Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Best NBA Player by State

 

The best NBA player from each state. I added a few women and other legends not mentioned in the article. Also a few players from other countries.

Alabama Charles Barkley

Alaska wasn't listed. I nominate Trajan Langdon

Arizona Sean Elliott Fat Lever

Arkansas Scottie Pippen

Bahamas Rick Fox

California Bill Russell B Walton R Westbrook G Payton P Pierce R Allen J Kidd R Miller J Harden D Taurasi S Miller

Canada Steve Nash

China Yao Ming

Connecticut Calvin Murphy Rebecca Lobo

Colorado Chauncey Billups

Congo Dikembe Mutombo

Croatia Toni Kukoc

Delaware Walt Hazzard Elena Delle Donne

Florida Vince Carter

Georgia Walt Frazier Teresa Edwards

Germany Dirk Nowitzki Shawn Bradley

Greece Giannis Antetokounmpo

Hawaii Cederic Ceballos

Idaho Luke Ridnour

Illinois Dwayne Wade (over George Mikan?)

Indiana Larry Bird Rick Mount

Iowa Harrison Barnes

Jamaica Patrick Ewing

Kansas Lucius Allen

Kentucky Dave Cowens  

Lithuania Arvydas Sabonis Šarūnas Marčiulionis

Louisiana Karl Malone B Pettit W Reed (not Bill Russell?) Drexler E Hayes R Parrish

Lovetron Darryl Dawkins

Maine Jeff Turner

Maryland Kevin Durant Sam Cassell Mugsy Bouges

Massachusetts Bill Laimbeer

Michigan Magic Johnson

Minnesota Kevin McHale Paige Bueckers

Mississippi Spencer Haywood Danny Manning Mo Williams

Missouri Jo Jo White (not Bill Bradley?) Maya Moore

Montana Phil Jackson

Nebraska Bob Boozer

Nevada Greg Anthony

New Hampshire Matt Bonner

New Jersey Rick Barry

New Mexico Bill Bridges

New York Kareem Abdul-Jabbar J Erving B Cousy S Bird N Lieberman Breanna Stewart

North Dakota Tyler Johnson

North Carolina Michael Jordan

Ohio LeBron James Havlicek C Oakley N Thurmond S Curry

Oklahoma Blake Griffin Mark Price J Starks W Tisdale

Oregon Kevin Love Danny Ainge AC Green

Pennsylvania TIE: Kobe Bryant & Wilt Chamberlain

Rhode Island Ernie DiGregorio

Russia Alexander Volkov

Slovenia Luka Doncic

South Carolina Kevin Garnett A English J O'Neal. Not Pete Maravich? (below, at Georgia Tech's old Alexander Memorial Coliseum).

South Dakota Mike Miller

Spain Pau Gasol Ricky Rubio Marc Gasol

Sudan Manute Bol

Tennessee Penny Hardaway. Not Oscar Robertson? (above, guarded by Maravich)

Texas Shaquille O'Neal Chris Bosh

Utah Tom Chambers Bryon Scott

Vermont Taylor Coppenrath

Virgin Islands Tim Duncan (below)

Virginia Allen Iverson M Malone A Mourning

Washington John Stockton

West Virginia Jerry West

Wisconsin Jordan Poole

Wyoming James Johnson Nets

Yugoslavia Drazen Petrovic

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Since retirement, Tim Duncan is looking slightly different these days. Maybe Grizz Gaming can add him to their roster.

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MLB players active in 2023 who won a league MVP then played for another team(s).

MVP               Lg/Year   Team Current WAR

Abreu............AL 2020...CHW....HOU.... 30.8

Bellinger.......NL 2019...LAD.....CHC..... 19.2

Betts.............AL 2018....BOS....LAD.......59.0

Bryant...........NL 2016...CHC....COL.......28.8

Donaldson...AL 2015....TOR....NYY.......46.8

Freeman.......NL 2021...ATL.....LAD........52.4

Harper..........NL 2015....WSN...PHI.........43.2

McCutchen..NL 2013....PIT......PIT.........48.2

Stanton........NL 2017....MIA.....NYY.......44.7

Verlander.....AL 2011....DET....HOU.......77.9

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