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LeBron James
LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is the NBA's all-time leading scorer and has won four NBA championships from 10 NBA Finals appearances, including eight consecutive appearances between 2011 and 2018. He has also won three Olympic gold medals as a member of the U.S. national team. James is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
American basketball player
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, commonly known as Shaq, is an American former professional basketball player and sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Nicknamed "Diesel", he is a 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) and 325-pound (147 kg) center who played for six teams over his 19-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is a four-time NBA champion. O'Neal is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players and centers of all time.
Magic Johnson
American basketball player and entrepreneur (born 1959)
Tim Duncan
American basketball player
Yao Ming
Chinese basketball player
Hakeem Olajuwon
Nigerian-American basketball player
Derrick Rose
Derrick Martell Rose is an American former professional basketball player. He played one year of college basketball for the Memphis Tigers before being drafted first overall by his hometown Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA draft. Nicknamed "D-Rose", and sometimes referred to as "the Windy City Assassin" or "Pooh", he was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2009 and became the youngest player to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2011 at the age of 22 years and 7 months.
Allen Iverson
American basketball player
Kyrie Irving
American basketball player
Anthony Davis
American basketball player (born 1993)
Dwight Howard
American basketball player
Blake Griffin
American basketball player
David Robinson
American basketball player
Oscar Robertson
American basketball player
Elgin Baylor
American basketball player, coach, and executive (1934–2021)
Victor Wembanyama
Victor Wembanyama, nicknamed "Wemby" and "the Alien", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected first overall by the Spurs in the 2023 NBA draft and is considered one of the best basketball prospects ever due to his rare combination of height, agility, and skills.
Bill Walton
American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024)
Karl-Anthony Towns
Dominican-American basketball player
Andrew Bogut
Australian basketball player
Andrea Bargnani
Italian basketball player
Andrew Wiggins
Canadian basketball player
James Worthy
American basketball player
Elton Brand
American basketball player
Greg Oden
American basketball player
Chris Webber
American basketball player
John Wall
American basketball player (born 1990)
Zion Williamson
American basketball player
Ben Simmons
Australian basketball player
Anthony Bennett
Canadian basketball player
Anthony Edwards
American basketball player
Kwame Brown
American basketball player
Kenyon Martin
American basketball player (born 1977)
Cade Cunningham
American basketball player (born 2001)
Larry Johnson
American basketball player (born 1969)
Deandre Ayton
Bahamian basketball player
Elvin Hayes
American basketball player
Walt Bellamy
American basketball player (1939-2013)
Paolo Banchero
American basketball player (born 2002)
Michael Olowokandi
Nigerian basketball player
Cooper Flagg
American basketball player (born 2006)
Markelle Fultz
American basketball player
David Thompson
American professional basketball player
Ralph Sampson
American basketball player
Doug Collins
American basketball player and coach
Joe Smith
American basketball player
Mark Aguirre
American basketball player
Derrick Coleman
American basketball player
Bob Lanier
American basketball player (1948–2022)
Bob Boozer
American basketball player (1937-2012)
Brad Daugherty
American basketball player
Glenn Robinson
American basketball player
Rod Hundley
American professional basketball player and television broadcaster (1934-2015)
Danny Manning
American basketball player and coach
Pervis Ellison
American basketball player
Jim Barnes
American basketball player (1941-2002)
Zaccharie Risacher
French basketball player
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Kent Benson
American basketball player
Mychal Thompson
Bahamian basketball player