NEW YORK (USA) - Nothing gets the juices flowing for a basketball player like putting on the national team shirt and squaring off against another country's finest on the FIBA hardwood.
Remember how Nikola Jokic went into dead sprints in Belgrade this summer after grabbing rebounds for Serbia in their game against France? It was a friendly game!
The commitment that Jokic showed again and again for Serbia that night in that first of two showdowns with Victor Wembanyama and France demonstrated how important it was for Joker to be in the international arena, giving everything he had for Serbia.
Wembanyama was also spectacular.
ESPN's NBA Top 100 ranking 2026 reveals that the top 14 NBA superstars play FIBA ball.
Since NBA players were first allowed on national team rosters at the 1992 Olympics, their presence at continental championships, FIBA Basketball World Cups and Olympics has skyrocketed - driven by the global growth of the game and the rise of new basketball powers.
Just like last year's ranking, the USA still dominates, this time with 73 players in the Top 100 - but notably, none in the Top 5.
In total, 20 countries are represented in ESPN’s NBA Top 100.
Player | ESPN Rank | Country | Last FIBA Event |
100 | Canada | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Americas Qualifiers | |
99 | Canada | 2024 Olympics | |
98 | USA | FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019 | |
Caleb Wilson | 97 | USA | - |
96 | USA | FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2021 | |
Donovan Clingan | 95 | USA | - |
94 | USA | FIBA U18 AmeriCup 2018 | |
93 | USA | 2021 Olympics | |
92 | USA | 2016 Olympics | |
Fred VanVleet | 91 | USA | - |
90 | USA | FIBA U18 AmeriCup 2018 | |
89 | USA | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 | |
88 | Lithuania | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers | |
CJ McCollum | 87 | USA | - |
86 | Jamaica | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Americas Pre-Qualifiers | |
85 | USA | FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2024 | |
84 | USA | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers | |
83 | USA | FIBA U16 AmeriCup 2023 | |
82 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
Naz Reid | 81 | USA | - |
80 | Australia | 2024 Olympics | |
79 | Belgium | EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers | |
78 | USA | FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025 | |
Ja Morant | 77 | USA | - |
76 | Canada | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Americas Qualifiers | |
Cason Wallace | 75 |
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74 | Germany | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers | |
73 | USA | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 | |
72 | Bahamas | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Americas Qualifiers | |
Tyler Herro | 71 | USA | - |
70 | USA | FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 | |
69 | USA | 2021 Olympics | |
Keyonte George | 68 | USA | - |
67 | USA | 2016 Olympics | |
66 | Croatia | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers | |
65 | USA | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 | |
64 | USA | FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2013 | |
63 | USA | FIBA U18 AmeriCup 2016 | |
Darius Garland | 62 | USA | - |
61 | USA | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 | |
Michael Porter Jr | 60 | USA | FIBA U18 AmeriCup 2016 |
Ausar Thompson | 59 | USA, Jamaica | - |
58 | Lithuania | FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 | |
Trey Murphy III | 57 | USA | - |
Jaden McDaniels | 56 | USA | - |
55 | Canada | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Americas Qualifiers | |
54 | USA | FIBA U18 AmeriCup 2012 | |
53 | USA | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 | |
Desmond Bane | 52 | USA | - |
Zion Williamson | 51 | USA | - |
50 | USA | FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2023 | |
49 | Finland | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers | |
Kon Knueppel | 48 | USA | - |
47 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
Brandon Miller | 46 | USA | - |
45 | Germany | FIBA EuroBasket 2025 | |
44 | USA | FIBA U16 AmeriCup 2016 | |
Da'Aaron Fox | 43 | USA | - |
42 | France | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers | |
41 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
40 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
39 | USA | 2016 Olympics | |
38 | USA | FIBA U18 AmeriCup 2022 | |
37 | USA | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 | |
36 | USA | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 | |
LaMelo Ball | 35 | USA | - |
OG Anunoby | 34 | Great Britain | - |
33 | USA | FIBA U16 AmeriCup 2019 | |
32 | USA | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 | |
Amen Thompson | 31 | USA, Jamaica | - |
30 | Türkiye | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers | |
Pascal Siakam | 29 | Cameroon | - |
28 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
27 | Israel | FIBA EuroBasket 2025 | |
26 | USA | FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019 | |
Jalen Williams | 25 | USA | - |
24 | USA | FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2021 | |
23 | USA | FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022 | |
Jalen Johnson | 22 | USA | - |
21 | Canada | 2024 Olympics | |
20 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
19 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
18 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
17 | USA | FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019 | |
16 | Dominican Republic | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 | |
Kawhi Leonard | 15 | USA | - |
14 | USA | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 | |
13 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
12 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
11 | USA | FIBA U18 AmeriCup 2018 | |
10 | USA | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 | |
9 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
8 | USA | FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019 | |
7 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
6 | USA | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 | |
5 | Greece | FIBA EuroBasket 2025 | |
4 | Slovenia | FIBA EuroBasket 2025 | |
3 | Canada | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Americas Qualifiers | |
2 | France | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers | |
1 | Serbia | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers |
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