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Every French player in NBA history

71 players

There have been 71 French players in the NBA. The first to debut was Craig Spitzer, in 1967. 18 of them are still active today. Tony Parker has played the most games (1,254) and scored the most points (19,473).

Full list

Player GP PTS
★3
Rudy Gobert Active 2013-2026 · 14 seasons · Minnesota Timberwolves
912 11,339
★7
Joel Embiid Active 2014-2026 · 11 seasons · Philadelphia 76ers
496 13,655
Ousmane Dieng Active 2022-2026 · 5 seasons · Milwaukee Bucks
171 911
Moussa Diabaté Active 2022-2026 · 5 seasons · Charlotte Hornets
185 1,139
Rayan Rupert Active 2023-2026 · 4 seasons · Philadelphia 76ers
156 644
Sidy Cissoko Active 2023-2026 · 4 seasons · Portland Trail Blazers
115 497
Bilal Coulibaly Active 2023-2026 · 4 seasons · Washington Wizards
185 1,973
★2
Victor Wembanyama Active 2023-2026 · 4 seasons · San Antonio Spurs
188 4,418
Pacôme Dadiet Active 2024-2026 · 3 seasons · New York Knicks
48 78
Tidjane Salaün Active 2024-2026 · 3 seasons · Charlotte Hornets
104 608
Alex Sarr Active 2024-2026 · 3 seasons · Washington Wizards
121 1,708
Zaccharie Risacher Active 2024-2026 · 3 seasons · Dallas Mavericks
149 1,640
Mohamed Diawara Active 2025-2026 · 2 seasons · New York Knicks
71 246
Joan Beringer Active 2025-2026 · 2 seasons · Minnesota Timberwolves
48 208
Maxime Raynaud Active 2025-2026 · 1 seasons · Sacramento Kings
74 922
Nolan Traoré Active 2025-2026 · 2 seasons · Brooklyn Nets
63 579
Noa Essengue Active 2025-2026 · 2 seasons · Chicago Bulls
8 26
Noah Penda Active 2025-2026 · 1 seasons · Orlando Magic
59 227
Craig Spitzer 1967 · 1 seasons
10 18
Bob Riley 1970 · 1 seasons
7 13
Phil Hicks 1976-1978 · 2 seasons
57 132
Michael Brooks 1980-1987 · 6 seasons
319 4,086
Billy Reid 1980 · 1 seasons
59 190
Jeff Wilkins 1980-1985 · 6 seasons
454 3,575
Howard Carter 1983-1984 · 2 seasons
66 351
Terence Stansbury 1984-1986 · 3 seasons
192 1,200
Forrest McKenzie 1986 · 1 seasons
6 17
Pat Durham 1992-1994 · 2 seasons
64 323
Stanley Jackson 1993 · 1 seasons
17 38
Tariq Abdul-Wahad 1997-2003 · 6 seasons
236 1,830
Makhtar N'diaye 1998 · 1 seasons
4 5
Jérôme Moïso 2000-2004 · 5 seasons
145 386
★6
Tony Parker 2001-2018 · 18 seasons
1,254 19,473
Antoine Rigaudeau 2002 · 1 seasons
11 17
Mickaël Piétrus 2003-2012 · 10 seasons
557 4,629
Boris Diaw 2003-2016 · 14 seasons
1,064 9,139
Johan Petro 2005-2012 · 8 seasons
473 2,202
Ronny Turiaf 2005-2014 · 10 seasons
473 2,209
Mickaël Gelabale 2006-2012 · 3 seasons
145 670
Yakhouba Diawara 2006-2009 · 4 seasons
187 655
Ian Mahinmi 2007-2019 · 12 seasons
618 3,209
★2
Joakim Noah 2007-2019 · 13 seasons
672 5,881
Alexis Ajinça 2008-2017 · 7 seasons
293 1,553
Nicolas Batum 2008-2025 · 18 seasons
1,205 11,553
Rodrigue Beaubois 2009-2012 · 4 seasons
182 1,286
Kevin Séraphin 2010-2016 · 7 seasons
423 2,516
Pape Sy 2010 · 1 seasons
3 7
Nando De Colo 2012-2013 · 2 seasons
119 453
Evan Fournier 2012-2023 · 12 seasons
704 9,607
Joffrey Lauvergne 2014-2017 · 4 seasons
208 1,159
Damien Inglis 2014-2015 · 1 seasons
20 36
Axel Toupane 2015-2020 · 3 seasons
33 101
Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot 2016-2021 · 6 seasons
328 1,937
Guerschon Yabusele 2017-2025 · 4 seasons
211 1,314
Frank Ntilikina 2017-2023 · 7 seasons
321 1,535
Élie Okobo 2018-2019 · 2 seasons
108 523
Sekou Doumbouya 2019-2021 · 3 seasons
96 542
Jaylen Hoard 2019-2021 · 3 seasons
39 257
Adam Mokoka 2019-2020 · 2 seasons
25 47
Vincent Poirier 2019-2020 · 2 seasons
32 49
William Howard 2019 · 1 seasons
2 0
Killian Tillie 2020-2021 · 2 seasons
54 175
Killian Hayes 2020-2025 · 6 seasons
239 1,885
Théo Maledon 2020-2023 · 4 seasons
177 1,373
Petr Cornelie 2021 · 1 seasons
13 14
Joël Ayayi 2021 · 1 seasons
7 2
Yves Pons 2021 · 1 seasons
12 13
Olivier Sarr 2021-2025 · 4 seasons
50 237
Malcolm Cazalon 2023 · 1 seasons
1 0
Armel Traoré 2024 · 1 seasons
9 14
Adama Bal 2025 · 1 seasons
8 83

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