Curated playlist
Dallas Mavericks players
- Dirk NowitzkiDirk Nowitzki hit a winning Finals basket while carrying a 101-degree fever.
- Luka DončićAt seven, Luka Dončić played basketball against boys up to ten years old.
- Klay ThompsonKlay Thompson scored 37 points in one quarter against the Kings in 2015, an NBA record.
- Kyrie IrvingKyrie Irving was born in Australia to two American parents. His father had followed basketball there.
- Yi JianlianYi Jianlian's own agent warned the Bucks not to draft him. Milwaukee took him sixth overall in 2007 anyway.
- Steve NashIn grade eight, Steve Nash told his mother he would become an NBA star.
- Andrew BogutAndrew Bogut was cut from a junior state team at fifteen. He became the first Australian picked first in the NBA draft.
- Christian LaettnerChristian Laettner topped an ESPN fan poll as college basketball's most hated player.
- Damon JonesDamon Jones hit an overtime shot in 2006 that won Cleveland a playoff series.
- Detlef SchrempfDetlef Schrempf won the NBA Sixth Man Award twice as the league's best reserve.
- Peja StojakovićPeja Stojaković once scored his team's first 20 points before a teammate touched the ball. It was an NBA first.