Template:Sortname G 2016 (44th) Atlanta Hawks
Template:Sortname C 2017 (50th) Philadelphia 76ers
Template:Sortname C 2017 (60th) Atlanta Hawks
Template:Sortname G 2021 (45th) Boston Celtics
Template:Sortname G 2022 (46th) Detroit Pistons
Template:Sortname G 2022 (58th) Indiana Pacers
Template:Sortname F 2024 (51st) Dallas Mavericks
Template:Sortname F 2025 (12th) Chicago Bulls
Template:Sortname C 2025 (17th) Minnesota Timberwolves
Template:Sortname G 2025 (19th) Brooklyn Nets
Template:Sortname F 2025 (32nd) Boston Celtics
Template:Sortname C 2025 (42nd) Sacramento Kings
Template:Sortname F 2025 (51st) Los Angeles Clippers

Miscellaneous

Player Pos. Team(s) played Career<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] Regular season Playoffs Year (pick) Team Notes Ref.
Games played NBA draft
Template:Sortname G Boston Celtics
Cincinnati Royals 		Template:Nbay–Template:Nbay 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. [57]
Template:Sortname C Philadelphia 76ers Template:Nbay–present 397 53 2014 (3rd) Philadelphia 76ers Cameroonian-born player who obtained the French nationality in 2022, considered representing France internationally, but opted to play for the United States instead.

Notes

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References

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See also

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