The list of Croatian players that play or have played in the National Basketball Association.
The following is a list of current NBA players.
Entry Year | Player | Draft Year (Pick) | Drafted by | Current team | Former team(s) (Years) | Se. | SGP | PGP | Honours | Ref. |
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2016 | Dario Šarić | 2014 (#12) | Orlando Magic | Denver Nuggets (2024–present) | 8 | 493 | 24 | 5 honours | [1] | |
2016 | Ivica Zubac | 2016 (#32) | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles Clippers (2019–present) | Los Angeles Lakers (2016–2019) | 9 | 584 | 52 | 1 honour | [2] |
2024 | Karlo Matković | 2022 (#52) | New Orleans Pelicans | New Orleans Pelicans (2024–present) | — | 1 | 42 | 0 | — | [3] |
The following is a list of former NBA players.
Players who are still active overseas
Years | Player | Draft Year (Pick) | Drafted by | Team(s) (Years) | Se. | SGP | PGP | Honours | Current club | Ref. |
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2015–2020 | Mario Hezonja | 2008 (#5) | Orlando Magic | 3 teams | 5 | 330 | 5 | 1 honour | 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 | 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 | 4 | 86 | 0 | — | Baskonia, Spain | [22] | |
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 |
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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 |