Paris 2024 Games: Which NBA players are at the Olympics? Are LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokic competing?

A record total of 51 current NBA players will be in action at the Paris Olympics in the men's basketball competition. American stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant return to the squad in search of another gold medal, while Stephen Curry makes his long-awaited Olympic debut. Many teams will also have former NBA players on their roster at the tournament in Lille and Paris.

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Basketball was an American invention and the USA have dominated the sport at the Olympics, winning gold at 16 of 19 Games they have participated in.

Featuring stars such as LeBron James and Kevin Durant, the USA are the defending champions and red-hot favourites to add another title this summer as they aim for a fifth successive Olympic crown.

NBA players have been allowed to compete in international tournaments since 1989 and several teams will be led by some of the world's top players.

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A record total of 51 NBA stars will be in action throughout the Olympics, including 12 on the US team alone, and 81 combined current and former players.

WHO ARE THE NBA PLAYERS ON THE US TEAM?

The US have 12 NBA players in their squad with an impressive haul of 10 Olympic gold medals between them.

Kevin Durant leads the way with three, and also leads the standings of all-time points scored for Team USA, while LeBron James has two medals.

Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday and Jayson Tatum are all also members of the Tokyo 2020 gold medal-winning squad, while Anthony Davis was on the roster for the side's victory at London 2012.

Stephen Curry, widely regarded as one of the greatest shooters of all time, will be making his Olympic debut and hoping to add a gold medal to his glittering haul of trophies. Injury woes kept him out of Rio 2016 and he has been clear in the past that the NBA, and recovery from the demands of the regular season, has been his priority.

Kevin Durant #7 of the USA Men's National Team handles the ball during the USA Men's National Team practice at Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan on July 27, 2024 in Paris, France

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NBA players on Team USA:

Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat)
Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns)
Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers)
Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns)
Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers)
Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers)
Jrue Holiday (Boston Celtics)
LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)
Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics)
Derrick White (Boston Celtics)

WHO ARE THE BIG NAMES? IS JOKIC PLAYING?

Alongside the likes of James, a flagbearer for the USA at the opening ceremony, Curry and Durant, several other teams will be led by some big names. Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets) leads Serbia's line-up while Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs) will be in action for the host nation and Dennis Schroder (Brooklyn Nets) demonstrated his importance to his German team by carrying the flag.

Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) leads the points standings after one day of competition, scoring 34 as his side were beaten by Canada 86-79. He came up against Canadian star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder), with both players leading their nations in their group stage match.

LeBron James carrying the flag for the USA on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

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FULL LIST OF current NBA PLAYERS FOR OTHER TEAMS

Australia

Dyson Daniels (Atlanta Hawks)
Dante Exum (Dallas Mavericks)
Josh Giddey (Chicago Bulls)
Josh Green (Charlotte Hornets)
Joe Ingles (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Jock Landale (Houston Rockets)
Patty Mills (most recently with Miami Heat)
Duop Reath (Portland Trail Blazers)

Brazil

Gui Santos (Golden State Warriors)

Canada

Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Minnesota Timberwolves)
RJ Barrett (Toronto Raptors)
Dillon Brooks (Houston Rockets)
Luguentz Dort (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Trey Lyles (Sacramento Kings)
Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets)
Andrew Nembhard (Indiana Pacers)
Kelly Olynyk (Toronto Raptors)
Dwight Powell (Dallas Mavericks)
Nicolas Batum (LA Clippers)
Bilal Coulibaly (Washington Wizards)
Evan Fournier (most recently with Detroit Pistons)
Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs)

Germany

Dennis Schroder (Brooklyn Nets)
Daniel Theis (New Orleans Pelicans)
Franz Wagner (Orlando Magic)
Mo Wagner (orlando Magic)

Greece

Giannis Anetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)

Puerto Rico

Jose Alvarado (New Orleans Pelicans)

Serbia

Bogdan Bogdanovic (Atlanta Hawks)
Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets)
Nikola Jovic (Miami Heat)
Vasilije Micić (Charlotte Hornets)
Aleksej Pokusevski (Charlotte Hornets)

South Sudan

JT Thor (most recently with Charlotte Hornets)

Spain

Santi Aldama (Memphis Grizzlies)
Usman Garuba (most recently with Golden State Warriors)

Japan

Rui Hachimura (Los Angeles Lakers)
Yuta Watanabe (most recently with Memphis Grizzlies)

Several former NBA players will also be in action throughout the tournament, including five in both the Brazil and Spain teams.

HOW TO WATCH

Basketball is one of a few events taking place across the entire two weeks of the Games, with players in action nearly every day.

The men's group phase started on 27 July and runs until 3 August, with quarter-finals on 6 August and semi-finals on 8 August. The bronze and gold medal matches will be contested on 10 August, the day before the closing ceremony.

Twelve teams are competing in three groups of four in the round-robin stage, with the top two in each group and the two best third-placed teams progressing to the knockout stages.

Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille is hosting the round-robin phase, with the knockout rounds to be held at Bercy Arena in Paris.

All the action will be live on Eurosport and discovery+.

discovery+ is the streaming home of the Olympic Games, and the only place you can watch every moment of Paris 2024 this summer.

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