List of Croatian NBA players

The list of Croatian players that play or have played in the National Basketball Association.

Currently active players

The following is a list of current NBA players.

Note: Listed statistics are correct through the end of the 2024–25 season.

Entry Year	Player	Draft Year (Pick)	Drafted by	Current team	Former team(s) (Years)	Se.	SGP	PGP	Honours	Ref.
2016	Dario Šarić	2014 (#12)	Orlando Magic	Denver Nuggets (2024–present)	5 teams Philadelphia 76ers (2016–2019) Minnesota Timberwolves 2019) Phoenix Suns (2019–2023) Oklahoma City Thunder (2022–2023) Golden State Warriors (2023–2024)	8	493	24	5 honours All-Rookie First Team (2017) 2× Rookie of the Month Rising Stars (2017, 2018)	[1]
2016	Ivica Zubac	2016 (#32)	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers (2019–present)	Los Angeles Lakers (2016–2019)	9	584	52	1 honour NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2025)	[2]
2024	Karlo Matković	2022 (#52)	New Orleans Pelicans	New Orleans Pelicans (2024–present)	—	1	42	0	—	[3]

Former players

The following is a list of former NBA players.

Years	Player	Draft Year (Pick)	Drafted by	Team(s) (Years)	Se.	SGP	PGP	Honours	Ref.
1989–1994	Dražen Petrović	1986 (#60)	Portland Trail Blazers	2 teams Portland Trail Blazers (1989–1991) New Jersey Nets (1990–1993)	4	290	29	5 honours Hall of Fame (2002) All-NBA Third Team (1993) All-Rookie First Team (1990) No. 3 retired by Nets 1× Player of the Week	[4]
1990–1992 1996–2000	Stojko Vranković	1986	Undrafted	3 teams Boston Celtics (1990–1992) Minnesota Timberwolves (1996–1997) Los Angeles Clippers (1997–2000)	5	170	3	—	[5]
1993–1996	Dino Rađa	1989 (#40)	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics (1993–1996)	4	224	4	4 honours Hall of Fame (2018) All-Rookie Second Team (1994) Rookie of the Month Rising Stars (1994)	[6]
1993–2006	Toni Kukoč	1990 (#29)	Chicago Bulls	4 teams Chicago Bulls (1993–2000) Philadelphia 76ers (2000–2001) Atlanta Hawks (2001–2002) Milwaukee Bucks (2002–2006)	12	846	99	7 honours Hall of Fame (2021) 3× NBA champion (1996–1998) NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1996) All-Rookie Second Team (1994) Rising Stars (1994)	[7]
1994–1998 1999–2001	Žan Tabak	1991 (#51)	Houston Rockets	4 teams Houston Rockets (1994–1995) Toronto Raptors (1995–1998) Boston Celtics (1998) Indiana Pacers (1999–2001)	6	247	20	1 honour NBA champion (1995)	[8]
1998–2005	Bruno Šundov	1998 (#35)	Dallas Mavericks	5 teams Dallas Mavericks (1998–2000) Indiana Pacers (2000–2002) Boston Celtics (2002–2003) Cleveland Cavaliers (2003) New York Knicks (2004–2005)	7	102	1	—	[9]
2000–2003	Dalibor Bagarić	2000 (#24)	Chicago Bulls	Chicago Bulls (2000–2003)	3	95	0	—	[10]
2002–2008	Gordan Giriček	1999 (#40)	Dallas Mavericks	5 teams Memphis Grizzlies (2002–2003) Orlando Magic (2003–2004) Utah Jazz (2004–2007) Philadelphia 76ers (2007–2008) Phoenix Suns (2008)	6	384	29	2 honours All-Rookie Second Team (2003) Rising Stars (2003)	[11]
2003–2006	Zoran Planinić	2003 (#22)	New Jersey Nets	New Jersey Nets (2003–2006)	3	148	12	—	[12]
2004–2006	Mario Kasun	2002 (#41)	Los Angeles Clippers	Orlando Magic (2004–2006)	2	73	0	—	[13]
2006–2007	Damir Markota	2006 (#59)	San Antonio Spurs	Milwaukee Bucks (2006–2007)	1	30	0	—	[14]
2008–2010	Roko Ukić	2005 (#41)	Toronto Raptors	2 teams Toronto Raptors (2008–2009) Milwaukee Bucks (2009–2010)	2	85	0	—	[15]
2014–2017	Damjan Rudež	2008	Undrafted	3 teams Indiana Pacers (2014–2015) Minnesota Timberwolves (2015–2016) Orlando Magic (2016–2017)	3	146	0	—	[16]
2014–2025	Bojan Bogdanović	2011 (#31)	Miami Heat	6 teams Brooklyn Nets (2014–2017) Washington Wizards (2017) Indiana Pacers (2017–2019) Utah Jazz (2019–2022) Detroit Pistons (2022–2024) New York Knicks (2024	10	719	51	6 honours All-Rookie Second Team (2015) 2× Player of the Week Rookie of the Month Rising Stars (2015, 2016)	[17]

Players who are still active overseas

Years	Player	Draft Year (Pick)	Drafted by	Team(s) (Years)	Se.	SGP	PGP	Honours	Current club	Ref.
2015–2020	Mario Hezonja	2008 (#5)	Orlando Magic	3 teams Orlando Magic (2015–2018) New York Knicks (2018–2019) Portland Trail Blazers (2019–2020)	5	330	5	1 honour Rising Stars (2016)	Real Madrid, Spain	[18]
2016	Duje Dukan	2015	Undrafted	Sacramento Kings (2016)	1	1	0	—	free agent	[19]
2016–2020	Dragan Bender	2016 (#4th)	Phoenix Suns	3 teams Phoenix Suns (2016–2019) Milwaukee Bucks (2019–2020) Golden State Warriors (2020)	4	187	0	—	free agent	[20]
2017–2020	Ante Žižić	2016 (#23)	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers (2017-2020)	3	113	0	—	Virtus Bologna, Italy	[21]
2019–2021 2022–2024	Luka Šamanić	2019 (#19)	San Antonio Spurs	2 teams San Antonio Spurs (2019-2021) Utah Jazz (2022–2024)	4	86	0	—	Baskonia, Spain	[22]

Drafted players

The following is a list of drafted players who have never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game.

Draft Year (Pick)	Player	Drafted by	Status
1973 (#84)	Krešimir Ćosić	Los Angeles Lakers	Retired, played his entire career overseas
1987 (#159)	Franjo Arapović	Atlanta Hawks
2000 (#47)	Josip Sesar	Seattle SuperSonics, rights traded to Boston Celtics
2007 (#39)	Stanko Barać	Miami Heat, rights traded to Dallas Mavericks
2008 (#44)	Ante Tomić	Utah Jazz, rights traded to New York Knicks	Currently playing for Joventut Badalona, Spain
2009 (#50)	Goran Suton	Utah Jazz	Retired, played his entire career overseas
2012 (#56)	Tomislav Zubčić	Toronto Raptors, rights traded to Oklahoma City Thunder	Currently playing for Napoli Basket, Italy

Other players

Players born in Croatia

• Nat Hickey (born on Korčula, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary as Nikola Zarnecić)
• Kosta Perović (born in Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia)
• Predrag Savović (born in Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia)
• Predrag Stojaković (born in Slavonska Požega, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia)

Players with Croatian citizenship

• Justin Hamilton
• Oliver Lafayette

See also

• NBA draft
• List of National Basketball Association players by country

References

1. "Dario Šarić Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
2. "Ivica Zubac Statistics" . Retrieved 24 August 2022.
3. "Karlo Matković Statistics" . Retrieved 1 September 2024.
4. "Dražen Petrović Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
5. "Stojko Vranković Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
6. "Dino Radja Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
7. "Toni Kukoč Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
8. "Žan Tabak Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
9. "Bruno Šundov Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
10. "Dalibor Bagarić Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
11. "Gordan Giriček Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
12. "Zoran Planinić Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
13. "Mario Kasun Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
14. "Damir Markota Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
15. "Roko Ukić Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
16. "Damjan Rudež Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
17. "Bojan Bogdanović Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
18. "Mario Hezonja Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
19. "Duje Dukan Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
20. "Dragan Bender Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
21. "Ante Žižić Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
22. "Luka Šamanić Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.