NBA players drafted/signed out of Italy
29 players out of teams from Italy has been selected in NBA draft history, 12 in the first round (0 during the last 10 years), 13 in the second round and 1 among the top 3 picks. The last time a player out of Italy was selected in the NBA draft was in 2022.
NBA teams with most selected players drafted out of Italy: Atlanta Hawks (5 times), Minnesota Timberwolves (4), Detroit Pistons (2).
Active NBA players drafted/signed out of Italy 1
No players drafted/signed out of Italy are currently playing in the NBA.
Former NBA players out of Italy 1
| Name | Draft | Pos. | Ht | In the NBA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Seasons | ||||
| Danilo Gallinari | 2008 (6) | PF/SF | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 2008 | 2024 | 14 |
| Marco Belinelli | 2007 (18) | F/G | 1.96/ 6'5'' | 2007 | 2020 | 13 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 2006 (13) | PF | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 2006 | 2020 | 14 |
| Dairis Bertans | 2011 (-) | SG/PG | 1.93/ 6'4'' | 2018 | 2019 | 1 |
| Jonas Jerebko | 2009 (39) | PF/C | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 2009 | 2019 | 9 |
| D. Motiejunas | 2011 (20) | C | 2.13/ 7'0'' | 2012 | 2019 | 6 |
| Manu Ginóbili | 1999 (57) | G/F | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 2002 | 2018 | 16 |
| Brandon Jennings | 2009 (10) | PG | 1.85/ 6'1'' | 2009 | 2018 | 9 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 2004 (27) | G/F | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 2004 | 2017 | 10 |
| Andrea Bargnani | 2006 (1) | C/PF | 2.13/ 7'0'' | 2006 | 2016 | 10 |
| Gigi Datome | 2009 (-) | SF | 2.03/ 6'8'' | 2013 | 2015 | 2 |
| Carlos Delfino | 2003 (25) | F/G | 1.98/ 6'6'' | 2004 | 2013 | 8 |
| David Andersen | 2002 (36) | C/PF | 2.12/ 6'11'' | 2009 | 2011 | 2 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 1998 (17) | C | 2.13/ 7'0'' | 1998 | 2010 | 12 |
| Marko Jaric | 2000 (30) | SG/PG | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 2002 | 2009 | 7 |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 2002 (15) | PF/SF | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 2002 | 2008 | 6 |
| Uros Slokar | 2005 (58) | PF/C | 2.08/ 6'10'' | 2006 | 2007 | 1 |
| Pavel Podkolzin | 2004 (21) | C | 2.26/ 7'5'' | 2004 | 2006 | 2 |
| N. Tskitishvili | 2002 (5) | C/PF | 2.13/ 7'0'' | 2002 | 2006 | 4 |
| Antoine Rigaudeau | 1993 (-) | SG | 2.01/ 6'7'' | 2002 | 2003 | 1 |
| Sasha Djordjevic | 1989 (-) | PG | 1.88/ 6'2'' | 1996 | 1997 | 1 |
| Vincenzo Esposito | 1991 (-) | SG/PG | 1.94/ 6'4'' | 1995 | 1996 | 1 |
| Stefano Rusconi | 1990 (52) | C/PF | 2.06/ 6'9'' | 1995 | 1996 | 1 |
Other NBA draft picks out of Italy 1
| YEAR | PICK | ROUND | POS. | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36 | 2 | 6 | Gabriele Procida | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1986 | 40 | 2 | 16 | Augusto Binelli | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2005 | 46 | 2 | 16 | Erazem Lorbek | Indiana Pacers |
| 2003 | 46 | 2 | 17 | Sani Becirovic | Denver Nuggets |
| 2022 | 50 | 2 | 20 | Matteo Spagnolo | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1995 | 51 | 2 | 22 | Dejan Bodiroga | Sacramento Kings |
| 2014 | 53 | 2 | 23 | Alessandro Gentile | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1984 | 131 | 6 | 15 | Oscar Schmidt | New Jersey Nets |
| 1987 | 136 | 6 | 22 | Riccardo Morandotti | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1970 | 167 | 10 | 14 | Manuel Raga | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1970 | 182 | 11 | 12 | Dino Meneghin | Atlanta Hawks |
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by the country in which they were playing when drafted or signed if undrafted.