NBA players
NBA players include those who compete in the National Basketball Association, a professional American basketball league made up of 30 teams — 15 in the Eastern Conference and 15 in the Western Conference.
NBA players are on the following teams:
Eastern Conference
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Detroit Pistons
- Indiana Pacers
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- New York Knicks
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Toronto Raptors
- Washington Wizards
Western Conference
- Dallas Mavericks
- Denver Nuggets
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Orleans Pelicans
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Utah Jazz
Learn more about NBA players on the NBA’s website.
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San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich takes over as the men’s Olympic basketball coach from Mike Krzyzewski, who guided the United States to three gold medals.
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is a fierce competitor. His intense work ethic is why he has become the great player he is today. However, he’s so intense that he and a former Miami teammate got into an intense confrontation during practice, which played a part in the Heat going to the 2020 NBA finals.
After being drafted by the Phoenix Suns, Deandre Ayton decided that he had to look the part of an NBA player.
Chris Paul learned to love basketball by watching Michael Jordan’s Playground on VHS as a child.
Klay Thompson has missed the last two NBA seasons with the Golden State Warriors due to injury, so once he returns next year, he could make them contenders again. However, whenever he retires from basketball, Klay Thompson could disappear from the league entirely, according to his own dad, former NBA player Mychal Thompson.
Magic Johnson is currently sailing around the Mediterranean in a $1.1 million-a-week superyacht, because of course he is.
The Phoenix Suns are up 1-0 in the NBA Finals, but they also suffered the brutal loss of bench player Dario Saric.
For pro athletes, confidence is usually a good thing. As a rookie, though, Gary Payton took things a bit too far and landed himself in a sleeper hold.
Luol Deng, who retired from the NBA in 2019, collected more money from the Lakers in 2020-21 than all but five players on the roster.
The Lakers are interested in DeMar DeRozan, but they would need the Spurs to agree to a sign-and-trade in order to land him.
