Find out every roster for the 2024 Paris Olympic basketball tournament, as stars like LeBron James, Steph Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama, Patty Mills, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Yuta Watanabe, and others are set to represent their respective countries.
The 2024 Paris Olympic basketball tournament is just around the corner, and we have prepared everything you need to know about them.
This article includes such key info as the groups, every participating team, and their rosters.
Countries qualified for 2024 Paris Olympics
basketball tournament
| Country |
| France (host nation) |
| Team USA |
| Canada |
| Australia |
| South Sudan |
| Japan |
| Serbia |
| Germany |
| Brazil |
| Greece |
| Spain |
| Puerto Rico |
After going through every participating team in the 2024 Paris Olympic basketball tournament, let's check their roster.
Every participating team already confirmed their rosters for the 2024 Paris Olympics. South Sudan was the last team to confirm its squad.
For Greece, Kostas Antetokounmpo suffered a knee injuryand was ruled out for the 2024 Paris Olympic basketball tournament.
Nikos Chougkaz replaced him and received the final spot in the Greece roster.
Team USA roster is also finally confirmed after the latest changes.Derrick Whitefrom theBoston CelticsreplacedKawhi Leonard, who withdrew from the squad.
There was also some controversy involving Jaylen Brown. Ready why Jaylen Brown didn't make the Team USA roster.
2024 Paris Olympic Basketball Tournament rosters
Australia roster for Paris Olympics
| Player | Team |
| Josh Giddey | Chicago Bulls (NBA) |
| Josh Green | Dallas Mavericks (NBA) |
| Dante Exum | Dallas Mavericks (NBA) |
| Jock Landale | Houston Rockets (NBA) |
| Duop Reath | Portland Trail Blazers (NBA) |
| Dyson Daniels | New Orleans Pelicans (NBA) |
| Patty Mills | Miami Heat (NBA) |
| Joe Ingles | Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) |
| Jack McVeigh | Tasmania JackJumpers (NBL) |
| Will Magnay | Tasmania JackJumpers (NBL) |
| Matthew Dellavedova | Melbourne United (NBL) |
| Nick Kay | Shimane Susanoo Magic (B.League) |
Greece roster for Paris Olympics
| Player | Team |
| Kostas Papanikolaou | Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece) |
| Nick Calathes | AS Monaco (Monaco) |
| Giannoulis Larentzakis | Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece) |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Milwaukee Bucks (NBA) |
| Georgios Papagiannis | AS Monaco (Monaco) |
| Konstantinos "Dinos" Mitoglou | Panathinaikos Athens (Greece) |
| Thomas Walkup | Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece) |
| Vassilis Charalampopoulos | Turk Telekom Ankara (Turkiye) |
| Dimitris Moraitis | Panathinaikos Athens (Greece) |
| Panagiotis Kalaitzakis | Panathinaikos Athens (Greece) |
| Vassilis Toliopoulos | Aris Thessaloniki (Greece) |
| Nikos Chougkaz | Peristeri Athens (Greece) |
Canada roster for Paris Olympics
| Player | Team |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) |
| RJ Barrett | Toronto Raptors (NBA) |
| Khem Birch | Basquet Girona (Spain) |
| Dillon Brooks | Houston Rockets (NBA) |
| Lugentz Dort | Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA) |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA) |
| Trey Lyles | Sacramento Kings (NBA) |
| Jamal Murray | Denver Nuggets (NBA) |
| Andrew Nembhard | Indiana Pacers (NBA) |
| Kelly Olynyk | Toronto Raptors (NBA) |
| Dwight Powell | Dallas Mavericks (NBA) |
| Melvin Ejim | Unicaja Malaga (Spain) |
Spain roster for Paris Olympics
| Player | Team |
| Santi Aldama | Memphis Grizzlies (NBA) |
| Dario Brizuela | FC Barcelona (Spain) |
| Lorenzo Brown | Panathinaikos Athens (Greece) |
| Alberto Diaz | Unicaja Malaga (Spain) |
| Rudy Fernandez | Retiring after the Paris Olympics |
| Usman Garuba | Free agent |
| Juancho Hernangomez | Panathinaikos Athens (Greece) |
| Willy Hernangomez | FC Barcelona (Spain) |
| Sergio Llull | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| Xabi Lopez-Arostegui | Valencia Basket (Spain) |
| Alex Abrines | FC Barcelona (Spain) |
| Jaime Pradilla | Valencia Basket (Spain) |
France roster for Paris Olympics
| Player | Team |
| Andrew Albicy | Dreamland Gran Canaria (Spain) |
| Nicolas Batum | Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) |
| Isaia Cordinier | Virtus Bologna (Italy) |
| Bilal Coulibaly | Washington Wizards (NBA) |
| Nando de Colo | LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (France) |
| Evan Fournier | Free agent |
| Rudy Gobert | Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) |
| Mathias Lessort | Panathinaikos Athens (Greece) |
| Frank Ntilikina | Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) |
| Matthew Strazel | AS Monaco (Monaco) |
| Victor Wembanyama | San Antonio Spurs (NBA) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Real Madrid (Spain) |
Germany roster for Paris Olympics
| Player | Team |
| Isaac Bonga | FC Bayern Munich (Germany) |
| Oscar da Silva | FC Bayern Munich (Germany) |
| Niels Giffey | FC Bayern Munich (Germany) |
| Maodo Lo | EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (Italy) |
| Andreas Obst | FC Bayern Munich (Germany) |
| Dennis Schroder | Brooklyn Nets (NBA) |
| Daniel Theis | Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) |
| Johannes Thiemann | Gunma Crane Thunders (Japan) |
| Moritz Wagner | Orlando Magic (NBA) |
| Franz Wagner | Orlando Magic (NBA) |
| Nick Weiler-Babb | FC Bayern Munich (Germany) |
| Johannes Voigtmann | Olimpia Milan (Italy) |
Japan roster for Paris Olympics
| Player | Team |
| Yuki Togashi | Chiba Jets (Japan) |
| Akira Jacobs | University of Hawaii |
| Yuki Kawamura | Yokohama B-Corsairs (Japan) |
| Makoto Hiejima | Utsunomiya Brex (Japan) |
| Kai Toews | Alvark Tokyo (Japan) |
| Rui Hachimura | Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) |
| Yuta Watanabe | Chiba Jets (Japan) |
| Yudai Baba | Nagasaki Velca (Japan) |
| Josh Hawkinson | Sun Rockers Shibuya (Japan) |
| Keisei Tominaga | Indiana Pacers (NBA) |
| Hugh Watanabe | Ryukyu Golden Kings (Japan) |
| Hirotaka Yoshii | Alvark Tokyo (Japan) |
Brazil roster for Paris Olympics
| Player | Team |
| Marcelinho Huertas | Lenovo Tenerife (Spain) |
| Yago dos Santos | Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) |
| Raul Neto | Free agent |
| Georginho De Paula | ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) |
| Didi Louzada | Flamengo (Brazil) |
| Vitor Benite | Zunder Palencia (Spain) |
| Leo Meindl | Alvark Tokyo (Japan) |
| Gui Santos | Golden State Warriors (NBA) |
| Lucas Dias | Sesi Franca (Brazil) |
| Bruno Caboclo | Partizan (Serbia) |
| Joao Marcelo | Free agent |
| Cristiano Felicio | Coviran Granada (Spain) |
Serbia roster for Paris Olympics
| Player | Team |
| Vasilije Micic | Charlotte Hornets (NBA) |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic | Atlanta Hawks (NBA) |
| Nikola Jovic | Miami Heat (NBA) |
| Nikola Jokic | Denver Nuggets (NBA) |
| Marko Guduric | Fenerbahce Istanbul (Turkiye) |
| Vanja Marinkovic | Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) |
| Ognjen Dobric | Virtus Bologna (Italy) |
| Filip Petrusev | Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece) |
| Nikola Milutinov | Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece) |
| Aleksa Avramovic | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
| Dejan Davidovac | Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (Serbia) |
| Uros Plavsic | Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (Serbia) |
South Sudan roster for Paris Olympics
| Player | Team |
| Carlik Jones | Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) |
| Nuni Omot | Ningbo Rockets (China) |
| Khaman Maluach | City Oilers (Uganda) |
| Bul Kuol | Sydney Kings (Australia) |
| Kuany Kuany | Free agent |
| Wenyen Gabriel | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) |
| JT Thor | Charlotte Hornets (NBA) |
| Marial Shayok | Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin (China) |
| Jackson Makoi | Cairns Taipans (Australia) |
| Majok Deng | Tasmania JackJumpers (Australia) |
| Peter Jok | Ottawa BlackJacks (Canada) |
| Sunday Dech | East Perth Eagles (Australia) |
Puerto Rico roster for Paris Olympics
| Player | Team |
| Joe Alvarado | New Orleans Pelicans (NBA) |
| Devon Reed | Santeros de Aguada (Puerto Rico) |
| Gian Clavell | Prometey Slobozhanske (Ukraine) |
| Tremont Waters | Gigantes de Carolina (Puerto Rico) |
| Jordan Howard | Osos de Manatí (Puerto Rico) |
| Stephen Thompson | Vaqueros de Bayamón (Puerto Rico) |
| Isaiah Pineiro | Zunder Palencia (Spain) |
| Aleem Ford | Piratas de Quebradillas (Puerto Rico) |
| Chris Ortiz | Osos de Manatí (Puerto Rico) |
| Ysmael Romero | Mets de Guaynabo (Puerto Rico) |
| Arnaldo Toro | VEF Riga (Latvia) |
| George Conditt IV | Gigantes de Carolina (Puerto Rico) |
Team USA roster for Paris Olympics
| Player | Team |
| Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors (NBA) |
| LeBron James | Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) |
| Kevin Durant | Phoenix Suns (NBA) |
| Jayson Tatum | Boston Celtics (NBA) |
| Joel Embiid | Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) |
| Devin Booker | Phoenix Suns (NBA) |
| Tyrese Haliburton | Indiana Pacers (NBA) |
| Anthony Edwards | Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) |
| Jrue Holiday | Boston Celtics (NBA) |
| Bam Adebayo | Miami Heat (NBA) |
| Anthony Davis | Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) |
| Derrick White | Boston Celtics (NBA) |
Finally, we move onto the 2024 Paris Olympic basketball tournament groups. 12 teams were divided into 3 different groups, with Group A being named as a Group of Death.
2024 Paris Olympic Basketball Tournament groups
Group A
| No. | Teams |
| 1. | Australia |
| 2. | Greece |
| 3. | Canada |
| 4. | Spain |
Group B
| No. | Teams |
| 1. | France (hosts) |
| 2. | Germany |
| 3. | Japan |
| 4. | Brazil |
Group C
| No. | Teams |
| 1. | Serbia |
| 2. | South Sudan |
| 3. | Puerto Rico |
| 4. | USA |
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FAQs
Kendra Andrews: Curry, James, Jrue Holiday, Anthony Davis, Devin Booker, with Durant as the sixth man. Team USA coach Steve Kerr has said how he plans to continuously change his starting lineup depending on its opponent. Curry, James and Davis should be starters no matter what, and Kerr can adjust from there.
How many players are on the Olympic basketball roster? ›
It illustrates the embarrassment of riches that exists for a team that says it's still figuring out how best to utilize its talent. “We're still trying to build identity around who we are with this 12-man group,” Curry said.
What basketball players are in the Olympics? ›
Some of the other NBA stars competing at the Olympics for teams other than the USA include:
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder/Team Canada)
- Rudy Gobert (Timberwolves/Team France)
- Victor Wembanyama (Spurs/Team France)
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks/Team Greece)
- Nikola Jokic (Nuggets/Team Serbia)
The U.S. men's 3x3 roster consists of Jimmer Fredette, Dylan Travis, Canyon Barry and Kareem Maddox. So, no, they do not have a ton of NBA experience. Fredette played six seasons in the NBA, but his last stint in the league was six games with the Phoenix Suns in 2019.
Why is Caitlin Clark not in the Olympics in 2024? ›
Why isn't Caitlin Clark playing for Team USA in the Olympics? University of Iowa star and Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark will not play for Team USA because she wasn't selected, according to USA TODAY.
Why isn't Caitlin Clark playing? ›
Clark did not earn her spot
Through no fault of Clark's own, her schedule did not line up well with Team USA's training camp schedule. For years, USA Basketball has tried to align its Olympic training camps, which are essentially tryouts, with the Euroleague schedule since so many athletes play overseas in the winter.
What NBA players are on the 2024 Olympic team? ›
Team USA Basketball: The latest scores and updates ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics 5hESPN
- Nicolas Batum (LA Clippers)
- Bilal Coulibaly (Washington Wizards)
- Evan Fournier (Free agent)
- Rudy Gobert (Timberwolves)
- Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs)
Below are links to two lists of current National Basketball Association (NBA) team rosters. NBA rosters are limited to 15 players during the regular season, plus three players on two-way contracts, expanding each team's roster to 18 players maximum. Teams may carry up to 20 players during the offseason.
How many players can be on each team in basketball? ›
In NBA, each team is allowed a maximum of 15 players on its roster during the season. A traditional basketball team has 12 players, with five basketball players on the court at any given time. Unlimited substitutions are allowed.
Was Snoop Dogg in the Olympics? ›
Snoop joined the torch relay during the opening ceremony Friday, carrying the Olympic flame through the streets of Saint-Denis, a suburb north of Paris. He was joined by French actress Laetitia Casta and French rapper MC Solaar, among other cultural figures. They marked the 67th leg of the flame's journey.
But since pro athletes can now compete in the Olympics, there are some multimillionaires participating who don't have to worry about affording such things as travel. And there are more NBA superstars playing in these Games than have played in decades.
Who is playing on the USA basketball team in the Olympics? ›
U.S. Men's Basketball Team Paris Olympics roster
- No. 4 Stephen Curry, guard (1st)
- No. 5 Anthony Edwards, guard (1st)
- No. 6 LeBron James, forward (4th)
- No. 7 Kevin Durant, forward (4th)
- No. 8 Derrick White, guard (1st)
- No. 9 Tyrese Haliburton, guard (1st)
- No. 10 Jayson Tatum, forward (2nd)
- No.
Roster
| Pos. | No. | Name |
|---|
| SG | 5 | Anthony Edwards |
| F | 6 | LeBron James (C) |
| F | 7 | Kevin Durant |
| G | 8 | Derrick White |
8 more rowsThe 12-player roster includes LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Kawhi Leonard*, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Anthony Davis, Anthony Edwards, Bam Adebayo, Derrick White and Tyrese Haliburton.
Can NBA players play in 3v3 Olympics? ›
NBA players are allowed to compete in all FIBA 3x3 official competitions, including the Olympic tournament.
Is Simone competing in 2024? ›
Simone Biles and Team USA will see a highly anticipated competition at the 2024 Olympics Tuesday during the Women's Artistic Gymnastics team final. Alex Maragos is live from Paris with more. UPDATE: The women's gymnastics team competed for their first chance at a medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Who is the best USA Olympic basketball player? ›
Kevin Durant
He's the USA's all-time leading scorer. He carried the last two Olympic teams, especially in 2020 with a roster that undoubtedly was affected by the pandemic. Give the man his flowers — and his medals; it will be an unprecedented fourth gold if USA prevails in Paris.
Who is on the 2024 USA women's basketball team? ›
In addition to Taurasi, the 2024 USA Women's National Team includes Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx), Kahleah Copper (Phoenix Mercury), Chelsea Gray (Las Vegas Aces), Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury), Sabrina Ionescu (New York Liberty), Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm), Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces), Breanna Stewart (New ...
