France Surpasses Canada in NBA Players as 2026-27 Season Opens

San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama isn’t the only reason why French fans will be watching the NBA this season. Far from it. The opening-night rosters in the NBA have been turned in — and there are 17 French players on those lists, the most of any international land. Canada, which has had more player representation than any other country outside of the U.S. over the last several years, has 16 players on opening-night rosters. In all, there are 125 international players from a record-tying 43 countries on rosters to open this season. Of those, 70 are European. Australia has nine…