List of French NBA players

The following is a list of French players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This list also includes players who were born outside of France but have represented French national team.

Key

Pos.	G	F	C
Position	Guard	Forward	Center

*	Denotes player who is still active in the NBA

Players

Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2010–11 season.

Player	Pos.	Team(s) played	Career	Regular season	Playoffs	Year (pick)	Team	Notes	Ref.
				Games played		NBA Draft
Abdul-Wahad, TariqTariq Abdul-Wahad (formerly Olivier Saint-Jean)	F	Sacramento Kings Orlando Magic Denver Nuggets Dallas Mavericks	1997–2003			1997 (11th)	Sacramento Kings	—
Ajinça, AlexisAlexis Ajinça*	F	Charlotte Bobcats Dallas Mavericks Toronto Raptors	2008–present			2008 (20th)	Dallas Mavericks	—
Batum, NicolasNicolas Batum*	F	Portland Trail Blazers	2008–present			2008 (25th)	Houston Rockets	—
Beaubois, RodrigueRodrigue Beaubois*	G	Dallas Mavericks	2009–present			2009 (25th)	Oklahoma City Thunder	Born in Guadeloupe, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean.
Carter, HowardHoward Carter	G	Denver Nuggets Dallas Mavericks	1983–1984			1983 (15th)	Denver Nuggets	Born in the United States, became a naturalized French citizen, represented France internationally during his playing career.
Diaw, BorisBoris Diaw*	F/C	Atlanta Hawks Phoenix Suns Charlotte Bobcats	2003–present			2003 (21st)	Atlanta Hawks	—
Diawara, YakhoubaYakhouba Diawara	F	Denver Nuggets Miami Heat	2006–2010			Undrafted	Denver Nuggets	—
Gelabale, MickaëlMickaël Gelabale	F	Seattle SuperSonics	2006–2008			2005 (48th)	Seattle SuperSonics	Born in Guadeloupe, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean.
Mahinmi, IanIan Mahinmi*	C	San Antonio Spurs Dallas Mavericks	2007–present			2005 (28th)	San Antonio Spurs	—
Moiso, JeromeJérôme Moïso	F	Boston Celtics Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets Toronto Raptors New Jersey Nets Cleveland Cavaliers	2000–2005			2000 (11th)	Boston Celtics	—
Noah, JoakimJoakim Noah*	C	Chicago Bulls	2007–present	266	28	2007 (9th)	Chicago Bulls	Born in the United States to a French father and a Swedish mother, grew up in the United States, became a French citizen and represents France internationally
Parker, TonyTony Parker*	G	San Antonio Spurs	2001–present			2001 (28th)	San Antonio Spurs	Born in Belgium to an American father and a Dutch mother, grew up in France, represents France internationally.
Petro, JohanJohan Petro*	C	Seattle SuperSonics Denver Nuggets New Jersey Nets	2005–present			2005 (25th)	Seattle SuperSonics	—
Pietrus, MickaelMickaël Piétrus*	G/F	Golden State Warriors Orlando Magic Phoenix Suns Boston Celtics	2003–present			2003 (11th)	Golden State Warriors	Born in Guadeloupe, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean.
Rigaudeau, AntoineAntoine Rigaudeau	G	Dallas Mavericks	2003			Undrafted	Dallas Mavericks	—
Seraphin, KevinKevin Seraphin*	F	Washington Wizards	2010–present			2010 (17th)	Chicago Bulls	Born in French Guiana, a French overseas territory in South America.
Sy, PapePape Sy*	F/G	Atlanta Hawks	2010–2011			2010 (53rd)	Atlanta Hawks	—
Turiaf, RonnyRonny Turiaf*	F	Los Angeles Lakers Golden State Warriors New York Knicks	2005–present			2005 (37th)	Los Angeles Lakers	Born in Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean.

Drafted but never played

Player	Pos.	Year (pick)	Team	Notes	Ref.
		NBA Draft
Lefebvre, Jean-ClaudeJean-Claude Lefebvre		1960 (64th)	Minneapolis Lakers
Digbeu, AlainAlain Digbeu		1997 (50th)	Atlanta Hawks
Weis, FrédéricFrédéric Weis		1999 (15th)	New York Knicks
Morlende, PaccelisPaccelis Morlende		2003 (50th)	Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Seattle SuperSonics on draft-day)
de Colo, NandoNando de Colo		2009 (53rd)	San Antonio Spurs

Notes

• ^a Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.

See also

• List of foreign NBA players