List of Canadians in the NBA

This is a list of basketball players from Canada who have played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Active players

• Nickeil Alexander-Walker
  • New Orleans Pelicans (2019–2022)
  • Utah Jazz (2022–2023)
  • Minnesota Timberwolves (2023–present)
• Dalano Banton
  • Toronto Raptors (2021–2023)
  • Boston Celtics (2023)
  • Portland Trail Blazers (2024–present)
• RJ Barrett
  • New York Knicks (2019–2023)
  • Toronto Raptors (2023–present)
• Chris Boucher
  • Golden State Warriors (2017–2018)
  • Toronto Raptors (2018–present)
• Dillon Brooks
  • Memphis Grizzlies (2017–2023)
  • Houston Rockets (2023–present)
• Brandon Clarke
  • Memphis Grizzlies (2019–present)
• Luguentz Dort
  • Oklahoma City Thunder (2019–present)
• Zach Edey
  • Memphis Grizzlies (2024-present)
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • Los Angeles Clippers (2018–2019)
  • Oklahoma City Thunder (2019–present)
• Caleb Houstan
  • Orlando Magic (2022–present)
• Cory Joseph
  • San Antonio Spurs (2011–2015)
  • Toronto Raptors (2015–2017)
  • Indiana Pacers (2017–2019)
  • Sacramento Kings (2019–2021)
  • Detroit Pistons (2021–2023)
  • Golden State Warriors (2023–2024)
  • Orlando Magic (2024-present)
• A.J. Lawson
  • Minnesota Timberwolves (2022)
  • Dallas Mavericks (2022–2024)
  • Toronto Raptors (2024-present)
• Trey Lyles
  • Utah Jazz (2015–2017)
  • Denver Nuggets (2017–2019)
  • San Antonio Spurs (2019–2021)
  • Detroit Pistons (2021–2022)
  • Sacramento Kings (2021–present)
• Bennedict Mathurin
  • Indiana Pacers (2022–present)
• Emanuel Miller
  • Chicago Bulls (2024-present)
• Leonard Miller
  • Minnesota Timberwolves (2023–present)
• Jamal Murray
  • Denver Nuggets (2016–present)
• Andrew Nembhard
  • Indiana Pacers (2022–present)
• Kelly Olynyk
  • Boston Celtics (2013–2017)
  • Miami Heat (2017–2021)
  • Houston Rockets (2021)
  • Detroit Pistons (2021–2022)
  • Utah Jazz (2022–2024)
  • Toronto Raptors (2024–present)
• Eugene Omoruyi
  • Dallas Mavericks (2021)
  • Oklahoma City Thunder (2022–2023)
  • Detroit Pistons (2023)
  • Washington Wizards (2023–present)
• Dwight Powell
  • Boston Celtics (2014)
  • Dallas Mavericks (2014–present)
• Joshua Primo
  • San Antonio Spurs (2021–2022)
  • Los Angeles Clippers (2023–present)
• Olivier-Maxence Prosper
  • Dallas Mavericks (2023–present)
• Shaedon Sharpe
  • Portland Trail Blazers (2022–present)
• Tristan Thompson
  • Cleveland Cavaliers (2011–2019)
  • Boston Celtics (2020–2021)
  • Sacramento Kings (2021–2022)
  • Indiana Pacers (2022)
  • Chicago Bulls (2022)
  • Los Angeles Lakers (2023)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers (2023–present)
• Andrew Wiggins
  • Minnesota Timberwolves (2014–2020)
  • Golden State Warriors (2020–present)

Awards and honors

Hall of Famers

• Bob Houbregs, 1987
• Steve Nash, 2018

Most Valuable Player

• Steve Nash, 2 times, 2005–2006

All-NBA Team

• Steve Nash, First Team 3 times (2005–2007), Second Team 2 times (2008, 2010), Third Team 2 times (2002–2003)
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, First Team 2 times, (2023–2024)

First overall draft pick

• Anthony Bennett (Cleveland Cavaliers, UNLV, 2013)
• Andrew Wiggins (Cleveland Cavaliers, Kansas, 2014)

Rookie of the Year Award

• Andrew Wiggins (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2015)

Defensive Player of the Year

None

Most Improved Player

None

Sixth Man of the Year

None

All-Rookie Team

• Rick Fox, Second Team, 1992
• Tristan Thompson, Second Team, 2012
• Kelly Olynyk, Second Team, 2014
• Andrew Wiggins, First Team, 2015
• Jamal Murray, Second Team, 2017
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Second Team, 2019
• Brandon Clarke, First Team, 2020
• Bennedict Mathurin, First Team, 2023

NBA Champions

• Mike Smrek, 2 times, 1987–1988
• Bill Wennington, 3 times, 1996–1998
• Rick Fox, 3 times, 2000–2002
• Joel Anthony, 2 times, 2012–2013
• Cory Joseph, 1 time, 2014
• Tristan Thompson, 1 time, 2016
• Chris Boucher, 2 times, 2018–2019
• Andrew Wiggins, 1 time, 2022
• Jamal Murray, 1 time, 2023
• Oshae Brissett, 1 time, 2024

NBA Finals MVP

None

NBA Citizenship Award

• Steve Nash, 2007
• Samuel Dalembert, 2010

NBA Sportsmanship Award

None

Teammate of the Year

None

All-Star selection

• Steve Nash, 8 times, 2002–2003, 2005–2008, 2010, 2012
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 2 times, 2023, 2024
• Andrew Wiggins, 2022
• Jamaal Magloire, 2004

Players

This is an alphabetical list of 62 basketball players from Canada who have played in the National Basketball Association since 1946. Players name listed in BOLD are currently active players.

A

• Kyle Alexander
• Nickeil Alexander-Walker
• Joel Anthony

B

• Norm Baker
• Dalano Banton
• RJ Barrett
• Anthony Bennett
• Sim Bhullar
• Hank Biasatti
• Khem Birch
• Chris Boucher
• Ignas Brazdeikis
• Oshae Brissett
• Dillon Brooks

C

• Brandon Clarke
• Ron Crevier

D

• Samuel Dalembert
• Nate Darling
• Luguentz Dort

E

• Tyler Ennis

F

• Rick Fox

G

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
• Stewart Granger

H

• Lars Hansen
• Bob Houbregs
• Caleb Houstan

J

• Cory Joseph
• Kris Joseph

K

• Mfiondu Kabengele

L

• A. J. Lawson
• Trey Lyles

M

• Todd MacCulloch
• Jamaal Magloire
• Karim Mané
• Bennedict Mathurin
• Naz Mitrou-Long
• Mychal Mulder
• Jamal Murray

N

• Steve Nash
• Andrew Nicholson
• Andrew Nembhard

O

• Kelly Olynyk
• Eugene Omoruyi

P

• Kevin Pangos
• Dwight Powell
• Joshua Primo

R

• Xavier Rathan-Mayes
• Andy Rautins
• Leo Rautins

S

• Robert Sacre
• Marial Shayok
• Mike Smrek
• Gino Sovran
• Nik Stauskas
• Shaedon Sharpe

T

• Tristan Thompson

V

• Ernie Vandeweghe

W

• Bill Wennington
• Andrew Wiggins
• Lindell Wigginton
• Kyle Wiltjer

Z

• Jim Zoet

See also

• List of foreign NBA players
• List of Canadians in NASCAR
• List of Canadians in the National Football League
• List of Major League Baseball players from Canada

References