German NBA Players: Every Player Born in Germany (2026-27)
All 7 players on an NBA roster this season who were born in Germany.
Updated Sep 1, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 7
- Average height
- 6'8"
- Average age
- 25
- Teams represented
- 5 of 30
- Tallest
- Ariel Hukporti (7'0")
- Shortest
- Dennis Schroder (6'1")
- Oldest
- Dennis Schroder (32)
- Youngest
- Hannes Steinbach (20)
Birthplace, not citizenship. These lists group players by the country they were born in, which is what the public roster data records. A player born in one country may hold another nationality, may have grown up elsewhere, and may represent a different country internationally.
7 current NBA players were born in Germany, spread across 5 teams for the 2026-27 season. They range in height from Dennis Schroder at 6'1" to Ariel Hukporti at 7'0", and in age from 20-year-old Hannes Steinbach to 32-year-old Schroder.
Berlin is the most common birthplace, with 3 players born there. The rest were born in Braunschweig, Frankfurt, Munich, and Wurzburg — a spread that reflects how widely the game has taken root across the country.
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Play Guess-the-Player with only players born in Germany →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariel Hukporti
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
C | 7'0" | 24 | Frankfurt, Germany |
Dennis Schroder
|
Charlotte Hornets
|
G | 6'1" | 32 | Braunschweig, Germany |
Franz Wagner
|
Orlando Magic
|
F | 6'10" | 25 | Berlin, Germany |
Hannes Steinbach
|
Charlotte Hornets
|
F | 6'10" | 20 | Wurzburg, Germany |
Jack Kayil
|
New York Knicks
|
G | 6'5" | 20 | Berlin, Germany |
Moritz Wagner
|
Brooklyn Nets
|
F | 6'11" | 29 | Berlin, Germany |
Tristan da Silva
|
Orlando Magic
|
F | 6'8" | 25 | Munich, Germany |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
Positions and Teams Across the Roster
Forwards make up the largest share of this group, with 4 on the list, followed by 2 guards and 1 center. Charlotte and Orlando each carry 2 of the 7 players, with the remaining 3 distributed one apiece across Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and New York.
Franz Wagner (#22) and Tristan da Silva (#23) are both with the Orlando Magic, making Orlando one of the more Germany-heavy rosters in the league. Moritz Wagner, Franz's brother, plays for the Brooklyn Nets.
College Paths and Players Who Skipped the NCAA
Several players in this group came through American college programs before entering the NBA. Michigan produced 2 of them — Franz Wagner and Moritz Wagner — while Hannes Steinbach attended Washington and Tristan da Silva played at Colorado. The remaining players entered the league without a college stop in the United States.
Age Range Within the Group
The youngest player born in Germany currently in the NBA is Hannes Steinbach, born May 1, 2006, who plays forward for the Charlotte Hornets at 6'10". At the other end, Dennis Schroder — born Sep 15, 1993, in Braunschweig — is the oldest at 32 and also the shortest at 6'1".