The deadline for early entry to the 2014 NBA Draft has passed. Here is our list of the 25 best international basketball prospects who may have an NBA future, you’ll note that this includes international players who played in the NCAA. Early entry players have the right to withdraw their name from the draft by June 16th. We’ll be updating this list as players withdraw and as workouts commence. (Updated, May 3, 2014)
| 1 | Joel Embiid | 7’0 | 250 | C | 20 | Kansas (Cameroon) | Rapid improving bigman. Possible top draft pick. |
| 2 | Andrew Wiggins | 6’8 | 200 | SF | 19 | Kansas (Canada) | Great potential, talented athlete. Possible top draft pick. |
| 3 | Dante Exum | 6’6 | 188 | SG | 18 | Australia | Skilled off guard. Has ability to play some point in the future, athletically gifted. |
| 4 | Dario Saric | 6’10 | 225 | SF | 20 | Cibona (Croatia) | Smart, son of a coach, big & skilled Euro |
| 5 | Nik Stauskas | 6’6 | 180 | SG | 20 | Michigan (Canada) | Improved offensive game, deadly shooter |
| 6 | Jusuf Nurkic | 6’11 | 280 | C | 19 | Bosina | Big bodied center with good productivity at Cedevita this season. |
| 7 | Tyler Ennis | 6’2 | 180 | PG | 19 | Syracuse (Canada) | Pure point, smart, good potential. Needs to improve offensive game |
| 8 | Clint Capela | 6’10 | 222 | PF/C | 19 | Switzerland | Athletic big, needs to get stronger, shot-blocker & rebounder, runs floor well |
| 9 | Kristaps Porzingas | 7’0 | 220 | PF/C | 18 | Latvia | Plays mainly on perimeter now with good shot and ball handling. Long and athletic, good shot blocker. Big upside. |
| 10 | Bogdan Bogdanovic | 6’6 | 210 | SG | 21 | Serbia | Double figure scorer at Partizan. Good 3PT shooter. |
| 11 | Artem Klimenko | 7’1 | 228 | C | 20 | Russia | Improved game substantially this season, strong offensive rebounder |
| 12 | Visilije Micic | 6’5 | 200 | PG | 20 | Serbia | Mature point guard with good size, athletic |
| 13 | Nikola Jokic | 6’11 | 253 | C | 19 | Serbia | Big body, impressed at Hoop Summit with practice long distance shooting. But only shooting 22% on 3’s this season. |
| 14 | Thanasis Antetokounmpo | 6’7 | 215 | SF | 21 | NBDL (Greece) | Very athletic wing. High energy defender. Could be defensive specialist first few years. Brother of Bucks’ Giannis. |
| 15 | Walter Taveras | 7’3 | 265 | C | 20 | Spain | Great size but raw offensively. Good shot blocking instincts, future rim protector/defender |
| 16 | Damien Ingalls | 6’8 | 240 | SG | 19 | France | Very long (7’3 wingspan) can guard 2’s and 3’s. Needs to work on offense but has NBA physical profile. |
| 17 | Rasmus Larsen | 6’11 | 210 | PF | 19 | Denmark | Good size and mobile. Shoots 3’s. Needs to get stronger and work on inside game but offensive skill set is there. |
| 18 | Jordan Bachynski | 7’2 | 257 | C | 23 | Arizona State (Canada) | Showed much improvement last season. Led nation in blocked shots. |
| 19 | Khem Birch | 6’10 | 220 | PF | 21 | UNLV (Canada) | Noticeably stronger. Not much on offense but can rebound and block shots with anyone. |
| 20 | Melvin Ejim | 6’6 | 220 | SF | 22 | Iowa State (Canada) | Showed a versatile offensive game with ability to hit 3’s. One of better rebounders for his size. |
| 21 | Dwight Powell | 6’10 | 212 | PF | 22 | Stanford (Canada) | Good understanding of game and excellent passer who needs to be more aggressive on offense. |
| 22 | Ioannis Papapetrou | 6’8 | 225 | SF | 20 | Greece | Left Texas to play at Olympiacos past year. Strong shooter with range. |
| 23 | Mateusz Ponitka | 6’6 | 210 | SG | 20 | Poland | Athletic off guard with good offensive skills. Averaged double figures in Belgium this season. |
| 24 | Alessandro Gentile | 6’7 | 230 | SF | 21 | Italy | Big bodied wing. Doesn’t excel in any one area but could be a glue guy. Needs offensive improvement. Not overly quick. |
| 25 | Moussa Diagne | 6’11 | 230 | C | 20 | Senegal | Played at Fuenlabrada (Spain). Very long (7’4+ wingspan), Can rebound, block shots. |
| HM | Markus Eriksson | 6’6 | 195 | SG | 20 | Sweden | Excellent shooter, averaged 11 ppg in Spain. Made 94% FT, 38% 3PT. |
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