# List of Croatian NBA players

The list of Croatian players that play or have played in the National Basketball Association.

## Currently active players

The following is a list of current NBA players.
    Note: Listed statistics are correct through the end of the 2023–24 season.
| Entry Year | Player | Draft Year (Pick) | Drafted by | Current team | Former team(s) (Years) | Se. | SGP | PGP | Honours |
| 2014 | Bojan Bogdanović | 2011 (#31) | Miami Heat | Brooklyn Nets (2024–present) | 6 teams Brooklyn Nets (2014–2017) Washington Wizards (2017) Indiana Pacers (2017–2019) Utah Jazz (2019–2022) Detroit Pistons (2022–2024) New York Knicks (2023–2024) | 10 | 719 | 51 | 6 honours All-Rookie Second Team (2015) 2× Player of the Week Rookie of the Month Rising Stars (2015, 2016) |
| 2016 | Dario Šarić | 2014 (#12) | Orlando Magic | Denver Nuggets (2024–present) | 5 teams Philadelphia 76ers (2016–2019) Minnesota Timberwolves 2019) Phoenix Suns (2019–2023) Oklahoma City Thunder (2022–2023) Golden State Warriors (2023–2024) | 7 | 477 | 24 | 5 honours All-Rookie First Team (2017) 2× Rookie of the Month Rising Stars (2017, 2018) |
| 2016 | Ivica Zubac | 2016 (#32) | Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles Clippers (2019–present) | Los Angeles Lakers (2016–2019) | 8 | 504 | 45 | — |
| 2024 | Karlo Matković | 2022 (#52) | New Orleans Pelicans | New Orleans Pelicans (2024–present) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |

## Former players

The following is a list of former NBA players.
| Years | Player | Draft Year (Pick) | Drafted by | Team(s) (Years) | Se. | SGP | PGP | Honours |
| 1989–1994 | Dražen Petrović | 1986 (#60) | Portland Trail Blazers | 2 teams Portland Trail Blazers (1989–1991) New Jersey Nets (1990–1993) | 4 | 290 | 29 | 5 honours Hall of Fame (2002) All-NBA Third Team (1993) All-Rookie First Team (1990) No. 3 retired by Nets 1× Player of the Week |
| 1990–1992 1996–2000 | Stojko Vranković | 1986 | Undrafted | 3 teams Boston Celtics (1990–1992) Minnesota Timberwolves (1996–1997) Los Angeles Clippers (1997–2000) | 5 | 170 | 3 | — |
| 1993–1996 | Dino Rađa | 1989 (#40) | Boston Celtics | Boston Celtics (1993–1996) | 4 | 224 | 4 | 4 honours Hall of Fame (2018) All-Rookie Second Team (1994) Rookie of the Month Rising Stars (1994) |
| 1993–2006 | Toni Kukoč | 1990 (#29) | Chicago Bulls | 4 teams Chicago Bulls (1993–2000) Philadelphia 76ers (2000–2001) Atlanta Hawks (2001–2002) Milwaukee Bucks (2002–2006) | 12 | 846 | 99 | 7 honours Hall of Fame (2021) 3× NBA champion (1996–1998) NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1996) All-Rookie Second Team (1994) Rising Stars (1994) |
| 1994–1998 1999–2001 | Žan Tabak | 1991 (#51) | Houston Rockets | 4 teams Houston Rockets (1994–1995) Toronto Raptors (1995–1998) Boston Celtics (1998) Indiana Pacers (1999–2001) | 6 | 247 | 20 | 1 honour NBA champion (1995) |
| 1998–2005 | Bruno Šundov | 1998 (#35) | Dallas Mavericks | 5 teams Dallas Mavericks (1998–2000) Indiana Pacers (2000–2002) Boston Celtics (2002–2003) Cleveland Cavaliers (2003) New York Knicks (2004–2005) | 7 | 102 | 1 | — |
| 2000–2003 | Dalibor Bagarić | 2000 (#24) | Chicago Bulls | Chicago Bulls (2000–2003) | 3 | 95 | 0 | — |
| 2002–2008 | Gordan Giriček | 1999 (#40) | Dallas Mavericks | 5 teams Memphis Grizzlies (2002–2003) Orlando Magic (2003–2004) Utah Jazz (2004–2007) Philadelphia 76ers (2007–2008) Phoenix Suns (2008) | 6 | 384 | 29 | 2 honours All-Rookie Second Team (2003) Rising Stars (2003) |
| 2003–2006 | Zoran Planinić | 2003 (#22) | New Jersey Nets | New Jersey Nets (2003–2006) | 3 | 148 | 12 | — |
| 2004–2006 | Mario Kasun | 2002 (#41) | Los Angeles Clippers | Orlando Magic (2004–2006) | 2 | 73 | 0 | — |
| 2006–2007 | Damir Markota | 2006 (#59) | San Antonio Spurs | Milwaukee Bucks (2006–2007) | 1 | 30 | 0 | — |
| 2008–2010 | Roko Ukić | 2005 (#41) | Toronto Raptors | 2 teams Toronto Raptors (2008–2009) Milwaukee Bucks (2009–2010) | 2 | 85 | 0 | — |
| 2014–2017 | Damjan Rudež | 2008 | Undrafted | 3 teams Indiana Pacers (2014–2015) Minnesota Timberwolves (2015–2016) Orlando Magic (2016–2017) | 3 | 146 | 0 | — |
Players who are still active overseas
| Years | Player | Draft Year (Pick) | Drafted by | Team(s) (Years) | Se. | SGP | PGP | Honours | Current club |
| 2015–2020 | Mario Hezonja | 2008 (#5) | Orlando Magic | 3 teams Orlando Magic (2015–2018) New York Knicks (2018–2019) Portland Trail Blazers (2019–2020) | 5 | 330 | 5 | 1 honour Rising Stars (2016) | Real Madrid, Spain |
| 2016 | Duje Dukan | 2015 | Undrafted | Sacramento Kings (2016) | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | free agent |
| 2016–2020 | Dragan Bender | 2016 (#4th) | Phoenix Suns | 3 teams Phoenix Suns (2016–2019) Milwaukee Bucks (2019–2020) Golden State Warriors (2020) | 4 | 187 | 0 | — | free agent |
| 2017–2020 | Ante Žižić | 2016 (#23) | Boston Celtics | Cleveland Cavaliers (2017-2020) | 3 | 113 | 0 | — | Virtus Bologna, Italy |
| 2019–2021 2022–2024 | Luka Šamanić | 2019 (#19) | San Antonio Spurs | 2 teams San Antonio Spurs (2019-2021) Utah Jazz (2022–2024) | 4 | 86 | 0 | — | Fenerbahçe, Turkey |

## Drafted players

The following is a list of drafted players who have never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game.
| Draft Year (Pick) | Player | Drafted by | Status |
| 1973 (#84) | Krešimir Ćosić | Los Angeles Lakers | Retired, played his entire career overseas |
| 1987 (#159) | Franjo Arapović | Atlanta Hawks | Retired, played his entire career overseas |
| 2000 (#47) | Josip Sesar | Seattle SuperSonics, rights traded to Boston Celtics | Retired, played his entire career overseas |
| 2007 (#39) | Stanko Barać | Miami Heat, rights traded to Dallas Mavericks | Retired, played his entire career overseas |
| 2008 (#44) | Ante Tomić | Utah Jazz, rights traded to New York Knicks | Currently playing for Joventut Badalona, Spain |
| 2009 (#50) | Goran Suton | Utah Jazz | Retired, played his entire career overseas |
| 2012 (#56) | Tomislav Zubčić | Toronto Raptors, rights traded to Oklahoma City Thunder | Currently playing for Napoli Basket, Italy |

## Other players
### Players born in Croatia

* Nat Hickey (born on Korčula, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary as Nikola Zarnecić)
* Kosta Perović (born in Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia)
* Predrag Savović (born in Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia)
* Predrag Stojaković (born in Slavonska Požega, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia)

### Players with Croatian citizenship

* Justin Hamilton
* Oliver Lafayette