NBA Finals 2003 ties a record with four international players.
| Year | Player | Country | Team |
| 1986 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Nigera | Houston Rockets |
| 1990 | Drazen Petrovic | Croatia | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1991 | Mychal Thompson | Bahamas | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1991 | Vlade Divac | Serbia and Montenegro | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1992 | Alaa Abdelnaby | Egypt | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1994 | Patrick Ewing | Jamaica | New York Knicks |
| 1994 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Nigeria | Houston Rockets |
| 1994 | Carl Herrera | Venezuela | Houston Rockets |
| 1995 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Nigeria | Houston Rockets |
| 1996 | Detlef Schrempf | Germany | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1996 | Bill Wennington | Canada | Chicago Bulls |
| 1996 | Luc Longley | Australia | Chicago Bulls |
| 1996 | Toni Kukoc | Croatia | Chicago Bulls |
| 1997 | Toni Kukoc | Croaita | Chicago Bulls |
| 1997 | Luc Longley | Australia | Chicago Bulls |
| 1998 | Toni Kukoc | Croatia | Chicago Bulls |
| 1998 | Luc Longley | Australia | Chicago Bulls |
| 1998 | Bill Wennington | Canada | Chicago Bulls |
| 1999 | Tim Duncan | U.S Virgin Islands | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2000 | Zan Tabak | Croatia | Indiana Pacers |
| 2000 | Rick Fox | Canada | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2001 | Rick Fox | Canada | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2001 | Dikembe Mutombo | Congo | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2001 | Todd MacCulloch | Canada | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2001 | Raja Bell | U.S. Virgin Islands | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2002 | Rick Fox | Canada | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2002 | Stanislav Medvedenko | Ukraine | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2002 | Todd MacCulloch | Canada | New Jersey Nets |
| 2003 | Dikembe Mutombo | Congo | New Jersey Nets |
| 2003 | Tim Duncan | U.S. Virgin Islands | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2003 | Manu Ginobili | Argentina | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2003 | Tony Parker | France | San Antonio Spurs |
