Record 46 NBA and 26 WNBA players to compete in 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament

NEW YORKA record 46 current NBA players will be featured on national team rosters for the Men’s basketball tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games, up from 41 in 2012.  The Women’s basketball tournament will feature a record 26 current WNBA players, surpassing the previous record of 22 in 2000.

Twenty-three NBA teams have players represented on national team rosters, with the San Antonio Spurs topping the list with five players.  The Utah Jazz has four players competing, while the Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors each have three.  Six NBA teams (Brooklyn Nets, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder and Philadelphia 76ers) have two players in the tournament.

Outside of the United States, Spain has the most NBA players on its roster with seven.  Australia, Brazil and France each feature five NBA players, followed by Argentina with four.  Ten of the 12 teams competing in this year’s Men’s tournament have at least one current NBA player.

There are 11 WNBA teams represented on national team rosters.  The Phoenix Mercury leads the way with six players, followed by the Minnesota Lynx with five.  The Chicago Sky and Seattle Storm each have three players participating, while the Atlanta Dream and Indiana Fever have two apiece.

Aside from the United States, Australia and Brazil have the most WNBA players with three each.  Serbia and Spain both feature two WNBA players.

Forty former NBA and WNBA players are also scheduled to participate in the Men’s and Women’s tournaments, including seven members of the Australian National Teams and six players on the Brazilian National Teams.

The following is a complete list of current NBA players on 2016 Olympic rosters*:

*As of Aug. 5, 2016 (all rosters subject to change)

Country First Name Last Name Team
Argentina Nicolas Brussino Dallas Mavericks
Argentina Patricio Garino San Antonio Spurs
Argentina Manu Ginobili San Antonio Spurs
Argentina Luis Scola Brooklyn Nets
Australia Aron Baynes Detroit Pistons
Australia Andrew Bogut Dallas Mavericks
Australia Matthew Dellavedova Milwaukee Bucks
Australia Joe Ingles Utah Jazz
Australia Patty Mills San Antonio Spurs
Brazil Leandro Barbosa Phoenix Suns
Brazil Cristiano Felicio Chicago Bulls
Brazil Marcelo Huertas Los Angeles Lakers
Brazil Nene Houston Rockets
Brazil Raul Neto Utah Jazz
Croatia Bojan Bogdanovic Brooklyn Nets
Croatia Mario Hezonja Orlando Magic
Croatia Dario Saric Philadelphia 76ers
France Nicolas Batum Charlotte Hornets
France Boris Diaw Utah Jazz
France Rudy Gobert Utah Jazz
France Joffrey Lauvergne Denver Nuggets
France Tony Parker San Antonio Spurs
Lithuania Mindaugas Kuzminskas New York Knicks
Lithuania Domantas Sabonis Oklahoma City Thunder
Lithuania Jonas Valanciunas Toronto Raptors
Nigeria Michael Gbinije Detroit Pistons
Serbia Nikola Jokic Denver Nuggets
Spain Alex Abrines Oklahoma City Thunder
Spain Jose Calderon Los Angeles Lakers
Spain Pau Gasol San Antonio Spurs
Spain Guillermo Hernangomez New York Knicks
Spain Nikola Mirotic Chicago Bulls
Spain Sergio Rodriguez Philadelphia 76ers
Spain Ricky Rubio Minnesota Timberwolves
United States Carmelo Anthony New York Knicks
United States Harrison Barnes Dallas Mavericks
United States Jimmy Butler Chicago Bulls
United States DeMarcus Cousins Sacramento Kings
United States DeMar DeRozan Toronto Raptors
United States Kevin Durant Golden State Warriors
United States Paul George Indiana Pacers
United States Draymond Green Golden State Warriors
United States Kyrie Irving Cleveland Cavaliers
United States DeAndre Jordan L.A. Clippers
United States Kyle Lowry Toronto Raptors
United States Klay Thompson Golden State Warriors

 

The following is a complete list of former NBA players on 2016 Olympic rosters*:

*As of Aug. 5, 2016 (all rosters subject to change)

Country First Name Last Name
Argentina Carlos Delfino
Argentina Andres Nocioni
Australia David Andersen
Australia Cameron Bairstow
Brazil Alex Garcia
Brazil Marcus Vinicius
China Yi Jianlian
Croatia Roko Ukic
France Nando De Colo
France Mickael Gelabale
Nigeria Josh Akognon
Nigeria Ike Diogu
Nigeria Ben Uzoh
Serbia Nemanja Nedovic
Serbia Miroslav Raduljica
Spain Victor Claver
Spain Rudy Fernandez
Spain Juan Carlos Navarro

 

The following is a complete list of current WNBA players on 2016 Olympic rosters*:

*As of Aug. 5, 2016 (all rosters subject to change)

Country First Name Last Name WNBA Team
Australia Rachel Jarry** Minnesota Lynx
Australia Erin Phillips Dallas Wings
Australia Penny Taylor Phoenix Mercury
Belarus Lindsey Harding Phoenix Mercury
Brazil Damiris Dantas** Atlanta Dream
Brazil Erika de Souza Chicago Sky
Brazil Clarissa Dos Santos Chicago Sky
Canada Natalie Achonwa Indiana Fever
Japan Ramu Tokashiki Seattle Storm
Serbia Ana Dabovic Los Angeles Sparks
Serbia Sonja Petrovic Phoenix Mercury
Spain Astou Ndour San Antonio Stars
Spain Marta Xargay Phoenix Mercury
Turkey Latoya Sanders** Washington Mystics
United States Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx
United States Sue Bird Seattle Storm
United States Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever
United States Tina Charles New York Liberty
United States Elena Delle Donne Chicago Sky
United States Sylvia Fowles Minnesota Lynx
United States Brittney Griner Phoenix Mercury
United States Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream
United States Maya Moore Minnesota Lynx
United States Breanna Stewart Seattle Storm
United States Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury
United States Lindsay Whalen Minnesota Lynx

 

** indicates under contract with WNBA team but did not report to training camp this season

 

The following is a complete list of former WNBA players on 2016 Olympic rosters*:

*As of Aug. 5, 2016 (all rosters subject to change)

 

Country First Name Last Name
Australia Elizabeth Cambage
Australia Cayla George
Australia Laura Hodges
Australia Leilani Mitchell
Australia Marianna Tolo
Belarus Yelena Leuchanka
Brazil Iziane Castro
Brazil Nadia Colhado
Brazil Adriana Moises Pinto
Brazil Kelly Santos
Canada Miranda Ayim
Canada Nirra Fields
Canada Kim Gaucher
Canada Shona Thorburn
China Chen Nan
France Valeriane Ayayi
France Celine Dumerc
France Sandrine Gruda
Serbia Jelena Milovanovic
Serbia Danielle Page
Spain Anna Cruz
Turkey Nevriye Yilmaz