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How many NBA players are from New York?
Answer
Wiki User
06/17/2010
As of 2010, 283 players in the history of the NBA were born in New York (state). Some pretty successful players you may know, are:
- Michael Jordan (Brooklyn)
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Manhattan)
- Carmelo Anthony (Manhattan)
- Julius 'Dr J.' Erving (Roosevelt)
- Bernard King (Brooklyn)
- Billy Cunningham (Brooklyn)
- Charlie Scott (Manhattan)
- Elton Brand (Cortland)
- Bob Lanier (Buffalo)
- Stephon Marbury (Brooklyn)
- Jamal Mashburn (Manhattan)
- Nate 'Tiny' Archibald (Manhattan)
- Bob Cousy (Manhattan)
- Dolph Schayes (Manhattan)
- Connie Hawkins (Brooklyn)
- Lenny Wilkens (Brooklyn)
- Ron Artest (Queensbridge)
- Lamar Odom (Jamaica)
- Tom Gugliota (Huntington Station)
- Kenny Smith (Queens)
- Kenny Anderson (Queens)
- Christian Laettner (Angola)
- Chris Mullin (Manhattan)
- Vinnie Johnson (Brooklyn)
- Sam Perkins (Brooklyn)
- Max Zaslofsky (Brooklyn)
- Rod Strickland (Bronx)
- Clifford Robinson (Buffalo)