The Best Basketball Players from France
Vote up the greatest French basketball players to make it to the NBA.
Who is the best NBA player from France? L'hexagone has produced some very talented basketball players in recent years, including some of the best players in the NBA. Many of the best French basketball players to ever live are on this list, so if you're a native of France and are aspiring to play basketball professionally, then these hoopers should be your idols. So, who is the best French basketball player of all time? Which great basketball players from France are your favorites?
Many people acknowledge four-time NBA Champion Tony Parker as the best French NBA player ever. Three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert is a close second. There are also recent NBA players from France like Evan Fournier, Nicolas Batum, and Killian Hayes. Lest we forget two of the best French basketball players ever Joakim Noah and Boris Diaw.
Vote up the best French basketball players and help decide who are the all time best NBA players from France!
- 1Bruges, Belgium
- Nationality: France
- Teams: San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets
William Anthony Parker Jr. (born 17 May 1982) is a French-American former professional basketball player. The son of a professional basketball player, Parker played for two years for Paris Basket ...more - 2Saint-Quentin, France
- Nationality: France
- Teams: Minnesota Timberwolves
Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel (born June 26, 1992) is a French professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the French ...more - 3New York City, New York, United States of America
- Teams: Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers
Joakim Simon Noah ( JOH-ə-kim; born February 25, 1985) is a former professional basketball player who played for the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers of the ...more - 4Lisieux, France
- Nationality: France
- Teams: Los Angeles Clippers, Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trailblazers
Nicolas Batum (; born December 14, 1988) is a French professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). - 5Saint-Maurice, France
- Nationality: French
- Teams: New York Knicks
Evan Mehdi Fournier is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. He played junior basketball at the French INSEP ...more - 6Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France
- Nationality: France
- Teams: San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks
Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod, better known as Boris Diaw (born April 16, 1982), is a French retired professional basketball player. Diaw, who began his professional career in Pro A, returned to that ...more
