2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide

The following list is the proper way to pronounce assorted names on all 30 teams. This list reflects team rosters as of opening night of the 2023-24 season (Oct. 24, 2023).

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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)