2024
Rookie Year
2
Seasons
Rayi Dennis, born June 14, 2001, in Antibes, France, is a guard for the Atlanta Hawks who developed through the French professional basketball system before earning his NBA opportunity. Dennis represents the international pipeline that continues to expand the NBA talent base — a player whose professional seasoning in Europe gave him the competitive foundation to perform at the highest level. Quick and aggressive with the ball, he brings energy and defensive intensity off the bench while developing his offensive consistency at the NBA level. As Atlanta continues its rebuild around young talent, Dennis provides the kind of versatile guard play that coaches value in a developmental roster.
Personal Life & Family
Atlanta Hawks
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Team
Atlanta Hawks
2024-present
Status
Single
Parents & Siblings
Off the Court
French youth basketball programs
Did You Know?
Born in Antibes on the French Riviera, Rayi Dennis grew up playing basketball in one of the most storied European basketball cultures in the world.
He wore jersey #00 in Atlanta — a number that reflects both his unique identity and his drive to carve out something from nothing in the most competitive basketball league on earth.
His development in the French professional system gave him competitive experience against grown men at an age when most American prospects were still in high school or early college.
Dennis is part of the global generation reshaping the NBA draft — young players from every corner of the world who grew up watching the league and built their games around its demands.
Career Honors
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