Famous basketball players
The most-searched basketball players right now, with the latest news on each.
Andre Drummond
Andre Jamal Drummond is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A center, he was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 2012 NBA draft with the ninth overall pick.
Yuki Kawamura
Yuki Kawamura is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the Chicago Bulls and Memphis Grizzlies. Kawamura also plays for the Japan national team, with whom he played at the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Olympics. At 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) tall, Kawamura was the shortest player during the 2025–26 NBA season.
Qudus Wahab
Qudus Abolaji Wahab is a Nigerian professional basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He has played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions, Maryland Terrapins, and Georgetown Hoyas.
Allen Graves
Allen Graves is an American basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Santa Clara Broncos.
Collin Murray-Boyles
Collin Joseph Murray-Boyles is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Justin Holiday
Justin Alaric Holiday is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies. Holiday went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, but would sign with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2013. He won an NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2015. His brothers Jrue and Aaron are also NBA players.
Otega Oweh
Otega Oweh is an American basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners and Kentucky Wildcats.
Kristaps Porziņģis
Kristaps Porziņģis is a Latvian professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Unicorn" for his ability to make plays and shoot three-pointers as a center, Porziņģis is listed at 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) and plays as a power forward and center.
Julian Strawther
Julian Lee Strawther-Cordero is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
Derrick Jones Jr.
Derrick Labrent Jones Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. He is nicknamed "Airplane Mode" because of his dunking ability.
Chet Holmgren
Chet Thomas Holmgren is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A consensus five-star recruit and the top-ranked player of the 2021 class, he played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs and was drafted second overall by the Thunder in the 2022 NBA draft. After missing the 2022–23 season due to an offseason injury, Holmgren returned to earn NBA All-Rookie First Team honors in 2024. In his second season, his t...
Tony Bradley (basketball)
Tony Lee Bradley Jr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of North Carolina (UNC). A 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) center, Bradley was a primary substitute for the Tar Heels' 2017 NCAA championship team.
Shawn Glover
Shawn Glover is an American professional basketball player. He competed with the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team in his final years of college, initially playing for the Utah Utes men's basketball program. Glover was named First Team All-Southland in 2014 after being one of the top scorers in the NCAA and making school history.
Dwight Powell
Dwight Harlan Powell is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal and is a member of the Canadian national team.
Kevin Porter Jr.
Bryan Kevin Porter Jr., also known by his initials KPJ, is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC Trojans.
Renee Montgomery
Renee Danielle Montgomery is an American former professional basketball player, sports broadcaster and an activist; who is currently vice president, part-owner, and investor of the Atlanta Dream, and one of three owners of the FCF Beasts Indoor Football Team; making her the first player in the WNBA to become an owner and executive of a team and first female owner in the FCF. During her 11-year playing career in the Women's National Basketball Association, she won two championships with the Mi...
Davion Mitchell
Davion De'Monte Earl Mitchell, nicknamed Off-Night, is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers and the Baylor Bears. He was taken ninth overall in the 2021 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings.
Alijah Martin
Alijah Randall Edwin Martin is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Florida Atlantic Owls and the Florida Gators.
Kelly Oubre Jr.
Kelly Paul Oubre Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Oubre played one season of college basketball for the University of Kansas before being selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 15th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft, who then traded him to the Washington Wizards. Oubre has also played for the Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Hornets, and Philadelphia 76ers.
Terry Rozier
Terry William Rozier III, nicknamed "Scary Terry", is an American professional basketball player, who most recently played for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the Boston Celtics and Charlotte Hornets.
Brandon Williams (basketball, born 1999)
Brandon Tory Williams is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats.
Micah Potter
Micah Potter is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes and Wisconsin Badgers.
Malik Monk
Malik Ahmad Monk is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, earning consensus second-team All-American honors in 2017. Monk was selected in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets with the 11th overall pick. He has also played for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Vít Krejčí
Vít Krejčí is a Czech professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted in the second round of the 2020 NBA draft.