NEW YORK, April 12, 2018 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that team rosters (active and inactive) for the 2018 NBA Playoffs will feature a record 62 international players from a record 33 countries.
All 16 Playoff Teams Include at Least One International Player
All 16 teams competing in the playoffs will feature at least one international player. The Utah Jazz and Philadelphia 76ers have an NBA-high seven international players each. The Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs each have six. The Spurs’ 2014 NBA Championship team featured a record nine international players during the playoffs.
The most represented countries among the 62 international players on playoff rosters are France and Australia (seven players each), followed by Canada (four players), Spain (four players), Turkey, Croatia, Cameroon and Brazil (three players each). Thirty-six of the record 64 European players who were on opening-night rosters for the 2017-18 season are on playoff rosters.
Four-time NBA Champion Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs; France) will be making his 17th straight playoff appearance, the longest active streak among all NBA players.
There were 108 international players from a record 42 countries and territories on opening-night rosters for the 2017-18 season. This marked the fourth consecutive season that opening-night rosters featured at least 100 international players and that all 30 teams had at least one international player.
The previous record for international players in the playoffs (60) was set in 2007, and the previous record for countries and territories represented in the playoffs (30) was set in 2014.
The 2018 NBA Playoffs tip off Saturday, April 14 on ABC. In the opening game, the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors will host the San Antonio Spurs at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Below please find the full list of international players on 2018 NBA Playoff team rosters
(active and inactive):
Country
|
First Name
|
Team
|
Argentina
|
San Antonio Spurs
| |
Australia
|
Boston Celtics
| |
Australia
|
Boston Celtics
| |
Australia
|
Milwaukee Bucks
| |
Australia
|
Philadelphia 76ers
| |
Australia
|
San Antonio Spurs
| |
Australia
|
Utah Jazz
| |
Australia
|
Utah Jazz
| |
Austria
|
Toronto Raptors
| |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Portland Trail Blazers
| |
Brazil
|
Houston Rockets
| |
Brazil
|
Toronto Raptors
| |
Brazil
|
Utah Jazz
| |
Cameroon
|
Houston Rockets
| |
Cameroon
|
Philadelphia 76ers
| |
Cameroon
|
Toronto Raptors
| |
Canada
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
| |
Canada
|
Indiana Pacers
| |
Canada
|
Miami Heat
| |
Canada
|
Minnesota Timberwolves
| |
China
|
Houston Rockets
| |
Croatia
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
| |
Croatia
|
Indiana Pacers
| |
Croatia
|
Philadelphia 76ers
| |
Czech Republic
|
Washington Wizards
| |
Dominican Republic
|
Boston Celtics
| |
Egypt
|
Boston Celtics
| |
France
|
Boston Celtics
| |
France
|
New Orleans Pelicans
| |
France
|
Philadelphia 76ers
| |
France
|
San Antonio Spurs
| |
France
|
San Antonio Spurs
| |
France
|
Utah Jazz
| |
France
|
Washington Wizards
| |
Georgia
|
Golden State Warriors
| |
Germany
|
Boston Celtics
| |
Greece
|
Milwaukee Bucks
| |
Greece
|
Portland Trail Blazers
| |
Italy
|
Philadelphia 76ers
| |
Latvia
|
San Antonio Spurs
| |
Lithuania
|
Indiana Pacers
| |
Lithuania
|
Toronto Raptors
| |
Mali
|
New Orleans Pelicans
| |
Montenegro
|
New Orleans Pelicans
| |
New Zealand
|
Oklahoma City Thunder
| |
Poland
|
Washington Wizards
| |
Republic of the Congo
|
Toronto Raptors
| |
Senegal
|
Minnesota Timberwolves
| |
Serbia
|
Minnesota Timberwolves
| |
Slovenia
|
Miami Heat
| |
South Sudan
|
Milwaukee Bucks
| |
Spain
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
| |
Spain
|
Oklahoma City Thunder
| |
Spain
|
San Antonio Spurs
| |
Spain
|
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