Best city/state in America that produces the best basketball players?

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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 3:55pm #20417

ilike.panochas
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Which city or state do you guys think produces the best and most talented players? And im not talking about just street ball, cities or states that produces NBA/NCAA players?
To me here are some of the cities that comes off the top of my head:
Chicago – Known for producing great guards (Wade,Rose, Tim Hardaway, etc.)
Oakland – They have quietly produced great/good NBA players (Kidd, Payton, Antonio Davis, JR Rider, etc.)
Los Angeles – Alot of good NBA players have come from this place (Baron Davis,Arenas, Paul Pierce, Tyshawn Prince, Tyson Chandler, etc.)
Id like to mention New York as well, but I think their a bit overrated, specially their Point Guards. Theres this “myth” where the most talented PG comes from NY, and while there have been a lot of of them, I think Chicago, Oakland, and LA have produced better PGs.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 3:59pm #372212

mattholdenbrown
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L.A.
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- Posted on: Wed, 05/06/2015 - 7:14pm #978792
  
  Miko4rm206
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  Look at the past Dunk Contest
  Zack Lavine, Terrence Ross, Nate Robinson. Them boys got UPs up there.
  Isaiah Thomas, Jamaal Crawford, John Stockton, Luke Ridnour, Jason Terry, Rodney Stuckey, Peyton Siva, Brandon Roy, Tony wroten,Aaron Brooks. Seattle got guards for days
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- Posted on: Wed, 05/06/2015 - 7:14pm #978629
  
  Miko4rm206
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  Look at the past Dunk Contest
  Zack Lavine, Terrence Ross, Nate Robinson. Them boys got UPs up there.
  Isaiah Thomas, Jamaal Crawford, John Stockton, Luke Ridnour, Jason Terry, Rodney Stuckey, Peyton Siva, Brandon Roy, Tony wroten,Aaron Brooks. Seattle got guards for days
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 3:59pm #372217

mattholdenbrown
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L.A.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:03pm #372219

Bryant24
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north carolina-john wall,chris paul,jerry stackhouse,darryl armstrong,Michael jordan was born in brooklyn but he reps norht carolina,rashad mchants,reggie bullock,cj leslie,and a slew of others.
But California is underrated
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:03pm #372222

Bryant24
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north carolina-john wall,chris paul,jerry stackhouse,darryl armstrong,Michael jordan was born in brooklyn but he reps norht carolina,rashad mchants,reggie bullock,cj leslie,and a slew of others.
But California is underrated
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:06pm #372226

delfam
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quality over quantity and that’s why its Philadelphia, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, and Earl Monroe, enough said.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:06pm #372223

delfam
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quality over quantity and that’s why its Philadelphia, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, and Earl Monroe, enough said.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:07pm #372229

Bryant24
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philly has tyreke evans too and they dont even give kobe love
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:07pm #372232

Bryant24
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philly has tyreke evans too and they dont even give kobe love
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:10pm #372237

Mr.Knick 32
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We ask this every month.
New York is the best talent ever. North Carolina is 2nd then California.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:10pm #372240

Mr.Knick 32
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We ask this every month.
New York is the best talent ever. North Carolina is 2nd then California.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:18pm #372248

Chewy
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I am going to list Illinois because it was the only one I could do off of the top of my head, but i’m wondering about other states too.
Illinois:
Derrick Rose
Shannon Brown
Dwayne Wade
Andre Igudala
Eddy Curry
Evan Turner
Sherron Collins
Shawn Livingston
Corey Maggette
Shawn Marion
Kevin Garnett
Darious Miles (?)
Jon Sheyer (?)
Jannero Pargo
Jermey Pargo (?)
Julian Wright
Patrick Beverly
Javell McGee
Jerome Randle (?)
Othyus Jeffers
Sherron Collins
… maybe others (I am doing this off the top of my head)
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- Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 6:02pm #372334
  
  Hoop FreakZ
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  Garnett is born and raised in South Carolina, He only played his senior year of HS ball in Illinois
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- Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 6:02pm #372339
  
  Hoop FreakZ
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  Garnett is born and raised in South Carolina, He only played his senior year of HS ball in Illinois
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:18pm #372253

Chewy
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I am going to list Illinois because it was the only one I could do off of the top of my head, but i’m wondering about other states too.
Illinois:
Derrick Rose
Shannon Brown
Dwayne Wade
Andre Igudala
Eddy Curry
Evan Turner
Sherron Collins
Shawn Livingston
Corey Maggette
Shawn Marion
Kevin Garnett
Darious Miles (?)
Jon Sheyer (?)
Jannero Pargo
Jermey Pargo (?)
Julian Wright
Patrick Beverly
Javell McGee
Jerome Randle (?)
Othyus Jeffers
Sherron Collins
… maybe others (I am doing this off the top of my head)
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:19pm #372250

Bryant24
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Damn illinois got ballers
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:19pm #372255

Bryant24
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Damn illinois got ballers
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:29pm #372266

delfam
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Philly also has Dajuan Wagner who was one of the greatest high school players, I still challenge someone to name a city who has produced 3 players better than Philly has.
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- Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 7:50pm #372375
  
  ItsVictorOladipo
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  Philly also has Dajuan Wagner who was one of the greatest high school players, I still challenge someone to name a city who has produced 3 players better than Philly has.
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  Well Philly has Kobe, Wilt and Monroe.
  NY has Kareem, Dr J and Bob Lanier
  Indiana has Larry Bird, Oscar Robertson, and George McGinnis
  those two are kinda comparable
  And Detroit which produced Magic, Gervin and Dave Debusshere isn’t that far behind
  But yeah Philly has produced some awesome players.
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- Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 7:50pm #372378
  
  ItsVictorOladipo
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  Philly also has Dajuan Wagner who was one of the greatest high school players, I still challenge someone to name a city who has produced 3 players better than Philly has.
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  Well Philly has Kobe, Wilt and Monroe.
  NY has Kareem, Dr J and Bob Lanier
  Indiana has Larry Bird, Oscar Robertson, and George McGinnis
  those two are kinda comparable
  And Detroit which produced Magic, Gervin and Dave Debusshere isn’t that far behind
  But yeah Philly has produced some awesome players.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:29pm #372271

delfam
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Philly also has Dajuan Wagner who was one of the greatest high school players, I still challenge someone to name a city who has produced 3 players better than Philly has.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:29pm #372268

topscout
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Nyc has the best there is so many 2 name its not even funny look @ da champs 2 playas from 1 boro alone odom n artest..n I could c what u sayin about our pg’s I don’t think there overrated I think @ a yg age they learn n play the game better than there peers but eventually others catch up n sometimes become better..but 4 the record Kenny Anderson Kenny Smith Mark Jackson Starbury Jamal Tinsley Rafer Alston Sebastian Telfair all nyc pgs
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:29pm #372273

topscout
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Nyc has the best there is so many 2 name its not even funny look @ da champs 2 playas from 1 boro alone odom n artest..n I could c what u sayin about our pg’s I don’t think there overrated I think @ a yg age they learn n play the game better than there peers but eventually others catch up n sometimes become better..but 4 the record Kenny Anderson Kenny Smith Mark Jackson Starbury Jamal Tinsley Rafer Alston Sebastian Telfair all nyc pgs
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:39pm #372274

thaprodigy
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Dajuan Wagner is from Camden, NJ
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:39pm #372279

thaprodigy
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Dajuan Wagner is from Camden, NJ
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:41pm #372276

delfam
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my bad
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:41pm #372281

delfam
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my bad
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:49pm #372282

Chewy
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Nazer Mohammed
Juwaun Howard
Steven Hunter (technically still in the L)
Quinten Richardson
Brian Cardnial (out of the league but he’s a white boy so I had to mention)
Will Bynum
Luther Head
Dee Brown (?)
Tony Allen
Anthony Parker
These are only people in the league right now.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:49pm #372287

Chewy
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Nazer Mohammed
Juwaun Howard
Steven Hunter (technically still in the L)
Quinten Richardson
Brian Cardnial (out of the league but he’s a white boy so I had to mention)
Will Bynum
Luther Head
Dee Brown (?)
Tony Allen
Anthony Parker
These are only people in the league right now.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:53pm #372294

delfam
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yeah but none of those players from Illinois are very good.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:53pm #372299

delfam
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yeah but none of those players from Illinois are very good.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 5:01pm #372298

Chewy
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24 guys in the league right now(in the league is still in the league). Is there another area/state that has more. I am assuming there is, just don’t know what area/state does.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 5:01pm #372303

Chewy
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24 guys in the league right now(in the league is still in the league). Is there another area/state that has more. I am assuming there is, just don’t know what area/state does.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 5:02pm #372302

Chewy
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24 guys in the league right now(in the league is still in the league). Is there another area/state that has more? I am assuming there is, just don’t know which area/state does.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 5:02pm #372307

Chewy
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24 guys in the league right now(in the league is still in the league). Is there another area/state that has more? I am assuming there is, just don’t know which area/state does.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 5:04pm #372304

jankees5000
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You have to give some love to Maryland and D.C. The past few years just off the top of my head I can think of Durant and Beasley and Nolan Smith. Greivis Vasquez. They have two of the top schools in the country in Montrose Christian and Dematha. Obviously there is Oak Hill just a few minutes away which has just produced ridiculous talent. They may not have the history of some of the other states, but at the moment they have some of the best talent out there.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 5:04pm #372309

jankees5000
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You have to give some love to Maryland and D.C. The past few years just off the top of my head I can think of Durant and Beasley and Nolan Smith. Greivis Vasquez. They have two of the top schools in the country in Montrose Christian and Dematha. Obviously there is Oak Hill just a few minutes away which has just produced ridiculous talent. They may not have the history of some of the other states, but at the moment they have some of the best talent out there.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 5:18pm #372312

delfam
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How about New Jersey:
Shaquille Oneil
Rick Barry
Mike Bibby
Al Harrington
Tim Thomas
also some of the best high school programs in the country with St. Patricks, Benedicts, and Anthony’s.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 5:18pm #372317

delfam
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How about New Jersey:
Shaquille Oneil
Rick Barry
Mike Bibby
Al Harrington
Tim Thomas
also some of the best high school programs in the country with St. Patricks, Benedicts, and Anthony’s.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 5:30pm #372318

llperez
this is done every month. The answer is california. I would love for someone to post a top 20 all time better then california. Phily has a couple greats, but they are really riding wilt and kobe hard. Cali has almost 50 players in the nba right now.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 5:30pm #372323

llperez
this is done every month. The answer is california. I would love for someone to post a top 20 all time better then california. Phily has a couple greats, but they are really riding wilt and kobe hard. Cali has almost 50 players in the nba right now.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 5:43pm #372324

ilike.panochas
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Even tho im from California, its not a bias opinion, California has produced the most quality basketball players. And its no coincidence, California has the best weather for basketball, its not too hot, and we get no snow in here, so basketball is played here all year round.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 5:43pm #372329

ilike.panochas
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Even tho im from California, its not a bias opinion, California has produced the most quality basketball players. And its no coincidence, California has the best weather for basketball, its not too hot, and we get no snow in here, so basketball is played here all year round.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 5:49pm #372328

PG20
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Yeah Maryland has Sam Cassell and Mugsy Bouges too
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 5:49pm #372333

PG20
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Yeah Maryland has Sam Cassell and Mugsy Bouges too
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 6:01pm #372330

Chewy
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Rank- State- # of players
1. Cali- 311
2. New York- 283
3. Illinois- 204
4. Penn- 167
5. Ohio- 141
6. Michigan- 129
7. Texas- 124
8. Indiana- 105
9. Georgia- 101
10. N. Carolina- 99
11. New Jersey- 96
11. Louisiana- 96
13. Kentucky- 88
13. Florida- 88
15. Mississippi- 80
16. Alabama- 75
17. Tennessee- 70
18. District of Colombia- 63
19. Virginia- 55
20.Maryland- 49
21. Washington- 44
21. Missou- 44
23. Arkansas- 40
24. Wisconsin- 39
24. Minnesota- 39
26. S. Carolina- 34
27. Massachusetts- 31
27. Oklahoma- 31
29. Conn- 30
30. W. Virginia- 24
31. Oregon- 21
32. Utah- 19
33. Iowa- 18
33. Kansas- 18
35. Colorado- 17
36. Nebraska- 12
37. Arizona- 9
37. Montana- 9
39. Nevada- 6
39. Wyoming- 6
39. Rhode Island- 6
42. S. Dakota- 5
42. Delaware- 5
44. Idaho- 4
44. New Mexico- 4
44. N. Dakota- 4
47. Alaska- 3
48.New Hampshire- 1
48. Maine- 1
50. Vermont- 0
The almighty internet can answer any question….
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 6:01pm #372335

Chewy
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Rank- State- # of players
1. Cali- 311
2. New York- 283
3. Illinois- 204
4. Penn- 167
5. Ohio- 141
6. Michigan- 129
7. Texas- 124
8. Indiana- 105
9. Georgia- 101
10. N. Carolina- 99
11. New Jersey- 96
11. Louisiana- 96
13. Kentucky- 88
13. Florida- 88
15. Mississippi- 80
16. Alabama- 75
17. Tennessee- 70
18. District of Colombia- 63
19. Virginia- 55
20.Maryland- 49
21. Washington- 44
21. Missou- 44
23. Arkansas- 40
24. Wisconsin- 39
24. Minnesota- 39
26. S. Carolina- 34
27. Massachusetts- 31
27. Oklahoma- 31
29. Conn- 30
30. W. Virginia- 24
31. Oregon- 21
32. Utah- 19
33. Iowa- 18
33. Kansas- 18
35. Colorado- 17
36. Nebraska- 12
37. Arizona- 9
37. Montana- 9
39. Nevada- 6
39. Wyoming- 6
39. Rhode Island- 6
42. S. Dakota- 5
42. Delaware- 5
44. Idaho- 4
44. New Mexico- 4
44. N. Dakota- 4
47. Alaska- 3
48.New Hampshire- 1
48. Maine- 1
50. Vermont- 0
The almighty internet can answer any question….
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 6:02pm #372332

llperez
i posted this before, but ill do it again. These are just current nba players from california. Im not including the numerous current players who were born in cali but grew up elsewhere like ray allen, kevin love, kyle Korver etc.:
arron afflalo, ryan andersen, gilbert arenas, matt barnes, chase budinger, tyson chandler, josh childress, jason collins, jarron collins, darren collison, baron davis, austin daye, demar derozan, jared dudley, jordan farmar, drew gooden, james harden, chuck hayes, jrue holiday, ryan hollins, eddie house, richard jefferson, brandon jennings, amir johnson, jason kaponon, jason kidd, brook lopez, robin lopez, kark madsen, dominick mcgwire, andre miller, jeff pendergraph, paul pierce, leon powe, tayshaun prince, brian scalibrine, deshawn stevenson, luke walton, russel westbrook, marcus williams, antoinne wright, dorrell wright, nick young, quincey pondexter, landry fields
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 6:02pm #372337

llperez
i posted this before, but ill do it again. These are just current nba players from california. Im not including the numerous current players who were born in cali but grew up elsewhere like ray allen, kevin love, kyle Korver etc.:
arron afflalo, ryan andersen, gilbert arenas, matt barnes, chase budinger, tyson chandler, josh childress, jason collins, jarron collins, darren collison, baron davis, austin daye, demar derozan, jared dudley, jordan farmar, drew gooden, james harden, chuck hayes, jrue holiday, ryan hollins, eddie house, richard jefferson, brandon jennings, amir johnson, jason kaponon, jason kidd, brook lopez, robin lopez, kark madsen, dominick mcgwire, andre miller, jeff pendergraph, paul pierce, leon powe, tayshaun prince, brian scalibrine, deshawn stevenson, luke walton, russel westbrook, marcus williams, antoinne wright, dorrell wright, nick young, quincey pondexter, landry fields
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 6:13pm #372344

Chewy
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Chicago will always try to steal credit for KG (myself included)
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 6:13pm #372349

Chewy
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Chicago will always try to steal credit for KG (myself included)
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 6:20pm #372348

WizardofOz
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Gotta be the DMV(D.C., Maryland, and Virginia)
NBA:
Kevin Durant
Jeff Grenn
Gene Shue(retired)
Sam Cassell(retired)
Steve Francis
Michael Beasley
Reggie Lewis(retired)
Reggie Williams(retired)
Rudy Gay
Allen Iverson
Alonzo Mourning
Ralph Sampson(retired)
Dennis Scott(retired)
Quintin Daily(retired)
Mose Malone(retired)
Jimmy Walker(retired)
Bob Dandridge(retired)
Joe Smith
Dell Curry(retired)
Ron Perry(retired)
Bruce Spraggins(retired)
Elgin Baylor(retired)
Adrian Dantley(retired)
Dave Bing(retired)
Austin Carr(retired)
Thurl Bailey(retired)
Walt Williams(retired)
Kenny Carr(retired)
Johnny Dawkins(retired)
Fred Aetzel(retired)
Donte Greene
Ed Davis
College:
Austin Freeman
Chris Wright(Georgetown)
Josh Selby
Will Barton
Josh Hairston
Mouphtauo Yarou
Dante Taylor
Isaiah Armwood
Sean Mosley
Gus Gilchrist
Malcolm Delaney
Jason Clark
Nolan Smith
There more players too but I can’t think of them right now. Not to mention that we have Oak Hill, Dematha, Montrose Christian, Hargrave Military Acamedy, and National Christian Acamedy on our HS list. Those are top high schools for basketball.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 6:20pm #372352

WizardofOz
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Gotta be the DMV(D.C., Maryland, and Virginia)
NBA:
Kevin Durant
Jeff Grenn
Gene Shue(retired)
Sam Cassell(retired)
Steve Francis
Michael Beasley
Reggie Lewis(retired)
Reggie Williams(retired)
Rudy Gay
Allen Iverson
Alonzo Mourning
Ralph Sampson(retired)
Dennis Scott(retired)
Quintin Daily(retired)
Mose Malone(retired)
Jimmy Walker(retired)
Bob Dandridge(retired)
Joe Smith
Dell Curry(retired)
Ron Perry(retired)
Bruce Spraggins(retired)
Elgin Baylor(retired)
Adrian Dantley(retired)
Dave Bing(retired)
Austin Carr(retired)
Thurl Bailey(retired)
Walt Williams(retired)
Kenny Carr(retired)
Johnny Dawkins(retired)
Fred Aetzel(retired)
Donte Greene
Ed Davis
College:
Austin Freeman
Chris Wright(Georgetown)
Josh Selby
Will Barton
Josh Hairston
Mouphtauo Yarou
Dante Taylor
Isaiah Armwood
Sean Mosley
Gus Gilchrist
Malcolm Delaney
Jason Clark
Nolan Smith
There more players too but I can’t think of them right now. Not to mention that we have Oak Hill, Dematha, Montrose Christian, Hargrave Military Acamedy, and National Christian Acamedy on our HS list. Those are top high schools for basketball.
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 8:41pm #372393

206 Balla
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Seattle has to be in this conversation too.
NBA:
Brandon Roy
Doug Christie
Jamal Crawford
Jason Terry
Aaron Brooks
Nate Robinson
Rodney Stuckey
Martell Webster
Marvin Williams
Terrance Williams
Spencer Hawes
Up & Coming
Josh Smith (Top Center in HS class 2010)
Tony Wroten (Top 5 player class of 2011)
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 8:41pm #372396

206 Balla
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Seattle has to be in this conversation too.
NBA:
Brandon Roy
Doug Christie
Jamal Crawford
Jason Terry
Aaron Brooks
Nate Robinson
Rodney Stuckey
Martell Webster
Marvin Williams
Terrance Williams
Spencer Hawes
Up & Coming
Josh Smith (Top Center in HS class 2010)
Tony Wroten (Top 5 player class of 2011)
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 9:00pm #372397

Demarcus Oneal
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Canada wins we have Steve Nash
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 9:00pm #372400

Demarcus Oneal
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Canada wins we have Steve Nash
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 9:18pm #372399

Demarcus Oneal
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to the DMV guy isnt Melo from Baltimore
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 9:18pm #372402

Demarcus Oneal
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to the DMV guy isnt Melo from Baltimore
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 11:14pm #372403

stanford hoops
Maryland/dc……(Maryland surrounds dc)
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Posted on: Tue, 08/10/2010 - 11:14pm #372406

stanford hoops
Maryland/dc……(Maryland surrounds dc)
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:57am #372409

arc1212
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atlanta…we’ve got a lot of good guys around here and in GA
i’d give new england in general maybe my vote as best region…although everyone can make their case
illnois up there is stacked…many other good areas as well
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:57am #372412

arc1212
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atlanta…we’ve got a lot of good guys around here and in GA
i’d give new england in general maybe my vote as best region…although everyone can make their case
illnois up there is stacked…many other good areas as well
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 1:25am #372413

canesboy6
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It has to be Cali, but I think thats a little unfair because Cali is so big. North Carolina is probably the best ratio of size to basketball talent, with Illinois right up there as well.
By Region, I would have to say the best in the country are comming from Big East turf right now, that DMV powerhouse is in full force.
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 1:25am #372415

canesboy6
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It has to be Cali, but I think thats a little unfair because Cali is so big. North Carolina is probably the best ratio of size to basketball talent, with Illinois right up there as well.
By Region, I would have to say the best in the country are comming from Big East turf right now, that DMV powerhouse is in full force.
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 1:25am #372416

canesboy6
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It has to be Cali, but I think thats a little unfair because Cali is so big. North Carolina is probably the best ratio of size to basketball talent, with Illinois right up there as well.
By Region, I would have to say the best in the country are comming from Big East turf right now, that DMV powerhouse is in full force.
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 1:25am #372418

canesboy6
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It has to be Cali, but I think thats a little unfair because Cali is so big. North Carolina is probably the best ratio of size to basketball talent, with Illinois right up there as well.
By Region, I would have to say the best in the country are comming from Big East turf right now, that DMV powerhouse is in full force.
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 1:38am #372419

ilike.panochas
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Seattle/Washington has also quietly produced good players lately. Brandon Roy,Jamal Crawford, Avery Bradley, Nate Robinson, Aaron Brooks, Jason Terry, Martell Webster, Marvin Williams, Spencer Hawes, Terrence Williams, Rodney Stuckey, etc. The city is pretty underrated for producing NBA players
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 1:38am #372422

ilike.panochas
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Seattle/Washington has also quietly produced good players lately. Brandon Roy,Jamal Crawford, Avery Bradley, Nate Robinson, Aaron Brooks, Jason Terry, Martell Webster, Marvin Williams, Spencer Hawes, Terrence Williams, Rodney Stuckey, etc. The city is pretty underrated for producing NBA players
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 2:36am #372430

SDE
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Gerlad Henderson
DeJuan Blair
Kobe Bryant
Rasual Butler
Matt Carroll
Mardy Collins
Wayne Ellington
Tyreke Evans
Richard Hamilton
Rob Kurz
Kyle Lowry
Ronald Murray
Jameer Nelson
John Salmons
Rasheed Wallace
Hakim Warrick
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 2:36am #372431

SDE
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Gerlad Henderson
DeJuan Blair
Kobe Bryant
Rasual Butler
Matt Carroll
Mardy Collins
Wayne Ellington
Tyreke Evans
Richard Hamilton
Rob Kurz
Kyle Lowry
Ronald Murray
Jameer Nelson
John Salmons
Rasheed Wallace
Hakim Warrick
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 2:44am #372432

Mr.Knick 32
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Melo was born in NY but raised in Baltimore.
If were going by where they were born….NY wins simply because of Jordan.
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 2:44am #372433

Mr.Knick 32
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Melo was born in NY but raised in Baltimore.
If were going by where they were born….NY wins simply because of Jordan.
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 2:44am #372437

Mr.Knick 32
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Melo was born in NY but raised in Baltimore.
If were going by where they were born….NY wins simply because of Jordan.
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 2:45am #372434

joecheck88
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u do realize camden, nj is just across the river(literally as soon as u cross the bridge its called camden) and it is a suburb of philadelphia. i lived in philadelphia and camden iscloser to downtown than i was.
anyway philly has produced alot of talented players. we have the greats in kobe, wilt, and earl monroe. we also have guys like rasheed wallace, kyle lowry, and aaron mckie. there are more that im not thinking about but i thinks it would be hard for 1 city to form a starting five better than phillys.
pg- earl monroe
sg- kobe bryant
sf- ?
pf- rasheed wallace
c- wilt
anyway seattle gets left out alot.
how do we define where players are from? is it where they went to college? is it where they went to hs?
i go by hs because that is truly where players grew up as basketball players.
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 2:45am #372435

joecheck88
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u do realize camden, nj is just across the river(literally as soon as u cross the bridge its called camden) and it is a suburb of philadelphia. i lived in philadelphia and camden iscloser to downtown than i was.
anyway philly has produced alot of talented players. we have the greats in kobe, wilt, and earl monroe. we also have guys like rasheed wallace, kyle lowry, and aaron mckie. there are more that im not thinking about but i thinks it would be hard for 1 city to form a starting five better than phillys.
pg- earl monroe
sg- kobe bryant
sf- ?
pf- rasheed wallace
c- wilt
anyway seattle gets left out alot.
how do we define where players are from? is it where they went to college? is it where they went to hs?
i go by hs because that is truly where players grew up as basketball players.
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 2:45am #372439

joecheck88
Participant
u do realize camden, nj is just across the river(literally as soon as u cross the bridge its called camden) and it is a suburb of philadelphia. i lived in philadelphia and camden iscloser to downtown than i was.
anyway philly has produced alot of talented players. we have the greats in kobe, wilt, and earl monroe. we also have guys like rasheed wallace, kyle lowry, and aaron mckie. there are more that im not thinking about but i thinks it would be hard for 1 city to form a starting five better than phillys.
pg- earl monroe
sg- kobe bryant
sf- ?
pf- rasheed wallace
c- wilt
anyway seattle gets left out alot.
how do we define where players are from? is it where they went to college? is it where they went to hs?
i go by hs because that is truly where players grew up as basketball players.
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 2:59am #372440

kingoftheplayground
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gotta show love to michigan….
jalen rose
chris webber
steve smith
mateen cleaves
maurice peterson
jason richardson
magic johnson
george gervin
glen rice
rudy tomjanovich
chris douglass-roberts
charlie bell
malik hairston
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 2:59am #372446

kingoftheplayground
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gotta show love to michigan….
jalen rose
chris webber
steve smith
mateen cleaves
maurice peterson
jason richardson
magic johnson
george gervin
glen rice
rudy tomjanovich
chris douglass-roberts
charlie bell
malik hairston
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 4:44am #372459

Malik-Universal
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mrhunter05, i was just bout to do a list for michigan lol, good list tho
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 4:44am #372466

Malik-Universal
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mrhunter05, i was just bout to do a list for michigan lol, good list tho
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 5:06am #372480

Wreckless
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No love for Michigan?
They may not be the best but they have produced talents such as C-Webb , J-Rich, Magic Johnson and George Gervin.
EDIT-Oops didnt see the post for mi up there. :<
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 5:06am #372473

Wreckless
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No love for Michigan?
They may not be the best but they have produced talents such as C-Webb , J-Rich, Magic Johnson and George Gervin.
EDIT-Oops didnt see the post for mi up there. :<
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 9:52am #372738

WizardofOz
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Carmelo is from the DMV too.
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Posted on: Wed, 08/11/2010 - 9:52am #372731

WizardofOz
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Carmelo is from the DMV too.
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Posted on: Tue, 05/05/2015 - 8:23pm #978472
Interesting question
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It’s Prep Ball Heaven, and the public schools produce as well. These are the 37 that I could come up with at the top of my head. I might be missing some. You be the judge.
1. Elgin Baylor
2. Len Bias
3. David Robinson
4. Grant Hill
5. Kevin Durant
6. Carmelo Anthony
7. LeMarcus Alridge
8. Michael Beasley
9. Sam Cassell
10. Steve Francis
11. Joe Smith (#1 in draft, i think?)
12. Earl Jones
13. Johnny Dawkins
14. Hubert Davis
15. Sherman Douglas
16. Walt Williams
17. Danny Ferry
18. Adrian Branch
19. Dennis Scott
20. Adrian Dantley
21. Rudy Gay
22. Juan Dixon
23. Jeff Green
24. Keith Bogans
25. Joe Forte (UNC)
26. Jarret Jack
27. Delonte West
28. Roy Hibbert
29. Ty Lawson
30. Bob Whitmore
31. Roger Mason
32. Sam Young
33. Kendall Marshall
34. Victor Oladipo
35. Ed Davis
36. Greivez Vazquez
37. Linas Kleiza
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Posted on: Tue, 05/05/2015 - 8:23pm #978636
Interesting question
Participant
It’s Prep Ball Heaven, and the public schools produce as well. These are the 37 that I could come up with at the top of my head. I might be missing some. You be the judge.
1. Elgin Baylor
2. Len Bias
3. David Robinson
4. Grant Hill
5. Kevin Durant
6. Carmelo Anthony
7. LeMarcus Alridge
8. Michael Beasley
9. Sam Cassell
10. Steve Francis
11. Joe Smith (#1 in draft, i think?)
12. Earl Jones
13. Johnny Dawkins
14. Hubert Davis
15. Sherman Douglas
16. Walt Williams
17. Danny Ferry
18. Adrian Branch
19. Dennis Scott
20. Adrian Dantley
21. Rudy Gay
22. Juan Dixon
23. Jeff Green
24. Keith Bogans
25. Joe Forte (UNC)
26. Jarret Jack
27. Delonte West
28. Roy Hibbert
29. Ty Lawson
30. Bob Whitmore
31. Roger Mason
32. Sam Young
33. Kendall Marshall
34. Victor Oladipo
35. Ed Davis
36. Greivez Vazquez
37. Linas Kleiza
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Posted on: Wed, 05/06/2015 - 3:45am #978490

ZachAttack
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Utah… I don’t know anyone born there but the U of U, BYU, and Weber St have all produced some great players
Andrew Bogut – Utah
Andre Miller – Utah
Jimmer Fredette – BYU (I know he’s not good but he still made it in the league… barely)
Delon Wright – Utah
Damian Lillard – Weber State
Gary Payton II went to the Salt Lake Community College but I don’t know how good he is yet.
and a lot of other inactive guys like Tom Chambers, Mike Newlin, and others

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  ZachAttack
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  BTW I’m not serious with this post.
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  ZachAttack
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  BTW I’m not serious with this post.
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Posted on: Wed, 05/06/2015 - 3:45am #978654

ZachAttack
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Utah… I don’t know anyone born there but the U of U, BYU, and Weber St have all produced some great players
Andrew Bogut – Utah
Andre Miller – Utah
Jimmer Fredette – BYU (I know he’s not good but he still made it in the league… barely)
Delon Wright – Utah
Damian Lillard – Weber State
Gary Payton II went to the Salt Lake Community College but I don’t know how good he is yet.
and a lot of other inactive guys like Tom Chambers, Mike Newlin, and others

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Posted on: Wed, 05/06/2015 - 6:18am #978512

rich.homie.mitch
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Indiana
Both Teague brothers
Zellers
Scott Skiles
Wittman
Glenn Robinson
Big O
Zach Randoplh
Mike Price
Greg Oden (Even though he was a bust)
E’Tuwan Moore
Josh McRoberts
Courtey lee
Shawn Kemp
Jared Jefferies
Hummel
George Hill
Hayward
gARY Harris
Eric Gordon
Rick Fox
Mike Conley
Dick Barnett
Larry Bird
Sean May

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Posted on: Wed, 05/06/2015 - 6:18am #978676

rich.homie.mitch
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Indiana
Both Teague brothers
Zellers
Scott Skiles
Wittman
Glenn Robinson
Big O
Zach Randoplh
Mike Price
Greg Oden (Even though he was a bust)
E’Tuwan Moore
Josh McRoberts
Courtey lee
Shawn Kemp
Jared Jefferies
Hummel
George Hill
Hayward
gARY Harris
Eric Gordon
Rick Fox
Mike Conley
Dick Barnett
Larry Bird
Sean May

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