American NBA Players (2026-27)
421 of the 550 players on an NBA roster this season were born in the United States. 110 were born somewhere else.
Updated Sep 1, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 421
- Average height
- 6'6"
- Average age
- 25.9
- Teams represented
- 30 of 30
- Tallest
- Jamarion Sharp (7'5")
- Shortest
- Braden Smith (5'10")
- Oldest
- LeBron James (41)
- Youngest
- Cameron Boozer (19)
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.
421 current NBA players were born in the United States, making this by far the largest birth-country group in the league. All 30 franchises have at least one US-born player on their roster for the 2026-27 season.
The group spans a wide age range — from 19-year-old Cameron Boozer to 41-year-old LeBron James — and an average age of 25.9. Heights run from 5'10" to 7'5", with an average of 6'6".
Think you'd know these players from their team, height, age and jersey number alone?
Play Guess-the-Player with only US-born players →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaron Gordon
|
Denver Nuggets
|
F | 6'8" | 30 | San Jose, CA |
Anfernee Simons
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
G | 6'3" | 27 | Altamonte Springs, FL |
Anthony Davis
|
Washington Wizards
|
F | 6'10" | 33 | Chicago, IL |
Anthony Edwards
|
Minnesota Timberwolves
|
G | 6'4" | 25 | Atlanta, GA |
Bam Adebayo
|
Miami Heat
|
C | 6'9" | 29 | Newark, NJ |
Brandon Ingram
|
Toronto Raptors
|
F | 6'8" | 28 | Kinston, NC |
Cade Cunningham
|
Detroit Pistons
|
G | 6'6" | 24 | Arlington, TX |
Chet Holmgren
|
Oklahoma City Thunder
|
C | 7'1" | 24 | Minneapolis, MN |
CJ McCollum
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
G | 6'3" | 34 | Canton, OH |
Darius Garland
|
LA Clippers
|
G | 6'1" | 26 | Gary, IN |
De'Aaron Fox
|
San Antonio Spurs
|
G | 6'3" | 28 | Houston, TX |
Dejounte Murray
|
New Orleans Pelicans
|
G | 6'4" | 29 | Seattle, WA |
DeMar DeRozan
|
Denver Nuggets
|
G | 6'6" | 37 | Compton, CA |
Derrick White
|
Boston Celtics
|
G | 6'4" | 32 | Parker, CO |
Desmond Bane
|
Orlando Magic
|
G | 6'6" | 28 | Richmond, IN |
Devin Booker
|
Phoenix Suns
|
G | 6'5" | 29 | Grand Rapids, MI |
Devin Vassell
|
San Antonio Spurs
|
G | 6'5" | 26 | Suwanee, GA |
Donovan Mitchell
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
G | 6'2" | 29 | Greenwich, CT |
Draymond Green
|
Golden State Warriors
|
F | 6'6" | 36 | Saginaw, MI |
Evan Mobley
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
C | 6'11" | 25 | Murrieta, CA |
Fred VanVleet
|
Houston Rockets
|
G | 6'0" | 32 | Rockford, IL |
Immanuel Quickley
|
Toronto Raptors
|
G | 6'2" | 27 | Havre De Grace, MD |
Isaiah Hartenstein
|
Oklahoma City Thunder
|
C | 7'0" | 28 | Eugene, OR |
Ja Morant
|
Portland Trail Blazers
|
G | 6'2" | 27 | Dalzell, SC |
Jaden McDaniels
|
Minnesota Timberwolves
|
F | 6'9" | 25 | Seattle, WA |
Jalen Brunson
|
New York Knicks
|
G | 6'2" | 30 | New Brunswick, NJ |
Jalen Green
|
Phoenix Suns
|
G | 6'4" | 24 | Merced, CA |
Jalen Johnson
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
F | 6'8" | 24 | Milwaukee, WI |
Jalen Suggs
|
Orlando Magic
|
G | 6'5" | 25 | Saint Paul, MN |
Jalen Williams
|
Oklahoma City Thunder
|
G | 6'5" | 25 | Gilbert, AZ |
James Harden
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
G | 6'5" | 37 | Los Angeles, CA |
Jaren Jackson Jr.
|
Utah Jazz
|
F | 6'10" | 26 | Plainfield, NJ |
Jarrett Allen
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
C | 6'9" | 28 | Round Rock, TX |
Jaylen Brown
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
G | 6'6" | 29 | Marietta, GA |
Jayson Tatum
|
Boston Celtics
|
F | 6'8" | 28 | Saint Louis, MO |
Jerami Grant
|
Memphis Grizzlies
|
F | 6'7" | 32 | Portland, OR |
Jimmy Butler III
|
Golden State Warriors
|
F | 6'6" | 36 | Houston, TX |
John Collins
|
Detroit Pistons
|
F | 6'9" | 28 | West Palm Beach, FL |
Jordan Poole
|
New Orleans Pelicans
|
G | 6'4" | 27 | Milwaukee, WI |
Jrue Holiday
|
Portland Trail Blazers
|
G | 6'4" | 36 | Chatsworth, CA |
Julius Randle
|
Brooklyn Nets
|
F | 6'9" | 31 | Dallas, TX |
Karl-Anthony Towns
|
New York Knicks
|
C | 7'0" | 30 | Edison, NJ |
Kawhi Leonard
|
LA Clippers
|
F | 6'6" | 35 | Los Angeles, CA |
Kevin Durant
|
Houston Rockets
|
F | 6'11" | 37 | Suitland, MD |
Khris Middleton
|
Washington Wizards
|
F | 6'7" | 35 | Charleston, SC |
LaMelo Ball
|
Minnesota Timberwolves
|
G | 6'7" | 25 | Chino Hills, CA |
LeBron James
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
F | 6'9" | 41 | Akron, OH |
Michael Porter Jr.
|
Brooklyn Nets
|
F | 6'10" | 28 | Columbia, MO |
Mikal Bridges
|
New York Knicks
|
G | 6'6" | 30 | Malvern, PA |
Myles Turner
|
Milwaukee Bucks
|
C | 6'11" | 30 | Bedford, TX |
Click any column heading to sort. Showing 50 of 421 — this list is long enough that we show the best-known names rather than the whole roster. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
Where US-born players come from
California leads all states with 42 players born there, followed by Texas with 38 and Florida with 27. New York accounts for 25, Georgia for 23, Illinois for 19, New Jersey for 18, and Ohio for 16. Among individual cities, Atlanta, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles each claim 6 players, while Akron and Dallas each claim 5.
Positions, colleges, and team breakdown
Guards make up the largest share of US-born players at 219, followed by forwards at 155 and centers at 46. On the college side, Duke leads with 24 players, Kentucky is close behind with 23, and Arkansas contributes 11. Detroit carries the most US-born players of any single team, followed by Memphis and then the LA Clippers.
The tallest US-born player on any roster is Jamarion Sharp of the Clippers at 7'5", born in Hopkinsville, KY. The shortest is Braden Smith of Indiana at 5'10", born in Westfield, IN.
Oldest and youngest players born in the US
LeBron James, born Dec 30, 1984, in Akron, OH, is the oldest US-born player in the league at 41. He plays forward for Philadelphia and wears #23. At the other end, Cameron Boozer — born Jul 18, 2007, in Miami, FL — is 19 years old and plays forward for Memphis wearing #27.