When the NBA All-Star Game round-robin tournament gets underway on Sunday, a number of top NBA stars will be on Team World. Players like the San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Dončić, and the Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić will be representing that team.
With so many players on the team, what are the native countries of the Team World players?
Team World Filled With Stars in NBA All-Star Game
Team World Roster
1) Norman Powell, Miami Heat (Jamaica)
2) Deni Avidja, Portland Trail Blazers (Israel)
3) Luka Dončić, Los Angeles Lakers (Slovenia)
4) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder (Injured, will not play) (Canada)
5) Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets (Serbia)
6) Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets (Canada)
7) Alperen Sengun, Houston Rockets (Turkey)
8) Pascal Siakam, Indiana Pacers (Cameroon)
9) Karl Anthony-Towns, New York Knicks (Dominican Republic)
10) Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs (France)
Deni Avdija, who’s a forward for the Portland Trail Blazers, is from Israel. In the regular season, Avdija is averaging 25.2 points per game, 7.2 rebounds per game, and 6.6 assists per game.
Dončić, who is a forward-guard for the Lakers, is from Slovenia. In the 2025-26 regular season, Dončić is averaging 32.8 points per game (leading the league), 7.8 rebounds per game, and 8.6 assists per game.
Jokić, who is a center for the Nuggets, is from Serbia. He’s averaging 28.7 points per game in the regular season. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is a guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder, is injured and will not play. He’s from Canada. Jamal Murray, who is a guard for the Nuggets, is also from Canada. Murray is averaging 25.7 points per game in the regular season.
Norman Powell, who is a guard for the Miami Heat, is from the USA. Powell is averaging 23.0 points per game this season. He has a Jamaican heritage and has played with the national team, so Powell is on Team World. Powell was also placed on the team once Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks was ruled out due to injury.
Alperen Şengün, who is a center for the Houston Rockets, is from Turkey and is taking Gilgeous-Alexander’s spot on Team World. Sengun is averaging 20.7 points per game in the 2025-26 regular season. Pascal Siakam, who is a forward for the Indiana Pacers, comes from Cameroon. He’s averaging 23.7 points per game this season.
Karl-Anthony Towns, who is a center-forward for the New York Knicks, is on Team World due to his Dominican Republic roots. This season, Towns is averaging 19.8 points per game and 11.9 rebounds per game.
Wembanyama, who is a forward-center for the Spurs, is from France. This season, Wembanyama is averaging 24.4 points per game and 11.1 rebounds per game.
Darko Rajaković, the Toronto Raptors’ head coach, will be Team World’s head coach. Rajaković is a native of Serbia.
