The Greatest African NBA Players of All Time
Over 4.4K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Greatest African NBA Players of All Time
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Vote up the greatest Africa-born players ever to play in the NBA.
Our list of African NBA players includes a group of famous names including Dikembe Mutombo, Serge Ibaka, Luc Mbah a Moute, and yes, even Steve Nash (born in South Africa). Some of these players are the best blockers in the NBA, while others are part of a select list of impact players off the bench. Each of the players on this list were born in Africa and went on to play basketball in the NBA.
Now it's your turn to vote on who are the best African NBA players. Vote below and if we left anyone off the list, feel free to add them so that other basketball fans and Rankers can vote on your addition.
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- 1Lagos, Nigeria
- Teams: Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born January 21, 1963) is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played the center position in the National Basketball Association ...more - 2Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Teams: Philadelphia 76ers
Joel Hans Embiid (born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball ...more - 3Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Teams: Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese American retired professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball ...more - 4Johannesburg, South Africa
- Teams: Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers
Stephen John Nash OC OBC (born 7 February 1974) is a Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball ...more - 5Douala, Cameroon
- Teams: Toronto Raptors
Pascal Siakam (born April 2, 1994) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the New ...more - 6Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
- Teams: Milwaukee Bucks
Serge Jonas Ibaka Ngobila (born 18 September 1989) is a Congolese-Spanish professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Ibaka was drafted by the ...more
