Record 46 NBA and 26 WNBA players to compete in 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament
NEW YORK – A 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 |