To start 2018-19, 108 international players from 38 countries and Puerto Rico will be on rosters, five shy of the record 113 international players in 2016-17 and four short of 42 countries and Puerto Rico represented in 2017-18.
Canada, home to the defending champion Raptors and a country that saw a record six players selected in the 2019 NBA Draft 2019, tops the list with 16 players, a record for a single country for opening night rosters. Canada is followed, in order, by Australia (nine), France (eight), Croatia (seven) and Serbia (six).
In addition to the 108 international players on 2019-20 opening-night rosters, there are a record 11 international players from eight countries on “two-way” contracts.
A record 30 former Basketball Without Borders campers are on opening-night rosters, surpassing the previous record of 28 set last season.
The NBA’s 74th season begins Tuesday with a doubleheader on TNT: Pelicans at Raptors at 8 p.m. ET and Lakers vs. Clippers at 10:30 p.m.
The full list of international players on 2019-20 opening-night rosters (active and inactive):
*Former Basketball Without Borders camper
