The 30 Greatest European Olympic Basketball Players Since 1992

Medal-winning playmakers, record scorers and a handful of unforgettable single nights fill this list, with Balkan, Baltic, Spanish and French stars all in the mix.

1. 1
   Dražen Petrović

   Croatian scoring guard who led his country to silver at Barcelona 1992, scoring 24 points against the Dream Team in the final.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Ricky Rubio

   Spanish point guard who debuted at 17 and won Olympic silver in 2008 and 2012.
   953pts
3. 3
   Luka Dončić

   Slovenian star who scored 48 points in his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 and made the All-Star Five.
   943pts
4. 4
   Miloš Teodosić

   Serbian passing wizard who ran the offense of the Rio 2016 silver medal team.
   877pts
5. 5
   Pau Gasol

   Spanish great with two Olympic silvers and a bronze, the highest-scoring European in Olympic basketball history.
   840pts
6. 6
   Alexey Shved

   Russian guard whose scoring and playmaking powered the bronze medal run at London 2012.
   840pts
7. 7
   Rudy Gobert

   French center and rim protector of the Olympic silver medal teams at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
   771pts
8. 8
   Toni Kukoč

   Croatian point forward and playmaker of the 1992 Olympic silver medal team.
   600pts
9. 9
   Rimas Kurtinaitis

   Lithuanian shooting guard who helped deliver the 1992 bronze medal in the country's first Games as an independent nation.
   600pts
10. 10
    Sergio Llull

    Spanish guard who won Olympic silver in 2012 and bronze in 2016.
    600pts
11. 11
    Dejan Bodiroga

    Versatile Yugoslav forward who starred on the 1996 Atlanta silver medal team.
    600pts
12. 12
    Juan Carlos Navarro

    Spanish scoring guard who won Olympic silver in 2008 and 2012 and bronze in 2016.
    600pts
13. 13
    Evan Fournier

    French wing who was the top scorer of the Tokyo 2020 silver medal team, including 28 points in the win over the USA.
    600pts
14. 14
    Nicolas Batum

    French forward whose game-saving block against Slovenia sent France to the Tokyo 2020 final.
    600pts
15. 15
    Gianmarco Pozzecco

    Fiery Italian point guard who sparked Italy's run to silver at Athens 2004.
    491pts
16. 16
    Arvydas Sabonis

    Lithuanian giant who led his country to Olympic bronze in both 1992 and 1996.
    491pts
17. 17
    Aleksandar Đorđević

    Clutch Yugoslav point guard who ran the offense of the 1996 Olympic silver medal team.
    491pts
18. 18
    Marc Gasol

    Spanish center who won Olympic silver in 2008 and 2012 alongside his brother Pau.
    491pts
19. 19
    Ramūnas Šiškauskas

    Lithuanian wing who won bronze at Sydney 2000 and starred again at Athens 2004.
    491pts
20. 20
    Victor Wembanyama

    French phenom who scored 26 points in the Paris 2024 final and made the All-Star Five on home soil.
    491pts
21. 21
    Šarūnas Jasikevičius

    Lithuanian point guard who nearly toppled the USA at Sydney 2000 and won bronze, then beat them in 2004.
    491pts
22. 22
    Rudy Fernández

    Spanish wing who played six Olympic tournaments, winning silver in 2008 and 2012 and bronze in 2016.
    491pts
23. 23
    José Calderón

    Spanish point guard who ran the offense for the 2008 and 2012 silver medal teams.
    491pts
24. 24
    Dino Rađa

    Croatian power forward who anchored the frontcourt of the 1992 Olympic silver medal team.
    360pts
25. 25
    Nikola Jokić

    Serbian center who won silver in 2016 and led Serbia to bronze in Paris 2024, making the All-Star Five.
    360pts
26. 26
    Vlade Divac

    Yugoslav center who anchored the 1996 Olympic silver medal team.
    360pts
27. 27
    Andrei Kirilenko

    Russian all-around forward who led Russia to bronze at London 2012 and made the All-Star Five.
    360pts
28. 28
    Dennis Schröder

    German point guard who led Germany to the Paris 2024 semifinals and earned an All-Star Five spot.
    360pts
29. 29
    Felipe Reyes

    Spanish power forward and rebounder of the 2008 and 2012 silver and 2016 bronze teams.
    0pts
30. 30
    Bogdan Bogdanović

    Serbian guard who won Olympic silver in 2016 and bronze in 2024 with big scoring games.
    0pts

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