NEW YORK (USA) – Every single player in the Top 10 of ESPN’s NBA Rank has competed in FIBA competitions since the summer of 2023.
And a whopping 76 out of the Top 100 NBA players, according to the U.S. media network, have represented their countries in international competition. The trend is now undeniable.
The players who show up for national team events want to represent their countries. They crave the intense competition that FIBA Ball offers. It’s a feeling like no other.
Year after year, the best in the world continue to show up - and they keep saying how special it is to wear their nation’s jersey.
This summer, Giannis Antetokounmpo was in tears, calling the bronze medal he won at EuroBasket the biggest accomplishment of his life.
And in 2024, at the Paris Olympics, Stephen Curry - the greatest shooter in basketball history - said the most important shot of his life was “the Golden Dagger,” his final three-pointer in the Olympic Final.
And the list goes on.
Since NBA players were first allowed on national team rosters at the 1992 Olympics, their presence at continental championships, FIBA Basketball World Cups, and the Olympic Games has skyrocketed — driven by the global growth of the game and the rise of new basketball powers.
The USA still dominates this ranking, of course, with 70 players in the Top 100 — but notably, none in the Top 5.
In total, 21 countries are represented in ESPN’s NBA Top 100.
Player | ESPN Rank | Country | Last FIBA Event |
|---|---|---|---|
100 | Canada | 2024 Olympics | |
99 | USA | 2022 FIBA U18 AmeriCup | |
98 | USA | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
97 | USA | 2017 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup | |
96 | Canada | 2024 Olympics | |
95 | USA | 2017 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup | |
Devin Vassell | 94 | USA | - |
93 | Austria | 2025 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Pre-Qualifiers | |
Mitchell Robinson | 92 | USA | - |
91 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
Naz Reid | 90 | USA | - |
89 | Canada | 2021 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Victoria | |
88 | Canada | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
87 | Lithuania | EuroBasket 2025 | |
86 | USA | 2010 FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup | |
85 | USA | 2021 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup | |
Tobias Harris | 84 | USA | - |
83 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers | |
82 | Jamaica | 2025 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Americas Pre-Qualifiers | |
81 | Canada | 2024 Olympics | |
80 | USA | 2016 Olympics | |
Onyeka Okongwu | 79 | USA | - |
78 | Belgium | 2016 FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division B | |
77 | USA | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
Brandon Miller | 76 | USA | - |
Jaden McDaniels | 75 | USA | - |
74 | USA | 2019 FIBA U16 AmeriCup | |
Dereck Lively II | 73 | USA | - |
72 | USA | 2021 Olympics | |
71 | USA | 2018 FIBA U18 AmeriCup | |
70 | USA | 2016 FIBA U18 AmeriCup | |
69 | USA | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
Tyler Herro | 68 | USA | - |
67 | USA | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
66 | Israel | EuroBasket 2025 | |
Aaron Nesmith | 65 | USA | - |
64 | Canada | 2024 Olympics | |
LaMelo Ball | 63 | USA | - |
Christian Braun | 62 | USA | - |
Zion Williamson | 61 | USA | - |
60 | USA | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
59 | USA | 2019 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup | |
Trey Murphy III | 58 | USA | - |
57 | USA | 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
56 | Germany | 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup European Qualifiers | |
55 | Australia | 2024 Olympics | |
54 | USA | 2016 Olympics | |
53 | USA | 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers | |
52 | USA | 2022 FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup | |
51 | USA | 2021 Olympics | |
50 | Latvia | EuroBasket 2025 | |
49 | France | 2024 Olympics | |
48 | USA | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
47 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
46 | Canada | 2024 Olympics | |
45 | USA | 2016 FIBA U18 AmeriCup | |
Jalen Johnson | 44 | USA | - |
43 | Finland | EuroBasket 2025 | |
42 | USA | 2012 FIBA U18 AmeriCup | |
OG Anunoby | 41 | Great Britain | - |
40 | USA | 2013 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup | |
Desmond Bane | 39 | USA | - |
Darius Garland | 38 | USA | - |
Amen Thompson | 37 | USA | - |
36 | Croatia | 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Piraeus | |
De'Aaron Fox | 35 | USA | - |
34 | Lithuania | 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament San Juan | |
Ja Morant | 33 | USA | - |
32 | Germany | EuroBasket 2025 | |
31 | USA | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
30 | USA | 2019 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup | |
29 | USA | 2016 FIBA U18 AmeriCup | |
28 | USA | 2018 FIBA U18 AmeriCup | |
27 | Dominican Republic | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
26 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
25 | Türkiye | EuroBasket 2025 | |
24 | USA | 2021 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup | |
23 | USA | 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
Pascal Siakam | 22 | Cameroon | - |
21 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
Kawhi Leonard | 20 | USA | - |
19 | USA | 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
18 | USA | 2016 Olympics | |
17 | USA | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
16 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
15 | USA | 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
14 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
13 | USA | 2019 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup | |
12 | USA | 2019 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup | |
Jalen Williams | 11 | USA | - |
10 | USA | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | |
9 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
8 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
7 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
6 | USA | 2024 Olympics | |
5 | France | 2024 Olympics | |
4 | Greece | EuroBasket 2025 | |
3 | Slovenia | EuroBasket 2025 | |
2 | Canada | 2024 Olympics | |
1 | Serbia | EuroBasket 2025 |
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