List of Famous Basketball Players

Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod, better known as Boris Diaw, is a French basketball executive and former player who is the president of Metropolitans 92 of LNB Pro A. Diaw began his playing career in Pro A and returned to that league after 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played mostly at the power forward position. In 2006, Diaw was named the NBA's Most Improved Player as a member of the Phoenix Suns. He won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014.

Romeo James Langford is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers. Langford was ranked as one of the highest prospects in the college class of 2019, He finished as the 5th overall prospect in the 2018 247sports rankings. A shooting guard, he was drafted by the Celtics 14th overall in the 2019 NBA draft.

Leandro Nicolás Bolmaro is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Listed at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg), he plays the shooting guard position. He also represents the Argentina men's national basketball team in different competitions.

Brian Keith Shaw is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League. He could play both guard positions, but was used primarily at point guard over the course of his 14 seasons in the league.

Bryn Jerrel Forbes is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Cleveland State and Michigan State, and became a reliable three-point shooter. He plays both guard positions.

James Caron Butler is an American retired professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). During a 14-year career he played for the Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, and Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Butler is a two-time NBA All-Star and was the 2002 Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, while playing for the Connecticut Huskies.

Luka Šamanić is a Croatian professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A power forward, he was drafted 19th overall by the Spurs in the 2019 NBA draft.

David Christopher Padgett is an American basketball coach who served as the interim head coach for the Louisville Cardinals for the 2017-18 season. As a college basketball player, he had played for the Kansas Jayhawks before transferring and finishing his career at Louisville.

Allonzo Brian Trier is an American professional basketball player for the Iowa Wolves of NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. As a sophomore in 2016–17, he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 and was named the most outstanding player in the Pac-12 Tournament.

Elfrid Payton Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where in 2014 he won the Lefty Driesell Award as the National College Defensive Player of the Year. Payton was drafted with the 10th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, but was then traded to the Orlando Magic. He spent three and a half seasons in Orlando before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in February 2018.