2025 NBA Free Agents Who Landed Overseas Contracts
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A crowded market created by the 2025 rookie class left a number of veterans without NBA jobs, prompting many to continue their careers outside the United States. The following players ended the 2024/25 season under contract with an NBA club and have since signed with professional teams overseas.
Australia
Brisbane Bullets: Alex Ducas (finished 2024/25 with the Thunder)
Cairns Taipans: Jack McVeigh (Rockets)
Melbourne United: Jesse Edwards (Timberwolves)
Perth Wildcats: Mason Jones (Kings)
China
Guangdong Southern Tigers: Trevelin Queen (Magic)
France
Paris Basketball: Lamar Stevens (Grizzlies)
Greece
Panathinaikos: Richaun Holmes (Wizards)
Israel
Hapoel Tel Aviv: Vasilije Micic (Hornets)
Ironi Ness Ziona: Damion Lee (Suns)
Maccabi Tel Aviv: Jeff Dowtin Jr. (Sixers); Lonnie Walker IV (Sixers)
Italy
Olimpia Milano: Vlatko Cancar (Nuggets)
Serbia
KK Partizan: Shake Milton (Lakers)
Spain
Barcelona: Miles Norris (Celtics)
Real Madrid: Trey Lyles (Kings); Chuma Okeke (Cavaliers)
Turkey
Anadolu Efes: Kai Jones (Mavericks)
Fenerbahce: Brandon Boston Jr. (Pelicans); Talen Horton-Tucker (Bulls)
Manisa Basket: Isaiah Mobley (Sixers)
Tofas: Maxwell Lewis (Nets)
United Arab Emirates
Dubai Basketball: Taran Armstrong (Warriors)
These signings illustrate the global options available to NBA free agents who are squeezed out of domestic roster spots, allowing them to extend their professional careers while competing in top leagues across Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East.
Source: Hoops Rumors
