Serbia has the most NBA players in its preliminary roster for EuroBasket 2025 with five; France is second with four NBA players.
The upcoming EuroBasket 2025 might have a total of 34 NBA players competing in the tournament.
Zaccharie Risacher
Zaccharie Risacher
Position: SF
Age: 20
Height: 206 cm
Weight: 93 kg
Birth place: Malaga, Spain
With many high-profile names like superstars Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and young up-and-coming NBA talent like Franz Wagner, Alperen Sengun, Zaccharie Risacher, and others, this EuroBasket is looking to be one of the best ever.
While some teams have more NBA players than others, two teams stand out for the number of NBA players on their roster.
Leading the preliminary rosters with five NBA players is Serbia, led by Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic and Los Angeles Clippers sharpshooter Bogdan Bogdanovic.
Young, exciting prospects such as Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topic, Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic, and Washington Wizards big man Tristan Vukcevic are also included in Serbia's preliminary roster, with a high chance of playing in EuroBasket.
France is the second team that stands out with four NBA players.
France is the European country with the most NBA players overall, but there are only four remaining for this tournament due to various, mostly health-related, reasons.
You can check the list of the best players missing from EuroBasket 2025 right here:
Top two picks in the 2024 NBA Draft, Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher and Washington Wizards big man Alex Sarr, will be leading the way for France.
Another Wizards player, guard Bilal Coulibaly, and New York Knicks forward Guerschon Yabusele are also projected to have an important role on France's roster in EuroBasket 2025.
Full List of Countries with NBA players on their roster:
Country Number of NBA players Players
Serbia 5 Bogdan Bogdanovic (Los Angeles Clippers); Nikola Topic (Oklahoma City Thunder); Nikola Jovic (Miami Heat); Tristan Vukcevic (Washington Wizards); Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets)
France 4 Bilal Coulibaly (Washington Wizards); Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks); Alex Sarr (Washington Wizards); Guerschon Yabusele (New York Knicks)
Germany 3 Tristan Da Silva (Orlando Magic); Dennis Schroder (Sacramento Kings); Franz Wagner (Orlando Magic)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 Luka Garza (Boston Celtics); Jusuf Nurkic (Utah Jazz)
Georgia 2 Goga Bitadze (Orlando Magic); Sandro Mamukelashvili (Toronto Raptors)
Israel 2 Deni Avdija (Portland Trail Blazers); Ben Saraf (Brooklyn Nets)
Poland 2 Jeremy Sochan (San Antonio Spurs); Igor Milicic (Philadelphia 76ers)
Sweden 2 Bobi Klintman (Detroit Pistons); Pelle Larsson (Miami Heat)
Turkiye 2 Adem Bona (Philadelphia 76ers); Alperen Sengun (Houston Rockets)
Czechia 1 Vit Krejci (Atlanta Hawks)
Finland 1 Lauri Markkanen (Utah Jazz)
Greece 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
Italy 1 Simone Fontecchio (Miami Heat)
Latvia 1 Kristaps Porzingis (Atlanta Hawks)
Lithuania 1 Jonas Valanciunas (Denver Nuggets)
Montenegro 1 Nikola Vucevic (Chicago Bulls)
Portugal 1 Neemias Queta (Boston Celtics)
Slovenia 1 Luka Doncic (Los Angeles Lakers)
Spain 1 Santi Aldama (Memphis Grizzlies)
You can check all the preliminary rosters from the teams competing in EuroBasket 2025 right here.
Teams will tip off the action on Wednesday, August 27, and thefull EuroBasket 2025 schedule can be foundhere.
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