Countdown to the 2025 Men s Basketball European Championship, 24 participating teams, 19 active MBA players

A total of 34 NBA active players participated in the 2025 Men's Basketball European Championship, distributed among multiple teams. The following is the distribution of NBA players in each team (grouped by team):

NBA players distribution in European Championships

1. Serbia (5 players)

Nicola Jokic (Nuggets)

Bigdan Bogdanovic (Clippers)

Nicola Jovic (Heat)

Alexei Topic (Thunder, 2024 rookie)

Tristan Vukcevic (Wizards)

2. France (4 people)

Bilal Coolibali (Wizzies)

Zachary Rissache (Eagles, No. 1 in 2024)

Alexander Sal (Wizzies, No. 2 in 2024)

Gaelson Yabuselle (76 people)

Gobert, Vinbanyama missed the game due to injury.

3. Germany (3 people)

Franz Wagner (Magic)

Dennis Schroeder (King)

Oscar da Silva (Magic)

4. Turkey (2 people)

Alperen Shinkin (Rockets)

Omar Bona (76 people)

5. Slovenia (1 person)

Luka Doncic (Lakes)

6. Greece (1 person)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)

7. Lithuania (1 person)

Jonas Valancius (Nuggets)

8. Latvia (1 person)

Kristapus Porzingis (Hawks)

9. Spain (1 person)

Santi Aldama (Grizzlies)

10. Israel (2 person)

Deni Avdia (Trail Blazers)

Yuval Salaf (Nets, 2025 rookie)

11. Poland (2 person)

Jeremy Sohan (Spurs)

Marcin Milicic (76ers, undrafted)

12. Montenegro (1 person)

Nikola Vucevic (Bulls)

13. Finland (1 person)

Lauri Markanen (Jade)

14. Italy (1 person)

Simone Fontechio (Heat)

15. Czech (1 person)

Vit Kreić (Eagles)

16. Portugal (1 person)

Nemias Kota (Celtic)

17. Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 person)

Luca Garza (Celtic)

Yusof Nurkic (Jade)

18. Georgia (2 person)

Goga Bitaze (Magic)

Sandro Mamukelashvili (Rotors)

19. Sweden (2 players)

Gabriel Clintmann (Pistols)

Marcus Lathon (Heat)

United Kingdom, Iceland, Belgium, Estonia, Cyprus and other teams have no NBA players selected.

Serbia (5 players) and France (4 players) are the teams with the most players in the NBA. Superstars such as Jokic, Doncic, and Antetokounmpo participated in the competition to increase the attention of the event. Some strong teams (such as Spain) have weakened their lineups due to fewer NBA players.