He is the only basketball player to have ever won both the Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award (1997) and the Naismith College Player of the Year (2001). Battier won two NBA championships with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013. Birthplace: Birmingham, Michigan Team: Mia...
In 2013, he was voted the best European Basketball player in history by players at the 2013 FIBA EuroBasket. Birthplace: Šibenik, Croatia Team: Portland Trail Blazers, Brooklyn Nets Position: Shooting guard Also ranks #1 on NBA Players Whose Careers Ended Too Soon Also ranks #2 o...
As with others on this list, getting a bit longer in the tooth has impacted Durant’s ability to stay healthy. Nonetheless, he showed he is still a top-10 player despite being in the back half of his 30s after having one of the best seasons of his career defensively in 2023-24. Desp...
Russell is also both the smartest and best defensive player to ever pick up a basketball. Like Kareem’s skyhook, Bill’s knack for keeping balls in play after a block is a lost art as players would rather swat it into the stands and flex on...
The best basketball player in the world today, two-time league MVPNikola Jokiconce againled the leaguein BPM, VORP and Win Shares per 48 Minutes in 2023-24. He’s also coming off a championship and Finals MVP run with the Denver Nuggets last year, making this a pretty easy decis...
s first three-time Defensive Player of the Year in 2000, 2002 and 2003 and the first player ever to record a triple-double in the regular season and in playoffs. In 1997, Swoopes became the first women’s basketball player to have a Nike signature shoe, the “Air Swoopes.” (Fun fact...
Anunoby, who is currently in the NBA at such a young age and has the potential to become the best UK basketball player to ever play there, comes in fourth. Four years after arriving in America from London, Anunoby spent two years playing basketball at Indiana University before being chosen ...
Debating the NBA's 75 greatest players list: Snubs, surprises and the best of the best playWhy MJ cringes at being called the GOAT (1:15)In a 2009 interview, Michael Jordan explains why he doesn't want to be referred to as the greatest basketball player of all time. (1:15...
To get the final NBArank prediction, we asked our expert panel to vote on pairs of players:LeBron Jamesvs.Kevin Durant,Stephen Curryvs.Ja Morant, Luka vs.Jayson Tatum... and the list goes on. We asked, "Which player will be better in 2022-23?" Voters had to predict what they expect...
With this prop, you’ll wager on the number of three-point shots a player makes during the game.5. Double-DoublesA double-double in basketball is racking up 10 more of any of the following statistics: Points, rebounds, assists, steals, or blocks. For example, if a player scores 11 ...