New Orleans Pelicans players born outside the US

New Orleans Pelicans
Born outside the US

35 players

35 players have been born outside the United States and played for the New Orleans Pelicans. The most came from Yugoslavia: 5. On a roster now: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Yves Missi, Dyson Daniels, Steven Adams, and Buddy Hield.

New Orleans Pelicans players born outside the US
PlayerPosWith clubBorn
Peja StojakovicSF2006–2011Yugoslavia
Jamaal MagloireC2000–2005Toronto, ON
Omer AsikC2014–2018Türkiye
Alexis AjincaC2013–2017France
Jonas ValanciunasC2021–2024Utena, Lithuania
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerG2019–2022Toronto, ON
Yves MissiC2024–2026Yaounde, Cameroon
Dyson DanielsG2022–2024Bendigo, VIC
Nicolo MelliPF2019–2021Reggio Emilia, Italy
Nikola MiroticF2017–2019Yugoslavia
Greivis VasquezPG2011–2013Venezuela
Xavier HenrySG2011–2013Belgium
Marco BelinelliG2010–2012Italy
Sean MarksPF2008–2010Auckland, New Zealand
Marquinhos VieiraF2006–2008Brazil
Bostjan NachbarSF2004–2006Yugoslavia
Maciej LampePF2004–2006Poland
Jerome MoisoC2001–2003France
Vlade DivacC1996–1998Yugoslavia
Daniel TheisC2024–2025Salzgitter, Germany
Kelly OlynykF2024–2025Toronto, ON
Tomas SatoranskySG2021–2022Prague, Czech Republic
Steven AdamsC2020–2021Rotorua, New Zealand
Buddy HieldG2016–2017Freeport, GB
Donatas MotiejunasPF2016–2017Kaunas, Lithuania
Omri CasspiF2016–2017Israel
Gal MekelPG2014–2015Israel
Gustavo Alfonso AyonPF2011–2012Tepic, Mexico
David AndersenC2010–2011Melbourne, VIC
Didier Ilunga-MbengaC2010–2011Zaire
Pops Mensah-BonsuPF2010–2011England
Sasha PavlovicSG2010–2011Yugoslavia
Alex GarciaSG2004–2005Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Jason MiskiriG1999–2000Guyana
Rumeal RobinsonG1993–1994Jamaica

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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