List of Famous Basketball Players

Thomas Heurtel is a French professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at 1.89 m, he plays at the point guard position.

James Metecan Birsen is a Turkish professional basketball player who last played for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Super League (BSL) and EuroLeague. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he plays at the small forward and power forward positions.

Theophalus Curtis Ratliff is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Primarily a center, he was an excellent shot-blocker who had led the league three times in blocks per game. As of 2020, he is ranked 20th all-time in career blocks.

Robert Sacre is a former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Japanese B.League. A dual citizen of both the United States and Canada, he has played for the Canadian national basketball team. After playing college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, he was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the last overall pick in the second round of the 2012 NBA draft. He played four seasons with the Lakers and three seasons with the Sun Rockers Shibuya in Japan.

Justin Lamar Anderson is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers before being selected with the 21st overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. After one and a half seasons with the Mavericks, Anderson was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in February 2017. In July 2018, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, and then played for the Brooklyn Nets in 2020.

Laia Palau Altés is a Spanish professional basketball player, currently playing for Spanish team Spar CityLift Girona. At 286, she is the most capped player in the Spain women's national basketball team. With 12 medals in final tournaments, she is also the top medallist.

Joaquim "Quino" Colom Barrufet is a Spanish-Andorran professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the ABA League and the EuroLeague.

Emma Meesseman is a Belgian professional basketball player for UMMC Ekaterinburg and the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). After playing basketball in Belgium, Meesseman was drafted by the Mystics with the 19th overall pick in the second round of the 2013 WNBA draft. She was the 2011 FIBA Europe Young Women's Player of the Year, and the 2019 WNBA Finals MVP.

Devin Lamar Harris is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Harris attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Harris was selected with the fifth pick in the 2004 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards.

Edward Lee Johnson Jr. was an American professional basketball player. He played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) – mainly as a member of the Atlanta Hawks – from 1977 to 1987. Johnson was a two-time NBA-All-Star with the Hawks in 1980 and 1981, and earned two nominations to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1979 and 1980. He was nicknamed "Fast Eddie" for his speed and quickness on the court.