From , Texas has had 47 players rated in ESPNs Top 100. Unfortunately for them, basketball isn't played on paper. You're going to have to have a great supporting cast." Seattle is a great basketball city and has clearly produced some very capable NBA players. I just loved the game. We compared more than 290 of the largest cities based on 21 key metrics, ranging from the performance level of each city's NBA and NCAA Division 1 basketball teams to ticket prices to stadium accessibility. And don't get confused"Brick City" is the nickname for Newark, so this team name is not a slight. It was all about work and I was just a tough guy who would knock somebody down." In 1969, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was drafted by the Bucks, and in 1971, the team won its first NBA championship. This does not mean you should disregard your opponent. Jimmy Butler, Notable players: Rudy Gay, Reggie Lewis, Muggy Bogues, Sam Cassell. Additional troubleshooting information here. It builds strongly local cultures, and that ultimately leads to success. Therefore, he's eligible for the Los Angeles team. 1. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. and my whole city picked me up on their shoulders," he said. Defensively, this team would excel, and rebounding and hustle wouldn't be a problem. There were 19 players from Miami, Florida high schools on Kickoff Weekend rosters, the most of any city. May 6, 2019, Basketball, Gallery, NBA, Top, Jaylen Brown, Kyle Kuzma, LeBron James, Tyreke Evans, Victor Oladipo, Raptors: The case for running it back or blowing things up, Tyler Hansbrough on John Wall: 'Im sure the bank of Calipari had nothing to do with him going to Kentucky', Nic Claxton: 'Last year it was just kind of a toxic environment, didn't know if everybody wanted to be here'. "My oldest brother and my middle brother would always beat me up and take the ball from me. Give me those guys with a point guard that I trust, a versatile sixth man and a young big guy that isn't afraid to get dirtyand I'll love my team. Neither Guam nor the Northern Mariana Islands have done so either. And very small. But shifting demographics in the Bay Area and residents relocating to cities like Oakland and San Jose has, in part, led to the drastic decline in NBA players coming from the Golden Gate City. He's legit, a real franchise player, in my personal opinion. This map shows which states produce the most NBAplayers, All 8 remaining NFL playoffs teams, ranked by likelihood of winning it all. Between the historical dominance of UCLAs mens teams, USCs womens teams and the Lakers, theres little doubt that Los Angeles is the top hoops city in the country. If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. 73 (James Johnson, Miami Heat). That earned him a 68-game suspension and lifetime shame. Nov 22, 2016, 9:44 AM So far during the 2016-17 NBA season, 428 players have played in at least one game and no state has produced more of those players than California. As of the 202122 season, Canada has produced the most foreign NBA players, with 56. But in between those events, Milwaukee welcomed Latrell Fontaine Sprewell into this world in 1970, and he would become one of the most infamous players in NBA history. "When you go out on the court whether it be for the championship or just a scrimmage, have confidence that your abilities and what you've learned in your drills are better than your opponent's. However, Nique wasnt born in Atlanta, in Georgia or even in the United States. "Parents, they're strict on you when you're little, and you don't understand why. But I wanted to find out if some areas produce NBA players at a higher rate than expected historically. If a game stayed in the 80s, I'd expect them to be able to pull it out. Jackson, Mississippi (Tie) Number of players: 18. Which city produces best basketball players? Three of the top five cities with regard to producing NFL players are in Florida, including Tampa (13). Los Angeles, California. Blessed to call @rmercer33 my brother!" But they were the type of things that help lead a team. Two-thirds of its players competed in the league since the turn of the millennium, including Gary Payton II who was obviously born in the city while his father was playing for the SuperSonics. And there is A LOT of talent from Los Angeles. The bigger the pool? "I feared Andrew Toney even more than Michael Jordan." Yogi Ferell, Sacramento Kings (Indianapolis), Eric Gordon, Houston Rockets (Indianapolis), Gordon Hayward, Boston Celtics (Indianapolis), George Hill, Milwaukee Bucks(Indianapolis), Demetrius Jackson, free agent (South Bend), Courtney Lee, New York Knicks (Indianapolis), E'Twaun Moore, New Orleans Pelicans (East Chicago), Mason Plumlee, Denver Nuggets (Fort Wayne), Miles Plumlee, Atlanta Hawks (Fort Wayne), Caleb Swanigan, Portland Trail Blazers (Indianapolis), Jeff Teague, Minnesota Timberwolves (Indianapolis), Cody Zeller, Charlotte Hornets (Washington). Yeah, I know I have to put in work this year, or I won't have a job next year." Youngstown, OH is the top town for NFL players, having produced nearly 11 pro athletes per 10,000 residents. Houston produced the second-most players in 2021 (18), after leading the NFL with 24 players last year. Then mentally, it makes you ready for whatever comes at you." An example is Toronto, which has seen 13 of its 15 NBA players join the league since the Raptors came into existence. On a per-capita basis, the South reigns supreme. While the most populous cities in the nation obviously have the best odds of landing here, thats not always the case. Armstrong being the other. Therefore, I think this team would be hard pressed to have sustained success. Remember, here we are looking for the best TEAM). Charles Oakley, "You can't shut somebody up by losing." The columns can be sorted by position, height, weight, age, seasons played . Phil Jackson is the only one in the Hall of Fame.). With 27 players, Miami again leads the league in hometowns with the most players on 2019 NFL Kickoff Weekend rosters, the league announced today. The league and its players' union have met three times between Aug. 31 and Sept. 8. They're deep, versatile and unselfish. Basketball is as synonymous with the state of Indiana as pork tenderlion and the movie Hoosiers. (For the record, all nine of the NBA players born in Montana are white. So, whenever about an NBA player being from New York City, theres an 80 percent chance they hail from one of those two boroughs. Jo Jo White during his Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement speech in 2015, Notable players: Gordon Hayward, Louie Dampier, George Hill, Dick Van Arsdale. Charlotte Hornets (1988-2002) Charlotte Bobcats (2004-14) Charlotte Hornets (2014-present), (5) Indiana. In other words, if Michael Redd makes the Cleveland team, we're assuming he would contribute to the team as if it were 2005, not 2010. I worked at my craft. And while I still do not think Kevin Durant is better than Carmelo AnthonyThis got me thinkingHow many fans would be willing to pay to watch NBA players come together and represent their respective cities in a tournament? NBA Scores: Nikola Vucevics big night helps Bulls get right against Warriors. Nashville, Tennessee. Washington DC 113.4 Mississippi 31.5 Louisiana 26.8 Kentucky 25.9 Indiana 23.2 Illinois 23.1 New York 21.1 Pennsylvania 18.5 Arkansas 18.5 You are responsible for how people remember you or dont. Performance & security by Cloudflare. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. I wasnt caught up in somebody saying, 'Youre this' or 'youre that.' Gary Payton, Notable players: Jason Kidd, Phil Smith, Fred Scolari. * Washington is only urban, and we discovered from our previous maps that cities tend to produce most NBA players. Zach Randolph (Marion) is on the Sacramento Kings roster, but has not appeared in a game this season. | HoopsHype Rumors Atlanta Hawks Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets Charlotte Hornets Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Dallas Mavericks Denver. Muncie has produced the most per capita of any American city, with two other Indiana cities in the top ten. NBA Players. Seven of the 14 Hoosiers currently in NBA were born in Indianapolis. H-Town may be the fastest riser on this list with 85 percent of its NBA players debuting in the 1980s or later. * In raw numbers, California (the most populous state) leads the way with 352. Raptors recover from Barrett's game-tying slam to edge Knick Curry's big 4th quarter leads Warriors past Wizards, The ultimate, personalized mobile sports experience, Jokic's triple-double helps Nuggets past Blazers for 14th straight home win, Holiday scores season-high 37, Bucks beat Raptors, Embiid's 41 points lead 76ers over Clippers. Texas, Florida, and California have the most elite recruits, and it's not close. That's more than any other team, and it's certainly enough to give them the benefit of the doubt over the Los Angeles team. When you go on the road and beat a good team that's a good feeling. Thus, Greater Los Angeles or the Los Angeles Metro, which encompasses cities like Compton, Long Beach and Inglewood, are excluded. If you're out of the playoffs, you can't win a championship." But a surprisingly large number of players with brief careers also hailed from The Ville, as two-thirds of the 34 Louisvillians played two or fewer seasons in the NBA. Those two states have reputations as basketball wonderlands but middle-of-the-pack black populations. * The three players born in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Tim Duncan (of course), Raja Bell and Charles Claxton, who played seven minutes for the Celtics in 1996. New Orleans ranked third this year with 15 players. IU great and Pacers superstar Victor Oladipo hails from Silver Spring, Maryland. One of the greatest stories of friendship comes from Pittsburgh, where Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman grew up and went to rival high schools. An indoor sport like basketball is conducive for those scorching summers, and lots of Dallas natives have enjoyed lengthy NBA careers. Disagree? Rochester, New York - the only city in the top five not located in Minnesota - had over one professional hockey player per 10,000 residents. 7. Out of 50 states, only 21 states plus the capital Washington D.C. have an NBA team. That age, it's just teaching them the game. "I understood my path and what I meant to the game and what I mean to kids. , Memphis Grizzlies. Thus, it will be interesting to see if the reverse effect happens to Seattle where fewer natives go onto the league since it lost its pro team. Oaklands sister city of San Francisco has produced the exact same number of players, although the San Fran pipeline has all but dried up. Austin Rivers is our first example of a player who benefited from having a father in the NBA. If an athlete doesn't believe in himself, no one else will." Canadian cities from Ontario and the Prairies sweep the top 10. Of the players who have appeared in the NBA this season, 46 (10.7%) were born in California. Kerr likens Curry to Jordan: Fans cheering for him 'no matte Morant scores 29, Grizzlies rout Suns for 10th straight win, LeBron frustrated with officiating: 'It's not making sense'. City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > General U.S. > City vs. City: . You look at my work, you look at my stats. Mo Williams, Notable players: Clyde Lee, James Wiseman, Ron Mercer. "My mentality is just play hard and see where things fall. Experts agree that COVID-19 is at least 10 times more lethal than the flu. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Ty Lawson is a good point guard, and Carmelo and Durant are probably the two most prolific scorers in the NBA today. So that gives you confidence and builds up your self-esteem. The last of the four Ohio cities, Clevelands NBA players did a great job of personifying the city itself. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lauri Markkanen, DeAaron Fox, Tyrese Haliburton and Anthony Edwards are all likely to make their first NBA All-Star game appearance, so lets rank them. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Williams pro career didnt quite pan out, but he achieved a level of fame after his playing days through his appearances on VH1s Basketball Wives. NBA Arenas ranked by seating capacity, from largest to smallest. Check your DNS Settings. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the leagues Eastern Conference Central Division. One of three American cities to have hosted a Summer Olympics, St. Louis used to have an NBA team, too. Now, 30 years later, thankful for our friendship! By comparison, Minneapolis twin city of St. Paul has sent just six players to the NBA. Nine of those 14 players chose to stay in state to play college basketball. Moke Hamilton is a Featured NBA Columnist for Bleacher Report, a regular contributor to CHARGED.fm and a Juris Doctor candidate at Hofstra Law School. It has a GNI per capita of around $15,000 per year, which is the total income claimed by residents divided by the population. Bob Pettit, Notable players: Gary Payton, Paul Pierce, Damian Lillard. If you got them into a shootout, you'd have a great chance of winning. "I never worry about the problem. Bullets owner Abe Pollin took his NBA franchise to Landover, Maryland just east of Washington DC following the 1973 season. Population numbers come from2018 Censusdata. 5:The city (in parenthesis) beside each team's name is the city in which they would play, not necessarily where the majority of the players on the roster actually come from. Yes, he is that good. He went on to lead the Boston Celtics to the NBA championship in 1981, 1984, and 1986. Basketball was one of the things that just stuck." No. Drew Maddux, on Twitter in 2016, about growing up in Nashville with Ron Mercer. has five; and 15 players have four players. The roster also features four players who have won NBA championships. Trent shot 81.4 percent in his senior season, which was a national high school record. I've done it hundreds of thousands of times in my driveway. 1. Frazier graduated from Howard High School, which also boasts an alum by the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "The star player must slay his ego and learn teamwork and communication skills before he can achieve the ultimate in sport." Where could Tom Brady land next, and does anybody want him? "That's instinct, you catch and you shoot. A table featuring usage information for each player in the league based on selected filters. Here are 10 examples of NBA players born poor and 10 examples of players born rich. Combined, those teams have won a whopping 29 championships. Webber and Rose went into broadcasting, as did Donny Marshall. 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