Pronunciation guide for the start of the 2023-24 NBA season

The following list provides the correct pronunciation for the names of players on all 30 NBA teams. This list is accurate as of the start of the 2023-24 season on October 24, 2023.

ATLANTA HAWKS

Saddiq Bey (suh-DEEK Bay)Bogdan Bogdanović (Boag-dahn Boag-dahn-ovich)Kobe Bufkin (ko-bee buff-kin)Mouhamed Gueye (Mo-HAH-med Gay)Dejounte Murray (di-JHOHN-tay)Onyeka Okongwu (own-YEH-kuh oh-KONG-wu)Assistant Coach Igor Kokoškov (EE-gore KO-kosh-kov)

BOSTON CELTICS

Dalano Banton (duh-LAH-no BAN-ten)Oshae Brissett (oh-SHAY brih-SET)Sam Hauser (HOW-zer)Jrue Holiday (Drew)Svi Mykhailiuk (svee muh-KAI-luke)Kristaps Porziņģis (KRIS-taps Por-ZING-is)Neemias Queta (Nuh-mee-us Kay-tuh)

BROOKLYN NETS

Mikal Bridges (mick-EL)Dariq Whitehead (duh-Reek)Assistant Coach Adam Caporn (Kay-porn)Head Coach Jacque Vaughn (Jock)Barclays Center (BARK-lees)

CHARLOTTE HORNETS

LaMelo Ball (luh-MEL-oh)James Bouknight (book-night)Théo Maledon (tay-oh mal-eh-DOAN)Frank Ntilikina (nee-lee-KEE-nah)Terry Rozier (row-ZEER)

CHICAGO BULLS

Onuralp Bitim (OH-nur-alp Bih-team)Jevon Carter (juh-VON)Ayo Dosunmu (EYE-o Doe-SOO-mu)Zach LaVine (luh-VEEN)Adama Sanogo (ah-DAHM-ah sah-NO-go)Dalen Terry (DAY-lynn)Nikola Vučević (KNEE-coal-uh VOOCH-uh-vitch)

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

Emoni Bates (e-MON-e)Caris LeVert (CARE-iss luh-VERT)Georges Niang (George KNEE-yang)Isaac Okoro (oh-CORE-oh)Max Strus (Stroos)

DALLAS MAVERICKS

Luka Dončić (LOO-kuh DON-chitch)Danté Exum (DAHN-tay X-umm)Richaun Holmes (Ruh-SHAWN)Maxi Kleber (CLEE-bah)Markieff Morris (mar-KEEF)Olivier-Maxence Prosper (oh-LIV-ee-ay MAX-ahnce)

DENVER NUGGETS

Christian Braun (Brown)Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Ken-tave-ee-ous)Vlatko Čančar (CHAN-char)Nikola Jokić (ni-KOLA yo-kitch)Zeke Nnaji (NAH-jee)

DETROIT PISTONS

Bojan Bogdanović (BOY-on bog-DON-oh-vich)Malcolm Cazalon (cah-zah-LAWN)Jalen Duren (jay-lin DURR-in)Killian Hayes (KILL-ee-in)Isaiah Livers (lih-vers)Monté Morris (MON-tay)Jared Rhoden (ROE-din)Ausar Thompson (uh-SARR)Stanley Umude (oo-MOO-day)James Wiseman (wize-man)

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

Stephen Curry (STEFF-in)Usman Garuba (oose-mon gah-ROO-bah)Kevon Looney (keh-VON LOO-nee)Brandin Podziemski (Brandon po-JEM-ski)Lester Quinones (kin-YO-nez)Dario Šarić (DAH-ree-oh SHAH-ritch)Assistant Coach Dejan Milojević (DAY-hahn mi-lo-yo-vihch)

HOUSTON ROCKETS

Dillon Brooks (DILL-en)Reggie Bullock Jr. (Bull-LOCK)Tari Eason (TAR-ee)Boban Marjanović (BO-bahn Mar-YAWN-oh-vich)Victor Oladipo (oh-lah-DEE-po)Alperen Şengün (al-pah-ron shen-gün)Jae’Sean Tate (JAY-shawn)Amen Thompson (ah-Men)Assistant Coach Royal Ivey (roy-AL)Assistant Coach Tiago Splitter (TEE-ah-go)Head Coach Ime Udoka (ee-MAY ooh-DOH-ka)

INDIANA PACERS

Buddy Hield (Healed)Bennedict Mathurin (MATH-erin)Andrew Nembhard (NIM-hard)Aaron Nesmith (KNEE-smith)Jordan Nwora (WORE-uh)Daniel Theis (Tice) Obi Toppin (OH-bee TOP-in)Oscar Tshiebwe (SHEEB-way)Jarace Walker (JARE-iss)Assistant Coach Jenny Boucek (BOO-seck)Head Athletic Trainer Josh Corbeil (core-BEEL)

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

Nicolas Batum (Nick-O-la Ba-TOOM)Amir Coffey (ah-MEER Coffee)Moussa Diabaté (Moos-ah Dee-ah-Bah-tay)Kawhi Leonard (kah-WHY)Joshua Primo (Pree-moe)Ivica Zubac (EVE-its-uh ZOO-bahtz)Head Coach Tyronn Lue (tih-RAHN loo)

LOS ANGELES LAKERS

Rui Hachimura (ROO-ee hah-chee-MURR-uh)D’Moi Hodge (duh-MOY)Jalen Hood-Schifino (shuh-FEE-no)Taurean Prince (TORE-ee-in)Assistant Coach J.D. DuBois (dew-bwah)Assistant Coach Schuyler Rimmer (SKY-luhr)

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES

Santi Aldama (sahn-tee all-DAH-ma)Jacob Gilyard (GILL-yerd)Jaren Jackson Jr. (JAIR-in)Luke Kennard (ken-ARD)John Konchar (con-char)Jake LaRavia (luh-RAY-vee-uh)Ja Morant (Jah mo-RANT)Xavier Tillman Sr. (Zavier)Ziaire Williams (zy-air)Head of Sports Medicine Eric Oetter (Otter)Assistant Coach Vitaly Potapenko (po-TAH-pen-ko)Assistant Coach Sonia Raman (SOHN-ya RAH-mun)

MIAMI HEAT

Bam Adebayo (ADDA-BYE-OH)Tyler Herro (Hero)Jaime Jaquez Jr. (HY-may HAH-kez)Nikola Jović (nee-CO-lah YO-vitch)Cole Swider (Swhy-der)

MILWAUKEE BUCKS

Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAHN-iss ah-dedo-KOON-bo)Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Thon-asis ah-dedo-KOON-bo)Malik Beasley (Muh-LEEK)MarJon Beauchamp (mar-zjohn boe-champ)Marques Bolden (Mar-KWEES)Pat Connaughton (Conn-uh-ton)Jae Crowder (JAY)Lindell Wigginton (lin-DELL)

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

Nickeil Alexander-Walker (ni-KEEL)Rudy Gobert (go-BARE)Josh Minott (MY-not)Wendell Moore Jr. (when-DELL)Daishen Nix (DAY-shin) Naz Reid (NAHZ)Assistant Coach Micah Nori (Nor-EE)Assistant Coach Pablo Prigioni (Prih-gee-OH-knee)

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

Kira Lewis Jr. (KY-ruh)E.J. Liddell (lih-DELL)Naji Marshall (NAH-zjee)Dereon Seabron (Dare-e-on See-Bron)Jonas Valančiūnas (YO-nahs vah-lahn-CHEW-nas)

NEW YORK KNICKS

Ryan Arcidiacono (ar-chee-dee-ACK-uh-no)Donte DiVincenzo (DEE-vin-chen-zo)Evan Fournier (FORN-yay)Isaiah Hartenstein (Hart-en-SCHTEIN)Jacob Toppin (TOP-in)Head Coach Tom Thibodeau (thib-uh-doe)

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

Dāvis Bertāns (DAH-vis bur-TAHNS)Ousmane Dieng (oose-mon jeng)Luguentz Dort (loo-GHENTZ)Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (shay GILL-juss AL-eck-zan-der)Chet Holmgren (home-grin)Keyontae Johnson (key-on-tay)Vasilije Micić (va-SEAL-yay me-tzitch)Aleksej Pokuševski (ah-lek-say po-coo-SHEV-ski)Olivier Sarr (oh-LIV-ee-ay)Cason Wallace (case-IN)Kenrich Williams (ken-rich)Assistant Coach David Akinyooye (ah-kin-YO-yay)Head Coach Mark Daigneault (DAYG-nalt)

ORLANDO MAGIC

Paolo Banchero (pow-loh ban-CARE-oh)Goga Bitadze (GO-guh bih-TAH-zay)Wendell Carter Jr. (when-DELL)Kevon Harris (KEE-von)Caleb Houstan (Houston)Joe Ingles (ING-uhls)Chuma Okeke (CHOO-muh oh-KAY-kay)Franz Wagner (VOG-ner)Moritz Wagner (MORE-rhetz VOG-ner)Assistant Coach Bret Brielmaier (BREEL-meyer)Assistant Coach Jesse Mermuys (MURR-miss)

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

Joel Embiid (jo-ELL em-BEAD)Tobias Harris (toe-bias)Danuel House Jr. (DAN-u-elle)Furkan Korkmaz (fur-kahn cork-mahz)Kelly Oubre Jr. (OOH-bray)Filip Petrušev (PEH-tru-sev)Terquavion Smith (turr-KWAY-vee-awn)Ąžuolas Tubelis (Ah-zew-liss Too-bellus)

PHOENIX SUNS

Udoka Azubuike (you-DOE-kuh az-uh-BOO-kee)Keita Bates-Diop (KAY-tuh bates-DEE-opp)Bol Bol (Bowl Bowl)Drew Eubanks (YOU-banks)Saben Lee (SAY-bin)Nassir Little (nah-SEER)Chimezie Metu (chih-MEH-zee MEH-too)Jusuf Nurkić (you-SUF nur-KITCH)Josh Okogie (uh-KOH-ghee)Yuta Watanabe (YOU-tuh wah-tuh-NAH-bay)

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

Deandre Ayton (dee-ON-dray AY-tin)Toumani Camara (too-MAH-nee cuh-MAR-uh)Jerami Grant (jare-UH-me)Duop Reath (Dw-AHP)Rayan Rupert (RYE-ahn roo-PARE)Shaedon Sharpe (shay-din Sharp)Anfernee Simons (SIGH-mons)Matisse Thybulle (mah-TEECE THIGH-bull)

SACRAMENTO KINGS

Chris Duarte (DWAR-tay)Kevin Huerter (HER-der)JaVale McGee (Jah-Veil)Davion Mitchell (DAVE-eeon)Malik Monk (muh-LEAK)Domantas Sabonis (doh-MON-tas suh-BOE-niss)Sasha Vezenkov (veh-ZEN-KOV)Player Development Coach Deividas Dulkys (David-Us Dull-Kiss)

SAN ANTONIO SPURS

Charles Bassey (BASS-ee)Charles Bediako (Bed-ee-AH-koe)Malaki Branham (Mal-UH-kye Bran-num)Julian Champagnie (Sham-penny)Sidy Cissoko (SEEDY sis-oh-koe)Devonte’ Graham (De-VON-tay)Keldon Johnson (Kel-DONE)Sandro Mamukelashvili (ma-MOO-kell-osh-VEE-lee)Doug McDermott (Mc-DER-mut)Cedi Osman (JED-e AUSS-min)Jeremy Sochan (So-HAH-n)Devin Vassell (VUH-sell)Victor Wembanyama (wem-ben-YAH-muh)

TORONTO RAPTORS

Precious Achiuwa (ah-CHEW-uh)OG Anunoby (O G Ann-uh-no-bee)Chris Boucher (boo-SHAY)Malachi Flynn (MAL-uh-kai)Christian Koloko (co-LOW-co)Markquis Nowell (mar-KEESE no-WELL)Jakob Poeltl (YAH-cub PER-tull)Dennis Schröder (SHROO-der)Pascal Siakam (Pass-CAL See-AHK-am)Assistant Coach Mike Batiste (Buh-teece)Assistant Coach Vin Bhavnani (BAV-naan-ee)Assistant Coach Jama Mahlalela (Jah-MAH MAH-la-lay-lah)Head Coach Darko Rajaković (RYE-ahk-oe-vich)Assistant Coach Ivo Simović (EE-voh SIM-oh-vitch)

UTAH JAZZ

Ochai Agbaji (OH-cheye uh-BAH-jee)Simone Fontecchio (sim-OWN-ay fawn-TEK-ee-oh)Keyonte George (key-AHN-tay)Talen Horton-Tucker (TAY-len)Johnny Juzang (JOO-zang)Lauri Markkanen (LAU-ree MARK-a-nin)Kelly Olynyk (OH-lynn-ick)Luka Šamanić (SHAW-ma-nich)Ömer Yurtseven (oh-MAIR Yurts-Seven)Assistant Coach Chad Forcier (For-sear)

WASHINGTON WIZARDS

Deni Avdija (Denny AHV-dee-uh)Bilal Coulibaly (BEE-loll coo-lih-ba-LEE)Danilo Gallinari (da-KNEE-lo gal-in-ARE-ee)Mike Muscala (muss-CALL-uh)Eugene Omoruyi (oh-moh-ROO-yee)Landry Shamet (SHAM-it)Delon Wright (Deh-LON)