NEW YORK — A record 125 players born outside the United States were on NBA opening-night rosters, the league said Tuesday, with 40 countries and territories represented across six continents.
The new NBA season tips off Tuesday, marking the 10th straight year that opening-night rosters have had 100 or more international players.
All 30 teams have at least one foreign-born player. The previous record for international players was 121, set at the start of the 2017-2018 season and repeated at the beginning of the 2021-2022 season.
Canada is once against the most-represented country outside of the United States, with 26 players. France is second with 14 players, including San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, the No.
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