Sports
The Best NBA Players From New Jersey
List Rules
Only NBA players born or raised in New Jersey.
Here are the best NBA players from New Jersey. Featuring Hall of Fame greats, superstars, and active players, this list of basketball players who were born in NJ includes Shaquille O'Neal, Rick Barry, J.R. Smith, Mike Bibby and Dennis Rodman, as well as current players like Karl-Anthony Towns, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Bam Adebayo, and many more NBA players from Union City, Jersey City, and Newark. Who is the greatest NBA player from New Jersey?
Vote up the top New Jersey NBA players, and check back when your new favorite players make it to the league.
Ranked by
- 1Center
- Teams: Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics
- 2Point guard
- Teams: Brooklyn Nets
Raised in Montclair, New Jersey and Elizabeth, New Jersey
- 3Small forward, Power forward
- Teams: Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls
- 4Center
- Teams: Minnesota Timberwolves
- 5Small forward
- Teams: New York Nets, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, San Francisco Warriors
- 6Center
- Teams: Miami Heat
- 7Shooting guard
- Teams: Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, New Orleans Hornets
- 8Point guard
- Teams: Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings, Vancouver Grizzlies
- 9Point guard
- Teams: Chicago Bulls
- 10Power forward
- Teams: New Orleans Pelicans, Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors
- 11Center
- Teams: Memphis Grizzlies
- 12Center
- Teams: Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers
- 13Small forward, Power forward, Center
- Teams: Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors
- 14Point guard
- Teams: New York Knicks
- 15Shooting Guard
- Teams: Minnesota Timberwolves
Raised in Jersey City, New Jersey
- 16Power forward
- Teams: Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets
- 17Center
- Teams: Boston Celtics
- 18Power forward
- Teams: Golden State Warriors
Raised in Hillside, New Jersey
- 19Point guard
- Teams: Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors
- 20Small forward, Power forward
- Teams: Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks
- 21Power Forward
- Teams: Minnesota Timberwolves
- 22
Malachi Richardson
Shooting guard- Teams: Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors
- 23Point guard
- Teams: Sacramento Kings, Vancouver Grizzlies
- 24Small forward
- Teams: Minnesota Timberwolves, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers
Raised in Blairstown, New Jersey
- 25
Isaiah Briscoe
Point guard- Teams: Orlando Magic
