List of French NBA players
The following is a list of French players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This list also includes players who were born outside of 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: Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2010–11 season.
| Player | Pos. | Team(s) played | Career[a] | Regular season | Playoffs | Year (pick) | Team | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | NBA Draft | ||||||||
| Cousy, BobBob Cousy | PG | Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals |
1950–1971 | 924 | 109 | 1950 (3rd) | Tri-Cities Blackhawks | Born in the United States by French immigrants living in New York City. | [1] |
| Abdul-Wahad, TariqTariq Abdul-Wahad (formerly Olivier Saint-Jean) |
F | Sacramento Kings Orlando Magic Denver Nuggets Dallas Mavericks |
1997–2003 | 1997 (11th) | Sacramento Kings | — | [2] | ||
| Ajinça, AlexisAlexis Ajinça | F | Charlotte Bobcats Dallas Mavericks Toronto Raptors |
2008–2011 | 2008 (20th) | Dallas Mavericks | — | [3] | ||
| Batum, NicolasNicolas Batum* | F | Portland Trail Blazers | 2008–present | 2008 (25th) | Houston Rockets | — | [4] | ||
| Beaubois, RodrigueRodrigue Beaubois* | G | Dallas Mavericks | 2009–present | 2009 (25th) | Oklahoma City Thunder | Born in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. | [5] | ||
| Carter, HowardHoward Carter | G | Denver Nuggets Dallas Mavericks |
1983–1984 | 1983 (15th) | Denver Nuggets | Born in the United States, became a naturalized French citizen, represented France internationally during his playing career.[6] | [7] | ||
| De Colo, NandoNando De Colo* | PG/SG | San Antonio Spurs Toronto Raptors |
2009–present | 2009 (53rd) | San Antonio Spurs | — | |||
| Diaw, BorisBoris Diaw* | F/C | Atlanta Hawks Phoenix Suns Charlotte Bobcats San Antonio Spurs |
2003–present | 2003 (21st) | Atlanta Hawks | — | [8] | ||
| Diawara, YakhoubaYakhouba Diawara | F | Denver Nuggets Miami Heat |
2006–2010 | Undrafted | Denver Nuggets | — | [9] | ||
| Fournier, EvanEvan Fournier* | G | Denver Nuggets | 2012–present | 2012 (20th) | Denver Nuggets | — | |||
| Gelabale, MickaëlMickaël Gelabale | F | Seattle SuperSonics Minnesota Timberwolves |
2006–2008,2013 | 2005 (48th) | Seattle SuperSonics | Born in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. | [10] | ||
| Mahinmi, IanIan Mahinmi* | C | San Antonio Spurs Dallas Mavericks Indiana Pacers |
2007–present | 2005 (28th) | San Antonio Spurs | — | [11] | ||
| Moiso, JeromeJérôme Moïso | F | Boston Celtics Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets Toronto Raptors New Jersey Nets Cleveland Cavaliers |
2000–2005 | 2000 (11th) | Boston Celtics | — | [12] | ||
| Noah, JoakimJoakim Noah* | C | Chicago Bulls | 2007–present | 266 | 28 | 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 represents France internationally[13] | [14] |
| Parker, TonyTony Parker* | G | San Antonio Spurs | 2001–present | 2001 (28th) | San Antonio Spurs | Born in Belgium to an American father and a Dutch mother, grew up in France, represents France internationally.[15] | [16] | ||
| Petro, JohanJohan Petro | C | Seattle SuperSonics Denver Nuggets New Jersey Nets Atlanta Hawks |
2005–2013 | 2005 (25th) | Seattle SuperSonics | — | [17] | ||
| Pietrus, MickaelMickaël Piétrus* | G/F | Golden State Warriors Orlando Magic Phoenix Suns Boston Celtics Toronto Raptors |
2003–present | 2003 (11th) | Golden State Warriors | Born in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. | [18] | ||
| Rigaudeau, AntoineAntoine Rigaudeau | G | Dallas Mavericks | 2003 | Undrafted | Dallas Mavericks | — | [19] | ||
| Seraphin, KevinKevin Seraphin* | F | Washington Wizards | 2010–present | 2010 (17th) | Chicago Bulls | Born in French Guiana, a French overseas department in South America. | [20] | ||
| Sy, PapePape Sy | F/G | Atlanta Hawks | 2010–2011 | 2010 (53rd) | Atlanta Hawks | — | |||
| Turiaf, RonnyRonny Turiaf* | F | Los Angeles Lakers Golden State Warriors New York Knicks Washington Wizards Miami Heat Los Angeles Clippers Minnesota Timberwolves |
2005–present | 2005 (37th) | Los Angeles Lakers | Born in Martinique, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. | [21] | ||
| Gobert, RudyRudy Gobert* | C | Utah Jazz | 2013–present | 2013 (27th) | Denver Nuggets | Born in Saint-Quentin, France. | [22] | ||
Drafted but never played
| Player | Pos. | Year (pick) | Team | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBA draft | |||||
| Lefebvre, Jean-ClaudeJean-Claude Lefebvre | 1960 (64th) | Minneapolis Lakers | |||
| Digbeu, AlainAlain Digbeu | 1997 (50th) | Atlanta Hawks | |||
| Weis, FrédéricFrédéric Weis | 1999 (15th) | New York Knicks | |||
| Morlende, PaccelisPaccelis Morlende | 2003 (50th) | Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Seattle SuperSonics on draft-day) |
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Notes
- a Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
References
- ↑ Reynolds, Bill (2005). Cousy: His Life, Career, and the Birth of Big-Time Basketball. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 23. ISBN 0-7432-5476-7.
- ↑ "Tariq Abdul-Wahad Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Alexis Ajinca Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Nicolas Batum Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Rodrigue Beaubois Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Howard O'Neal Jr. Carter Bio". FIBA Europe. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Howard Carter Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Boris Diaw Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Yakhouba Diawara Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Mickael Gelabale Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Ian Mahinmi Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Jerome Moiso Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "FRA - Noah cleared to play for France". FIBA. October 8, 2007. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ↑ "Joakim Noah Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ↑ "Parker wil be speedy foe for Nets". Sports Illustrated. Time Warner Company. June 2, 2003. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Tony Parker Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Johan Petro Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Mickael Pietrus Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Antoine Rigaudeau Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Kevin Seraphin Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Ronny Turiaf Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Rudy Gobert NBA & ABA Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2014.