Brooklyn Nets players born outside the US

Brooklyn Nets
Born outside the US

33 players

33 players have been born outside the United States and played for the Brooklyn Nets. The most came from Yugoslavia: 5. On a roster now: Kyrie Irving, Ben Simmons, Dennis Schroder, Egor Demin, and Nolan Traore.

Brooklyn Nets players born outside the US
PlayerPosWith clubBorn
Kyrie IrvingG2019–2023Melbourne, VIC
Nenad KrsticC2004–2008Belgrade, Serbia
Yinka DareC1994–1998Nigeria
Ben SimmonsG2022–2025Melbourne, VIC
Bojan BogdanovicSF2014–2017Yugoslavia
Mirza TeletovicPF2012–2015Yugoslavia
Bostjan NachbarSF2005–2008Yugoslavia
Zoran PlaninicPG2003–2006Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dennis SchroderG2023–2025Braunschweig, Germany
Patty MillsPG2021–2023Canberra, ACT
Tornike ShengeliaSF2012–2014Thilisi, Georgia
Johan PetroC2010–2012France
Eduardo NajeraPF2008–2010Mexico
Yi JianlianSF2008–2010Guangdong Province, China
Shawn BradleyC1995–1997West Germany
Rumeal RobinsonG1992–1994Jamaica
Egor DeminG2025–2026Moscow, Russia
Nolan TraoreG2025–2026Creteil, France
Goran DragicPG2021–2022Ljubljana, Slovenia
Andrew NicholsonF2016–2017Mississauga, ON
Greivis VasquezPG2016–2017Venezuela
Luis ScolaF2016–2017Buenos Aires, Argentina
Andrea BargnaniC2015–2016Italy
Jerome Adolphus JordanC2014–2015Jamaica
Kris JosephSF2012–2013Canada
Mehmet OkurC2011–2012Türkiye
Dan GadzuricC2010–2011Netherlands
Sasha VujacicSG2010–2011Yugoslavia
Jamaal MagloireC2007–2008Toronto, ON
Mile IlicC2006–2007Yugoslavia
Jerome MoisoC2004–2005France
Todd MacCullochC2001–2002Winnipeg, MB
Soumaila SamakeC2000–2001Mali

Birthplaces from ESPN. Seasons are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are, so an older name can be missing.

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