Who’s Who – FC Barcelona and the NBA

The NBA is the top league in the world, but the number of players that got their start at FC Barcelona or spent time there during their careers is surprising. Enjoy this ranking of the top 10 players to play for both FC Barcelona and in the NBA.

The Full List:

1980s

• Jeff Ruland – FCB 80-81, Bullets 81-86
• Lars Hansen – FCB 81-82, SuperSonics 78-79
• Mike Davis – FCB 83-85, Knicks 82-83
• Otis Howard – FCB 84-85, Bucks 78, Pistons 78
• Wallace Bryant – FCB 86-87, Bulls 83-84, Mavs 84-85, Clippers 86
• Audie Norris – FCB 87-93, Blazers 82-85
• Granville Waiters – FCB 88-89, Pacers 83-85, Rockets 85-86, Bulls 86-88
• Paul Thompson – FCB 89-90, Cavs 83-85, Bucks 85, 76ers 85
• David Wood – FCB 89-90, Bulls 88, Rockets 90-91, Spurs 92-93, Pistons 93-94, Warriors 94-96, Suns 96, Mavs 96, Bucks 96-97

1990s

• Jose Ortiz – FCB 90-92, Jazz 88-90
• Ben Coleman – FCB 91-92, Nets 86-88, 76ers 88-89, Bucks 89-90, Pistons 94
• Tony Massenburg – FCB 93-94, Spurs 90-91, Hornets 91-92, Celtics 92, Warriors 92, Clippers 94-95, Raptors 95-96, 76ers 96, Nets 96-97, Grizzlies 97-99, Rockets 99, Grizzlies 99-02, Jazz 02-03, Kings 03-04, Spurs 04-05
• Fred Roberts – FCB 93-94, Spurs 83-84, Jazz 84-86, Celtics 86-88, Bucks 88-93, Cavs 95, Lakers 95-96, Mavs 96-97
• Mike Peplowski – FCB 95, Kings 93-94, Pistons 94-95, Bullets 95, Bucks 96
• Dan Godfread – FCB 95-96, T-Wolves 90-91, Rockets 91
• Ramon Rivas – FCB 96-97, Celtics 88-89
• Jerrod Mustaf – FCB 96-98, Knicks 90-91, Suns 91-94
• Aleksandar Dordevic – FCB 96-99, Blazers 96
• Efthimios Rentzias – FCB 97-02, 76ers 02-03
• Juan Carlos Navarro – FCB 97-07, 08-18, Grizzlies 07-08
• Derrick Alston – FCB 98-00, 76ers 94-96, Hawks 96
• Amal McCaskill – FCB 98, Magic 96-97, Spurs 01-02, Hawks 02
• Francisco Elson – FCB 99-01, Nuggets 03-06, Spurs 06-08, SuperSonics 08, Bucks 08-10, 76ers 10, Jazz 10-11, 76ers 12
• Pau Gasol – FCB 99-01, Grizzlies 01-08, Lakers 08-14, Bulls 14-16, Spurs 16-19, Bucks 19, Blazers 19-present

2000s

• Rony Seikaly – FCB 00, Heat 88-94, Warriors 94-96, Magic 96-98, Nets 98-99
• Sarunas Jasikevicius – FCB 00-03, Pacers 05-07, Warriors 07
• Anderson Varejao – FCB 02-04, Cavs 04-16, Warriors 16-17
• Marc Gasol – FCB 03-06, Grizzlies 06-19, Raptors 19-present
• Shammond Williams – FCB 05-06, Hawks 98-99, Sonics 99-02, Celtics 02-03, Nuggets 03, Magic 03-04, Hornets 04, Lakers 06-07
• Roko Ukic – FCB 06-07, Raptors 08-09, Bucks 09-10
• Mario Kasun – FCB 06-08, Magic 04-06
• Juan Ignacio Sanchez – FCB 07-08, 76ers 00-01, Hawks 01, 76ers 01, Pistons 02-03
• Ersan Ilyasova – FCB 07-09, Bucks 05-07, Bucks 09-15, Pistons 15-16, Magic 16, Thunder 16, 76ers 16-17, Hawks 17-18, 76ers 18, Bucks 18-present
• David Andersen – FCB 08-09, Rockets 09-10, Hornets 10-11
• Daniel Santiago – FCB 08-09, Suns 00-02, Bucks 03-05
• Boniface N’Dong – FCB 09-12, Clippers 05-06
• Terence Moris – FCB 09-11, Rockets 01-03, Magic 05-06
• Ricky Rubio – FCB 09-11, Timberwolves 11-17, Jazz 17-19, Suns 19-present

2010s

• Alan Anderson – FCB 10-11, Bobcats 05-06, 07, Raptors 12-13, Nets 13-15, Wizards 15-16, Clippers 16-17
• Kosta Perovic – FCB 10-12, Warrios 07-08
• Joe Ingles – FCB 10-13, Jazz 14-present
• Marcelo Huertas – FCB 11-15, Lakers 15-17
• Nathan Jawai – FCB 12-13, Raptors 08-09, Timberwolves 09-10
• Mario Hezonja – FCB 12-15, Magic 15-18, Knicks 18-19, Blazers 19-present
• Alex Abrines – FCB 12-16, 19-present, Thunder 16-19
• Joey Dorsey – FCB 13-14, 16-17, Rockets 08-10, Kings 10, Raptors 10-11, Rockets 14-15
• Kostas Papanikolaou – FCB 13-14, Rockets 14-15
• Maciej Lampe – FCB 13-15, Suns 04-05, Hornets 05-06, Rockets 06
• Bostjan Nachbar – FCB 13-15, Rockets 02-04, Hornets 04-06, Nets 06-08
• Tibor Pleiss – FCB 14-15, Jazz 15
• Tomas Satoransky – FCB 14-16, Wizards 16-19, Bulls 19-present
• Samardo Samuels – FCB 15-16, Cavs 10-13
• Carlos Arroyo – FCB 15-16, Raptors 01-02, Nuggets 02, Jazz 02-05, Pistons 05-06, Magic 06-08, Heat 09-11, Celtics 11
• Victor Claver – FCB 16-present, Blazers 12-15
• Kevin Seraphin – FCB 17-19, Wizards 10-15, Knicks 15-16, Pacers 15-16
• Chris Singleton – FCB 18-19, Wizards 11-14
• Nikola Mirotic – FCB 19-present, Bulls 14-18, Pelicans 18-19, Bucks 19
• Brandon Davies – FCB 19-present, 76ers 13-14, Nets 14-15
• Malcolm Delaney – FCB 19-present, Hawks 16-18
• Cory Higgins – FCB 19-present, Bobcats 11-12