The 2025-26 NBA Regular Season opens on Tuesday with two games, including Luka Doncic starting his first full campaign with the Los Angeles Lakers .
The Slovenian superstar, alongside Serbian Nikola Jokic and Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo, are the headliners in a record-breaking European field of 71 players across the opening night rosters. They cover the majority of a list of 135 international players, also a new record, from 43 countries beyond the United States.
Naturally, the European field stretches to several standouts in the recent EuroBasket 2025, including the Most Valuable Player Dennis Schroder, Alperen Sengun, and Franz Wagner.
Six European players fit for the New York Knicks , including three from France in Guerschon Yabusele, Mohamed Diawara, and Pacome Dadiet. Five Euro