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Dwyane Wade
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Dwyane Wade

American basketball player (born 1982)

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Steve Kerr
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Steve Kerr

American basketball player and coach

200+ searches

Joel Embiid
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Joel Embiid

Joel Hans Embiid is a Cameroonian American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks, he was drafted third overall by the 76ers in the 2014 NBA draft. The 7-foot (2.13 m) center is a seven-time NBA All-Star, a five-time member of the All-NBA Team, a three-time member of the All-Defensive Team, and a two-time NBA scoring champion. He was named the NBA Most Valuable Player...

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Jamal Murray
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Jamal Murray

Jamal Murray is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. Murray was selected by the Nuggets as the seventh overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft and was a key contributor to the team's first NBA championship run in 2023, becoming the ninth Canadian to win an NBA title. In 2026, Murray was named an NBA All-Star. He is also a member of the Canadian national team.

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Collin Gillespie
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Collin Gillespie

Collin Andrew Gillespie is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats. Gillespie was named Big East co-Player of the Year in 2021 and won it outright the following year.

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Paul George
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Paul George

American basketball player (born 1990)

1.7K daily views

James Wiseman
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James Wiseman

James Monteinez Wiseman is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers. Listed at 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m), he plays the center position.

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Hakeem Olajuwon
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Hakeem Olajuwon

Nigerian-American basketball player

1.52K daily views

Derrick Rose
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Derrick Rose

American basketball player (born 1988)

1.76K daily views

Chris Paul
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Chris Paul

American basketball player (born 1985)

1.53K daily views

Phil Jackson
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Phil Jackson

American basketball player, coach and executive

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Vince Carter
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Vince Carter

American basketball player (born 1977)

Ariel Hukporti
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Ariel Hukporti

Ariel Washington Hukporti is a German professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Jaden Hardy
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Jaden Hardy

Jaden Amere Hardy is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2021 class.

Charles Barkley
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Charles Barkley

American basketball player (born 1963)

Arvydas Sabonis
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Arvydas Sabonis

Lithuanian basketball player and executive

Breanna Stewart
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Breanna Stewart

Breanna Mackenzie Stewart, nicknamed "Stewie", is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Mist of Unrivaled. She is one of the most accomplished basketball players in history. Stewart is a co-founder of the Unrivaled basketball league together with Napheesa Collier.

Allisha Gray
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Allisha Gray

Allisha Gray is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Mist of Unrivaled. She won a gold medal in women's 3x3 basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Veronica Burton
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Veronica Burton

Veronica Grace Burton is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Mist of Unrivaled. She played college basketball at Northwestern, the alma mater of her grandfather, Ron Burton who played for the Boston Patriots.

Jackie Young
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Jackie Young

Jacquelyn Young is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Laces of Unrivaled. She is the daughter of Linda Young and David Wayne Edwards Sr. She was drafted first overall by the Las Vegas Aces in the 2019 WNBA draft. A graduate of Princeton Community High School, she played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, reaching two NCAA finals and winning one in 2018. She won a gold medal in W...

Zion Williamson
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Zion Williamson

Zion Lateef Williamson is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward position. Following a freshman-year stint with the Duke Blue Devils, Williamson was selected by the Pelicans with the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2020. In 2021, he became the fourth youngest NBA player to be selected to an All-Star game. Injuries have curtailed h...

Sabrina Ionescu
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Sabrina Ionescu

Sabrina Elaine Ionescu is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is widely considered one of the greatest three-point shooters in WNBA history.

Jeremy Lin
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Jeremy Lin

Taiwanese-American basketball player

1.48K daily views

Jason Kidd
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Jason Kidd

American basketball player and coach