2015 NBA draft
The 2015 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2015, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. It was televised nationally in the U.S. by ESPN. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The draft lottery took place on May 19, 2015.
| 2015 NBA draft | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | June 25, 2015 |
| Location | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) |
| Network(s) | ESPN |
| Overview | |
| 60 total selections in 2 rounds | |
| League | NBA |
| First selection | Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves) |
The Minnesota Timberwolves won the draft lottery to earn the first overall pick in the draft. It marked the first time in Timberwolves history that they would receive the first overall pick through the lottery. The player selected would also be the third consecutive number one pick on the Timberwolves roster, joining Andrew Wiggins (2014) and Anthony Bennett (2013) - who were traded to Minnesota for forward Kevin Love. This draft also gave the Los Angeles Lakers the second overall pick after jumping over the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks within the draft lottery.
Highlights from the draft include the first Dominican to be the first overall pick (Karl-Anthony Towns), the highest number of Kentucky Wildcats selected in the draft lottery (four with Karl-Anthony Towns, Willie Cauley-Stein, Trey Lyles, and Devin Booker), which tied the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2005 for most players selected in the lottery by one school; the tied record for most Kentucky players selected in the draft (six with Towns, Cauley-Stein, Lyles, Booker, Andrew Harrison, and Dakari Johnson), the second Latvian to have been drafted in the first round (Kristaps Porziņģis), the first former high school player to have skipped college to play in China that was selected in the draft (Emmanuel Mudiay), and the first Indian to have been selected in the NBA (Satnam Singh Bhamara), who was also the first player since 2005 to have been drafted directly from high school (albeit as a postgraduate).
Other noteworthy announcements that came out of the draft included the official announcement of the passing of the last pioneer of the original NBA, Harvey Pollack, around the third pick and the resignation of the league's president of basketball operations Rod Thorn that became official in August after the end of the first round.
Draft selections
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| # | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
| ~ | Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year |
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Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 2015 NBA draft, but have appeared in at least one regular-season or playoff game in the NBA.
Eligibility and entrants
The draft was conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's new 2011 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its players union. The CBA that ended the 2011 lockout instituted no immediate changes to the draft, but called for a committee of owners and players to discuss future changes.[56] Since the 2011 CBA, the basic eligibility rules have been:
- All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players eligible for the 2015 draft must be born on or before December 31, 1996.[57]
- Any player who is not an "international player", as defined in the CBA, must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class.[57] The CBA defines "international players" as players who permanently resided outside the United States for three years prior to the draft, did not complete high school in the U.S., and have never enrolled at a U.S. college or university.[58]
Early entrants
Player who are not automatically eligible must declare their eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft.[59][60] For the 2015 draft, this date fell on April 26. After this date, "early entry" players may attend NBA pre-draft camps and individual team workouts to show off their skills and obtain feedback regarding their draft positions. Under the CBA, a player may withdraw his name from consideration from the draft at any time before the final declaration date, which is 10 days before the draft.[61] Under NCAA rules at that time, players only had until April 16 to withdraw from the draft and maintain their college eligibility.[62] In January 2016, the NCAA changed its draft withdrawal date to 10 days after the end of the annual NBA Draft Combine in May, with the 2016 draft the first to be held under the new rule.[63]
A player who has hired an agent will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted.[64] Also, while the CBA allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice,[61] the NCAA then mandated that a player who declared twice lost his college eligibility.[62] The aforementioned 2016 NCAA rule change also allowed players to declare for more than one draft without losing college eligibility.[63]
This year, a total of 48 collegiate players and 43 international players declared as early entry candidates before the April 26 deadline.[65] On June 15, the withdrawal deadline, 34 early entry candidates withdrew from the draft and one early entry candidate is added, leaving 47 collegiate players and 11 international players as the early entry candidates for the draft.[66][67]
Automatically eligible entrants
Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:[68]
- They have completed 4 years of their college eligibility.
- If they graduated from high school in the U.S., but did not enroll in a U.S. college or university, four years have passed since their high school class graduated.
- They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team outside of the NBA, anywhere in the world, and have played under that contract.
Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
- They are least 22 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players born on or before December 31, 1993, are automatically eligible for the 2015 draft.[69]
- They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team outside of the NBA within the United States, and have played under that contract.[70]
Based on the eligibility rules, every college seniors who have completed their college eligibility and every "international" players who were born on or before December 31, 1993, are automatically eligible for the draft. However, there are other players who became automatically eligible even though they have not completed their four-year college eligibility.
| Player | Team | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Fotu | Bàsquet Manresa (Spain) | Left college in 2014, playing professionally since 2014–15 season | [71] |
| Jamal Jones | Delaware 87ers (D-League) | Left college in 2014, playing professionally since 2014–15 season | [72][73] |
| Todd Mayo | Westchester Knicks (D-League) | Left college in 2014, playing professionally since 2014–15 season | [74][75] |
| Emmanuel Mudiay | Guangdong Southern Tigers (China) | Graduated from high school in 2014, playing professionally since 2014–15 season | [76][77] |
| Naadir Tharpe | Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League) | Left college in 2014, playing professionally since 2014–15 season | [78] |
| Jarvis Threatt | Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) | Left college in 2014, playing professionally since 2014–15 season | [73][79] |
Combine
The invitation-only NBA Draft Combine was scheduled to occur in Chicago from May 12 to 17. The on-court element of the combine was scheduled for May 14 and 15.[80]
Draft lottery
The NBA conducted an annual draft lottery to determine the draft order for the teams that did not make the playoffs in the preceding season. Every NBA team that missed the NBA playoffs had a chance at winning a top three pick, but teams with worse records had a better chance at winning a top three pick. After the lottery selected the teams that receive a top three pick, the other teams received an NBA draft pick based on their winning percentage from the prior season. The table below shows each non-playoff team's chances (based on their record at the end of the NBA season) of receiving picks 1–14.
The 2015 NBA lottery was held on May 19.[81] The Minnesota Timberwolves, who had the worst record in the NBA and the highest chance to win the lottery at 25%, won the lottery. The Los Angeles Lakers moved from the fourth spot to second, while the Philadelphia 76ers got the third pick.[82] The only team that moved down from their original draft position altogether was the New York Knicks, who moved from the projected second pick to the fourth pick.
| ^ | Denotes the actual lottery result |
| Team | 2014–15 record |
Lottery chances |
Lottery probabilities | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | |||
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 16–66 | 250 | .250^ | .215 | .178 | .357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New York Knicks | 17–65 | 199 | .199 | .188 | .171 | .319^ | .123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 18–64 | 156 | .156 | .157 | .156^ | .226 | .265 | .040 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 21–61 | 119 | .119 | .126^ | .133 | .099 | .351 | .160 | .012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Magic | 25–57 | 88 | .088 | .097 | .107 | — | .261^ | .360 | .084 | .004 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sacramento Kings | 29–53 | 63 | .063 | .071 | .081 | — | — | .440^ | .305 | .040 | .001 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver Nuggets | 30–52 | 43 | .043 | .049 | .058 | — | — | — | .600^ | .232 | .018 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| Detroit Pistons | 32–50 | 28 | .028 | .033 | .039 | — | — | — | — | .724^ | .168 | .008 | .000 | — | — | — |
| Charlotte Hornets | 33–49 | 17 | .017 | .020 | .024 | — | — | — | — | — | .813^ | .122 | .004 | .000 | — | — |
| Miami Heat | 37–45 | 11 | .011 | .013 | .016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | .870^ | .089 | .002 | .000 | — |
| Indiana Pacers | 38–44 | 8 | .008 | .009 | .012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .907^ | .063 | .001 | .000 |
| Utah Jazz | 38–44 | 7 | .007 | .008 | .010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .935^ | .039 | .000 |
| Phoenix Suns | 39–43 | 6 | .006 | .007 | .009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .960^ | .018 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 45–37 | 5 | .005 | .006 | .007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .982^ |
Draft ceremony
In the first round of the NBA draft, each team has up to five minutes to decide which player they would like to select. The team can also propose a trade with another team before making their selection.[83] The NBA commissioner will announce the selection and the player, wearing a basketball cap sporting the team's logo, comes up to the stage to be congratulated and presented to the audience.[84][85] In the second round, each team has up to two minutes to make their picks while the deputy commissioner assumes the commissioner's role.[86][87]
The NBA annually invites around 15–20 players to sit in the "green room", a special room set aside at the draft site for the invited players plus their families and agents. When their names are called, the player leaves the room and goes up on stage. Other players who are not invited are allowed to attend the ceremony, sit in the stands with the fans and walk up on stage when (or if) they are drafted.[88] The 19 players who accepted invitations to attend the draft were Devin Booker, Willie Cauley-Stein, Sam Dekker, Jerian Grant, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Stanley Johnson, Frank Kaminsky, Kevon Looney, Trey Lyles, Emmanuel Mudiay, Jahlil Okafor, Kelly Oubre Jr., Cameron Payne, Bobby Portis, Kristaps Porziņģis, D'Angelo Russell, Karl-Anthony Towns, Myles Turner, and Justise Winslow.[89] International prospect Mario Hezonja did not attend because he was still involved with his then-team FC Barcelona at the time.[90][91] Three other players, R.J. Hunter, Tyus Jones, and Delon Wright all had invitations as well, but they declined their invitations for undisclosed reasons.[89]
Trades involving draft picks
Pre-draft trades
Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.
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July 11, 2012: Brooklyn Nets to Atlanta Hawks[4][5]
- Atlanta acquired Jordan Farmar, Anthony Morrow, DeShawn Stevenson, Jordan Williams, Johan Petro, a conditional 2013 first-round pick, a 2017 second-round pick, the option to swap 2014 first-round pick and the option to swap 2015 first-round pick
- Brooklyn acquired Joe Johnson
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July 15, 2014: New Orleans Pelicans to Houston Rockets (three-team trade with Washington Wizards)[7][8]
- Houston acquired Alonzo Gee, Scotty Hopson and a conditional 2015 first-round pick (protected top 3 and 20–30 in 2015) from New Orleans
- Houston acquired Trevor Ariza from Washington (sign and trade)
- New Orleans acquired Ömer Aşık, Omri Casspi and cash considerations from Houston
- Washington acquired Melvin Ely from New Orleans
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July 13, 2014: Houston Rockets to Los Angeles Lakers[12][13]
- L.A. Lakers acquired Jeremy Lin, a conditional 2015 first-round pick (protected top 14 in 2014) and a conditional 2015 second-round pick
- Houston acquired draft rights to Sergei Lishouk
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June 25, 2013: Los Angeles Clippers to Boston Celtics[13][14]
- Boston acquired a 2015 first-round pick as a compensation for allowing L.A. Clippers to hire Doc Rivers as a head coach
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July 11, 2012: New York Knicks to Houston Rockets[17]
- New York acquired Marcus Camby (sign and trade)
- Houston acquired Toney Douglas, Josh Harrellson, Jerome Jordan, a 2014 second-round pick, a 2015 second-round pick and cash considerations
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June 28, 2012: Philadelphia 76ers to Miami Heat[18][19]
- Miami acquired draft rights to Justin Hamilton and a conditional future first-round pick (protected top 14 in 2013–2015, else 2015 and 2016 second-round picks)
- Philadelphia acquired draft rights to Arnett Moultrie
- Boston acquired Joel Anthony, Philadelphia's conditional first-round pick, a 2016 second-round pick from Miami and cash considerations
- Miami acquired Toney Douglas from Golden State
- Golden State acquired Jordan Crawford and MarShon Brooks from Boston
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June 26, 2014: Orlando Magic to Philadelphia 76ers[22]
- Philadelphia acquired draft rights to Dario Šarić, a future first-round pick and a 2015 second-round pick
- Orlando acquired draft rights to Elfrid Payton
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September 17, 2014: Sacramento Kings to Houston Rockets[24]
- Houston acquired Jason Terry, a 2015 second-round pick and a 2016 second-round pick
- Sacramento acquired Alonzo Gee and Scotty Hopson
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December 19, 2014: Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia 76ers three-team trade[25]
- Houston acquired Corey Brewer from Minnesota
- Houston acquired Alexey Shved from Philadelphia
- Minnesota acquired Troy Daniels, Sacramento's 2015 second-round pick, a 2016 second-round pick and cash considerations from Houston
- Philadelphia acquired draft rights to Sergei Lishouk and a 2015 second-round pick from Houston
- Philadelphia acquired Ronny Turiaf from Minnesota
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February 22, 2011: Denver Nuggets to Minnesota Timberwolves (three-team trade with New York Knicks)[26][27]
- Minnesota acquired a 2015 second-round pick from Denver
- Minnesota acquired Anthony Randolph, Eddy Curry and cash considerations from New York
- Denver acquired Kosta Koufos from Minnesota
- Denver acquired Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, a 2014 first-round pick, 2012 and 2013 second-round picks, the option to swap 2016 first-round picks, and cash considerations from New York from New York
- New York acquired Corey Brewer from Minnesota
- New York acquired Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter, Renaldo Balkman and Shelden Williams from Denver
- Minnesota acquired draft rights to Tanguy Ngombo
- Portland acquired Denver's 2015 second-round pick
- Houston acquired draft rights to Kostas Papanikolaou, draft rights to Marko Todorović, Denver's 2015 second-round pick and a 2017 second-round pick
- Portland acquired Thomas Robinson
- Philadelphia acquired Isaiah Canaan and Denver's 2015 second-round pick
- Houston acquired K. J. McDaniels
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December 22, 2011: New Jersey Nets (now Brooklyn Nets) to Utah Jazz[32]
- Utah acquired a 2015 second-round pick
- New Jersey acquired Mehmet Okur
- Atlanta acquired Brooklyn's 2015 second-round pick
- Utah acquired draft rights to Raulzinho Neto
- Milwaukee acquired Brooklyn's 2015 second-round pick
- Atlanta acquired draft rights to Lamar Patterson
- Brooklyn re-acquired their 2015 second-round pick and also acquired a 2019 second round pick as a compensation for allowing Milwaukee to hire Jason Kidd as a head coach
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December 14, 2011: New Orleans Hornets (now New Orleans Pelicans) to Los Angeles Clippers[38]
- L.A. Clippers acquired Chris Paul, a 2015 second-round pick and a future second-round pick
- New Orleans acquired Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, Al-Farouq Aminu, and a 2012 first-round pick
- Washington acquired Brian Cook and New Orleans' 2015 second-round pick from L.A. Clippers
- Washington acquired Nenê from Denver
- L.A. Clippers acquired Nick Young from Washington
- Denver acquired JaVale McGee and Ronny Turiaf from Washington
- Philadelphia acquired Eric Maynor and New Orleans' 2015 second-round pick from Washington
- Philadelphia acquired a 2016 second-round pick from Denver
- Washington acquired a conditional 2014 second-round pick from Philadelphia
- Washington acquired Andre Miller from Denver
- Denver acquired Jan Veselý from Washington
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June 30, 2014: Toronto Raptors to Atlanta Hawks[42]
- Atlanta acquired John Salmons and a 2015 second-round pick
- Toronto acquired Louis Williams and draft rights to Lucas Nogueira
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July 14, 2014: Chicago Bulls to Orlando Magic[43]
- Orlando acquired Anthony Randolph, a 2015 second-round pick, a 2016 second-round pick and cash considerations
- Chicago acquired draft rights to Milovan Raković
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June 27, 2013: Portland Trail Blazers to Cleveland Cavaliers[44]
- Portland acquired draft rights to Allen Crabbe
- Cleveland acquired a 2015 second-round pick and a 2016 second-round pick
- Cleveland acquired Luol Deng
- Chicago acquired Andrew Bynum, Sacramento's conditional first-round pick, the option to swap 2015 first-round picks, Portland's 2015 second-round pick and Portland's 2016 second-round pick
- Chicago acquired Anthony Randolph and draft rights to Doug McDermott
- Denver acquired draft rights to Jusuf Nurkić, draft rights to Gary Harris and Portland's 2015 second-round pick
- Cleveland acquired Timofey Mozgov and Portland's 2015 second-round pick
- Denver acquired two conditional first-round picks
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July 22, 2014: Cleveland Cavaliers to Utah Jazz[48]
- Utah acquired Carrick Felix, a 2015 second-round pick and cash considerations
- Cleveland acquired John Lucas III, Malcolm Thomas and Erik Murphy
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January 12, 2015: Memphis Grizzlies to New Orleans Pelicans (three-team trade with Boston Celtics)[50]
- New Orleans acquired Quincy Pondexter and a 2015 second-round pick from Memphis
- Memphis acquired Russ Smith from New Orleans
- Memphis acquired Jeff Green from Boston
- Boston acquired Tayshaun Prince and a conditional first-round pick from Memphis
- Boston acquired Austin Rivers from New Orleans
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January 5, 2009: Los Angeles Clippers to Denver Nuggets[52]
- Denver acquired a future second-round pick
- L.A. Clippers acquired Cheikh Samb and cash considerations
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December 19, 2011: Golden State Warriors to Indiana Pacers[53][54]
- Indiana acquired Louis Amundson and a second-round pick
- Golden State acquired Brandon Rush
- Philadelphia acquired Danny Granger and Golden State's 2015 second-round pick
- Indiana acquired Evan Turner and Lavoy Allen
Draft-day trades
The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.[92]
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Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks trade[6]
- Washington acquired draft rights to 15th pick Kelly Oubre Jr.
- Atlanta acquired draft rights to 19th pick Jerian Grant and two future second-round picks
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New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks trade[6][9]
- New York acquired draft rights to 19th pick Jerian Grant
- Atlanta acquired Tim Hardaway Jr.
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Brooklyn Nets and Portland Trail Blazers trade[10]
- Brooklyn acquired Steve Blake and draft rights to 23rd pick Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
- Portland acquired Mason Plumlee and draft rights to 41st pick Pat Connaughton
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Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers trade[11]
- Minnesota acquired draft rights to 24th pick Tyus Jones
- Cleveland acquired draft rights to 31st pick Cedi Osman, draft rights to 36th pick Rakeem Christmas, and a 2019 second-round pick
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New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers trade[23]
- New York acquired draft rights to 35th pick Willy Hernangómez
- Philadelphia acquired two future second-round picks and cash considerations
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Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Hornets trade[31]
- Brooklyn acquired draft rights to 39th pick Juan Pablo Vaulet
- Charlotte acquired a 2018 second-round pick, a 2019 second-round pick, and cash considerations
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Memphis Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns trade[36]
- Memphis acquired draft rights to 44th pick Andrew Harrison
- Phoenix acquired Jon Leuer
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Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks trade[37]
- Toronto acquired draft rights to 46th pick Norman Powell and a conditional 2017 first-round pick
- Milwaukee acquired Greivis Vásquez
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Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz trade[49]
- Portland acquired draft rights to 54th pick Dani Díez
- Utah acquired cash considerations
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New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Clippers trade[51]
- L.A. Clippers acquired draft rights to 56th pick Branden Dawson
- New Orleans acquired cash considerations
Notes
- Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
- Karl-Anthony Towns was born and raised in the United States to an American father and a Dominican mother.[1] He has represented the Dominican Republic internationally since 2012.[2]
- Emmanuel Mudiay was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but he was raised in the United States since age 5.[3] He has not represented either country internationally.
- Cedi Osman was born in Macedonia to a Turkish father and Bosnian mother. He moved to Turkey at age 12 and became a naturalized Turkish citizen.[15] He has represented Turkey internationally since 2011.[16]
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