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Record 113 internationals in NBA this season

The NBA boasts a record 113 international players from a record 41 countries and territories to begin this season. Canada, with 11, leads the league for the third straight year.


Argentina: Luis Scola, Brooklyn Nets
Argentina: Nicolas Brussino, Dallas Mavericks
Argentina: Nicolas Laprovittola, San Antonio Spurs
Argentina: Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs
Australia: Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers
Australia: Andrew Bogut, Dallas Mavericks
Australia: Aron Baynes, Detroit Pistons
Australia: Matthew Dellavedova, Milwaukee Bucks
Australia: Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers
Australia: Patty Mills, San Antonio Spurs
Australia: Dante Exum, Utah Jazz
Australia: Joe Ingles, Utah Jazz
Austria: Jakob Poeltl, Toronto Raptors
Bahamas: Buddy Hield, New Orleans Pelicans
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Jusuf Nurkic, Denver Nuggets
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ivica Zubac, Los Angeles Lakers
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Mirza Teletovic, Milwaukee Bucks
Brazil: Tiago Splitter, Atlanta Hawks
Brazil: Cristiano Felicio, Chicago Bulls
Brazil: Anderson Varejao, Golden State Warriors
Brazil: Nene, Houston Rockets
Brazil: Marcelo Huertas, Los Angeles Lakers
Brazil: Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix Suns
Brazil: Bruno Caboclo, Toronto Raptors
Brazil: Lucas Nogueira, Toronto Raptors
Brazil: Raul Neto, Utah Jazz
Cameroon: Luc Mbah a Moute, LA Clippers
Cameroon: Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
Cameroon: Pascal Siakam, Toronto Raptors
Canada: Kelly Olynyk, Boston Celtics
Canada: Anthony Bennett, Brooklyn Nets
Canada: Tristan Thompson, Cleveland Cavaliers
Canada: Dwight Powell, Dallas Mavericks
Canada: Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets
Canada: Tyler Ennis, Houston Rockets
Canada: Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota Timberwolves
Canada: Nik Stauskas, Philadelphia 76ers
Canada: Cory Joseph, Toronto Raptors
Canada: Trey Lyles, Utah Jazz
Canada: Andrew Nicholson, Washington Wizards
Cape Verde: Walter Tavares, Atlanta Hawks
Congo: Serge Ibaka, Orlando Magic
Croatia: Bojan Bogdanovic, Brooklyn Nets
Croatia: Damjan Rudez, Orlando Magic
Croatia: Mario Hezonja, Orlando Magic
Croatia: Dario Saric, Philadelphia 76ers
Croatia: Dragan Bender, Phoenix Suns
Czech Republic: Tomas Satoransky, Washington Wizards
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Emmanuel Mudiay, Denver Nuggets
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Bismack Biyombo, Orlando Magic
Dominican Republic: Al Horford, Boston Celtics
France: Nicolas Batum, Charlotte Hornets
France: Kevin Seraphin, Indiana Pacers
France: Alexis Ajinca, New Orleans Pelicans
France: Joffrey Lauvergne, Oklahoma City Thunder
France: Evan Fournier, Orlando Magic
France: Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Philadelphia 76ers
France: Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs
France: Boris Diaw, Utah Jazz
France: Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
France: Ian Mahinmi, Washington Wizards
Georgia: Zaza Pachulia, Golden State Warriors
Germany: Dennis Schroder, Atlanta Hawks
Germany: Paul Zipser, Chicago Bulls
Germany: Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
Greece: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
Greece: Georgios Papagiannis, Sacramento Kings
Haiti: Skal Labissiere, Sacramento Kings
Israel: Omri Casspi, Sacramento Kings
Italy: Marco Belinelli, Charlotte Hornets
Italy: Danilo Gallinari, Denver Nuggets
Latvia: Kristaps Porzingis, New York Knicks
Latvia: Davis Bertans, San Antonio Spurs
Lithuania: Mindaugas Kuzminskas, New York Knicks
Lithuania: Domantas Sabonis, Oklahoma City Thunder
Lithuania: Jonas Valanciunas, Toronto Raptors
Mali: Cheick Diallo, New Orleans Pelicans
Montenegro: Nikola Mirotic, Chicago Bulls
Montenegro: Nikola Pekovic, Minnesota Timberwolves
Montenegro: Nikola Vucevic, Orlando Magic
New Zealand: Steven Adams, Oklahoma City Thunder
Nigeria: Festus Ezeli, Portland Trail Blazers
Poland: Marcin Gortat, Washington Wizards
Puerto Rico: Jose Juan Barea, Dallas Mavericks
Russia: Timofey Mozgov, Los Angeles Lakers
Senegal: Gorgui Dieng, Minnesota Timberwolves
Senegal: Maurice Ndour, New York Knicks
Serbia: Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
Serbia: Boban Marjanovic, Detroit Pistons
Serbia: Nemanja Bjelica, Minnesota Timberwolves
Slovenia: Beno Udrih, Detroit Pistons
Slovenia: Goran Dragic, Miami Heat
Slovenia: Sasha Vujacic, New York Knicks
South Sudan: Luol Deng, Los Angeles Lakers
South Sudan: Thon Maker, Milwaukee Bucks
Spain: Juancho Hernangomez, Denver Nuggets
Spain: Jose Calderon, Los Angeles Lakers
Spain: Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies
Spain: Ricky Rubio, Minnesota Timberwolves
Spain: Guillermo Hernangomez, New York Knicks
Spain: Alex Abrines, Oklahoma City Thunder
Spain: Sergio Rodriguez, Philadelphia 76ers
Spain: Pau Gasol, San Antonio Spurs
Sweden: Jonas Jerebko, Boston Celtics
Switzerland: Thabo Sefolosha, Atlanta Hawks
Switzerland: Clint Capela, Houston Rockets
Tunisia: Salah Mejri, Dallas Mavericks
Turkey: Omer Asik, New Orleans Pelicans
Turkey: Enes Kanter, Oklahoma City Thunder
Turkey: Ersan Ilyasova, Oklahoma City Thunder
Ukraine: Alex Len, Phoenix Suns
Ukraine: Joel Bolomboy, Utah Jazz
Venezuela: Greivis Vasquez, Brooklyn Nets

http://nba.nbcsports.com/2016/10/25/nba-sets-record-with-113-international-players-a-plurality-from-canada-on-opening-night-rosters/

Not sure Irving should count as an Aussie anymore now that he's played for the US but I suppose that is made up for Maker being counted as Sudanese.

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