NBA players from England

11 NBA players on file were born in England. 3 are on NBA rosters now: OG Anunoby, Amari Williams, and Tobi Lawal. Ben Gordon leads them with 11,084 career points. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

On NBA rosters now (3)

NBA players from England on rosters now
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsCareerBorn
OG AnunobyNYF2017–202710568 GP · 7,599 PTS · 2,545 REB · 998 ASTLondon, England
Amari WilliamsBOSF2025–2026122 GP · 30 PTS · 40 REB · 10 ASTNottingham, England
Tobi LawalDALF2026–202716 GP · 9 PTS · 1 REB · 2 ASTLondon, England

Former NBA players (8)

Former NBA players from England
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsCareerBorn
Ben GordonSG2004–201511744 GP · 11,084 PTS · 1,851 REB · 1,868 ASTEngland
James DonaldsonC1980–199514957 GP · 8,203 PTS · 7,492 REB · 765 ASTEngland
Jeremy SochanF2022–20264228 GP · 2,250 PTS · 1,230 REB · 559 ASTMilton Keynes, England
Kelenna AzubuikeSF2006–20125208 GP · 2,178 PTS · 829 REB · 230 ASTEngland
Joel FreelandC2012–20153151 GP · 477 PTS · 518 REB · 65 ASTEngland
Tosan EvbuomwanF2023–2026350 GP · 368 PTS · 182 REB · 71 ASTNewcastle, England
Pops Mensah-BonsuPF2006–2011461 GP · 181 PTS · 180 REB · 11 ASTEngland
Ndudi EbiSF2003–2005219 GP · 40 PTS · 19 REB · 4 ASTEngland

Birthplace as ESPN lists it for each player. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.

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