The following is a list of French players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This list also includes players who were born outside France but have represented the French national team.
Pos. | G | F | C |
Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
* | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA |
Note: updated on March 1, 2024
Last update NBA draft 2023
Player | Pos. | Year (pick) | Team | Notes | Ref. |
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NBA draft | |||||
Jean-Claude Lefèbvre | C | 1960 (64th) | Minneapolis Lakers | ||
Alain Digbeu | F/G | 1997 (50th) | Atlanta Hawks | ||
Frédéric Weis | C | 1999 (15th) | New York Knicks | ||
Paccelis Morlende | G | 2003 (50th) | Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Seattle SuperSonics on draft-day) |
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Livio Jean-Charles | F | 2013 (28th) | San Antonio Spurs | ||
Louis Labeyrie | F/C | 2014 (57th) | Indiana Pacers | ||
David Michineau | G | 2016 (39th) | New Orleans Pelicans | ||
Isaia Cordinier | G | 2016 (44th) | Atlanta Hawks | ||
Mathias Lessort | C | 2017 (50th) | Philadelphia 76ers | ||
Alpha Kaba | C | 2017 (60th) | Atlanta Hawks | ||
Juhann Begarin | G | 2021 (45th) | Boston Celtics | ||
Ismaël Kamagate | G | 2022 (46th) | Detroit Pistons | ||
Hugo Besson | G | 2022 (58th) | Indiana Pacers |
Player | Pos. | Team(s) played | Career[a] | Regular season | Playoffs | Year (pick) | Team | Notes | Ref. |
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Games played | NBA draft | ||||||||
Bob Cousy | G | Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals |
1950–1971 | 924 | 109 | 1950 (3rd) | Tri-Cities Blackhawks | Born in the United States to French immigrants living in New York City. He never represented France internationally. | [52] |
Joel Embiid | C | Philadelphia Sixers | 2016–present | 397 | 53 | 2014 (3rd) | Philadelphia Sixers | Cameroonian-born player who obtained the French nationality in 2022, considered representing France internationally, but opted to play for the United States instead. |