NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that 108 international players from a record-tying 42 countries and territories are on opening-night rosters for the 2018-19 season. This marks the fifth consecutive season that opening-night rosters feature at least 100 international players and that all 30 teams have at least one international player.

The record for international players (113) and record for countries and territories represented (42) were set at the start of the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, respectively.

The most-represented countries among the 108 international players on opening-night rosters are Canada (11 players), Australia (record nine players), France (nine players), Spain (seven players) and Germany (record six players), followed by Croatia, Serbia and Turkey (five players each). Opening-night rosters also feature a record 65 European players.

The Dallas Mavericks have an NBA-high seven international players. The Utah Jazz and LA Clippers each have six. The Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers and San Antonio Spurs field five each.

The NBA’s 73rd season begins tonight with a doubleheader on TNT as part of Kia NBA Tip-Off 2018. In the opening game, the Celtics host the 76ers in a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Semifinals at 8 p.m. ET. In the second game, the Thunder visits the two-time defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors at 10:30 p.m. ET.

Tomorrow night, 2018 No. 1 overall draft pick Deandre Ayton (Bahamas) and the Phoenix Suns will host 2018 No. 3 overall draft pick Luka Doncic (Slovenia) and the Mavericks at 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The game will also see Suns Head Coach Igor Kokoskov, the first NBA head coach born outside of North America and Doncic’s former coach with the Slovenian National Team, make his regular-season coaching debut.

A record 27 former Basketball Without Borders (BWB) campers are on opening-night rosters, including Joel Embiid (76ers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2011), Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets; Canada; BWB Global 2015), Dario Saric (76ers; Croatia; BWB Europe 2010) and Ayton (BWB Global 2016). BWB is the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program that has seen more than 55 former campers drafted into the NBA or signed as free agents since 2001.

In addition to the 108 international players on 2018-19 opening-night rosters, there are six international players from five countries on “two-way” contracts. For the second consecutive season, NBA teams can sign up to two two-way players to NBA contracts. These contracts allow two-way players to be with their NBA parent team for up to 45 days, spending most of the season in the NBA G League.

Below please find international player milestones and storylines for the upcoming season:

There are 11 international players on opening-night rosters who have been NBA All-Stars: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks; Greece), Luol Deng (Minnesota Timberwolves; South Sudan), Goran Dragic (Miami Heat; Slovenia), Embiid, Al Horford (Celtics; Dominican Republic), Marc Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies; Spain), Pau Gasol (Spurs; Spain), Kyrie Irving (Celtics; Australia), Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks; Germany), Tony Parker (Charlotte Hornets; France) and Kristaps Porzingis (Knicks; Latvia).

Nowitzki will set an NBA record for most seasons played with one team (21), breaking a tie with Kobe Bryant, who spent 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. Nowitzki will tie the NBA record for most seasons played overall (21), joining Robert Parish, Kevin Willis, Kevin Garnett and the Atlanta Hawks’ Vince Carter, who is also beginning his 21 st

As part of the com 2018-19 GM Survey, Antetokounmpo was voted the No. 1 player with whom general managers would want to start a franchise. Murray was voted the No. 1 player most likely to have a breakout season.

Pau Gasol needs 15 points to pass David Robinson (20,790 points) for 38 th place on the all-time scoring list and 105 points to pass Bob Pettit (20,880 points) for 37 th place on the all-time scoring list.

place on the all-time scoring list and 105 points to pass Bob Pettit (20,880 points) for 37 place on the all-time scoring list. Tony Parker needs 306 points to pass Bob Lanier (19,248 points) for 50 th place on the all-time scoring list.

place on the all-time scoring list. Yuta Watanabe (two-way player for the Grizzlies; Japan; NBA Global Camp 2018) is seeking to become the second Japanese player to play in the NBA (Yuta Tabuse; Suns 2004-05).

Below please find the full list of international players on 2018-19 opening-night rosters (active and inactive):

Country First Name Last Name NBA Team Australia Aron Baynes Boston Celtics Australia Jonah Bolden Philadelphia 76ers Australia Ryan Broekhoff Dallas Mavericks Australia Matthew Dellavedova Milwaukee Bucks Australia Dante Exum Utah Jazz Australia Joe Ingles Utah Jazz Australia Kyrie Irving Boston Celtics Australia Patty Mills San Antonio Spurs Australia Ben Simmons Philadelphia 76ers Austria Jakob Poeltl San Antonio Spurs Bahamas Deandre Ayton* Phoenix Suns Bahamas Buddy Hield Sacramento Kings Bosnia and Herzegovina Dzanan Musa Brooklyn Nets Bosnia and Herzegovina Jusuf Nurkic Portland Trail Blazers Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivica Zubac Los Angeles Lakers Brazil Cristiano Felicio Chicago Bulls Brazil Raul Neto Utah Jazz Brazil Nene Houston Rockets Cameroon Joel Embiid* Philadelphia 76ers Cameroon Luc Mbah a Moute* LA Clippers Cameroon Pascal Siakam* Toronto Raptors Canada Khem Birch Orlando Magic Canada Dillon Brooks Memphis Grizzlies Canada Shai Gilgeous-Alexander* LA Clippers Canada Cory Joseph Indiana Pacers Canada Trey Lyles Denver Nuggets Canada Jamal Murray* Denver Nuggets Canada Kelly Olynyk* Miami Heat Canada Dwight Powell Dallas Mavericks Canada Nik Stauskas Portland Trail Blazers Canada Tristan Thompson Cleveland Cavaliers Canada Andrew Wiggins Minnesota Timberwolves China Zhou Qi Houston Rockets Croatia Dragan Bender* Phoenix Suns Croatia Bojan Bogdanovic Indiana Pacers Croatia Mario Hezonja New York Knicks Croatia Dario Saric* Philadelphia 76ers Croatia Ante Zizic* Cleveland Cavaliers Czech Republic Tomas Satoransky* Washington Wizards Democratic Republic of the Congo Bismack Biyombo Charlotte Hornets Democratic Republic of the Congo Emmanuel Mudiay New York Knicks Dominican Republic Al Horford Boston Celtics Egypt Abdel Nader Oklahoma City Thunder Finland Lauri Markkanen* Chicago Bulls France Nicolas Batum* Charlotte Hornets France Evan Fournier Orlando Magic France Rudy Gobert Utah Jazz France Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot Oklahoma City Thunder France Ian Mahinmi Washington Wizards France Frank Ntilikina* New York Knicks France Elie Okobo Phoenix Suns France Tony Parker Charlotte Hornets France Guerschon Yabusele Boston Celtics Georgia Zaza Pachulia Detroit Pistons Germany Isaac Bonga* Los Angeles Lakers Germany Maxi Kleber Dallas Mavericks Germany Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks Germany Dennis Schroder Oklahoma City Thunder Germany Daniel Theis Boston Celtics Germany Moritz Wagner Los Angeles Lakers Greece Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bucks Haiti Skal Labissiere Sacramento Kings Israel Omri Casspi* Memphis Grizzlies Italy Marco Belinelli* San Antonio Spurs Italy Danilo Gallinari* LA Clippers Latvia Davis Bertans San Antonio Spurs Latvia Rodions Kurucs Brooklyn Nets Latvia Kristaps Porzingis New York Knicks Lithuania Domantas Sabonis Indiana Pacers Lithuania Jonas Valanciunas* Toronto Raptors Mali Cheick Diallo New Orleans Pelicans Montenegro Nikola Mirotic* New Orleans Pelicans Montenegro Nikola Vucevic Orlando Magic New Zealand Steven Adams Oklahoma City Thunder Nigeria Josh Okogie Minnesota Timberwolves Poland Marcin Gortat LA Clippers Puerto Rico J.J. Barea Dallas Mavericks Republic of the Congo Serge Ibaka Toronto Raptors Russia Timofey Mozgov Orlando Magic Senegal Gorgui Dieng* Minnesota Timberwolves Serbia Nemanja Bjelica Sacramento Kings Serbia Bogdan Bogdanovic Sacramento Kings Serbia Nikola Jokic Denver Nuggets Serbia Boban Marjanovic LA Clippers Serbia Milos Teodosic* LA Clippers Slovenia Goran Dragic Miami Heat Slovenia Luka Doncic Dallas Mavericks South Sudan Luol Deng Minnesota Timberwolves South Sudan Thon Maker* Milwaukee Bucks Spain Alex Abrines Oklahoma City Thunder Spain Jose Calderon Detroit Pistons Spain Marc Gasol* Memphis Grizzlies Spain Pau Gasol San Antonio Spurs Spain Juancho Hernangomez Denver Nuggets Spain Willy Hernangomez* Charlotte Hornets Spain Ricky Rubio Utah Jazz Sweden Jonas Jerebko Golden State Warriors Switzerland Clint Capela Houston Rockets Switzerland Thabo Sefolosha Utah Jazz Tunisia Salah Mejri Dallas Mavericks Turkey Omer Asik Chicago Bulls Turkey Ersan Ilyasova Milwaukee Bucks Turkey Enes Kanter* New York Knicks Turkey Furkan Korkmaz Philadelphia 76ers Turkey Cedi Osman Cleveland Cavaliers Ukraine Alex Len Atlanta Hawks Ukraine Svi Mykhailiuk Los Angeles Lakers United Kingdom OG Anunoby Toronto Raptors

Below please find the full list of international two-way players:

Country First Name Last Name NBA Team Canada Chris Boucher Toronto Raptors Canada Naz Mitrou-Long Utah Jazz Dominican Republic Angel Delgado LA Clippers Greece Kostas Antetokounmpo* Dallas Mavericks Japan Yuta Watanabe Memphis Grizzlies

*Former Basketball Without Borders camper