NBL players who have played in the NBA

NBL players who have played in the NBA

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A player who enters the NBL with NBA experience is always exciting news.

Fans will get excited when their team signs an NBA Free Agent. The NBL commentators will be sure to mention it during every telecast game and any newspaper article will be sure to reference it while speaking about said players’ NBL performance that week also.

Sometimes we’ll see a big-time college player use the NBL as a springboard to the NBA and we never see them again.

Other times we see NBA stars whose talent may be starting to fade, and find fresh opportunities in Australia.

And of course, there are times we see our local talent develop in the NBL before making it to “The League” and then often returning to the NBL to finish their careers.

In any instance, it’s always exciting to see how an NBA quality player performs in our league in comparison to the best basketball league in the world.

To date, 168 players have managed to play in both the NBL and the NBA and the list below includes their career NBA statistics.

It includes players like Johnny Flynn, Steve Blake and Martin Muursepp who came here with impressive credentials but failed to deliver much to an NBL stat sheet and players like Stephen Jackson, Doug Overton, and Rick Brunson who come to our shores as young ballers on their first professional contracts and after a short stint down under carved out impressive multi-year careers in the NBA.

For further information, check out which NBL players had the greatest NBA careers.

NAMEGGSMPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPGFG%3P%FT%
Jaylen Adams41110.92.71.51.60.30.10.733%33%78%
Aron Baynes5221681664.60.80.20.50.949%31%79%
Jonah Bolden511013.54.33.40.80.40.80.749%34%48%
Zylan Cheatham4012.832.30.80.30.3167%0%
Ian Clark330913.75.61.31.20.40.10.744%34%80%
Bryce Cotton2308.63.80.80.80.30.742%30%83%
Mitchell Creek509.64.22.41.20.40.250%0%71%
Matthew Dellavedova4439319.35.11.73.50.501.138%37%84%
Milton Doyle10012.53.41.810.60.20.228%17%50%
Isaac Humphries5111.232.20.229%27%
Will Magnay10310%0%
Mangok Mathiang40522.50.357%0%
Tahjere McCall1084167%0%0%
Justin Robinson43010.32.60.81.10.300.532%31%54%
Denzel Valentine2574518.873.31.80.60.10.939%36%79%
Jacob Wiley506.60.82.20.40.225%50%50%
Alan Williams670136.25.50.60.60.60.851%0%63%
Abdel Nader202812.84.61.90.50.40.30.743%36%72%
Jarrell Brantley4106.72.71.30.70.20.20.446%38%83%
Ryan Broekhoff59110.741.80.60.20.10.443%40%81%
Antonius Cleveland28061.20.80.10.30.30.334%43%64%
Xavier Cooks10112.63.83.80.60.60.40.861%0%40%
Tyler Johnson3547824.69.832.30.80.41.143%36%78%
George King5050.21.20.20%0%50%
Josh Magette2609.82.212.40.40.10.533%35%90%
Zhou Qi1906.61.31.20.10.10.70.521%11%67%
Xavier Rathan-Mayes5023.65.813.61.20.62.229%7%44%
Peyton Siva4809.32.30.61.40.400.832%28%73%
Rayjon Tucker3907.7310.50.200.350%31%78%
Derrick Walton Jr45411.22.20.91.40.50.20.436%37%89%
Andrew White15013.94.62.30.40.20.10.534%37%25%
Cam Bairstow3634.61.210.20.10.10.230%20%85%
Ousmane Dieng39114.64.92.71.20.40.20.742%27%65%
Dusty Hannahs409.850.51.30.30.333%25%100%
RJ Hunter4518.8310.40.40.10.337%30%82%
Nathan Jawai4529.62.82.40.50.20.20.643%0%68%
Vic Law807.81.91.40.40.30.333%14%33%
Scott Machado10041.80.10.90.30.858%50%100%
Jarell Martin1844015.95.43.50.60.40.40.843%35%77%
Jeremiah Martin1809.74.80.91.20.70.20.638%27%63%
Lamar Patterson40010.92.31.41.10.30.10.733%24%72%
Chasson Randle119716.15.71.41.80.50.10.940%36%80%
Jack White1703.91.210.20.20.10.142%33%67%
Stephen Zimmerman1905.71.21.80.20.10.30.232%60%
Deng Adel19310.21.710.30.10.20.331%26%100%
David Andersen103012.34.92.80.60.20.20.644%35%67%
Josh Giddey13013031.314.97.86.30.80.42.946%30%72%
Scotty Hopson3050.70.70.30.30%0%50%
BJ Johnson2109.43.81.80.10.200.439%38%92%
Orlando Johnson103110.83.21.70.70.20.10.536%31%73%
Jock Landale123512.75.93.40.90.20.40.752%29%77%
Didi Louzada12115.43.61.70.70.30.20.733%35%100%
Ben Moore204.50.50.5
Cameron Oliver6021.7114.51.30.50.80.560%31%43%
Brandon Paul64292.31.10.60.40.10.543%28%51%
Donald Sloan2186617.25.52.130.401.141%31%75%
Keifer Sykes321117.75.61.41.90.40.1136%30%88%
Casper Ware9012.95.311.10.90.643%33%83%
LaMelo Ball16214231.819.46.47.31.50.43.243%38%83%
Andrew Bogut68265628.89.98.82.20.61.61.753%12%56%
Josh Boone2568817.55.24.90.50.40.70.754%44%
Aaron Brooks64518320.89.61.730.60.11.641%37%84%
Rj Hampton1101718.46.42.71.70.50.21.139%35%65%
Darington Hobson507.80.80.61.20.415%0%
Stanton Kidd403.80.80.30.50%0%
Shawn Long180138.24.70.70.50.50.756%37%54%
Miles Plumlee34616816.44.94.50.50.40.70.954%54%
Glen Rice Jr1619.52.71.50.60.40.10.727%25%69%
Jae'Sean Tate17914226.711.25.12.710.51.650%31%71%
Brian Bowen1213.80.80.80.10.129%0%100%
Alonzo Gee41721321.86.63.31.10.90.21.143%33%75%
Cedric Jackson1206.21.70.71.20.30.20.930%17%58%
Dj Kennedy2029.563.51.511.542%50%0%
David Wear203.510.50%0%
Josh Childress3917026.79.14.71.60.90.51.152%33%78%
Rakeem Christmas3007.52.11.90.10.10.20.347%72%
Carrick Felix705.42.70.90.60.650%40%75%
Travis Leslie1004.51.40.90.50.20.20.236%44%
Kirk Penney6050.80.30.30.20.822%25%
Jeremy Tyler104239.93.62.60.20.20.40.745%0%56%
Steve Blake87034723.96.52.140.70.11.440%38%78%
Torrey Craig32813919.96410.50.60.746%35%68%
Terrance Ferguson20412419.64.51.30.70.50.20.540%33%75%
Andre Ingram6013.241.31.20.70.50.735%42%100%
Tony Mitchell303.320.30.30.360%0%
Josh Powell3162812.63.92.90.50.20.20.844%35%74%
David Stockton60730.31.50.30.844%60%70%
Greg Whittington4030%0%
Al Harrington98144528.613.55.61.70.90.31.944%35%73%
Damion James3917163.83.40.70.60.5141%0%67%
Luke Schenscher3108.61.81.70.30.10.20.347%45%
Hakim Warrick52610820.29.440.80.40.31.249%19%73%
Mickell Gladness2679.72.22.20.20.20.80.342%50%
Jordan Mcrae123913.86.91.81.40.40.20.742%35%77%
James Ennis39514020.36.73.30.90.60.30.846%36%80%
Sam Young2495215.95.82.30.70.50.20.844%28%74%
Jonny Flynn1639022.99.21.93.90.702.340%34%81%
Eddie Gill187910.93.11.11.20.60.10.736%32%85%
Patrick Mills86010720.491.72.30.60.1143%39%85%
Will Blalock14011.91.81.11.20.40.930%20%100%
Andre Brown75182.62.40.10.20.10.652%0%50%
Trey Gilder202.510.50.5100%
Chris Anstey1552313.95.23.40.80.50.40.941%14%75%
Julius Hodge2314.31.20.70.80.30.544%50%
Awvee Storey6016.82.41.40.40.200.341%25%51%
Juaquin Hawkins581011.82.31.30.80.50.10.539%42%50%
Shane Heal4906.31.60.40.80.10.10.427%29%70%
Joe Ingles63631325.58.53.23.70.90.21.545%41%77%
Darnell Mee4007.31.90.90.50.40.30.531%22%44%
Donta Smith6109.22.71.10.80.50.10.542%31%65%
Derrick Alston2374916.36.13.10.70.70.40.947%23%59%
Gerald Brown3307.22.40.70.90.200.737%30%79%
Lanard Copeland3304.82.70.50.40.100.742%14%81%
Orien Greene131711.92.51.51.20.70.11.139%21%64%
Sean Lampley45012.24.52.10.70.20.10.646%0%69%
Martin Muursepp83711.54.72.20.60.50.30.643%32%69%
Wayne Turner3013.71.311.7117%33%
Jerome Beasley202.510.533%
Mark Bradtke36071.61.90.20.10.10.343%69%
Todd Fuller2252311.13.730.20.20.30.642%0%67%
Robert Rose201.510%
Andrew Gaze2604.91.70.50.40.20.10.338%38%100%
Ricky Grace302.71.30.30.367%0%
Kevin Brooks12628.23.31.10.40.100.540%20%86%
Ruben Nembhard10011.340.81.70.90.843%0%80%
Charles Thomas3604.31.30.60.60.100.535%12%67%
Adonis Jordan1009.72.10.62.20.30.10.830%25%50%
Ray Owes57110.43.12.90.30.30.40.442%20%57%
Korleone Young3054.31.30.30.350%25%100%
Randolph Childress5107.92.40.510.300.933%27%80%
James Cotton1904.82.60.80.20.10.536%0%78%
Andre Moore10052.41.40.60.20.10.433%75%
Kenny Payne144138.13.51.20.40.30.20.541%29%86%
Dedric Willoughby25120.37.622.60.90.11.534%30%76%
Drew Barry600102.21.11.90.300.942%38%77%
Acie Earl19318135.12.70.30.30.70.940%0%67%
Todd Mundt3304.61.10.80.10.10.20.139%63%
Todd Lichti2375117.97.92.11.40.80.21.146%24%79%
Clinton Mcdaniel1205.92.50.80.60.40.235%33%75%
Evers Burns2306.22.41.30.40.30.10.340%52%
Nate Driggers1508.82.41.50.40.20.10.430%0%71%
Stephen Jackson85867631.915.13.93.11.30.42.541%33%80%
Dwayne McClain45410.23.50.71.50.80.10.938%11%51%
Ira Bowman17040.90.30.50.20.164%0%50%
Rick Brunson3375113.53.21.32.60.60.11.138%36%69%
Fred Cofield5019.93.411.70.40.1139%19%60%
Jo Jo English50011.53.61.10.90.40.30.942%34%56%
Chris Jent6014.76.22.71.30.847%43%50%
Chris Munk1102.61.21.30.10.10.20.543%58%
Reggie Smith6695.81.51.80.10.20.10.239%0%40%
Adrian Branch3206.84.31.70.50.50.10.850%0%78%
Terry Dozier9010.22.41.70.30.70.20.833%0%50%
Darryl Johnson1102.51.10.20.10.142%0%100%
Everette Stephens3805.71.90.610.20.10.833%20%79%
Rodney Monroe3808.23.40.90.70.30.10.637%22%83%
Mike Morrison3614.320.60.30.10.634%29%80%
Donald Whiteside3019.220.41.20.40.633%32%65%
Doug Overton4996214.64.11.32.10.400.941%32%82%
Wayne Englestad1104.52.51.50.60.10.338%60%
Greg Stokes42139.13.11.50.40.30.30.545%0%70%
Leroy Combs4809.34.51.20.80.50.4150%0%62%
Winston Crite3108.52.82.10.50.20.30.848%76%
Michael Champion2020.50%0%
Luc Longley56736221.27.24.91.50.511.746%0%76%
Dane Suttle46110.75.91.110.50.751%0%86%
Wayne Kreklow25041.20.50.40.100.423%25%70%
Marlon Redmond77013.76.52.110.40.3142%0%65%
Ronnie Cavenall58211.51.42.90.30.20.80.834%55%
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