Until last season, the NBA set or tied its record for number of international players on opening-night rosters the previous three years.
But after peaking at 101 in 2014-15, the number dropped to 100 last season.
A sign the league has hit its foreign saturation point?
Probably not.
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.
A count of international players in the NBA on opening night:
- 2016-17: 113
- 2015-16: 100
- 2014-15: 101
- 2013-14: 92
- 2012-13: 84
Here’s a full list of 2016-17 international players, but before you read it, take our quizzes on opening-night rosters.
- 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
