Nasa Pilipinas na ang maraming NBA players na makikibahagi sa FIBA World Cup 2023.
Ang mga ito ay maglalaro para sa iba’t-ibang bansa na kanilang pinagmulan o kung saan sila magsisilbing naturalized player.
Group A:
Philippines: Jordan Clarkson (Utah Jazz)
Dominican Republic: Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves), Lester Quiñones (Golden State Warriors)
Italy: Simone Fontecchio (Utah Jazz)
Angola: N/A
Group B:
South Sudan: Wenyen Gabriel (free agent), Carlik Jones (Chicago Bulls), Marial Shayok (Maine Celtics – NBA GLeague)
Serbia: Bogdan Bogdanovic (Atlanta Hawks), Aleksej Pokusevski (Oklahoma City Thunder), Nikola Jovic (Miami Heat), Filip Petrusev (Philadelphia 76ers)
China: Kyle Anderson (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Puerto Rico: N/A
Group C:
USA: Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic), Mikal Bridges (Brooklyn Nets), Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers), Josh Hart (New York Knicks), Brandon Ingram (New Orleans Pelicans), Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies), Cameron Johnson (Brooklyn Nets), Walker Kessler (Utah Jazz), Bobby Portis (Milwaukee Bucks), Austin Reaves (Los Angeles Lakers)
Jordan: N/A
Greece: Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
New Zealand: N/A
Group D:
Lithuania: Jonas Valanciunas (New Orleans Pelicans)
Montenegro: Nikola Vucevic (Chicago Bulls)
Mexico: N/A
Egypt: N/A
Group E:
Germany: Dennis Schroder (Toronto Raptors), Daniel Theis (Indiana Pacers), Franz Wagner (Orlando Magic), Moritz Wagner (Orlando Magic)
Finland: Lauri Markkanen (Utah Jazz)
Australia: Xavier Cooks (Washington Wizards), Dyson Daniels (New Orleans Pelicans), Dante Exum (Dallas Mavericks), Josh Giddey (Oklahoma City Thunder), Josh Green (Dallas Mavericks), Joe Ingles (Orlando Magic), Patty Mills (Atlanta Hawks), Matisse Thybulle (Portland Trail Blazers), Jack White (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Japan: Yuta Watanabe (Phoenix Suns)
Group F:
Slovenia: Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks)
Cape Verde: N/A
Georgia: Goga Bitadze (Orlando Magic), Sandro Mamukelashvili (San Antonio Spurs)
Venezuela: N/A
Group G:
Iran: No NBA players on roster
Spain: Santi Aldama (Memphis Grizzlies), Usman Garuba (Atlanta Hawks)
Cote d’Ivoire: N/A
Brazil: Raul Neto (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Group H:
Canada: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder), RJ Barrett (New York Knicks), Dillon Brooks (Houston Rockets), Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Minnesota Timberwolves), Kelly Olynyk (Utah Jazz), Dwight Powell (Dallas Mavericks)
Latvia: Davis Bertans (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Lebanon: N/A
France: Nicolas Batum (LA Clippers), Evan Fournier (New York Knicks), Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Pero kung may mga maagang dumating bago pa man ang simula ng mga laro, mayroon ding hindi makakasali sa FIBA dahil sa iba’t-ibang rason.
Kabilang dito ang mga sumusunod na NBA players:
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks, Greece) – knee surgery
Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs, France) – preparation for NBA
Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers, France) – wedding
Ricky Rubio (Cleveland Cavaliers, Spain) – mental health
Ben Simmons (Brooklyn Nets, Australia) – rehab
Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets, Canada) – recovery
Rui Hachimura (Los Angeles Lakers, Japan) – focus sa NBA career
Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets, Serbia) – rest
Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings, Lithuania) – thumb injury
Kristaps Porzingis (Boston Celtics, Latvia) – foot injury
