Spain's NBA story has title-winning big men, pass-first point guards and a European legend who gave the league a single season.
1Pau GasolPower forward who was the 2002 NBA Rookie of the Year, a six-time All-Star and a champion with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010.1000pts
2Marc GasolCenter who won the 2013 Defensive Player of the Year award with Memphis and the 2019 NBA title with Toronto.833pts
3Santi AldamaForward taken 30th overall in 2021 who became a rotation big man for the Memphis Grizzlies.700pts
4José CalderónPoint guard who spent most of his NBA career with Toronto and shot 98.1% from the free-throw line in 2008-09.577pts
5Sergio RodríguezPoint guard who played for Portland, Sacramento, New York and Philadelphia across two NBA stints.577pts
6Juancho HernangómezForward drafted by Denver in 2016 who later starred as Bo Cruz in the 2022 basketball film Hustle.577pts
7Serge IbakaCongo-born Spanish international who led the NBA in blocks twice with Oklahoma City and won the 2019 title with Toronto.409pts
8Álex AbrinesShooting guard who played three seasons for the Oklahoma City Thunder from 2016 to 2019.409pts
9Willy HernangómezCenter who made the 2017 All-Rookie First Team with the New York Knicks.300pts
10Rudy FernándezShooting guard who hit 159 three-pointers as a Portland rookie in 2008-09 and competed in the 2009 Slam Dunk Contest.0pts
11Ricky RubioPoint guard taken fifth overall in 2009 who made the 2012 All-Rookie First Team with Minnesota.0pts
12Nikola MirotićMontenegro-born Spanish international forward who made the 2015 All-Rookie First Team with the Chicago Bulls.0pts
13Juan Carlos NavarroBarcelona guard who played one NBA season with Memphis in 2007-08 and made the All-Rookie Second Team.0pts
14Jorge GarbajosaForward who joined Toronto at 28 and made the 2007 All-Rookie First Team.0pts
Photo credits
- Pau Gasol — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Marc Gasol — Patrickpedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Santi Aldama — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
- José Calderón — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sergio Rodríguez — Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Juancho Hernangómez — Zafer, CC BY 4.0
- Serge Ibaka — Zafer, CC BY 4.0
- Álex Abrines — Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Willy Hernangómez — Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rudy Fernández — Cristina Ruiz - unniks.com, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ricky Rubio — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
- Nikola Mirotić — Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Juan Carlos Navarro — Augustas Didžgalvis, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jorge Garbajosa — Zafer, CC BY-SA 4.0
