Record number of Canadians make NBA rosters this season

A record-number of Canadians have made NBA opening night rosters, according to NBA Canada.

Officially, 17 players from Canada are on NBA rosters, but the number grows to 18 if you include Chris Boucher, who was born in Saint Lucia but grew up in Montreal and has played for the Canadian national team.

For a seventh consecutive year, Canada is second only to the United States in numbers of players in the league. Canada is also well ahead of other countries, such as France (9), Australia (8), Serbia (6), and Germany (6).

Canada is high on quality, as well as quantity, boasting young stars like Jamal Murray, Andrew Wiggins, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and RJ Barrett.

Name	Team	Hometown
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	New Orleans Pelicans	Toronto, ON
RJ Barrett	New York Knicks	Toronto, ON
Khem Birch	Orlando Magic	Montreal, QC
Chris Boucher	Toronto Raptors	Montreal, QC
Ignas Brazdeikis	New York Knicks	Oakville, ON
Dillon Brooks	Memphis Grizzlies	Missauga, ON
Brandon Clarke	Memphis Grizzlies	Vancouver, BC
Luguentz Dort	Oklahoma City Thunder	Montreal, QC
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Oklahoma City Thunder	Toronto, ON
Cory Joseph	Sacramento Kings	Toronto, ON
Mfiondu Kabengele	LA Clippers	Burlington, ON
Trey Lyles	San Antonio Spurs	Saskatoon, SK
Mychal Mulder	Golden State Warriors	Windsor, ON
Jamal Murray	Denver Nuggets	Kitchener, ON
Kelly Olynyk	Miami Heat	Kamloops, BC
Dwight Powell	Dallas Mavericks	Toronto, ON
Tristan Thompson	Boston Celtics	Brampton, ON
Andrew Wiggins	Golden State Warriors	Toronto, ON

Canada’s list of players grows to 20 if you include players on two-way contracts, notably Nate Darling (Charlotte Hornets) and Karim Mane (Orlando Magic).

A total of 107 international players from 40 countries are featured on opening night rosters this season.